The Chassidic Story Project With Barak Hullman

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The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekA Deal I Could Not RefuseThis week I have three stories for you. The first is about the Chernobyler Rebbe and a wealthy man who was offered a deal he simply could not refuse, the second the Baal Shem Tov showed the chassidim Elijah the Prophet and the third Rebbi Nachman's teaching about the Baal Shem Tov's lulke (pipe) and his brilliant strategy for outwitting the yetzer hara. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/a-deal-i-could-not-refuse. To become...2025-07-2332 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThree Lifetimes, One SoulThis week I have two stories for you. The first is a special mission that the Baal Shem Tov sends two of his chassidim on and the second about a tikkun for the holy Ohr HaChaim HaKadosh. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/three-lifetimes-one-soul. 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...2025-07-1626 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekShema is Yisrael (Stories for Yud Bes and Yud Gimmel Tammuz)This week I have two stories for you for Yud Bes and Yud Gimmel Tammuz. The first is about Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak as a young man being sent to avert a decree against the Jewish community and the second a story told by the Friediker Rebbe about a simple chassid of his grandfather, the Rebbe Reb Shmuel. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/shema-is-yisrael. To become a part of this project or...2025-07-0928 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekBetter Than the OriginalThis week I have two stories for you for Gimmel Tammuz. The first is about a couple that turns the Rebbe for advice on having children and the second about Raphael Nouril who came closer to Rebbe by painting his portrait. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/better-than-the-original. 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...2025-07-0227 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekNever Make Promises You Can't KeepThis week I have two stories for you. The first is about a desperate Rosh Yeshiva who blesses a wealthy Jew with a child in exchange for a large donation and then goes to the Frierdiker Rebbe for help when his blessing doesn't come true. The second is a well known story about Yaakov Ish Tam, a story told by the Tzemach Tzedek when his house was being rebuilt after a fire. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also...2025-06-2521 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekCan I Tell You About Hashem's Bookkeeping? (Baal Shem Tov story)This week I have two stories for you. The first is about couple that gives up wealth for a child but then comes to the Baal Shem Tov asking for help and the second a short story about Reb Zusha who helps a wealthy Jew see what true wealth is. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/can-i-tell-you-about-hashems-bookkeeping-baal-shem-tov-story. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https...2025-06-1821 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekA Match Made in HeavenThis week I have three stories for you. The first is about a wealthy Jew that buys an unknown cargo for a fortune, the second about the Baal Shem Tov and his unique way of inspiring two Jews and the last from just after October 7th and how a pair of tziziot saved lives. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/a-match-made-in-heaven. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode...2025-06-1129 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekA Blessing Instead of a CurseThis week I have three stories for you. The first is about Reb Yonasan Eibeschutz who gave up his entire wedding dowery to save a fellow Jew, the second about a father and son during the Holocaust and the father's disobeying the Nazi's orders, and the third about the Six Day War and Rabbi Aryeh Levin's blessing for Nasser. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/a-blessing-instead-of-a-curse. To become a part of this...2025-06-0426 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekJealousy into Generosity (Shavuot Stories)This week I have two stories for you the first is about the Shpoler Zeide who wants a Poritz and his friends to really hear the Ten Commandments and the second a story Reb Meir of Premishlan would tell every year on Shavuot about Rabbi Shimshon Meir Wertheimer of Vienna and a simple wagon driver that saves a stranded king but then wants to punish his fellow Jew. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud...2025-05-2833 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Short Long WayThis week I have three stories for you the first is about a fish merchant that loses all of his money and gets cryptic advice from the Tzemach Tzedek to go to Berlin, the second about the Kol Aryeh and the Sanzer Rebbe and how a mitzvah is saved for a person's salvation and the last three short stories about Lubavitcher Rebbes and time. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-short-long-way. To...2025-05-2129 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekWhere Miracles Begin, but Don't EndThis week I have three stories for you the first is about obstacles that got in the way of bochurim getting to Meron on Lag BaOmer, the second about the power of forgiveness and the third about the Mittler Rebbe on Lag BaOmer. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/where-miracles-begin-but-dont-end. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the...2025-05-1426 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Water-Carrier of PolotzkThis week I have three stories for you the first is about a poor melamed who wants a blessing from the Ruzhiner Rebbe for wealth, the second about the naming of the Rebbe Maharash and the third how the Baal Shem Tov prepared the knife for shechting (slaughtering). If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-water-carrier-of-polotzk. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com...2025-05-0732 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Deitchel Sends His RegardsThis week I have three stories for you the first is about a young bochur in Hungary during WWII and the promise made 30 years before by Reb Shayele Kirester, the second about the Rambam and the third about Reb Yosef Tumarkin and an unusual request in the mikvah on Friday ever Shabbos. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-deitchel-sends-his-regards. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go...2025-04-3034 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekExactly When It Is NeededThis week I have three stories for you the first is about a young Chabad chassid serving on an Israeli air force base that gets in trouble for teaching Torah to the kids there, the second about the Baal Shem Tov and a dowry that he owes and the third about a simple yid learning a powerful lesson from Reb Mordechai of Chernobyl about parnasa. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/exactly-when-its-needed. ...2025-04-2335 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekMoishele The Water Carrier's SederThis week I have three stories for you and then all of the Pesach stories from previous years.. The first is about Reb Leib Sarahs who arranges a Duke's help against false accusation of a Jewish tavernkeeper, the second about a couple that after a tragedy couldn't have kids and gets an unusual blessing, and the last Reb Tzvi Elimelech of Dinov wants his chassidim to hear about Moishele The Water Carrier's Seder. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! ...2025-04-091h 52

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekWhere Heaven and Earth KissThis week I have three stories for you. The first is about Ami Pykovski and what happens when he decides to shut down his big clothing store on Shabbos, the second about Reb Leib Sarah's, one of the closest Chassidim of the Baal Shem Tov wanting to move to the Holy Land and the last about the Sanzer Rebbe and a poor Jew who blows a large amount of tzedakah on fish for Shabbos. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your...2025-04-0228 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekRegards From YonahThis week I have three stories for you. The first is about a wealthy merchant who comes to the Baal Shem Tov to be blessed with children and then forgets it was the Baal Shem Tov that blessed him, the second about Rabbi Mordechai Dov of Hornosteipel helping a poor Jew and the third about Reb Hillel Paritcher and a wealthy merchant who wouldn't close his store for Shabbos. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https...2025-03-2633 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekSugar that HealsThis week I have three stories for you. The first is about Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Manheimer, the second about a many who had to pay for his children's weddings and didn't have the money and the third a short story about the Babi Sali. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/sugar-that-heals. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of...2025-03-1934 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekI Would Never Refuse The Rebbe (Purim stories)This week I have two new Purim stories for you and all of the Purim stories from previous years! The first story is about the Purim Seuda (meal) of the Ruzhiner Rebbe who asks a drunk chassid to annul the Czar's decrees against the Jews and the second about Purim on an IDF outpost in Lebanon in 1985. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/i-would-never-refuse-the-rebbe. To become a part of this project or...2025-03-122h 02

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Lubavticher Rebbe vs StalinThis week I have three stories for you, the first is about two wealthy Jews that come to Rabbi Yoel Yitzchak Rafalovitz to make a business deal outside of the Russian courts which gets the rabbi in a lot of trouble, the second about the Chazon Ish and two convicted murders and the third the Lubavitcher Rebbe vs Josef Stalin. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/rebbe-vs-stalin. To become a part of...2025-03-0535 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Power Of One DeedThis week I have three stories for you, the first is about two wealthy Jews that agree on a shidduch but then one loses all of his money, the second about Rabbi Yitzhak Meir the Chidushei HaRim who wanted to expand his yeshiva in one day and the last about a wealthy landowner who does a mitzvah and the power of that one deed. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-power-of-one-deed. To...2025-02-2633 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Rebbe's Silent AnswerThis week I have three stories for you, the first is about a Chassid of the Rebbe Rayatz who experiences three mysterious yechidut, the second about a Chassid that comes for a blessing for parnasa and doesn't realize what's really going on and the third about the Tzadik Reb Boruch Mordechai of Babroisk being cursed out and finding the good. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-rebbes-silent-answer. To become a part of...2025-02-1922 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekA Town Full Of Boruch MoshesThis week I have two and more stories. The first is about a couple in Mezhibuz that the Baal Shem Tov takes on a journey, the second and more are stories of the Rebbe Rayatz and the Ramash in honor of Yud Shvat. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/a-town-full-of-boruch-moshes. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the...2025-02-1228 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Onion Seller's SecretThis week I have three stories for you, the first is about a shortage of onions in Lublin and how it led to extreme actions, the second about the Alter Rebbe when he first got married disappointing his in-laws and the last a story about Reb Zusha. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-onion-sellers-secret. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. ...2025-02-0529 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekDo They Tell Stories Like That About You?This week I have three stories for you, the first two about Babi Sali in honor of his yahrzeit this coming week, the first about a sick girl that comes for a blessing, the second a story never told before and the last about the Chofetz Chaim presenting the Jews of Poland. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/do-they-tell-stories-like-that-about-you. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go...2025-01-2925 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Shamash Who Almost Stayed SilentThis week I have three stories for you, the first about two wealthy Jews who get a message from the Alter Rebbe after he'd left this world, the second about Rebbe Shmuel Shmelke of Nikolsberg being threatened with being fired and the last about Rabbi Moshe Grylak and a doctor who questioned whether kosher slaughter was allowed. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-shamash-who-almost-stayed-silent. To become a part of this project or...2025-01-2227 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Greatest Light Comes From The Darkest PlaceThis week I have three stories for you, the first about Reb Moshe of Lelov coming to the Land of Israel and the miracles along the way, the second two rabbis in the Soviet Union who learn who is really running the world and the last a story of Reb Zusha crying after being robbed. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-greatest-light-comes-from-the-darkest-place. To become a part of this project or sponsor an...2025-01-1525 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekA Jew Never Stops Doing What They StartedThis week I have three Baal Shem Tov stories for you, the first about how the Baal Shem Tov mistreats a Jew and bankrupts him and his family, the second about Reb Nochum of Chernobyl who is sent by the Baal Shem Tov to collect money for poor brides and the last about how the Baal Shem Tov makes a living. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/a-jew-never-stops-doing-what-they-started. To become a part...2025-01-0830 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Fifth Light Of ChanukahThis week I have three stories for Chanukah, the first about Lubavitcher Rebbe telling a young Polish chassid about the fifth light of Chanukah and it's power, the second about a wealthy miser who is blessed to host Reb Mordechai of Chernobyl for a tea party and the last about two Yemenite brothers who are separated when they arrive in Israel. Then I have all of the Chanukah stories from previous episodes. Chanukah Sameach! If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your...2024-12-251h 33

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Same Neshama, Just A Different BodyThis week I have three stories for Yud Tes Kislev, the Rosh Hashana of Chassidus. The first is about two Misnagdim that come to the Alter Rebbe for advice, the second about a young many drafted into the Czar's army who comes to the Rebbe Maharash for a blessing and the last about a donor who would not give me after the Frierdiker Rebbe passed away. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman...2024-12-1826 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekYou Must See What's AfterThe 300th episode! Unbelievable. This week I have two stories for you, the first is about an innkeeper who can't pay the rent and goes to Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk for help and the second about the Baal Shem Tov learning from a simple Jew what true faith in Hashem is. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/you-must-see-whats-after. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to...2024-12-1129 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekA Blessing Already GivenThis week I have two stories for you, the first is about an innkeeper who can't pay the rent and finds the Apta Rav asking him for help and the second about Rabbi Hendel Lieberman, a Chassidic artist and Chassid of the Lubavitcher Rebbe who discovers how far the Rebbe's holy vision goes. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/a-blessing-already-given. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please...2024-12-0425 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Hug Meant To Last A LifetimeThis week I have three stories for you, the first is about a young Polish Jewish girl whose parents buy her a ticket to move to America in the early 1900s and her father begs her to keep Shabbos, the second about the brother in law of the Baal Shem Tov, Reb Gershon Kitover who wants to see a hidden Tzadik and the last about Rabbi Moshe Rosen asking the Lubavitcher Rebbe to let him retire at 70. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I...2024-11-2725 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekA Mitzvah DilemmaThis week I have two stories for you, the first is about the Riminover Rebbe's father having an opportunity to pull himself and his family out of poverty and the second about a father, daughter and son-in-law that come to Belzer Rebbe for a blessing, but don't hear what he's saying. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/a-mitzvah-dilemma. To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to...2024-11-2021 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekHerschel The Miser's SecretsThis week I have two stories for you, the first is when Herschel the Miser passed away no one cared, but when Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev insisted that everyone attend they demanded to know why, the second about a Belzer chassid who slandered Chabad and the Lubavitcher Rebbe for putting tefillin on Jews that were not worthy. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/herschel-the-misers-secrets. To become a part of this project...2024-11-1323 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekA Cry From A Jewish Heart Never Goes UnansweredThis week I have one long story of the Baal Shem Tov for you. Reb Nosson is a holy Jew who learns Torah all day is supported by his wife, Naomi. But he's tested by Heaven and it takes him very far. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/a-cry-from-a-jewish-heart-never-goes-unanswered. 