The Dilemma
I would like to tell you a story. By now, you have realized that I like to do that from time to…
Shavuot Baal Shem Tov Story
The holiday of Shavuot, where we mark the Giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai, begins this Tuesday evening (May 14, 2013),…
1000 Ruble Ransom
Yesterday was a significant day on the Jewish calendar for my family. The 12th day of the month of Elul marks the…
The Gorgeous Bird
Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov was known to spend many hours engrossed in prayer. The founder of the Chassidic movement would dwell…
How Do You Give?
Shalom Aleichem! The founder of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, had many disciples. I like this story about two…
Chaim’s Vodka Seder
One Pesach, it seemed to the Chassidic master Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, that he had performed the Seder with all the proper…
