The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman

201

Reb Zushe Is Hungry

Jul 20, 2022

25:46

Two stories this week, the first about a Jew that had everything and felt that fasting would bring him to higher spiritual state and the second about the holy Rebbe Reb Zusha and how Hashem hears our prayers. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/reb-zushe-is-hungry. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

202

Chaim The Tehillim Sayer

Jul 13, 2022

19:06

Two stories this week, the first with the holy Baal Shem Tov and Reb Meir who wants to write the perfect Sefer Torah and the second which I didn't plan, but added one more at the end about the holy Maggid of Mezritch and how he served Hashem in such a special way. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/chaim-the-tehillim-sayer. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

203

The Heavenly Court's Messengers

Jul 6, 2022

19:57

A tzadik comes to the great Rebbe Reb Meir of Premishlan to get a blessing for moving to Israel, but Reb Meir has other plans. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-heavenly-courts-messengers. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. The Rabbi Aaron episode: https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas/rabbi-david-aaron Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

204

Why The Rebbe Straightened His Tie

Jun 29, 2022

18:13

Two stories this week for Gimmel Tammuz, the first about a Chassid of the Lubavitcher Rebbe and strange dream where the Rebbe tells him to wear a tie and the second about how the Rebbe keeps his promises. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/why-the-rebbe-straightened-his-tie. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

205

The Seer Of Lublin's Barber

Jun 22, 2022

17:28

Two stories this week, the first about the Seer of Lublin's barber which was not so easy to find and the second about the Lubavitcher Rebbe's order for everyone to have a Mashpia (a rabbi mentor). Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-seer-of-lublins-barber. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

206

Why The Baal Shem Tov Laughed

Jun 15, 2022

16:33

Two stories this week, the first about why the Baal Shem Tov laughed three times during the Friday night meal and the second about an Aguna and Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/why-the-baal-shem-tov-laughed. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

207

The Hundred Thousand Rubles

Jun 8, 2022

14:54

A poor Chassid of the Seer of Lublin gets advice to take the best room in the finest hotel in order to pay off his debts and ends up helping a fellow Jew. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-hundred-thousand-rubles. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

208

Giving In Order To Receive

Jun 1, 2022

16:25

Two stories this week, in 1967 a young Chabad Chassid tries putting on Tefillin on an old Jew in a hospital in Manhattan and sees Hashem's hand and the second a classic Baal Shem Tov story about a pinch of snuff. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/giving-in-order-to-receive. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

209

The Conceited Rebbe

May 25, 2022

15:58

Two stories this week, the father of Reb Meir of Premishlan, Reb Aharon Leib hears from one of his Chassidim that the great Rebbe, Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk, called him most conceited person ever and travels to find out why and the second story about Reb Denvers the milkman from Reb Sholom Brodt's z"l childhood. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-conceited-rebbe. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

210

Obsessed with Meeting Eliyahu HaNavi

May 18, 2022

16:30

Two stories this week, the first about a wealth Jew who becomes obsessed and the other about the final moments of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/obsessed-with-meeting-eliyahu-hanavi. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

211

Hashem Returns A Lost Object

May 11, 2022

15:15

Two stories this week, the first about an Israeli girl looking finding meaning on a trip to India and the other about Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev's yetzer ha'ra. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/hashem-returns-a-lost-object. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

212

The Power To Bless

May 4, 2022

15:29

Two stories this week, the first about how Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk gets 24 hours to bless a Jew and the second about the simple faith of unlearned Jews and the holy Ruzhiner Rebbe. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-power-to-bless. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

213

The Tzadik And The Prosecuting Angel (a Baal Shem Tov story)

Apr 27, 2022

24:31

A longer story than usual to make up for missing last week's story, the Baal Shem Tov gathers the Chassidim for a farbrengen and tells them the story of Reb Moshe who was chosen to be the Tzadik that holds up the whole world, but before he's chosen, he's tested by the Prosecuting Angel. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-tzadik-and-the-prosecuting-angel-a-baal-shem-tov-story. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

214

Mama, What Will We Eat For The Seder?

