Popular Shows by Barak Hullman ברק הולמן
388 episodes
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Name
Release Date
Duration
1
Why Everyone Needs A Rebbe
Why Everyone Needs A Rebbe
Jan 2, 2019
9:46
A story about a misnaged who learns why he needs a rebbe.
2
The Holiest of The Holy
The Holiest of The Holy
Feb 14, 2019
9:19
The holy Ohr HaMeir, despite the opposition, proves that his holy intuition was right.
3
The Secret Within The Secret
The Secret Within The Secret
Sep 2, 2026
37:17
The Secret Within The Secret by The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman
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Not As Simple As He Appears (Lag Baomer Stories)
Not As Simple As He Appears (Lag Baomer Stories)
Apr 29, 2026
20:33
This week I have four stories for you. The first is about Rabbi Tovi Vahava, a Chabad chassid in Bat Yam, who receives an unexpected instruction on the Shabbos before Lag B'Omer. The other three are about the holy Ari — Rabbi Yitzchak Luria — and three moments in Tzfat and Meron that reveal how close the redemption always is, and who among us is truly not as simple as they appear. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/not-as-simple-as-he-appears To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman. My classes in Breslov Chassidus, Likutey Moharan, can be found here https://www.youtube.com/@barakhullman/videos I also have a YouTube channel of ceramics which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@thejerusalempotter
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Leaving Egypt Every Day
Leaving Egypt Every Day
Mar 25, 2026
2:17:24
This week I have two stories for you. The first is about a Holocaust survivor who leaves the synagogue every Yom Tov during the blessing of the Priests and the reason he finally shares with his rabbi. The second is about a devoted chassid who travels to his Rebbe every Pesach, and the year he arrives to find himself left off the Rebbe's Seder list but learns that the Rebbe doesn't make mistakes. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/leaving-egypt-every-day To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman. My classes in Breslov Chassidus, Likutey Moharan, can be found here https://www.youtube.com/@barakhullman/videos I also have a YouTube channel of ceramics which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@thejerusalempotter
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Chatzkele Lekovid Shabbos
Chatzkele Lekovid Shabbos
Apr 15, 2026
23:30
This week I have three stories for you. The first is a classic story by Reb Shlomo Carlebach about a simple Jew that was so holy, the second about our intentions when we prepare for Shabbos and the third about the Toldos Yaakov Yosef and a question on his sefer. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/lekovid-shabbos To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman. My classes in Breslov Chassidus, Likutey Moharan, can be found here https://www.youtube.com/@barakhullman/videos I also have a YouTube channel of ceramics which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@thejerusalempotter
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The Five Hundred Rubles Cast Upon the Water
The Five Hundred Rubles Cast Upon the Water
Apr 22, 2026
28:21
This week I have two stories for you. The first is a Baal Shem Tov story about a wealthy chassid sent on an impossible mission and the second about the Belzer Rov's Tish and the Rebbe Maharash. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/five-hundred-rubles-cast-upon-the-water To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman. My classes in Breslov Chassidus, Likutey Moharan, can be found here https://www.youtube.com/@barakhullman/videos I also have a YouTube channel of ceramics which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@thejerusalempotter
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You Call That Learning?
You Call That Learning?
May 6, 2026
21:02
This week I have three stories for you. The first is about a young scholar living in the court of the Kotzker Rebbe, and a question his father-in-law asked that took him forty years to understand. The second is about the Ohev Yisrael of Apta and what happened to him on a journey to Warsaw that nobody who honored him could have predicted. The third is about a man who was absolutely certain that Eliyahu HaNavi and Moshiach were living in his city, and what Reb Simcha Bunem of Pshis'cha said when he came to tell him the news. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/you-call-that-learning To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman. My classes in Breslov Chassidus, Likutey Moharan, can be found here https://www.youtube.com/@barakhullman/videos I also have a YouTube channel of ceramics which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@thejerusalempotter
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I'm Jewish and I Don't Keep Shabbos
I'm Jewish and I Don't Keep Shabbos
May 13, 2026
23:50
This week I have three stories for you. The first is about an Israeli Air Force officer who had a private audience with the Lubavitcher Rebbe and only understood what happened fifteen years later. The second is about one of the Alter Rebbe's closest disciples and what true humility looks like. The third is about Rav Yehuda Amital, a sick cow, and what Reb Shlomo Carlebach once heard in a honking horn on a Friday night in Manhattan. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/im-jewish-and-i-dont-keep-shabbos To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman. My classes in Breslov Chassidus, Likutey Moharan, can be found here https://www.youtube.com/@barakhullman/videos I also have a YouTube channel of ceramics which can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/@thejerusalempotter
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The Baal Shem Tov's Storyteller
The Baal Shem Tov's Storyteller
Jan 2, 2019
12:13
A story about the Baal Shem Tov's official storyteller who can't remember any stories.
