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WHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingYom Kippur 5785When we reach out to connect to Hashem, He ensures there is way to get through.2024-10-1103 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Haazinu 5785Saying blessings is the key to keeping God in front of us at all times. 2024-10-0202 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingRosh Hashanah 5785Hashem wants to come as we are, so come as you truly want to be.2024-10-0201 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Vayelech 5784Learning to appreciate our transition from youth to old age.2024-09-2703 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Nitzavim 5784The Torah is not in heaven because only humankind can truly appreciate its commands. 2024-09-2703 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Ki Tavo 5784Approaching our relationship with Hashem and Torah through a heart of understanding.2024-09-2003 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Ki Teitze 5784The wayward and rebellious son is a lesson in creating the right environment to raise a child. 2024-09-1304 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Shoftim 5784You should pursue both the justice and righteousness of the young as well as the justice and righteousness of the old. 2024-09-0605 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Re'eh 5784Giving is an opportunity to extend ourselves in a way that creates a connection between those involved rather than a utilitarian transaction. 2024-08-3004 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Eikev 5784It starts with recognizing there is Hashem.2024-08-2304 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Va'etchananHashem is here to hear your call.2024-08-1604 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Devarim 5784Moshe's first words to the people were an intentional lesson of what is important to remember for all time.2024-08-0905 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Matot-MaseiSharing the points in the journey helps the lessons we learn endure for ourselves and for others.2024-08-0204 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat PinchasHearing the Call of Hashem during the Three Weeks.2024-07-2604 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Balak 5784Seeing the blessings we have for the blessings they are instead of wanting more. 2024-07-1904 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Chukat 5784The impact of legacy and our ability to control it. 2024-07-1204 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Korach 5784One who seeks peace will become beloved to Hashem and to his companions as well. 2024-07-0503 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Shelach 5784Increasing our efforts to be pious will help avoid inadvertent mishaps.2024-06-2803 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Beha'alotecha 5784Recognizing that our soul mirrors Hashem's power in this world to inspire us.2024-06-2104 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Nasso 5784Admitting there is a problem is the first step to achieving this world and the next.2024-06-1403 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingShavuot 5784Being humble ourselves and seeking out humility in others.2024-06-1103 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Bamidbar 5784Counting out of love. 2024-06-0705 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Bechukotai 5784Walk to bring Moshiach today. 2024-05-3104 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Behar 5784We too can be comforted by R'Akiva's words.2024-05-2405 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Emor 5784Spending the holy days with Hashem and ourselves.2024-05-1703 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Kedoshim 5784Appreciating and learning how connecting to our elders connects us to Hashem.2024-05-1003 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Achrei Mot 5784Following the ways of Hashem is living beyond the letter of the law.2024-05-0304 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingPesach 5784The ongoing search for chametz.2024-04-2601 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Metzorah 5784The process of returning the metzorah to the people is designed for both personal growth and reintegration.2024-04-1904 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Tazria 5784Raising the level of holiness in the world becomes a merit for all.2024-04-1203 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Shemini 5784The deep opportunity that silence provides. 2024-04-0504 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Tzav 5784An insatiable flame burns for each of us.2024-03-2904 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Vayikra 5784The pursuit of truth and justice is multifaceted.2024-03-2204 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Pekudei 5784A look at Aharon's ascent to Kohen Gadol and the value of each component of the clothing and service of the kohanim.2024-03-1503 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Vayakhel 5784To fully give, we must do so with our money and our hearts.2024-03-0804 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Ki Tisa 5784The strength of the Torah's eternal covenant triangle. 2024-03-0104 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat TetzavehClothes make the man, but the man also makes the clothes.2024-02-2304 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Terumah 5784We were made with everything we need to succeed. 2024-02-1604 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Mishpatim 5784We are a link in the chain of tradition that both makes it longer and guides us back to the source.2024-02-0904 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat YitroTo be a Sinai we must uproot mountains by seeking to understand the totality of the circumstances.2024-02-0204 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Beshalach 5784Finding the wisdom to know when to be silent and when to sing out. 2024-01-2604 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Bo 5784The darkness of creation must come before the light.2024-01-1904 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Va'eiraConnecting to Hashem as our multifaceted Father of past, present and future.2024-01-1204 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingShemot 5784Hearing and seeing is believing.2024-01-0503 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Vayechi 5784Learning about forgiving others and forgiving ourselves from Joseph and his brothers.2023-12-2903 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Vayigash 5784Yaakov knew Yosef was alive once he heard of Yosef's success against his yetzer hara.2023-12-2204 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat MikeitzRecognizing the people and the miracles in our life. 2023-12-1403 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Chanukah 5784Finding the beauty of Yapheth within the tents of Shem2023-12-1103 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParshat Vayeishev (Chanukah)The importance of achdut and the calamities that can arise without it. 2023-12-0803 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Vayishlach 5784The Noahide laws teach us about communal responsibility.2023-12-0104 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Vayeitze 5784Yaakov's behavior was so unimpeachable, it could never be perceived as a chillul Hashem. This special episode marks the start of the fourth season of WHEaT. I look forward to sharing more Torah together this year. 2023-11-2405 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Toledot 5784The real struggle Rivkah was feeling inside while pregnant with Yaakov and Eisav is a lesson in responsibility.2023-11-1704 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Chayei SarahLearning to appreciate Hashem just for being Hashem.2023-11-1004 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Vayeira 5784How to challenge in order to have a deeper understanding.2023-11-0304 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Lech