The Language of the Beast
The chossid R. Gershon Ber of Pahar was a remarkable individual. He had an incredible grasp of Chassidic thought, and was extremely concise in his speech. Though a great Torah scholar who surely understood...
Category: Stories
Food for the Angels
It was the custom of the chassidim of the second Rebbe of Chabad, Rabbi Dovber of Lubavitch, to pray quietly and gently, singing Chassidic songs as they prayed. One of these chassidim, though he did...
Like a Child
By Rabbi Dovid Markel On the last Rosh HaShana of R. Nachman of Breslov’s life he was extremely sick. (He passed away soon after, during the intermediate days of Sukkos.) His grandchild Yisroel...
A Broken Heart
By Rabbi Dovid Markel In a town near the city of Premislan there lived a rich Jew who was—as wealthy people are want to be—both opinionated and obstinate. One year, he unequivocally informed...
G-d’s Livelihood
By Rabbi Dovid Markel Before the holy Baal Shem Tov revealed himself to the world, he would travel incognito from city to city and from village to village. His holy practice was that...
Shamor and Zachor
There was a certain disciple of the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, who would pray at great length. This disciple was an extremely simple fellow, and it was doubtful as to whether...
The Dog and The Weddings
By: Rabbi Dovid Markel Once, in a certain village, there lived a dog that became somewhat of a community fixture. Whenever there was some sort of event in the town, the dog would...
The Throne is Not For Sale
As told by Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, Chief Rabbi of Tzfat The Israeli embassy in France had prepared for the visit of the chief rabbi of Israel, Rav Mordechai Eliyahu, who would make his...
Part One – Rabbi Yosef becomes a Chasid of the Alter Rebbe
The previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, The Holy Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch, wrote that the book Pokayach Ivrim-“He Who Opens the Eyes of the Blind,” was most likely written for the benefit of a specific...
Part Two – Rabbi Yosef becomes a Teamster
When he returned home he was approached with the proposition to marry the daughter of Rabbi Nesanel Soifer (The Scribe), who had been widowed. She was young and owned and operated a grocery store....