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Malkele's Soup
Malkele's Soup
Jan 10, 2019
5:19
Learn the secret of Malkele's soup.
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Blessings Are Like Rain
Blessings Are Like Rain
Jan 24, 2019
9:51
After a terrible tragedy happens to a baby his parents learn to make a vessel for receiving a bracha (blessing).
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The Joy of Not Doing a Mitzvah
The Joy of Not Doing a Mitzvah
Feb 3, 2019
5:45
Reb Zusha and Reb Elimelech learn the joy of not doing a mitzvah while in jail.
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The Secret Train To The Rebbe
The Secret Train To The Rebbe
Dec 9, 2021
14:40
Two stories of Lubavitcher Rebbes this week. The first is with Rabbi Teitz who is tasked with a special mission from the last Lubavitcher Rebbe on his 22nd trip to the Soviet Union and the second of Rabbi Neminov's secret train to the Rebbe Rayatz. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-secret-train-to-the-rebbe. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.
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The Baal Shem Tov's Mirror
The Baal Shem Tov's Mirror
Sep 18, 2024
26:18
This week I have two stories for you for Chai Elul, the 18th of Elul which is the birthdays of both the Baal Shem Tov in 1698 and the Alter Rebbe in 1745. The first story is about a father with eighteen sons. He sends they off and asks them to come back five years later to share what Torah ideas they learned and the second about the Alter Rebbe putting out a fire and the miracle story that followed. If you're enjoying these Chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-baal-shem-tovs-mirror. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman. My classes in Breslov Chassidus, Likutey Moharan, can be found here https://www.youtube.com/@barakhullman/videos
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The Knock At The Door & Faith In The Baal Shem Tov
The Knock At The Door & Faith In The Baal Shem Tov
Dec 15, 2021
12:49
Two stories this week. The first is the story of a beggar and wealthy Jew and his wife and the second about a woman who comes motzei shabbos asking the Baal Shem Tov for money to buy milk for her children. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-knock-at-the-door-faith-in-the-baal-shem-tov. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.
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Repaying A Favor
Repaying A Favor
Dec 22, 2021
15:02
A poor Jew tries his luck at managing an inn and is visited by the Baal Shem Tov who gives him some strange advice. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/repaying-a-favor. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.
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The Mysterious Shepherd Boy
The Mysterious Shepherd Boy
Dec 29, 2021
12:07
Two stories this week, the first of a mysterious shepherd boy who works for a Jewish villager and the second about the last moments of Reb Tzvi Elimelech of Dinov on this earth. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-mysterious-shepherd-boy. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Truth Or Common Sense
Truth Or Common Sense
Jan 5, 2022
14:39
Two stories this week, the first with a test Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev was given when he first became the rabbi and the second of Reb Shmelkie of Nickelsburg and Reb Moshe Leib Sassover trying to cancel a harsh decree against the Jews of Nickelsburg. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/truh-or-common-sense. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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There's A Jew In Brooklyn Thinking Of You
There's A Jew In Brooklyn Thinking Of You
Jan 12, 2022
15:45
Two stories this week for Yud Shevat, the first about a mysterious mission given by the Rebbe Rayatz to three Chabad rabbis in Paris in 1947 and the second about another mysterious mission given by the last Lubavitcher Rebbe to Rabbi Yosef Weinberg who was given a box of matza to delivery to a Jew in a town he had never heard of and had no plans on going to. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/theres-a-jew-in-brooklyn-thinking-of-you. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Two Angels
The Two Angels
Jan 19, 2022
16:24
Two stories this week, the first about Reb Avraham the Malach, the son of the Maggid of Mezritch and an odd shidduch his father makes for him and the second a story I didn't plan on telling about two holy sisters in Jerusalem. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-two-angels. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Joy Is The Key To Receiving All Of The Blessings
Joy Is The Key To Receiving All Of The Blessings
Jan 26, 2022
23:50
Two stories this week, the first about a chassid of the Alter Rebbe and how his wife shows him how to serve Hashem with joy and the second about my chevruta and the power of the mikvah. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/joy-is-the-key-to-receiving-all-of-the-blessings. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear the interview with Ruth Wisse: https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas/ruth-wisse or https://jewishpeopleideas.com. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Baal Shem Tov Helps A Misnaged See The Light
The Baal Shem Tov Helps A Misnaged See The Light
Feb 2, 2022
13:01
Rav Nosson is a staunch opponent of the Baal Shem Tov. When the Baal Shem Tov comes to town, he realizes this is his chance to set the Baal Shem Tov right and help him do teshuvah. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-baal-shem-tov-helps-a-misnaged-see-the-light. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Are You Sure He's Not A Rebbe?