Lecha 5784There are moments when our feet take us where we want to go and moments that Hashem takes us where we want to go.2023-10-2704 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Noah 5784Lessons on what it means to take for good and take for bad from visiting the sick and the Generation of the Flood.2023-10-2005 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat BereishitCreating is the most Godly act we can emulate, but it takes a stepping back from ourselves to make it happen. Please encourage others to listen to WHEaT and increase holiness in the world through the study of Torah.2023-10-1302 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Vezot haBerachahThe triangular relationship between Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot parallels the relationship between ourselves, Hashem and B'nai Yisrael as a whole.2023-10-0604 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Sukkot 5784Be mindful of the unique opportunity of Hallel on Sukkot2023-09-2902 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingYom Kippur 5784To realize "what" we want, we must learn to ask "why" we want it.2023-09-2401 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Haazinu 5784Make the Torah a crown, not a stranger.2023-09-2203 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingRosh Hashanah 5784Finding freedom in the new year. 2023-09-1503 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Nitzavim-Vayelech 5783Appreciating experiences as a form of learning. 2023-09-0804 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Ki TavoBeing inspired by the blessings Hashem has commanded to us. 2023-09-0103 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Ki Tetzei 5783The deeper lesson of individuality and expectations within the command not to mix species. 2023-08-2503 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat ShoftimDeep connections between our house, vineyard and family. 2023-08-1803 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Re'ehThe challenge of being in need and the potential greatness of those who help them2023-08-1104 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat EikevWhat we need to know and what we need to remember. 2023-08-0405 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Va'etchananWe call out to G-d because He is already calling out to us. 2023-07-2803 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Devarim 5783Three quotes that will help you conquer your today and your tomorrow. 2023-07-2104 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Matot Masei 5783It is important to feel, but not lose ourself to those emotions. 2023-07-1404 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Pinchas 5783The unexpected connection between Joseph and Joshua.2023-07-0703 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Chukat-Balak 5783An attitude of gratitude for people in our lives and what they have done for us is a key to overcoming the angers, frustrations and jealousies that impacted B’nei Yisrael in the Wilderness and still impact us today. 2023-06-3003 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat KorachEverything is created with a counterpart to make it complete; peace is not always about equality, it is about wholeness. 2023-06-2203 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Beha'alotchaThe specificity of our requests matter. 2023-06-1603 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Beha'alotchaAll who wander are not lost - A lesson in wisdom and growth from the journey.2023-06-0904 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Nasso 5783The connection between a nazir and birkat kohanim is being part of the community versus separating yourself. 2023-06-0204 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - ShavuotNaaseh vNishmah - We will do and we will listen means being so passionate about what we do that it is enhanced, not burdened by the listening. 2023-05-2503 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Bamidbar 5783The lesson we can glean from our gemara and our parashah is to always remember that the world was created for each of us individually, but we were also created for the world.      2023-05-1903 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Behar Bechukotai - 5783We are guarantors for each other - the world depends on it! 2023-05-1203 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Emor (better late than never!) When the performance of the mitzvot becomes a challenge, even if our efforts are for naught, we strive to recognize that is what Hashem wants for us in that moment, but we do not lash out. Our faithfulness to Hashem’s commands is something we have both inherited and made our own. We respond with a desire to remain connected because it is both ritualistic and our heritage.  2023-05-0704 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim 5783Tefillah and mitzvot are for us. 2023-04-2803 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Tazria-Metzorah 5783A key lesson can be learned from the inclusion of the mitzvah of brit milah within the discussion of the laws of taharah. 2023-04-2104 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingShemini 5783Learning a valuable lesson in comforting a mourner from the singular instance of when Hashem speaks directly to Aaron alone. 2023-04-1403 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Passover 5783Zman Cheirutainu, the Time of our Freedom, is to reestablish the balance between bitachon (faith) and hishtadlut (effort). 2023-04-1102 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Tzav 5783The connection between the sacrifices and the priestly garments is the path to a comprehensive communal repentance. 2023-03-3104 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Vayikra 5783We bring an offering for an inadvertent action because of our concern that it could be transgression that tips our scales in the wrong direction or even worse, the world's.  2023-03-2404 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Vayakhel-Pekudei 5783Learning lessons from Rosh CHodesh on being our best self from Moshe & Aaron and from the sun & the moon. 2023-03-1704 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Ki Tisa 5783Yours or Mine? Deep lessons in leadership and Moshe's growth as a leader. 2023-03-1004 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Purim 5783Increasing our happiness in Adar is captured in the mitzvot of Purim by the fact we receive more joy from giving than getting. 2023-03-0703 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Tetzaveh 5783Discover a new appreciation for our sense of smell and the role it plays in our connection to Hashem. 2023-03-0304 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Terumah 5783The cherubim are once again standing guard and where they are looking depends on you. 2023-02-2304 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Mishpatim 5783Torah-based communal lessons from the Tragedy of the Commons.2023-02-1704 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Yitro 5783A deep dive into Yitro's journey from Egypt to the desert. 2023-02-1003 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Beshalach 5783Realizing that Hashem's majesty in the Splitting of the Red Sea is no less important than His role in our daily sustenance. 2023-02-0304 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Bo 5783A fresh look at the erev rav and B'nai Yisra'el's spiritual DNA. 2023-01-2704 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Va'eira 5783Ego stands in the way of your redemption.2023-01-2004 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Shemot 5783The sanctity of family's contribution to bringing the redemption.2023-01-1304 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Vayechi 5783Our maasim tovim - good deeds - are our eternal friends. 2023-01-0504 minWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingWHEaT - Where Heaven and Earth are TouchingParashat Vayigash 5783With age comes experience, a type of wisdom and breadth that can only be acquired through time and effort that can guide and protect us.2022-12-2905 min