Apr 13, 2022

10:25

Two stories this week, the first a chassid of the Baal Shem Tov is given guidance as to how to meet Eliyahu HaNavi at the Seder and the second story about Reb Mendel Futerfas having a yechidus (private meeting) with the Lubavitcher Rebbe while in the Soviet Gulag. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/mama-what-will-we-eat-for-the-seder. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

215

How Far Into The Story Are You Now?

Apr 6, 2022

15:31

Two stories this week, the first about Reb Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk and a wonderous story that Baal Shem Tov told him and the second about an opposer of the Baal Shem Tov coming to embarrass the rebbe. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/how-far-into-the-story-are-you-now. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

216

The Jew Who Was Buried In A Priest's Outfit

Mar 30, 2022

15:39

Two stories this week, the first about a strange discovery when the Jewish community of a certain town in Poland has to move old graves and the second about the commitment of an Israeli officer to come closer to Hashem. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-jew-who-was-buried-in-a-priests-outfit. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

217

We're All In This Together

Mar 23, 2022

17:31

Three stories this week, two about the holy Baal Shem Tov and a mysterious night saying Tehillim all night long, the second about how the Baal Shem Tov finally was able to serve Hashem as he always wanted and the last about the holy Rebbe Reb Zushe finding the deeper meaning in an every day conversation. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/were-all-in-this-together. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

218

Proof That Hashem Is Running The World

Mar 16, 2022

15:13

Two stories this week about wiping out Amalek (Purim) both with the help of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/proof-that-hashem-is-running-the-world. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

219

The Rabbi Of Frankfurt's Three Questions & The Power of Prayer

Mar 9, 2022

13:32

Two stories this week, the first about the great rabbi of Frankfurt helping the search committee find his successor and the second about the Power of Prayer. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-rabbi-of-frankfurts-three-questions. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

220

I Had No Choice But To Help Them

Mar 2, 2022

14:12

A story about the non-Chassidic Moskovitz family of Hungary needing a blessing from a rebbe to save them from losing their livlihood. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/i-had-no-choice-but-to-help-them. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

221

The Water Carrier Rabbi

Feb 23, 2022

10:48

Two stories, the first about the great Kabbalist Rabbi the Megale Amukos who appoints a simple water carrier as his successor and the second about the Baal Shem Tov's wife trying to stop the Chassidim from drinking. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-water-carrier-rabbi. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

222

The Chassidic Doctor Of Petersburg

Feb 16, 2022

15:18

The story of a young genius who loses his way and his story about how he became a chassid of the Rebbe Maharash. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-chassidic-doctor-of-petersburg. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

223

Are You Sure He's Not A Rebbe?

Feb 9, 2022

14:16

Two stories this week. The first is a beautiful story about the Redomsker Rebbe wanting to be made a rebbe by the Holy Kuzimer Rebbe. The second a wild story that Reb Nachum of Chernobyl tells the Baal Shem Tov about why he davens mincha so intensely. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/are-you-sure-hes-not-a-rebbe. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

224

The Baal Shem Tov Helps A Misnaged See The Light

Feb 2, 2022

13:01

Rav Nosson is a staunch opponent of the Baal Shem Tov. When the Baal Shem Tov comes to town, he realizes this is his chance to set the Baal Shem Tov right and help him do teshuvah. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-baal-shem-tov-helps-a-misnaged-see-the-light. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

225

Joy Is The Key To Receiving All Of The Blessings

Jan 26, 2022

23:50

Two stories this week, the first about a chassid of the Alter Rebbe and how his wife shows him how to serve Hashem with joy and the second about my chevruta and the power of the mikvah. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/joy-is-the-key-to-receiving-all-of-the-blessings. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear the interview with Ruth Wisse: https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas/ruth-wisse or https://jewishpeopleideas.com. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

226

The Two Angels

Jan 19, 2022

16:24

Two stories this week, the first about Reb Avraham the Malach, the son of the Maggid of Mezritch and an odd shidduch his father makes for him and the second a story I didn't plan on telling about two holy sisters in Jerusalem. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-two-angels. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

227

There's A Jew In Brooklyn Thinking Of You

Jan 12, 2022

15:45

Two stories this week for Yud Shevat, the first about a mysterious mission given by the Rebbe Rayatz to three Chabad rabbis in Paris in 1947 and the second about another mysterious mission given by the last Lubavitcher Rebbe to Rabbi Yosef Weinberg who was given a box of matza to delivery to a Jew in a town he had never heard of and had no plans on going to. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/theres-a-jew-in-brooklyn-thinking-of-you. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