Are You Sure He's Not A Rebbe?
Feb 9, 2022
14:16
Two stories this week. The first is a beautiful story about the Redomsker Rebbe wanting to be made a rebbe by the Holy Kuzimer Rebbe. The second a wild story that Reb Nachum of Chernobyl tells the Baal Shem Tov about why he davens mincha so intensely. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/are-you-sure-hes-not-a-rebbe. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Chassidic Doctor Of Petersburg
The Chassidic Doctor Of Petersburg
Feb 16, 2022
15:18
The story of a young genius who loses his way and his story about how he became a chassid of the Rebbe Maharash. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-chassidic-doctor-of-petersburg. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Water Carrier Rabbi
The Water Carrier Rabbi
Feb 23, 2022
10:48
Two stories, the first about the great Kabbalist Rabbi the Megale Amukos who appoints a simple water carrier as his successor and the second about the Baal Shem Tov's wife trying to stop the Chassidim from drinking. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-water-carrier-rabbi. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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I Had No Choice But To Help Them
I Had No Choice But To Help Them
Mar 2, 2022
14:12
A story about the non-Chassidic Moskovitz family of Hungary needing a blessing from a rebbe to save them from losing their livlihood. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/i-had-no-choice-but-to-help-them. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Rabbi Of Frankfurt's Three Questions & The Power of Prayer
The Rabbi Of Frankfurt's Three Questions & The Power of Prayer
Mar 9, 2022
13:32
Two stories this week, the first about the great rabbi of Frankfurt helping the search committee find his successor and the second about the Power of Prayer. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-rabbi-of-frankfurts-three-questions. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Proof That Hashem Is Running The World
Proof That Hashem Is Running The World
Mar 16, 2022
15:13
Two stories this week about wiping out Amalek (Purim) both with the help of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/proof-that-hashem-is-running-the-world. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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We're All In This Together
We're All In This Together
Mar 23, 2022
17:31
Three stories this week, two about the holy Baal Shem Tov and a mysterious night saying Tehillim all night long, the second about how the Baal Shem Tov finally was able to serve Hashem as he always wanted and the last about the holy Rebbe Reb Zushe finding the deeper meaning in an every day conversation. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/were-all-in-this-together. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Jew Who Was Buried In A Priest's Outfit
The Jew Who Was Buried In A Priest's Outfit
Mar 30, 2022
15:39
Two stories this week, the first about a strange discovery when the Jewish community of a certain town in Poland has to move old graves and the second about the commitment of an Israeli officer to come closer to Hashem. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-jew-who-was-buried-in-a-priests-outfit. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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How Far Into The Story Are You Now?
How Far Into The Story Are You Now?
Apr 6, 2022
15:31
Two stories this week, the first about Reb Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk and a wonderous story that Baal Shem Tov told him and the second about an opposer of the Baal Shem Tov coming to embarrass the rebbe. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/how-far-into-the-story-are-you-now. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Mama, What Will We Eat For The Seder?
Mama, What Will We Eat For The Seder?