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...2024-11-0628 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekMaybe There Is a God After All?This week I have two stories for you, the first about the students of the Vilna Gaon who tried to fight the Enlightenment movement and the second about a woman's total faith in the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/maybe-there-is-a-god-after-all. 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...2024-10-3025 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Holy Fire Of The Baal Shem Tov (Sukkot and Simchat Torah Stories)This week I have three new stories for you, the first about a simple Jew that is sent to buy an etrog for his entire community and ends up doing another mitzvah instead, the second about the sukkah of Reb Mordechai of Nadvorna and the third about the dancing of the chassidim of the Baal Shem Tov on Simchat Torah and then at the end I'll add all of the stories from previous years about Sukkot. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply...2024-10-141h 13

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThank You Hashem For Burning Down My HouseThis 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. ...2024-05-2925 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Chassidic Wheel Of FortuneThis 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...2024-02-0720 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekStand Strong And Hashem Stands With YouTwo 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...2023-08-0822 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekChassidic Stories For Tisha B'AvThis 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...2023-07-1918 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekRebbe Nachman's The Simpleton And The SophisticateThe 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...2022-12-1436 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekI Had No Choice But To Help ThemA 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.2022-03-0214 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Chassidic Doctor Of PetersburgThe 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.2022-02-1615 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThere's A Jew In Brooklyn Thinking Of YouTwo 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...2022-01-1215 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekTruth Or Common SenseTwo 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.2022-01-0514 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Mysterious Shepherd BoyTwo 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.2021-12-2912 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekRepaying A FavorA 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.2021-12-2215 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Knock At The Door & Faith In The Baal Shem TovTwo 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.2021-12-1512 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Secret Train To The RebbeTwo 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.2021-12-0914 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekReb Baruch's BidA 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.2021-12-0110 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekWhen The Alter Rebbe Chopped Wood On Yom KippurTwo 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.2021-11-2415 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekA Blessing In DisguiseA 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.2021-11-1712 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekA Share In The World To ComeNaftali, 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.2021-11-1012 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Rebbe's PromiseTwo 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.2021-11-0311 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Holy Rebbetzin KaminkerThe 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.2021-10-2712 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekClosed For Shabbos And The Riminover's KapoteTwo 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.2021-10-2014 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekWhat It Means to Be a Jew and Reb Feivush's BlessingTwo 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.2021-10-1313 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Funeral Of The Drunken TailorThe 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.2021-10-0611 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekWhat Shall We Eat In The Seventh Year?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.2021-09-3011 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Rabbi Who Couldn't Sleep At NightA 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.2021-09-1409 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Unholy Spirits' Full StomachsThe 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.2021-09-0910 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Rebbe Says It's Time For You To ChangeA 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.2021-09-0114 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Solider, The Zayde And The Doomed ChickenTwo 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.2021-08-2514 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Alter Rebbe's Streimel & The Professor's Hot DogTwo 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.2021-08-1813 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekWhy Are You Sharpening That Knife?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...2021-08-1116 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekReb Dovid Of Lelov Delivers A MessageTwo 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.2021-08-0410 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekYou Need A NeshamaTwo 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.2021-07-2817 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekHashem Will Help On The Way Back HomeAn agunah (a woman who can't get a divorce) comes to Reb Yitzchak of Neshchiz for a bracha. He promises that Hashem will help on the way back home and she waits to see how the bracha will come true. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/hashem-will-help-on-the-way-back-home. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-07-2110 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe GeneralsThe amazing story of how the Belzer Rebbe, Rabbi Aharon Rokeach and his brother, Mordechai, the Rabbi of Bielgory escaped the Bochnia ghetto to survive the Holocaust. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-generals. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-07-1411 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekHonest Meir And The HoneycombMeir decides to work three days a week instead of six and use the extra to time to learn Torah. His wife pressures him to work more but he maintains his faith in Hashem to provide for them. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/honest-meir-and-the-honeycomb. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-07-0711 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekEmpty Pots For ShabbosInsight as to how the Riminover Rebbe understood a simple passage from Rashi by telling us a story from before he was the rebbe and another short story about the Zidochover Maggid and chickens for shabbos. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/empty-pots-for-shabbos. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-06-3012 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekNobody May Sit In That ChairA rabbi in the Bronx tells how the Rebbe Rayatz and the last Lubavitcher Rebbe advised him on how to deal with major problems in his shul. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/nobody-may-sit-in-that-chair To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-06-2312 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekA Chassid's Mysterious Shabbos With The Baal Shem TovA chassid of the Baal Shem Tov is invited to spend shabbos with the Rebbe in Germany but along the way they encounter many mysterious events that only become clear after many years. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/a-chassids-mysterious-shabbos-with-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.2021-06-1614 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekSuing Hashem For A FortuneYehudah, a Chassid of the Seer of Lublin, loses his fortune and sues Hashem for it back. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/suing-hashem-for-a-fortune. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-06-0915 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekZeev The Miser's Rusty Old PennyAn orphan is taken captive by the chief of police the day of the wedding and three great rebbes (The Alter Rebbe, Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev and Reb Mendele Vitebsker) have no choice but to go to Zeev the Miser for help. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/zeev-the-misers-rusty-old-penny. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-06-0212 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Rebbe Says That You Should Travel To WarsawA woman whose husband has disappeared comes to the Lubavitcher Rebbe Rashab hoping against all odds that he can help her. He tells her to go to Warsaw and then our story unfolds. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-rebbe-says-that-you-should-travel-to-warsaw. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-05-2611 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekReb Shayala's Fake Rebbe and The Amshinover and the CossackTwo stories this week, the first about Reb Shalaya of Kerestir's Fake Rebbe and the second of the Amshinover chassid who runs into a Cossack in the forest erev shabbos. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/reb-shayalas-fake-rebbe-and-the-amshinover-and-the-cossack. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-05-1913 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekHow Shabbos Saved Rabbi GurevitzA chassid of the Frierdiker Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, ends up in Siberia with a seven year sentence. Even though he was asked to work on shabbos he refused. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/how-shabbos-saved-rabbi-gurevitz. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-05-1211 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Power Of A Story Of A TzadikChaim ends up in the hospital after a car accident and a stranger shows him the power of a story of the great tzadik Reb Shayale of Kerestir and a short story from Reb Dovid'l of Tolna. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-power-of-a-story-of-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.2021-05-0511 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekHow Reb Meir Refaels Became A Chassid Part 2The second story of how the leader of the Jewish community of Vilna--home of the greatest opposers of the Chassidim--Reb Meir Refaels was completely convinced to become a devoted Chassid of Reb Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the Baal HaTanya. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/how-reb-meir-refaels-became-a-chassid-part-2. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-04-2814 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekHow Reb Meir Refaels Became A Chassid Part 1Story one out of two about how the leader of the Jewish community of Vilna--home of the greatest opposers of the Chassidim--Reb Meir Refaels became a devoted Chassid of Reb Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the Baal HaTanya. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/how-reb-meir-refaels-became-a-chassid-part-1. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-04-2113 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekChallah That's Sweeter Than WineTwo stories this week. Reb Yudel in the Old City of Jerusalem tries to help a fellow Jew who can't afford a lifesaving surgery and a story about a Chassid of the Alter Rebbe who experiences a miracle three times in a row. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/challah-thats-sweeter-than-wine. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-04-1411 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekA Blessing With A ConditionShlomo has wealth but no children. He comes to the Baal Shem Tov asking for a blessing, but it comes with a condition. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/a-blessing-with-a-condition. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-04-0710 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Seder In The Communist Party HallA young Chabad Chassid puts together a Seder in the Russia five years after the fall of the Soviet Union. Everything is going smoothly until he mentions the coming of the Moshiach. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-seder-in-the-communist-party-hall. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-03-3011 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekWhy Do Your Blessings Come True?The Apter Rav travels from Mezibuz to Russia to find out why the blessings of a simple innkeeper come true. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/why-do-your-blessings-come-true. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-03-2310 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekShimon The Butcher's Secret TzadikWhen Reb Meir of Premishlan was a boy he collected tzedakah and to save time made a deal with Shimon the Butcher. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/shimon-the-butchers-secret-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.2021-03-1710 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekA Pound Of CandlesWhen a wagon driver unintentionally breaks shabbos, he can't understand why his teshuva is not being accepted until he visits the Baal Shem Tov. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/a-pound-of-candles. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-03-1010 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekPlease Rebbe, Tell Me Who Went BankruptThe Sanzer Rebbe comes to a wealthy Jew to collect tzedakah for another wealthy Jew who went bankrupt. The wealthy Jew wants to know who he's giving the tzedakah to. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/please-rebbe-tell-me-who-went-bankrupt. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-03-0311 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekWhen Wine Enters, The Secrets Come OutBaruch Mordechai gets a special blessing at his bris on Purim by the Chassam Sofer. The secret is only revealed 70 years later in the holy city of Jerusalem. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/when-wine-enters-the-secrets-come-out. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-02-2410 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekHow Will You Answer The Heavenly Court For Your Actions?Two short stories this week. One about a poor melamed who comes to the Sanzer Rebbe for help to marry off his daughter and the other about the power of halachic rulings. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/how-will-you-answer-the-heavenly-court-for-your-actions. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-02-1710 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Depressed Tailor's BrachosTwo tailors end up in a situation where they can help a fellow Jew. One gives his life savings and his life takes a new direction. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-depressed-tailors-brachos. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-02-1012 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe Onion Peddler's DaughterGedalia is a Torah prodigy. He grows up in the house of the Baal Shem Tov. When the Rebbe suggests the daughter of a poor, illiterate onion peddler as a shidduch for Gedila, everyone is confused as to why. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-onion-peddlers-daughter. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-02-0312 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekA Thousand Gold CoinsThe Apter Rav's son is getting married but even though the wedding date is getting closer, he's not making any preparations for the wedding. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/a-thousand-gold-coins. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. See all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-01-2709 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekDon't Reveal To Anyone Who I AmThe Seer of Lublin loses his holy vision at a crossroads and let's Hashem take him and the Chassidim where they need to go. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/why-would-the-alter-rebbe-send-you-to-me. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. See all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-01-2010 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekHow The Baal Shem Tov Captured My SoulReb Meir's chevruta Reb David one day disappears. Rumors are that he became a chassid of the Baal Shem Tov. Years later the two meet and Reb Meir asks Reb David what happened. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/how-the-baal-shem-tov-captured-my-soul. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. See all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-01-1311 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekWhy Would The Alter Rebbe Send You To Me?A simple chassid comes to the Alter Rebbe of Chabad to get a blessing and advice on how to get a permit to print Jewish holy books. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/why-would-the-alter-rebbe-send-you-to-me. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman. See all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com.2021-01-0610 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekWho's Telling The Truth?A perfume merchant and oil merchant in Prague both claim that money is theirs. The king needs to figure out who's telling the truth. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/whos-telling-the-truth. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman.2020-12-3010 min

The Chassidic Story Project with Barak Hullman - A Chassidic Story Every WeekThe WheelA wealthy Chassid loses everything and gives his last pennies to his rebbe. This is the story his rebbe told him. Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-wheel. To become a part of this project please go to https://www.patreon.com/barakhullman.2020-12-2319 min