story #309
(s5763-55/ 20 Elul 5763/2003)
Saved at the
Mikva
Replied Rabbi Mordechai Dov of Hornesteipel,
"A person's sincere wish is never denied, but that wish must be the person's
foremost desire."
story #308
(s5763-54/ 13 Elul)
The Delayed Answer
The
Baal Shem Tov traversed the vicious mob, with the frightened young man at
his heels.
story #307
(s5763-53/ 6 Elul)
The Importance of a Brother-In-Law
"Now
you come?" the Tsemek Tsedek rebuked him. "You should have consulted me
before the engagement."
story #306 (s5763-52/ 29 Menachem-Av)
Before Their Eyes
"There are no words adequate
to comfort you," said the Gerrer Rebbe, Rabbi Israel Alter.
story #305 (s5763-51/ 22
Menachem-Av)
Inside Job
The share
that was drawn by Rabbi David-Moshe of Chortkov included the most prized
treasure of all.
story #304
(s5763-50/ 15 Menachem-Av)
Song For All Seasons!
The visible joy of Rabbi Moshe Leib of Sossov spread
to the band of klezmer musicians whom he had engaged.
story
#303 (s5763-49/ 8
Menachem-Av)
Empty Bottles on a Window Ledge “When
we have a good Simchas Torah, we will also have a good Tisha b’Av,” the Seer
of Lublin remarked cryptically.
story
#302 (s5763-48/ 1 Menachem-Av)
An Unusuasl Reward As "payment" for
the trip, the holy ARI revealed to them a deep secret...
story #301 (s5763-47 / 23 Tammuz)
Heavenly
Intervention
One of the greatest of all Kabbalists
was Rabbi Moshe Cadorvero...
story #300
(s5763-46 / 16 Tammuz)
The Fifth Aliyah
Rabbi
Shneur Zalman of Liadi commented: "this young man is a chasid of sacrifice."
story
#299 (s5763-45 / 9 Tammuz)
A Grandfather's
Tears
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Scheersohn
shared a very interesting idea from the Baal Shem Tov.
story # 298 (s5763-44 / 2 Tammuz)
In the Elevator
"The
Lubavitcher Rebbe's appearance has changed, but his eyes, ah, his piercing
blue eyes are exactly the same."
story #297
(s5763-43 / 25 Sivan)
From Salah to Yehuda
On
his maternal side, Salah Abdel Manam's great-grandfather was a famous Safed mystic.
story
#296 (s5763-42 / 18 Sivan)
The Holy
Kiddush Cup, Aliyah and Redemption
"My white beard
is unwilling to allow any postponement," replied Rabbi Moshe of Lelov
story #295 (s5763-41 / 11 Sivan)
Coming Home from Ramalllah
"I'd really
like to sing Lecha Dodi again."
story #294
(s5763-40 / 4 Sivan)
Power Books
"Why
don't you give Alexei, the peasant driver of the Baal Shem Tov, some money
with a bottle of whiskey."
story #293
(s5763-39 / 26 Iyar)
Salmon on Shavuot
Special
attention was given to the preparation of fish for Shabbos and Yom Tov for Rebbe
Yechezkel of Kuzmir.
story #292 (s5763-38 / 18 Iyar)
From
Mount Skopus to Mount Meron
How could it
be that so many people inside were crying, while outside an even larger crowd
was singing?
story #291 (s5763-37
/ 12 Iyar)
Gold Coins on Shabbat
Rabbi
Moshe Leib of Sassov had leased a hut in the middle of a forest in order to
meditate and pray in the stillness of the woods.
story
#290 (s5763-36 / 5 Iyar)
"Double
Healing"
When the Rebbe Maharash of Lubavitch
was a young child, he was unusually serious but often a bit mischievous.
story
#289 (s5763-35 / 28 Nisan)
Dire Obstinacy
he local folk were stupefied: surely their Rabbi had
not won over Reb Shmelke of Nikolsburg!
story
#288 (s5763-34/ 19 Nisan)
Torn between
Two Loves
The prayers of Rabbi Yitzchak
Aizik of Zhidachov on the second night of Pesach were not fired by their usual
enthusiasm.
story #287 (s5763-33/ 13 Nisan)
"A
Fortune in Whisky"
Reb Koppel of Kikova
hoped his small fortune in whisky barrels would provide dowries for his many daughters.
story
#286 (s5763-32 / 7 Nisan)
"A Lesson
from Baseball"
"Do you ever play baseball
with your friends?" the Lubavitcher Rebbe asked me.
story #285 (s5763-31/29 Adar II)
One Horse for Purim, one Horse for Pesach
The
Sassover Rebbe gave the most perplexing blessing I ever heard of in my
life."
story #284
(s5763-30 / 22 Adar II)
The Slaughtering of Birds, Animals and People
The
Chasam Sofer and the Yismach Moshe differed in their rulings about
the force-feeding of geese; the Tzemach Tzedek refers to the Beit Yosef
and the Rama about lungs
story #283
(s5763-29 / 15 Adar II)
The Stale Comedian
"Let's
go to console the widow of the Mikveh Yid of Lemberg," said Rabbi Dov
Ber of Mizritch
story #282 (s5763-28 / 8 Adar II)
The
Purim Governor
The tzaddik, Rebbe Zvi of Zhidachov,
afforded his dramatic nephew the honor due a king.
story #281
(s5763-27 / 1 Adar II)
A Well Kept Secret
Rabbi
Chaim Halberstam of Sanz gave with an open hand from his own meager funds and
solicited from others as well.
story #280
(s5763-26/24 Adar 1)
The Middle of The Story
When
the Chafetz Chaim opened his eyes, they were filled with tears.
story #279 (s5763-25/ 17 Adar 1)
The
Life of an Hour
The tzaddik, Rabbi Yitzchak Meir
of Ger, was unaccustomed to traveling on Fridays.
story
#278 (s5763-24/10 Adar 1)
Protestant
'B'
How a Gulf War dog tag forced an American soldier
to reclaim his Judaism.
story #277 (s5763-23/
3 Adar 1)
Beyond Space
lthough
he lived in the same town, he had never gone to visit the Maggid of Mezritch
story #276 (s5763-22 / 26 Shvat)
Beginner's Luck
Rabbi
Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev hesitated to pronounce his verdict and finalize
the case.
story #275 (s5763-21/ 19
Shvat)
The Shabbos Disease
"Oh,
no! Not again!" he cried out. He decided to go to R. Shmuel Abba
of Zichlin, and beg to be rescued from this bizarre affliction.
story #274 (s5763-20/ 12 Shvat)
The
Witnessing Tree
Being well aware of the Ohr HaChaim’s
reputation as a miracle-worker, he left without questioning the great rabbi’s
instructions
story #
273 (
s5763-19/
5 Shvat)
Air Fright
The Lubavitcher Rebbe added to the expected blessing
a surprising instruction.
story #272
(
s5763-18/ 27 Tevet 5763/2003)
