Wheat

Sickle in hand, the elderly Reb Zalman, with his broad, regal beard and face shining with joy, was swift and nimble as a lad . . .

To a teacher who was anxious to see in her students the fruits of her labor: Some grow like wheat of the field, bursting from under the ground and ripening in a single season. But their produce must be shelled and ground and refined and kneaded and baked ...

Is there such a thing as bad art? Amoral logic? The 20th century has settled the question once and for all, driving home the truth embodied by the "Wheat Harvest Offering" of biblical times

The Zohar reveals a few secrets about the fruits of the Land of Israel

The Ari explains the mystical roots of Israel's seven holy fruits.

We are inclined to believe that all intellectual and artistic endeavors are inherently positive. There are those who would argue that untrammeled intellectual and artistic expression is itself a fundamental good...

Chassidic teachings unveil the pathology of “spirituality without sacrifice” through a fascinating halachic analysis. It revolves around the issue of kosher grain.

Fruits and wheat: the upper and lower worlds - preparing for ultimate perfection

Kabbalah details the various supernal sources of rain in the Land of Israel.

Question: Someone has recently told me that the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge eaten by Adam and Eve was not an apple. Is this correct? Answer: The Talmud Talmud, Berachot 40a. cites three opinions: Rabbi Meir says that the Tree of Knowledge was a ...