Apr 13, 2022
10:25
Two stories this week, the first a chassid of the Baal Shem Tov is given guidance as to how to meet Eliyahu HaNavi at the Seder and the second story about Reb Mendel Futerfas having a yechidus (private meeting) with the Lubavitcher Rebbe while in the Soviet Gulag. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/mama-what-will-we-eat-for-the-seder. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Tzadik And The Prosecuting Angel (a Baal Shem Tov story)
The Tzadik And The Prosecuting Angel (a Baal Shem Tov story)
Apr 27, 2022
24:31
A longer story than usual to make up for missing last week's story, the Baal Shem Tov gathers the Chassidim for a farbrengen and tells them the story of Reb Moshe who was chosen to be the Tzadik that holds up the whole world, but before he's chosen, he's tested by the Prosecuting Angel. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-tzadik-and-the-prosecuting-angel-a-baal-shem-tov-story. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Power To Bless
The Power To Bless
May 4, 2022
15:29
Two stories this week, the first about how Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk gets 24 hours to bless a Jew and the second about the simple faith of unlearned Jews and the holy Ruzhiner Rebbe. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-power-to-bless. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Hashem Returns A Lost Object
Hashem Returns A Lost Object
May 11, 2022
15:15
Two stories this week, the first about an Israeli girl looking finding meaning on a trip to India and the other about Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev's yetzer ha'ra. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/hashem-returns-a-lost-object. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Obsessed with Meeting Eliyahu HaNavi
Obsessed with Meeting Eliyahu HaNavi
May 18, 2022
16:30
Two stories this week, the first about a wealth Jew who becomes obsessed and the other about the final moments of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/obsessed-with-meeting-eliyahu-hanavi. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Conceited Rebbe
The Conceited Rebbe
May 25, 2022
15:58
Two stories this week, the father of Reb Meir of Premishlan, Reb Aharon Leib hears from one of his Chassidim that the great Rebbe, Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk, called him most conceited person ever and travels to find out why and the second story about Reb Denvers the milkman from Reb Sholom Brodt's z"l childhood. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-conceited-rebbe. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Giving In Order To Receive
Giving In Order To Receive
Jun 1, 2022
16:25
Two stories this week, in 1967 a young Chabad Chassid tries putting on Tefillin on an old Jew in a hospital in Manhattan and sees Hashem's hand and the second a classic Baal Shem Tov story about a pinch of snuff. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/giving-in-order-to-receive. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Hundred Thousand Rubles
The Hundred Thousand Rubles
Jun 8, 2022
14:54
A poor Chassid of the Seer of Lublin gets advice to take the best room in the finest hotel in order to pay off his debts and ends up helping a fellow Jew. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-hundred-thousand-rubles. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Why The Baal Shem Tov Laughed
Why The Baal Shem Tov Laughed
Jun 15, 2022
16:33
Two stories this week, the first about why the Baal Shem Tov laughed three times during the Friday night meal and the second about an Aguna and Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/why-the-baal-shem-tov-laughed. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Seer Of Lublin's Barber
The Seer Of Lublin's Barber
Jun 22, 2022
17:28
Two stories this week, the first about the Seer of Lublin's barber which was not so easy to find and the second about the Lubavitcher Rebbe's order for everyone to have a Mashpia (a rabbi mentor). Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-seer-of-lublins-barber. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Why The Rebbe Straightened His Tie
Why The Rebbe Straightened His Tie
Jun 29, 2022
18:13
Two stories this week for Gimmel Tammuz, the first about a Chassid of the Lubavitcher Rebbe and strange dream where the Rebbe tells him to wear a tie and the second about how the Rebbe keeps his promises. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/why-the-rebbe-straightened-his-tie. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Heavenly Court's Messengers
The Heavenly Court's Messengers
Jul 6, 2022
19:57
A tzadik comes to the great Rebbe Reb Meir of Premishlan to get a blessing for moving to Israel, but Reb Meir has other plans. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-heavenly-courts-messengers. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. The Rabbi Aaron episode: https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas/rabbi-david-aaron Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Chaim The Tehillim Sayer
Chaim The Tehillim Sayer
Jul 13, 2022
19:06
Two stories this week, the first with the holy Baal Shem Tov and Reb Meir who wants to write the perfect Sefer Torah and the second which I didn't plan, but added one more at the end about the holy Maggid of Mezritch and how he served Hashem in such a special way. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/chaim-the-tehillim-sayer. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Reb Zushe Is Hungry
Reb Zushe Is Hungry
Jul 20, 2022
25:46
Two stories this week, the first about a Jew that had everything and felt that fasting would bring him to higher spiritual state and the second about the holy Rebbe Reb Zusha and how Hashem hears our prayers. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/reb-zushe-is-hungry. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Ohr HaChaim's Note In The Kotel
The Ohr HaChaim's Note In The Kotel
Jul 27, 2022
18:47
Two stories this week, the first about a student of the Ohr HaChaim that moves to Jerusalem and is asked to deliver a note from the Ohr HaChaim and the second about the chassidim of the Zeditchever Rebbe that don't want to leave after Shabbos. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-ohr-hachaims-note-in-the-kotel. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Baal Shem Tov Remains Hidden
The Baal Shem Tov Remains Hidden
Aug 3, 2022
22:38
Two stories this week, the first about a hospitable Jew that discovers the Baal Shem Tov is a hidden Tzadik and the second a story told to me about the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-baal-shem-tov-remains-hidden. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Dancing Rebbe
The Dancing Rebbe
Aug 10, 2022
19:42
Last week I shared the story of how the Shpoler Zeide was born and this week why he's called the Dancing Rebbe. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-dancing-rebbe. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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What Do You Need Money For?
What Do You Need Money For?