228

Truth Or Common Sense

Jan 5, 2022

14:39

Two stories this week, the first with a test Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev was given when he first became the rabbi and the second of Reb Shmelkie of Nickelsburg and Reb Moshe Leib Sassover trying to cancel a harsh decree against the Jews of Nickelsburg. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/truh-or-common-sense. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

229

The Mysterious Shepherd Boy

Dec 29, 2021

12:07

Two stories this week, the first of a mysterious shepherd boy who works for a Jewish villager and the second about the last moments of Reb Tzvi Elimelech of Dinov on this earth. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-mysterious-shepherd-boy. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Find my books on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman.

230

Repaying A Favor

Dec 22, 2021

15:02

A poor Jew tries his luck at managing an inn and is visited by the Baal Shem Tov who gives him some strange advice. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/repaying-a-favor. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.

231

The Knock At The Door & Faith In The Baal Shem Tov

Dec 15, 2021

12:49

Two stories this week. The first is the story of a beggar and wealthy Jew and his wife and the second about a woman who comes motzei shabbos asking the Baal Shem Tov for money to buy milk for her children. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-knock-at-the-door-faith-in-the-baal-shem-tov. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.

232

The Secret Train To The Rebbe

Dec 9, 2021

14:40

Two stories of Lubavitcher Rebbes this week. The first is with Rabbi Teitz who is tasked with a special mission from the last Lubavitcher Rebbe on his 22nd trip to the Soviet Union and the second of Rabbi Neminov's secret train to the Rebbe Rayatz. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-secret-train-to-the-rebbe. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.

233

Reb Baruch's Bid

Dec 1, 2021

10:24

A community of Sadigora chassidim take coins given to them by their rebbe and make them into a special menorah to be lit every Chanukah. The lighting is auctioned off to the highest bidder and Reb Baruch, a poor tinsmith, makes a special bid. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/reb-baruchs-bid. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.

234

When The Alter Rebbe Chopped Wood On Yom Kippur

Nov 24, 2021

15:30

Two stories this week about the Alter Rebbe in honor of Yud Tes Kislev. The first is about a Chassid who the Alter Rebbe sends to deliver a large amount of cash and the second about what new idea Chassidus brought to the world, as told by the last Lubavitcher Rebbe. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/when-the-alter-rebbe-chopped-wood-on-yom-kippur. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.

235

A Blessing In Disguise

Nov 17, 2021

12:35

A wealthy Jew from Warsaw picks up a poor Chassid on his way to visit the great Rebbe Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk. Afterwards his life is turned upside down and only 10 years later does his learn why. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/a-blessing-in-disguise. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.

236

A Share In The World To Come

Nov 10, 2021

12:07

Naftali, a poor chassid of Reb Meir of Premishlan, comes to his rebbe for advice on how to pay for his daughter's wedding. Reb Meir gives him a single ruble and tells him to take the first business deal that comes his way and Hashem will take care of the rest. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/a-share-in-the-world-to-come. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.

237

The Rebbe's Promise

Nov 3, 2021

11:38

Two stories this week. The first is about a Chabad shaliach in Berkeley trying to help a young woman reconnect with her Jewish roots and the second about the level of a great tzaddik, Reb Nachum of Chernobyl. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-rebbes-promise. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.

238

The Holy Rebbetzin Kaminker

Oct 27, 2021

12:13

The Rebbe Reb Tzvi Kaminker's Rebbetzin had the ability to remove the pains of childbirth and ensure a healthy baby and mother just by being present at the birth. When she does a favor for the Pasha of Jerusalem he offers her money for saving his daughter's life, but she asks for something worth much more. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-holy-rebbetzin-kaminker. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.

239

Closed For Shabbos And The Riminover's Kapote

Oct 20, 2021

14:03

Two stories this week, the first about Reb Hillel of Paritsh helping Jewish tavernkeepers keep their taverns closed on shabbos and the second about the sweetest rebbe, Reb Hershele of Riminov and his new kapote. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/closed-for-shabbos-and-the-riminovers-kapote. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.

