The Heartland Connection: Recent Episodes
Zac Waller
Imorality, anti-semitism and replacement theology have rendered much of Christianity as unbiblical, mystic and on the road to extinction. The Heartland Connection is equipping Christians to support Israel, walk in the truth of God’s word and stand boldly in their faith.
What did God mean by “I appeared to your forefathers, as God Almighty, but by my name, HaShem, I did not make myself known to them”? Why did God use such harsh plagues against Pharaoh? Is there any significance to the number of plagues?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why did Moses ask God what His name is? What did God mean when He answered “I will be what I will be”? Why was Moses reluctant to obey God and go to Egypt to set his people free? Why did God allow Pharaoh to treat the Israelites even worse when Moses first confronted him?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why was it so important for Jacob and Joseph to be buried in Israel? Jacob spoke blessing into his sons' and grandsons' lives. How can we do the same for our children and grandchildren? Is it healthy to mourn when we lose a loved one?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
What changed in Judah’s heart that made him willing to take Benjamin’s place as a slave? How was Joseph able to forgive his brothers and not act in revenge? How does God give us direction in the big decisions we have to make?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Should we pray like Isaac and Rebekah? Why was the Isaac/Ishmael, Jacob/Esau opposition God’s choice? Were Jacob’s deceitful actions towards Esau a good thing?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
What does the purchase of Sarah’s burial plot tell us about Abraham’s long term vision? What can we learn about marriage from Abraham, Eliezer, Rebecca and Isaac?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Was it ok for Abraham to challenge God? Why did God make Abraham wait for a son? Why did God ask Abraham to sacrifice Isaac?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why is Israel the chosen land and Abraham’s descendants the chosen people? Was it necessary for God to choose? How will the nations be blessed by this great, chosen nation? Is it ok for Gentiles to circumcise?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Was it necessary for God to destroy almost all of humanity? Is the Bible just the story of Israel or does God have a plan to include all the nations of the earth? Why would a God who champions unity force the people who were building the Tower of Babel to be scattered around the world?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why do we have a creation account? What exactly are we supposed to do on the sabbath? Is marriage important for everyone?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist, Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi, Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Was the Torah only given to Jacob and his descendants? Why didn’t Simeon receive a blessing? Who wrote the last verses of Deuteronomy?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why was Moshe talking to the earth and skies? How is God a "Rock"? Life is very different in the 21st century. How is history relevant to us?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
What was Moshe communicating when he charged the Israelites to "be strong and courageous"? Why did God tell Moses, and Moses tell the people, that they were eventually going to go into exile? Wouldn't that discourage them from entering the land?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
What is Yom Kippur - the Day of Atonement? What are the customs for this holy day? How is fasting connected with atonement? If we repent verbally, why do we still need atonement? Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Jewish Rabbi Yonadav Zar wish you a very life-changing Yom Kippur this year.
Is it a bad thing to "follow your heart"? What is repentance? How can we have the Torah in our mouth and in our heart?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
What is the purpose of the first fruits offering? Why is Israel supreme over the other nations? Why would God curse?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
How should Israel relate to the nations? How should godly men and women interact? In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Who are these judges and officers? Is setting a King over Israel a good thing? How do prophets fulfill the desire for spiritual things? In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions. 5h
Are God's blessings dependent upon our obedience? Why does God define "blessed" as having children? What does it mean that God's eyes are always on Israel?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why was Moses kept from entering the Promised Land? What does "you shall not add or take away" mean? Are the prophecies of Israel's return to HaShem happening now? What is the Shema and why is it so important?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
What is the Ninth of Av? What are the customs of Tisha B'Av? Is the Temple important for us? What will the third Temple be like?
In this program, Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
How did Moses go from being "slow of speech" to giving one of the most important and lengthy sermons in history? Why do we need Deuteronomy's retelling of the Torah? What does "HaShem will wage war against them" mean?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why did Moses list the journeys of Israel? Why is settling the land the most important commandment? Are the borders outlined here similar to the borders of modern Israel? How did the Levite cities work and what was a city of refuge?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Are vows different than oaths? Why are there different rules for women? Is vengeance ok? What was Moshe's correction to the tribes of Rueben and Gad?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
How can the wicked, selfish, greedy, false prophet Balaam talk with God as if he were Moses? Balaam ended up blessing Israel, so is he a good guy or a bad guy? Was it ok for Phineas to take the law into his own hands?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why did the heifer need to be red? What was Moses’s mistake at the rock? Was the bronze snake an idol?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Are Zionist Jews today's Moses and anti-Israel Christians today's Korachs? What are the dangers of complaining? How did Aaron's blossoming rod prove that God had chosen him as the leader?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
How were the silver trumpets used? Why is complaining such an awful sin? Why 70 elders?
In what way did Miriam and Aaron sin? In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
What about a jealous wife? Are there modern Nazarites? What does it mean for God to "shine" or "lift up" His face towards us?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Christian Zionist Zac Waller and Orthodox Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
What is Shavuot? How did it become a celebration of the giving of the Torah? Are there any special customs practiced in Israel today?
Zac and Rabbi Yonadav wish you all a Chag Shavuot Sameach (Happy Feast of Weeks/Pentecost) from the Mount of Blessing!