Aug 17, 2022
21:53
Two stories this week, the first about a Jew who would not borrow money even though he needed to marry off his daughter and the second about a special blessing from the late Rabbi Sonnenfeld of Jerusalem. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/what-do-you-need-money-for. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Farmer Rebbe Of Mezibuz
The Farmer Rebbe Of Mezibuz
Aug 24, 2022
22:50
A story about a simple Jewish farmer who becomes a devoted Chassid of the Baal Shem Tov and learns his holy ways plus a bonus story about the Lubavitcher Rebbe at the end. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-farmer-rebbe-of-mezibuz. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Reb Chaim's Shabbos
Reb Chaim's Shabbos
Aug 31, 2022
26:23
Two stories this week, the first about a cattle dealer who decides to give all of his money to tzedakah in exchange for a very special blessing and the second with Reb Aharon of Karlin touching holiness but not grasping it. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/reb-chaims-shabbos. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Teshuva On Top Of Teshuva
Teshuva On Top Of Teshuva
Sep 7, 2022
22:16
The Kelemer Maggid comes to a town looking to help Jews do teshuva and comes across the most despicable person in town, Yankele the Moser (Informant) and decides to help him. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/teshuva-on-top-of-teshuva. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Do You Forgive Me?
Do You Forgive Me?
Sep 14, 2022
29:08
This week we have four stories, two new ones and two old ones. The first is a story about a Lubvitcher Chassid spending shabbos in Kiryas Yoel amongst Satmar Chassidim who don't normally get along with Lubavitchers, the second a story about how a father got his son to do teshuva and the last two from previous episodes, stories about Selichot. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/do-you-forgive-me. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Making Kiddush On Yom Kippur
Making Kiddush On Yom Kippur
Sep 21, 2022
27:52
I have a bunch of stories for you this week and one from a previous year. Two Kotzker Chassidim find out why they can't make kiddush on Yom Kippur, a prisoner dances in front of the king on his day of judgement, how Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev judges everyone positively, a parable of the Holy Baal Shem Tov and a story about Rosh Hashana from last year. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/making-kiddush-on-yom-kippur. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Mystery Chazan's Kol Nidre
The Mystery Chazan's Kol Nidre
Sep 29, 2022
17:58
Stories for Yom Kippur, a mystery Chazan starts leading the davening for Yom Kippur and everyone is swept away by his enthusiasm for serving Hashem, a Baal Shem Tov story and Reb Dovid Lelover's special Kol Nidre. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-mystery-chazans-kol-nidre. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Could You Please Move One Seat Over?
Could You Please Move One Seat Over?
Oct 6, 2022
30:05
Stories for Sukkot, the first is a story told by the late Rabbi Avraham Twerski about why his father would say kaddish every Friday night, and some great Sukkot stories from previous years, one of them one of my favorites. Chag sameach my sweetest friends. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/could-you-please-move-one-seat-over. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Two Treasures & The Professor Of Hanipoli
Two Treasures & The Professor Of Hanipoli
Oct 20, 2022
20:30
Two stories this week, the first a well-known story of a chassid who came to the Baal Shem Tov asking for advice on marrying off his daughter and supporting his family and the second about the great healer, the Professor of Hanipoli. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/two-treasures-the-professor-of-hanipoli. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Learning How To Daven
Learning How To Daven
Oct 27, 2022
18:13
Two stories this week, the first a Chassid from the Holy Land comes to visit the Rebbe Marharash and doesn't understand why Jews in the Land of Israel are considered such lofty souls and the second a story from Reb Mendel Futerfas from the Gulag. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/learning-how-to-daven. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Esperanza's Challahs
Esperanza's Challahs
Nov 2, 2022
22:51
Two stories this week, the first a well-known story about faith in Hashem and serving Hashem with simplicity and the second also about the same and Israeli elections. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/esperanzas-challahs. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Hidden Forest Fire
The Hidden Forest Fire
Nov 9, 2022
21:50
Two stories this week, the first about a child who lost his ability to speak and the advice the Alter Rebbe gives his father on how to heal his son and the second about a staunchly secular family and when things don't go as planned. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-hidden-forest-fire. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Baal Shem Tov Bankrupts A Jew
The Baal Shem Tov Bankrupts A Jew
Nov 16, 2022
18:59
