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A story about the Riziner told by the Tzemach Tzedek - Tonight is Yartzeit of the heiliger Riziner

A story about the Riziner told by the Tzemach Tzedek - Tonight is Yartzeit of the heiliger Riziner

A story about the Riziner told by the Tzemach Tzedek - Tonight is Yartzeit of the heiliger Riziner

StoriesEli SilbersteinNovember 3, 2020

Inspiring story of the תולדות יעקב יוסף, how he became a chossid of the Baal Shem Tov

Inspiring story of the תולדות יעקב יוסף, how he became a chossid of the Baal Shem Tov

Inspiring story of the תולדות יעקב יוסף, how he became a chossid of the Baal Shem Tov

StoriesEli SilbersteinNovember 3, 2020

Gevaldig story with Reb Levi Yitzchok of Barditchev - told by Reb Yankele of Pshevorsk

Gevaldig story with Reb Levi Yitzchok of Barditchev - told by Reb Yankele of Pshevorsk

Gevaldig story with Reb Levi Yitzchok of Barditchev - told by Reb Yankele of Pshevorsk

StoriesEli SilbersteinNovember 3, 2020

Fascinating Halachic question about a jew who built a sukkah in a concentration camp

Fascinating Halachic question about a jew who built a sukkah in a concentration camp

Fascinating Halachic question about a jew who built a sukkah in a concentration camp shortly before sundown on Erev Sukkos and ate a Kezayis after dark and immediately deconstructed the sukkah

Halacha, Holidays, StoriesEli SilbersteinOctober 14, 2020Sukkos

Fantastic story with a Jew who turned his hat into a Sukkah and Holy Rizhener’s reaction

Fantastic story with a Jew who turned his hat into a Sukkah and Holy Rizhener’s reaction

Fantastic story with a Jew who turned his hat into a Sukkah and Holy Rizhener’s reaction

Holidays, StoriesEli SilbersteinOctober 14, 2020Sukkos

Reb Elimelech’s ‘׳עבירות on motzei Yom Kippur

Reb Elimelech’s ‘׳עבירות on motzei Yom Kippur

Reb Elimelech’s ‘׳עבירות on motzei Yom Kippur

Holidays, StoriesEli SilbersteinOctober 14, 2020Yom Kippur

Amazing debate between the Alter Rebbe and the Shpoler Zayde as to how one should get closer to Hashem - vov tishrei is the yartzeit of the Shpoler Zayde

Amazing debate between the Alter Rebbe and the Shpoler Zayde as to how one should get closer to Hashem - vov tishrei is the yartzeit of the Shpoler Zayde

Amazing debate between the Alter Rebbe and the Shpoler Zayde as to how one should get closer to Hashem - vov tishrei is the yartzeit of the Shpoler Zayde

Chassidic Thought, StoriesEli SilbersteinOctober 14, 2020

A tale of 2 Chazanim from the city of Kremenchug - told by Reb Saadiah Liberov - The inspiring prayers on Rosh Hashana of the legendary chossid Reb Yisroel Noach Belinitzky

A tale of 2 Chazanim from the city of Kremenchug - told by Reb Saadiah Liberov - The inspiring prayers on Rosh Hashana of the legendary chossid Reb Yisroel Noach Belinitzky

A tale of 2 Chazanim from the city of Kremenchug - told by the illustrous chossid Reb Saadiah Liberov - The inspiring prayers on Rosh Hashana of the legendary chossid Reb Yisroel Noach Belinitzky

Stories, HolidaysEli SilbersteinOctober 14, 2020Rosh Hashana

Beautiful story with the holy Rizhener who met a simple Jew who saved the jewish community through his simple and sincere prayer - וסלחת לעוונינו כי רב הוא

Beautiful story with the holy Rizhener who met a simple Jew who saved the jewish community through his simple and sincere prayer - וסלחת לעוונינו כי רב הוא

Beautiful story with the holy Rizhener who met a simple Jew who saved the jewish community through his simple and sincere prayer - וסלחת לעוונינו כי רב הוא

Stories, HolidaysEli SilbersteinOctober 14, 2020Ten Days of Tshuva

Fantastic story with the first Belzer Rov, the Sar Sholom of Belz, during motze shabbos slichos

Fantastic story with the first Belzer Rov, the Sar Sholom of Belz, during motze shabbos slichos

Fantastic story with the first Belzer Rov, the Sar Sholom of Belz, during motze shabbos slichos

