Enlight The child and the thief Rebbe Zusya from Anipol went to see his rebbe-mentor, Dov Ber, Maggid from Mezhirich. “I heard, rabbi,” said Zusya, “that there are certain Ten Principles of Worship, but I don’t know about them.” So ... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Dancing Rabbi The Jews of one small Russian town were eagerly awaiting the arrival of the rabbi. His arrival was supposed to be an event of great importance for them, so they spent a lot of time composing the quest... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Like a king, like a beggar One day, Rebbe Israel from Ruzhin listened to a certain Hasid who extolled the virtues of his teacher, Rebbe Moshe Tzvi from Savran. “Rebbe Moshe is a man of extraordinary modesty,” said the Hasid. - ... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Sermon by Rebbe Israel Rebbe Yisrael, the Maggid (preacher) of Koznitsa, visited Apta annually. During one of these visits, the elders asked the rebbe to give a sermon in the shul (synagogue) during the celebration of Shabb... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Dance! There lived one holy man in the world, master of chesed Rebbe Naftali from Ropshitz. One evening, while dancing with his students, the old rebbe suddenly raised his hands to the sky, and his face was ... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Rules of the game One day, Rebbe Nachum of Stefansti found two students playing Chinese checkers at a beis midrash (religious school). It was the night of Chanukah, but instead of studying the Torah, they sat bending o... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight What opens the gates One day Besht asked one of the older students, Wolf Kitsis, to blow a shofar (ram's horn) on Rosh Hashanah. And to make it easier for him to concentrate while performing this ritual, Besht advised him... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Self robbery Rebbe Yekil Meir from Gostinin went one day on the eve of the holy week of Shavuos to visit his rebbe-mentor Menachem Mendl from Kotsk. Upon Meir's return, his father-in-law asked him: — And what did ... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Farewell kiss Hasidic prayers are often accompanied by loud shouts and exclamations. However, Rebbe Pinchas of Korets prayed very quietly. He remained motionless, and his voice never rose above a whisper. Trying to... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Come with Me Rebbe Motl of Kalshin was a successful entrepreneur. He spoke Polish fluently and interacted with influential people in the Polish government. One day, the authorities in Warsaw were about to pass a l... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Interference One day, Rebbe Naftali of Ropshitz caught his son Eliezer doing some kind of prank. “It’s not my fault,” said the boy. - God is to blame. He gave me yetzer ha-ra (one of the two natural forces - the i... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight My dream house Mulla Nasrudin had a beautiful house, but he soon became bored with it, just as anyone gets bored with his house. Whether he was handsome or not did not matter anymore; Living every day in the same ho... Parables Parables about Khoja Nasreddin Enlight