Two stories this week, the first about a poor Jew that sells everything to give a donation to the Baal Shem Tov and the second a classic story from Reb Zusha. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-baal-shem-tov-bankrupts-a-jew. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Avremil's Secret Whisky Recipe
Avremil's Secret Whisky Recipe
Nov 23, 2022
23:29
Two stories this week, the first about the secret Whisky recipe that supported Avremil's family and the second about Reb Mottel of Chernobyl telling us what he saw when he was in a coma for 4 days. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/avremils-secret-whisky-recipe. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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A Favor For A Favor
A Favor For A Favor
Nov 30, 2022
22:08
Two stories this week, the first about a Chassid who lost 10,000 Rubles and comes to the Rebbe Rashab for a bracha and the second about Reb Shlomo Carlebach's blessing to a large family in Jerusalem that their house will grow with their children. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/a-favor-for-a-favor. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Rabbi Who Wanted To Convert
The Rabbi Who Wanted To Convert
Dec 7, 2022
25:45
Two stories this week, the first about a Chassid of the Baal Shem Tov who is sent to be a rabbi in Lithuania and all of sudden has an insatiable desire to convert and the second about a Chassid of the Tzemach Tzedek being given advice to save his life. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-rabbi-who-wanted-to-convert. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Rebbe Nachman's The Simpleton And The Sophisticate
Rebbe Nachman's The Simpleton And The Sophisticate
Dec 14, 2022
36:45
The 200th episode of the Chassidic Story Project. How amazing! For this episode I'm sharing with you the story of all stories, all of what it is to be a Jew and a Chassid can be found in this story. Enjoy my sweetest friends. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-simpleton-and-the-sophisticate. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Bach's Menorah
The Bach's Menorah
Dec 21, 2022
17:20
Vevel inherited the Bach's Menorah from his father and received a blessing along with it that unfolds over many years. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-bachs-menorah. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Three Advices Of Reb Levi Yitzchak Of Berdichev
The Three Advices Of Reb Levi Yitzchak Of Berdichev
Dec 28, 2022
17:22
Two stories this week, the first about some very strange advice for a Chassid of Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev and the second about the Baal Shem Tov and the power of prayer. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-three-advices-of-reb-levi-yitzchak-of-berdichev. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Why Didn't He Eat The Bread?
Why Didn't He Eat The Bread?
Jan 4, 2023
18:48
Two stories this week, the first about Reb Meirke of Mir getting a very special bracha and the second about the son of Rabbi Aryeh Levin and Minster Shmuel Tamir in 1977. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/why-didnt-he-eat-the-bread. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Baal Shem Tov's Birthday Present
The Baal Shem Tov's Birthday Present
Jan 11, 2023
29:50
Two stories this week, the first about a Jewish tavern owner who can't figure out how to get out of debt and the second a classic Reb Zusha story. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-baal-shem-tovs-birthday-present. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. The link to Yossi Klein Halevi's interview: https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas/yossi-klein-halevi-american-jews Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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How Trust In The Rebbe Makes A Profit
How Trust In The Rebbe Makes A Profit
Jan 18, 2023
17:47
Two stories this week about the first Gerer Rebbe, the first about a cattle dealer who comes to Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev for advice and the second the Gerer Rebbe when he was a young boy learns an important lesson. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/how-trust-in-the-rebbe-makes-a-profit. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Rebbe Who Was Not A Tzadik
The Rebbe Who Was Not A Tzadik
Jan 25, 2023
16:51
Two stories this week the first about a two Chassidim of the Alter Rebbe sharing a story about their rebbe and the second about the Rabbi of Lublin trying to get the Seer of Lubin to get his Chassidim to stop coming to him. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-rebbe-who-was-not-a-tzadik. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Now I Understand The Story
Now I Understand The Story
Feb 1, 2023
19:55
Two stories this week the first about a traveling melamed who changes the lives of the Jews of a little village and the second the father of a young Baal Teshuva in Bnei Brak finally understands a story he heard in the Gulag. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/now-i-understand-the-story. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Gift Of Poverty (Baal Shem Tov story)
The Gift Of Poverty (Baal Shem Tov story)
Feb 8, 2023
20:47
Two stories this week the first about a Chassid of the Baal Shem Tov who can't afford to marry off his daugther and the second about the Rebbe Moshe Leib of Sassov asking that a wedding niggun be played at his funeral. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-gift-of-poverty. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Chassidim Don't Ask Twice
