Goldie’s Gabs

This week is Thanksgiving in the USA. So this week we have a story of Herschel of Osteropol and a goose dinner…or foot to be specific. Story is based on the book The Adventures of Herschel of Ostropol retold by Eric A Kimmel.

This week we read a story about Herschel of Osteropol a common character in the folklore of Eastern European Jews. His stories always have a bit of wit and cleverness. This telling of the story is based on the one found in the book The Adventures of Herschel of Ostropol retold by Eric A Kimmel

This week’s story is a modern day story that takes place in Tel Aviv and is taken from Tuvia Bolton’s Torah Online weekly mailing.http://www.ohrtmimim.org/Torah_default.asp

(Reference for the video: tefillin)

This week we read a story about the Tzemach Tzedek, the third Lubavitcher Rebbe, and the work he did with the Cantonists and in helping others avoid that fate.

For those who don’t already know about the Cantonists there’s a bit of an introduction to that period of history at the beginning of the episode.

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This week we read a story about Reb Shmuel Munkis and the Kabbalistic question he gives to his fellow traveler.

This story comes from the Early Chassidic Personalities series book on Reb Shmuel Munkis, by Rabbi Sholom D. Avtzon

This week we are reading a story about the Rebbe Maharash, the fourth Lubavitcher Rebbe. Although he was known as the Baal Shemske Rebbe because so many miracles occurred when he was Rebbe this story shows the power of belief to cause a transformation.

For those who are interested in more from the behind [...]