What was the purpose of the census? Why were they counted from 20 years old and above? Why were the Levites counted separately?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why do the Levites have different rules? Are national holidays important? Does God condone capital punishment?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
What does it mean to be holy as God is holy? How do we honor our father and mother? How long should men grow their beards?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why did the Priest change his clothes before going into the Holy of Holies? What is Azazel, the scapegoat? How does blood atone for the soul? In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Is leprosy a punishment for not treating others well? Why is cedar wood, crimson thread, hyssop and birds used in the leprosy purification process? How can a house get sick?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
How could bringing forth new life make you impure? Why are there so many verses about leprosy? How can clothes get sick?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Is Jewish tradition extra biblical or does it help follow Torah? Why did Aaron raise his hands to bless the people? How do we know which birds are kosher today?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why did God command the Israelites to put blood on the door posts of their houses? What are the modern “Egypt’s” that we need to be freed from?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why does it repeat 3 times that the fire on the Altar should never go out? Are we really not supposed to eat fat? What is the difference between a Levitical priest and a Christian monk?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Is there a sacrifice for intentional sin? What is a "peace offering"? Do sacrifices bring forgiveness?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why did the priest wear stones with the names of the tribes written on them? What are the Jewish customs for celebrating the New Moon? What were the cloud and fire that filled the Tabernacle?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
The text says “every man whose heart inspired him and everyone whose spirit motivated him”. What is the difference? What does it mean that Betzalel was “filled with a Godly Spirit”? Why are all the details of building the Tabernacle repeated?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why did God command the children or Israel to take a census? When the children of Israel made the golden calf, were they trying to replace God or Moses?
Is it possible that Moses actually saw God’s back? In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why does God command the children or Israel to slaughter and burn lambs on an altar? What are the Urim and the Tumim? Why do we hear about the Incense Altar five chapters after the Menorah and the Showbread Table?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Can God dwell in an earthly house? Why would He want to? Is the Temple/Tabernacle relevant for us? What is significant about God's choice of furniture?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why does God give so many seemingly random and very specific rules? Does the Torah say that beating slaves is ok? Is God a micromanager?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why did Moshe, Aaron and the elders of Israel show great honor to Jethro, a non-Israelite priest? Do Torah observant Jews have a Bible based court where they can take their cases today? Why did God come to Mount Sinai in such a terrifying way? What makes the Ten Commandments stand out above the rest?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why did God do such great miracles for the children of Israel when they came out of Egypt? Why doesn't He do miracles like that today? Did Miriam rejoice with a tambourine or a drum? Is God still fighting Amalek?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Is God pro-slavery? What is the "redemption of the firstborn"? Was Moses completely honest with Pharaoh?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
What did God mean by “I appeared to your forefathers, as God Almighty, but by my name, HaShem, I did not make myself known to them.”? Why did God use such harsh plagues against Pharaoh? Couldn't He have done great positive things to show that He is God? Is there any significance to the number of plagues?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why did Moses ask God what His name is? What did God mean when He answered “I will be what I will be”? Why was Moses reluctant to obey God and go to Egypt to set his people free? Why did God allow Pharaoh to treat the Israelites even worse when Moses first confronted him?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why was is so important for Jacob and Joseph that they be buried in Israel? Jacob spoke into his sons' and grandsons' lives. How should we do that for our children and grandchildren? Is it healthy to mourn when we lose a loved one? In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
What changed in Judah’s heart that made him willing to take Benjamin’s place as a slave? How was Joseph able to forgive his brothers and not act in revenge? How does God give us direction in the big decisions we have to make?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
We’ve read about quite a few significant dreams in the past two Torah portions. How should we respond to our dreams today? Did Joseph assimilate into Egypt on any level? Was it really Joseph’s responsibility to test his brothers? In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Was it wrong for Joseph to share his dreams? Judah seems to be doing everything wrong and yet, succeeding while Joseph does everything right and ends up in a dungeon. Why does God treat them differently?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why was an Angel wrestling with Jacob? Was it right for Jacob to bow down before Esau? Jacob’s daughter is abducted and his wife dies during childbirth. Why does God allow bad things to happen to His people?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why should we tithe? How do we deal with the Laban’s in our lives? What is the balance between trusting God for protection and acting with caution?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why was the Isaac/Ishmael, Jacob/Esau opposition God’s choice? Was it ok for Abraham and Isaac to swear a peace treaty/covenant with the Philistines? Were Jacob’s deceitful actions towards Esau a good thing?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
What does the purchase of Sarah’s burial plot tell us about Abraham’s long term vision? What can we learn about marriage from Abraham, Eliezer, Rebecca and Isaac?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Was it ok for Abraham to challenge God? Why did God make Abraham wait for a son? Why did God ask Abraham to sacrifice Isaac?
In this program, the Torah portion comes to life in very practical ways as Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important questions.
Why is Israel the chosen land and Abraham’s descendants the chosen people? Was it necessary for God to choose? How will the nations be blessed by this great, chosen nation? Is it ok for Gentiles to circumcise? In this program, Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important life questions.
Was it necessary for God to destroy almost all of humanity? Is the Bible just the story of Israel or does God have a plan to include all the nations of the earth? Why would a God who champions unity force the people who were building the Tower of Babel to be scattered all over the earth? In this program, Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important life questions.
Was the earth created in six literal days? What exactly are we supposed to do or not do on the sabbath? Is marriage important for everyone? In this program, Zac Waller and Rabbi Yonadav Zar give powerful, biblical answers to these important life questions.