240

What It Means to Be a Jew and Reb Feivush's Blessing

Oct 13, 2021

13:31

Two stories this week, the first about a group of Transylvanian non-Jews that after 600 years of keeping shabbos and kosher finally convert to Judaism and about a couple that gets a special blessing from the Tosher Rebbe, Reb Feivush, for children. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/what-it-means-to-be-a-jew-and-reb-feivushs-blessing. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.

241

The Funeral Of The Drunken Tailor

Oct 6, 2021

11:08

The local tailor who was an outcast in Koretz for not keeping shabbos or kosher is given the honor of a great tzadik at his funeral. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-funeral-of-the-drunken-tailor. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.

242

What Shall We Eat In The Seventh Year?

Sep 30, 2021

11:28

In 1950 a group of religious men keep the mitzvah of Shmita when most of the country is not. Having no choice they plant what they can and wait to see what Hashem has in store for them. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/what-shall-we-eat-in-the-seventh-year. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.

243

The Rabbi Who Couldn't Sleep At Night

Sep 14, 2021

9:51

A rabbi in Argentina tries to help a woman change her mind regarding marrying a non-Jew with the help of another rabbi who can't sleep at night. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-rabbi-who-couldnt-sleep-at-night. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.

244

The Unholy Spirits' Full Stomachs

Sep 9, 2021

10:25

The Baal Shem Tov saves a family from debtors prison and asks the husband of the family to tell them what happened while they were there. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-unholy-spirits-full-stomachs. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.

245

The Rebbe Says It's Time For You To Change

Sep 1, 2021

14:33

A chassid of the Tzemach Tzedek (the 3rd Lubavitcher Rebbe) is sent on a secret mission to send a message to a cruel Poritz that is causing suffering to the Jews and non-Jews alike. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-rebbe-says-its-time-for-you-to-change. Other stories for this time of year: https://hasidicstory.com/category/selichot-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.

246

The Solider, The Zayde And The Doomed Chicken

Aug 25, 2021

14:17

Two stories this week. The first is a story told by Reb Shlomo Carelbach about a former religious officer in the IDF who wants nothing to do with being Jewish and the second about the soul of a chicken that comes to the holy Baal Shem Tov asking for help. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-solider-the-zayde-and-the-doomed-chicken. To become a part of this project please go to www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.

247

The Alter Rebbe's Streimel & The Professor's Hot Dog

Aug 18, 2021

13:54

Two stories this week. The first is about what happened when someone unintentionally wore the Alter Rebbe's streimel and the second about Professor Velvel Greene making a promise that was too hard to keep. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-alter-rebbes-streimel. To become a part of this project please go to www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.

248

Why Are You Sharpening That Knife?

Aug 11, 2021

16:04

Two stories this week. The first is about a maggid (traveling preacher) who comes to the town of Reb Shmuel Munkis to help the local Jews do teshuva during the month of Elul and the second about the power of renewal with a story about Reb Shlomo Carlebach. These two were stories I heard from my late teacher, rabbi and mentor, Reb Sholom Brodt whose yahrzeit is on Yud (10th) Elul. I wrote a book about my experiences with Reb Sholom called A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations. You can see it here https://amzn.to/30JS7CT. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/why-are-you-sharpening-that-knife. To become a part of this project please go to www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.

249

Reb Dovid Of Lelov Delivers A Message

Aug 4, 2021

10:08

Two stories this week. The first is about Reb Dovid of Lelov before he became know as a great tzadik delivering a special message and the second about the great Sanzer Rebbe and his son Reb Baruch at the 3rd meal on the holy shabbos. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/reb-dovid-of-lelov-delivers-a-message. To become a part of this project please go to www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.

250

You Need A Neshama

Jul 28, 2021

17:41

Two stories this week. The first is about Rabbi JJ Hecht and an Israeli who ends up in a church in New York and the second about what is a Chassid with the Rebbe Reb Mordechai of Lechovitch. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/you-need-a-neshama. To become a part of this project please go to www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. To hear the episode of Jewish People & Ideas with Dov Lipman go to https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas/dov-lipman or https://jewishpeopleideas.com.