The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman

101

From Where Does This Jew Come From

Jul 17, 2024

24:00

This week I have two stories for you for Yud Beis and Yud Gimmel Tamuz, the festival of liberation of the Rebbe Rayatz, the first is about a chassid of the Rebbe Rayatz who is arrested by the NKVD secret police and goes to the Rebbe for advice and the second is about the hesitations of Rebbetzin Tzviyah Eliyahu about her husband becoming the chief Rabbi of Israel. 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/from-where-does-this-jew-come-from. 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

A Blessing In Paris (Stories For Gimmel Tamuz)

Jul 10, 2024

30:32

This week I have two stories for you for Gimmel Tamuz, the yahrzeit of the last Lubavitcher Rebbe, the first is about the miraculous birth of someone who never met the Lubavitcher Rebbe and the second about a promising yeshiva bocher who tried to lie to the 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-blessing-in-paris. 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

An Unexpected Turn Of Events

Jul 3, 2024

22:50

This week I have three stories for you, the first is about a simple chassid of the Shpoler Zayde who has his life saving stolen by a Russian solider and goes to the Tzadik for help, the second about an undercover unit in the IDF deciding to wear tzitziot and the third about Reb Mordechai Dov of Hornisteipl who needed to have surgery to remove a sore from his back. 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/an-unexpected-turn-of-events. 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

Eat A Bagel!

Jun 26, 2024

20:11

This week I have two stories for you, the first is about a wealthy Jew who comes to the Chasam Sofer for a loan and the second about the Rebbe Maharash before he was rebbe and a very insistent woman who wanted a blessing for children. 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/eat-a-bagel. 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

One Mitzvah Or Thousands Of Mitzvot?

Jun 19, 2024

22:04

This week I have two stories for you, the first is about a wedding dowry and the controversy that it creates and the second about a very insistent milkman who finds a bag of coins in the street. 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/one-mitzvah-or-thousands-of-mitzvot. 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

Is The Baal Shem Tov Truly Holy

Jun 10, 2024

22:58

This week I have two stories for you, the first is about how the Maggid of Mezritch came to find out if the Baal Shem Tov is truly holy or just does miracles and the second about a special chevruta of two Torah scholars and one of them having doubts about Hashem's existance. 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/is-the-baal-shem-tov-truly-holy. 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

A Stuffed Lion, A Suit And A Rabbi

Jun 5, 2024

24:35

This week I have two stories for you, the first is about a Misnaged (an opposer to the Chassidim) who came to Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk to determine whether he was really a tzadik or a big fake and the second a story I heard on shabbos when a Haredi rabbi was asked by an injured former solider why Haredim like him don't have to serve in the IDF. 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-stuffed-lion-a-suit-and-a-rabbi. 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

Thank You Hashem For Burning Down My House

May 29, 2024

25:43

This week I have two stories for you, the first is about a wealthy Torah scholar who insists that the Baal Shem Tov teach him the secret of understanding the birds' speech and the second about an unlikely Chassidic minyan in the middle of nowhere in Italy. 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/thank-you-hashem-for-burning-down-my-house. 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

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.

110

The Horse Thief And The Wayward Son

May 15, 2024

21:52

This week I have two stories for you, the first is about a Jewish businessman falsely accused of stealing who comes to the Shpoler Zayde for a blessing not to have to go to jail and the second about the love Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe had for his wayward son. 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-horse-thief-and-the-wayward-son. 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.

111

You Call That Coffee?

May 8, 2024

20:56

This week I have two stories for you, the first is about Rabbi Asher Zeev Werner of Tiberias who can't figure out how to pay for his yeshiva's expenses until he has a dream and the second a gift given by Rabbi Meir Shapiro to a young boy that does wonders. 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/you-call-that-coffee. 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

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.

113

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.

114

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.

115

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.

116

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.

117

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.

118

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.

119

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.

120

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.

121

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.

122

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.

123

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.

124

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.

125

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.

126

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.

127

Getting What You Deserve

Jan 10, 2024

20:45

This week I have two stories for you. The first is about a kind couple that hosts the Chernobyler Rebbe every year, but this year the rebbe refuses to come to their house and the second about a nobleman who became sick and got a blessing from the Rebbe Maharash of Lubavitch. 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/getting-what-you-deserve. 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.

128

When The Gates Of Heaven Are Closed

Jan 3, 2024

19:59

This week I have two stories for you. The first is about a poor Jew who needs to marry off his daughter and comes to the Kosover Rebbe for advice and the second about a wealthy couple that weren't blessed with children and come to the Radzyminer Rebbe for 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/when-the-gates-of-heaven-are-closed. 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.

129

Riches, Long Life Or Wisdom

Dec 27, 2023

21:48

This week I have two stories for you. The first is about a special guest at a brit mila for a couple that was married for 20 years and didn't have children before and the second a story that I heard from my rabbi of blessed memory, Reb Sholom Brodt, about a Jew that survived the Holocaust and did everything he could to avoid keeping Torah or mitzvot. 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/riches-long-life-or-wisdom. 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.

130

Mitvot That Save Lives

Dec 20, 2023

22:56

This week I have two stories for you. The first is about a top student of the Chofetz Chaim who makes him promise to never break shabbos and the second about a generous wealthy Jew helping a poor orphan couple to get married. 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/mitzvot-that-save-lives. 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.

131

Baal Shem Tov Story: The Prince Who Never Stopped Learning

Dec 13, 2023

28:00

This week I have one long Baal Shem Tov story about a wealthy couple that is blessed by the Baal Shem Tov to have a son that he promises to raise as his own. 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/baal-shem-tov-story-the-prince-who-never-stopped-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.

132

A Rebbe Doesn't Make Mistakes & Many More Chanukah Stories

Dec 6, 2023

1:00:31

This week I have two stories for you, the first is about a Chassid of the Mittler Rebbe that asks for help but the Rebbe apparently made a mistake and the second about a broken bottle of oil used for Chanukah, then I have four other Chanukah stories for you from previous years. 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-rebbe-doesnt-make-mistakes. 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.

133

The Horses That Thought They Were Angels

Nov 29, 2023

21:41

This week I have two stories for you, the first is about a Chassid of the Mittler Rebbe that becomes a wagon driver because the rebbe told him so and the second about the horses of the Baal Shem Tov who came to think that they were angels. 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-horses-that-thought-they-were-angels. 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.

134

The Baal Shem Tov Asks Can It Rain Now?

Nov 22, 2023

25:04

This week I have two stories for you, the first is about a genius Torah scholar who has questions that no one except the Baal Shem Tov can answer and the second from the Six Day War in 1967 with Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu and the Cave of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs in Hevron. 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-asks-can-it-rain-now. 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.

135

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.

136

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.

137

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.

138

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.

139

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.

140

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.

141

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.

142

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.

143

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.

144

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.

145

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.

146

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.

147

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.

148

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.

149

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.

150

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.