Chassidim Don't Ask Twice
Feb 15, 2023
21:07
Three stories this week the first about the butcher in Lubavitch asking the Tzemach Tzedek for help, the second two about the holy Rebbitzin Chaya Mushka who's yahrzeit was this week. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/chassidim-dont-ask-twice. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Just One Good Deed
Just One Good Deed
Feb 22, 2023
19:44
Two stories this week the first about an old water carrier who calls Reb Mottele of Chernobyl to help him remember something good he did before he leaves this world and the other about how the great rebbes used to do their holy work. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/just-one-good-deed. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Koznitzer Maggid's Gut Purim
The Koznitzer Maggid's Gut Purim
Mar 1, 2023
25:19
Two stories this week the first a story about how the Koznitzer Maggid taught Pinchas the beggar to say Gut Purim and the second a story from last year about wine entering and the secrets coming out. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-koznitzer-maggids-gut-purim. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Purim Is A YomTov
Purim Is A YomTov
Mar 6, 2023
24:18
Two stories this week the first a story about a Jewish businessman who is falsely accused and told to move his trial to Purim and the second where a Chassid learns that Purim is a YomTov. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/purim-is-a-yomtov. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Here is the link to the conversation with Donniel Hartman https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas/donniel-hartman. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Come Get A Bracha By The Rebbe
Come Get A Bracha By The Rebbe
Mar 15, 2023
21:40
Two stories this week the first a story about a Misnaged who comes to get a bracha from Reb Aharon of Chernobyl and things don't work out they way he thought and the second about Reb Moshe Leib of Sassov helping a simple tavern owner keep shabbos. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/come-get-a-bracha-by-the-rebbe. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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One For Purim, One For Pesach
One For Purim, One For Pesach
Mar 22, 2023
19:17
Two stories this week the first about how a poor wagon driver became wealthy and the second a lesson in loving your fellow Jews like yourself. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/one-for-purim-one-for-pesach. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Hashem Is Redeeming Us All The Time
Hashem Is Redeeming Us All The Time
Mar 29, 2023
20:29
Two stories this week the first about how an unlearned innkeeper who gets into debt and learns from the Apter Rav that he has nothing to worry about since Hashem is redeeming us all the time and the second one of my favorite stories about Pesach when the Seer of Lublin and Reb Baruch of Mezibuz meet. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/hashem-is-redeeming-us-all-the-time. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Stories For Pesach and Beyond
Stories For Pesach and Beyond
Apr 10, 2023
49:14
I had a vision of putting together all of the stories for Pesach so far recorded for the podcast. Enjoy my sweetest friends. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/stories-for-pesach-and-beyond. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Torah Is Worth More Than Gold
Torah Is Worth More Than Gold
Apr 19, 2023
18:44
A successful tinsmith longs his whole life to become a Torah scholar and begs Hashem to help him. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/torah-is-worth-more-than-gold. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Ten Lost Tribes
The Ten Lost Tribes
Apr 26, 2023
18:22
Two stories this week, the first is a story within a story about a father and son travelling to S. Petersburg for business and the second about the holy Sanzer Rebbe. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-ten-lost-tribes. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Asking For The Right Blessings
Asking For The Right Blessings
May 22, 2024
23:17
This week I have two stories for you, the first is about a German Jewish businessman who comes to Reb Yishochor DovBer of Radoshitz (known also as the Saba Kadisha) for a blessing to heal his son who has been deaf since birth and the second about Rabbi Yaakova Landa, a close Chassid of the Rebbe Rashab who asks the rebbe for an unual request. If you're enjoying these chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/asking-for-the-right-blessings. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Keeping Kosher Is Harder Baba Sali Stories
Keeping Kosher Is Harder Baba Sali Stories
Jan 17, 2024
20:59
This week I have a few stories for you about the Baba Sali, the Lubavitcher Rebbe and Reb Meir Abehsera and the power of tzadikim. If you're enjoying these chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/keeping-kosher-is-harder-baba-sali-stories. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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A Miracle Or Nature?
A Miracle Or Nature?
