Chasidic/Kabbalah Stories

As told by Yerachmiel Tilles,
The co-founder and associate director of Ascent-of-Safed.
He has hundreds of published stories to his credit, and many have been translated into other languages. He tells them live in Tsfat (Safed) nearly every week, at his home on Friday evenings and at Ascent on Saturday nights.

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#740

Steady Hands

The elderly Jew said he would accept a cup of free coffee at the Chabad counter in the airport, but only if it would be full to the brim.

Connections: 1) Weekly Reading - 1&11-12; 2) Yud Shvat - when the Rebbe officially assumed leadership of Chabad in 5711 (1951).

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#739

Very Fair Wages

The wife of the Rebbe Reb Zusya was accustomed to making do with very little, wearing the same old clothes year after year.

Connection: Seasonal - Yahrzeit of Reb Zusya

NEXT week's Story

#741

One Hundred Plus

The Roman Emperor Hadrian was not without a sense of humor, albeit a malicious one.

Connection: Seasonal - Tu B'Shvat