Barley

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 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.

You get what you give - and then a bit more

Through waving the barley, animal food, the priests elevate physicality.

The Zohar says that receiving the Torah depends upon rectifying our sexuality.