The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman

101

Each Person Has Their Shlichut

Nov 15, 2023

18:49

This week I have two stories for you, the first is about a young man who decides to leave being a religious Jew at the time of the enlightenment and the second about every person have their particular mission in this world. This is the link the article I mentioned at the end of the podcast where I answer some of the difficult questions being asked about Israel: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/10-difficult-questions-10-easy-answers/ 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/each-person-has-their-shlichut. 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.

102

The Wealthy Jew Who Became a Melamed

Nov 8, 2023

18:01

This week I have two stories for you, the first about the Vorker Rebbe before he became rebbe when his rebbe, the Seer of Lublin advised him to become a simple teacher even though he was very wealthy and the second about a great Torah teacher that got a gift from the Tzemach Tzedek. 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-wealthy-jew-who-became-a-melamed. 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.

103

A Tanya In Beirut Mamish

Nov 1, 2023

20:44

This week I have two stories for you, the first about the Lubavitcher Rebbe asking his Shluchim in Tzfat to print the Tanya in Lebanon during the 1982 war and the second a story about Reb Shlomo Carlebach and the 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-tanya-in-beirut-mamish. 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.

104

There's Nothing Like a Cossack's Horse

Oct 25, 2023

23:47

This week I have two stories for you, the first about a desperate father calling Rabbi Chaim Drizin erev shabbos to help find his daughter and the second about a Cossack's horse and Reb Mendel Futerfass in the Gulag. To my loyal listeners, I only realized after spending many hours editing that I'd already recorded this story. After hundreds of stories, it was bound to happen. My apologies if you've heard it already. 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/theres-nothing-like-a-cossacks-horse. My piece in the Times of Israel, Simple Answers to Difficult Questions: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/simple-answers-to-difficult-questions/ where I answer, What is a proportionate response to terrorism? and other questions. 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.

105

Why Did Zelig Come Back?

Oct 18, 2023

20:15

This week I have two stories for you, the first about an elderly chassid that moved to Jerusalem to be buried there and then shockingly came back and the second about why the Vorker Rebbe didn't get upset when his friend always said bad things about his rebbe, Reb Simcha Bunim of Peshischa. 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/why-did-zelig-come-back. 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.

106

Here And There (Rebbe Maharash And Baal Shem Tov stories)

Oct 11, 2023

17:49

This week I have two stories for you, the first about the Rebbe Maharash and small children saying Tehillim together and the second Reb Boruch of Mezibuz tells Reb Leibush about his grandfather, the Holy 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/here-and-there. 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.

107

The Bakers And Other Sukkot Stories

Sep 27, 2023

47:42

This week I have a new story for Sukkot and then the stories from previous years. There won't be an episode next week, but after, bezras Hashem, we'll keep on going forward! 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-bakers-and-other-sukkot-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.

108

The Baal Shem Tov Helps A Loving Couple Divorce

Sep 20, 2023

18:56

One story this week about a couple where things don't work out as they planned and the Baal Shem Tov's unconventional way of solving their problem. 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-tov-helps-a-loving-couple-divorce. 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.

109

The Baba Meir's Blessing To An Illiterate Jew

Sep 13, 2023

22:30

Two stories this week, the first about an orphaned boy who discovers he's a Jew and the second about the simple faith of a Jew from Morocco who gets a blessing from the Baba Meir, Meir Abuhatzeira, the first born son of the Baba Sali. 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-baba-meirs-blessing-to-an-illiterate-jew. 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.

110

The Power Of A Tzadik (Baal Shem Tov And Alter Rebbe Stories)

Sep 6, 2023

25:31

Two stories this week for Chai Elul, the first about a chassid of the Baal Shem Tov that wants to leave Judaism and learn black magic and the second about how the scholars of Shklov's Torah questions were answered by the Alter Rebbe in a unique way. 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-power-of-a-tzadik-baal-shem-tov-and-alter-rebbe-stories. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Mazal to to Michal & Yitzchak and thank you to the Moorvitch family for sponsoring this episode. 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.

111

All Jews Are Guarantors For One Another

Aug 30, 2023

22:00

Two stories this week, the first about the holy Ben Ish Chai, Rabbi Yosef Chaim and the second another story about how "you'll never know...". 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/all-jews-are-guarantors-for-one-another. 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.

112

Reb Nissan's Mission For The Baal Shem Tov

Aug 23, 2023

20:19

Two stories this week, the first about a chassid of the Baal Shem Tov sent on a mission that he himself doesn't understand and the second story about the Chofetz Chaim. 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/reb-nissans-mission-for-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.

113

The Schlepper Chosson

Aug 16, 2023

20:39

Two stories this week, the first about a chassid of the Maggid of Mezritch who is having a hard time getting married and the second about the simplicity of a chassid following the Tzemach Tzedek's advice. 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-schlepper-chosson. This episode was sponsored by the Kimmel family in honor of Ruth Freidel Hay on her birthday. 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.