Jan 24, 2024
23:11
This week I have a two stories for you, the first is about a high ranking KGB officer who comes looking for the local mohel and the second about a chassid of the Rebbe Rashab hoping for a miracle to get out of being drafted into the Russian army. If you're enjoying these chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/a-miracle-or-nature. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Misnaged Who Hated The Baal Shem Tov
The Misnaged Who Hated The Baal Shem Tov
Jan 31, 2024
24:44
This week I have a two stories for you, the first is about a Misnaged that hated the Baal Shem Tov, but has no choice than to go to him and the second about the son of the Pnei Yehoshua being an ignoramus. If you're enjoying these chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available athttps://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-misnaged-who-hated-the-baal-shem-tov. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Chassidic Wheel Of Fortune
The Chassidic Wheel Of Fortune
Feb 7, 2024
20:32
This week I have a two stories for you from the archives since I'm recovering from the flu and couldn't record this week, the first is about a woman who gives tzedakah to the Pressburg yeshiva to say kaddish for anyone who doesn't have someone to say kaddish for them and the second about a wealthy Chassid delivering a letter for Baal Shem Tov. If you're enjoying these chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-chassidic-wheel-of-fortune. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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A Wallet, A Mirror And An Extra Dollar
A Wallet, A Mirror And An Extra Dollar
Feb 14, 2024
25:55
This week I have two stories for you, the first about a Chassid of the Rebbe Rashab who is down on his luck but discovers a lost wallet and the second about a wealthy Jew who makes a special reminder for himself to remember to remain humble and a third very short story about the last Lubavitcher Rebbe. If you're enjoying these chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/a-wallet-a-mirror-and-an-extra-dollar. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Tzadik's Bracha Can Never Be Stopped
The Tzadik's Bracha Can Never Be Stopped
Feb 21, 2024
22:24
This week I have two stories for you, the first about a simple woodchopper who gets a bracha from Reb Moshe Lieb of Sassov and the tzadik's bracha can never be stopped and the second about a desperate tavern owner that comes to Reb Zusha for help. If you're enjoying these chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-tzadiks-bracha-can-never-be-stopped. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Hashem Is Running The World Perfectly All The Time
Hashem Is Running The World Perfectly All The Time
Feb 28, 2024
25:10
This week I have two stories for you, the first is about a chassid of the Rebbe Mordechai of Nadvorna who is asked to do a favor for a gentile woman and the second about the Rebbe Maharash visiting the fanciest casino in Paris. If you're enjoying these chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/hashem-is-running-the-world-perfectly-all-the-time. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Learning To Fix The World
Learning To Fix The World
Mar 6, 2024
22:25
This week I have two stories for you, the first is about a spice merchant that gives Reb Leib Sarah's a loan and gets back much more than he could imagine and the second a couple that hosts is tested by Heaven. If you're enjoying these chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/learning-to-fix-the-world. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Herschel, His Goats & Crooked Legs
Herschel, His Goats & Crooked Legs
Mar 13, 2024
26:23
This week I have two stories for you, the first is about a simple Jew who the Baal Shem Tov sees has a holy fire burning above him and tries to understand why and the second is about a young boy with crooked legs that gets a bracha from the last Lubavitcher Rebbe. If you're enjoying these chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/herschel-his-goats-and-crooked-legs. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Feibish The Holy Thief and other Purim stories
Feibish The Holy Thief and other Purim stories
Mar 20, 2024
1:38:47
This week I have one long Baal Shem Tov story for you and then all of the previous Purim stories. Enjoy. Gut Purim, my sweetest friends. If you're enjoying these chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/feibish-the-holy-thief. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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No Resistance To Doing A Mitzvah
No Resistance To Doing A Mitzvah
Mar 27, 2024
22:39
This week I have two stories for you, the first is about a visit to the Gerer Rebbe's Tish in Jerusalem and the second about Reb Naftoli of Rophshitz collecting tzedakah for poor Jews. If you're enjoying these chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/no-resistance-to-doing-a-mitzvah. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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Discovering A Buried Treasure
Discovering A Buried Treasure
Apr 3, 2024
21:37
This week I have two stories for you, the first is about a visiting beggar that spreads a rumor that gets him invited to the wealthiest Jews homes and the second about the Apta Rav having divine inspiration that contradicts the Torah. If you're enjoying these chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/discovering-a-buried-treasure. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Agunah, The Beggar And A Piece Of Matza
The Agunah, The Beggar And A Piece Of Matza
Apr 10, 2024
22:32
This week I have two stories for you, the first is about an Agunah, a Jewish woman stuck in her marriage because her husband can't or won't give her a divorce, who comes to the Tzemach Tzedek for help and the second about Reb Mendel Futerfas and Pesach in the Gulag. If you're enjoying these chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-agunah-the-beggar-and-a-piece-of-matza. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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An Erev Pesach Visitor (Baal Shem Tov Story) and Previous Pesach Stories
An Erev Pesach Visitor (Baal Shem Tov Story) and Previous Pesach Stories
Apr 17, 2024
1:16:40
This week I have two stories for you and then all of the previous Pesach stories from past years, the first story this week is about a chassid of the Baal Shem Tov who comes to visit his grandson, the Rebbe Reb Baruch of Mezibuz just before Pesach and the second about a wine merchant who wants to get a Kosher for Pesach certification from Rabbi Yechezkel Landau of Prague. If you're enjoying these chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/pesach-passover-stories. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.
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The Angel Of A Thousand
The Angel Of A Thousand
May 1, 2024
20:41
This week I have two stories for you, the first is about an old Torah scholar in Tzfat who asks for a crazy blessing from the Baba Sali and the second about a wealthy Jew in Toronto who needed help from the Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe. If you're enjoying these chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-angel-of-a-thousand. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.