Enlight Show me One day a woman came to Rebbe Shalom with some personal problem. “I did everything I could, rabbi,” she complained, stating the essence of the problem. “Now everything depends on the grace of God, and... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Wealth and wisdom One man asked the Baal Shem: —What is more important and valuable: wealth or wisdom? The questioner had his own thoughts on this matter. So the Baal Shem laughed and said: - Of course, wisdom is more ... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Appetite of the Righteous One day, Rebbe Avigdor Halberstam, brother of Rebbe Chaim of Tsanz, was invited to Shabbos with a man famous for his wealth, but not at all for his meekness. It was known that this man was very rude t... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Lord, good night Rebbe Fischl of Strichov performed the same kind of ritual every evening - he invariably drank a glass of vodka before going to bed. First, he blessed the filled glass to the top, then drained it to t... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Horse logic One day a man came to Rabbi Meir from Przemysl for advice. He complained bitterly that he had a competitor in the city who could take him around the world. —Have you ever noticed that a horse, approac... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Required attribute In one Hasidic community they were celebrating Shabbat, and the chief rebbe’s glass broke. His wife brought a broom and swept away the fragments. “Put away the broom,” the rabbi told her, “otherwise m... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Alphabet of sadness One day one of the grandsons of Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch fell into deep despondency. His friends noticed this and, to shake him up and cheer him up, they asked: - Why are you so sad? “Aleph-... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Stone chowder One day, a rich merchant came to Dov Ber, the Maggid (Jewish traditional preacher) from Mezhirich. The Rebbe was just eating a modest meal with his disciples, and the merchant joined them. “Tell me,” ... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Alphabet Prayer Once on the Days of Trembling, the holy Kabbalist Isaac Luria heard the Bat Kol (Voice of God). The voice said that, no matter how great Isaac's prayerful zeal was, in the neighboring city there was a... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Absolute confidence One day the Hasidim asked their rebbe, Elimelech of Lizensk, if he was sure that he had a place in the World to Come. - What doubts can there be!? - he answered without the slightest hesitation. - Whe... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Looking for a precedent When Levi Yitzchak was asked to become the rebbe of Berdichev, he agreed on the condition that the elders would not involve him in discussing issues of local government, except when they decided to pa... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
Enlight Hospitality The parents of the Baal Shem Tov were famous for their hospitality. Every week they invited a beggar wanderer to their home so that he could celebrate Shabbos with them. They fed the poor man, gave hi... Hasidic Parables Parables Enlight