114

Stand Strong And Hashem Stands With You

Aug 8, 2023

22:06

Two stories this week, the first about a coin from the Beit HaMikdash that goes missing at an event of great rabbis in Pressburg and the second about how Rabbi Levi Yitzchak, the father of the last Lubavitcher Rebbe, stood up against the Soviet Union. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/stand-strong-and-hashem-stands-with-you. This episode was sponsored by the Kimmel family in honor of Yosef Ben Shalom Hay on his birthday. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. The other stories about the Rebbe's father: https://hasidicstory.com/episode/chassidic-story-82-the-soviet-government-vs-rabbi-schneerson/ 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.

115

Opening The Gates Of Shidduchim

Aug 2, 2023

18:35

Two stories this week for Tu b'Av. The first about the simple faith of tzadikim and chassidim and the second how the Gates of Shidduchim were opened for an older single. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/opening-the-gates-of-shidduchim. To become a part of this project 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.

116

Neighbor Above, Neighbor Below (Baal Shem Tov Story)

Jul 26, 2023

22:18

I have one long story this week about the Holy Baal Shem Tov who asks Hashem who would sit next to him in heavan if he kept shabbos properly. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/neighbor-above-neighbor-below. To become a part of this project 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.

117

Chassidic Stories For Tisha B'Av

Jul 19, 2023

18:32

This week I have some stories for Tisha b'Av. The first is about an act of kindness in the cold winter of Russia in the early 1900s and the second few stories are short stories related to Tisha b'Av. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/chassidic-stories-for-tisha-bav. 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.

118

The Silent Mitzvah

Jul 12, 2023

20:42

Two stories this week. The first is about a chassid who asks the Alter Rebbe for a way to make a living that gives him time to learn and ends up in a place he didn't expect and the other about the Vizhnitzer Rebbe doing a silent mitzvah. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-silent-mitzvah. 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.

119

A Jew Has To Always Pray To Be A Jew

Jul 5, 2023

19:32

Two Chabad stories this week. The first a lesson learned from the Rebbe Rayatz when three boys bring a drunk goat into the yeshiva and the second about Reb Aizel Homlier and the Mittler Rebbe. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/a-jew-has-to-always-pray-to-be-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.

120

The Generous Friend (a Baal Shem Tov story)

Jun 28, 2023

20:43

Put on your seatbelts my sweetest friends, we have two stories this week with the holy Baal Shem Tov. The first is about a wealthy Jew that comes to the Baal Shem Tov but has nothing to ask for and the second about the holy Rabbi Reb Abish of Frankfurt. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-generous-friend. The other Rav Abish story: https://hasidicstory.com/category/abish-of-frankfurt/ 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.

121

You Have To Learn Chassidus

Jun 21, 2023

21:35

Two stories this week, the first about the top student in the Lakewood Yeshiva and the Rebbe's message for him and the second about the Frierdiker Rebbe's dream. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/you-have-to-learn-chassidus. 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.

122

One For Ima, One For Abba

Jun 14, 2023

21:46

Two stories this week, the first about a great tzadik not understanding why he was arrested and thrown in prison and the second about a sweet girl who helps her parents see the light. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/one-for-ima-one-for-abba. 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.

123

Plugging In The Soul

Jun 7, 2023

20:33

Two stories this week, the first about an oprhaned boy that becomes a chassid and fulfills a secret mission and the second about the power Rebbes have to bless and where it comes from. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/plugging-in-the-soul. 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.

124

Brick By Brick

May 31, 2023

21:18

Two stories this week, the first about a wealthy father in law that doesn't understand why his son in law keeps hanging out by the Rebbe Reb Nachum of Chernobyl and tells the rebbe and the second about the Ridvaz, Rabbi Yaakov Dovid Wilovsky and a story about his father's self sacrifice for his son's Torah learning. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/brick-by-brick. 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.

125

Yankele The Ganef & Claude the Jew

May 24, 2023

25:13

Two stories this week, the first about how Claude from Ghana came to be a Jew and the second a classic story from Reb Shlomo about the passing of the holy Baal Shem Tov on Shavuot and his close chassid Yanekele the Thief. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/yankele-the-ganef-claude-the-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.

126

Honoring Oneself, Honoring One's Wife

May 17, 2023

22:38

Two stories this week, the first about Reb Meir of Premishlan's way of making of living and the second about the Vilna Gaon. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/honoring-oneself-honoring-ones-wife. 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.

127

A Mother's Love

May 10, 2023

18:52

Two stories this week, the first about the sacrifice of a mother for her son and the second two short stories from the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/a-mothers-love. 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.

128

The Rabbi That Went To Confession

May 4, 2023

18:45

A merchant down on his luck gets a gift from Hashem but it doesn't work out exactly like he planned. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-rabbi-that-went-to-confession. 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.

129

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.

130

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.

131

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.

132

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.

133

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.

134

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.

135

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.

136

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.

137

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.

138

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.

139

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.

140

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.

141

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.

142

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.

143

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.

144

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.

145

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.

146

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.

147

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.

148

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.

149

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.

150

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.