Aside from being part of my delicious Shabbat cholent, barley has never been a food that I find myself craving. Luckily, throughout Likutey Halakhot, Reb Noson refers to it as “animal fodder.” Even more interesting, only two Temple offerings consisted of barley: the Omer offering, which we are commanded to bring in this week’ parashah (Leviticus 23:14), and the Sotah offering (more about this soon). What do these two have in common, and why are they both so fortunate to consist of this grain?….
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