Holidays, StoriesEli SilbersteinSeptember 21, 2020Elul

Inspiring tosafos in Rosh Hashana 17b that Reb Mendel of Rimanov asked every erev RH for his Gabai to announce in shul

Inspiring tosafos in Rosh Hashana 17b that Reb Mendel of Rimanov asked every erev RH for his Gabai to announce in shul

Inspiring tosafos in Rosh Hashana 17b that Reb Mendel of Rimanov asked every erev RH for his Gabai to announce in shul

Holidays, StoriesEli SilbersteinSeptember 21, 2020Rosh Hashana

The great chossid Reb Avrohom Eliyahu Axelrod first Rosh Hashanah in the US in 1920

The great chossid Reb Avrohom Eliyahu Axelrod first Rosh Hashanah in the US in 1920

The great chossid Reb Avrohom Eliyahu Axelrod first Rosh Hashanah in the US in 1920

Holidays, StoriesEli SilbersteinSeptember 21, 2020Rosh Hashana

My memories of Reb Nissan's davening on the first night of Rosh Hashana - his crying and his singing.

My memories of Reb Nissan's davening on the first night of Rosh Hashana - his crying and his singing.

My memories of Reb Nissan's davening on the first night of Rosh Hashana - his crying and his singing.

Holidays, Stories, NigunimEli SilbersteinSeptember 21, 2020Rosh Hashana

story of the Alter Rebbe who said that he davened rosh hashana with a shtender- the Rebbes explanation

story of the Alter Rebbe who said that he davened rosh hashana with a shtender- the Rebbes explanation

Holidays, Stories, Chassidic ThoughtEli SilbersteinSeptember 21, 2020Rosh Hashana

Awesome story told by the Tzemach Tzedek in a maamar about a dream Reb zushe had where the Baal Hatosffos Rabbeinu Yitzchok explained to him a line in the machzor of Rosh hashono

Awesome story told by the Tzemach Tzedek in a maamar about a dream Reb zushe had where the Baal Hatosffos Rabbeinu Yitzchok explained to him a line in the machzor of Rosh hashono

Awesome story told by the Tzemach Tzedek in a maamar about a dream Reb zushe had where the Baal Hatosffos Rabbeinu Yitzchok explained to him a line in the machzor of Rosh hashono

והוא באחד ומי ישיבנו ונפשו איותה ויעש נורא וקדוש

Holidays, Stories, Chassidic ThoughtEli SilbersteinSeptember 21, 2020Rosh Hashana

Dramatic story of Reb Shaye Bardeki - The cry of ‘Tatte!!!’ From his little daughter that saved her life - profound lesson for Rosh Hashana

Dramatic story of Reb Shaye Bardeki - The cry of ‘Tatte!!!’ From his little daughter that saved her life - profound lesson for Rosh Hashana

The dramatic story of Reb Shaye Bardeki who was forced to swim to the shore of Yafo with his 2 children and the cry of ‘Tatte!!!’ From his little daughter that saved her life - profound lesson for Rosh Hashana

Holidays, StoriesEli SilbersteinSeptember 21, 2020Rosh Hashana

Incredible story of מסירת נפש for שופר in Aushwitz

Incredible story of מסירת נפש for שופר in Aushwitz

Incredible story of מסירת נפש for שופר in Aushwitz

Holidays, StoriesEli SilbersteinSeptember 21, 2020Rosh Hashana

Gevaldig story about Chasam Sofer and his Rebbe Reb Noson Adler about how to have שמחה של מצוה

Gevaldig story about Chasam Sofer and his Rebbe Reb Noson Adler about how to have שמחה של מצוה

Gevaldig story about Chasam Sofer and his Rebbe Reb Noson Adler about how to have שמחה של מצוה

Stories, ParshaEli SilbersteinSeptember 9, 2020Ki Savo

A fascinating story of the Tzemach Tzedek and the Tcherkasser Rebbe re תורה לא בשמים

A fascinating story of the Tzemach Tzedek and the Tcherkasser Rebbe re תורה לא בשמים

A fascinating story of the Tzemach Tzedek and the Tcherkasser Rebbe re תורה לא בשמים

Stories, Parsha, HalachaEli SilbersteinSeptember 9, 2020Nitzavim

Great story of the Chozeh of Lublin that illustrates the concept of תורה לא בשמים

Great story of the Chozeh of Lublin that illustrates the concept of תורה לא בשמים

Great story of the Chozeh of Lublin that illustrates the concept of תורה לא בשמים

Halacha, Parsha, StoriesEli SilbersteinSeptember 9, 2020Nitzavim