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| The Pearls of Noam Elimelech, 3 |
| By Rabbi Tal Moshe Zwecker |
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| Reb Elimelech was on his way to the mikveh accompanied by another Jew when he heard a heavenly voice call out, “He who helps the Rebbe Reb Shmelke... |
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| The Pearls of Noam Elimelech, 2 |
| By Rabbi Tal Moshe Zwecker |
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| Once, the holy Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk was studying a difficult gemara in masseches Chullin: “Rabbi Pinchas ben Yair said to Rebbi: It appears to you that I am vowing... |
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| The Pearls of Noam Elimelech, 1 |
| By Rabbi Tal Moshe Zwecker |
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| The 21st of Adar is the yahrtzeit of the holy Chassidic master Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk, whose teachings, stories, and parables now appear in English... |
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| The Baal Shem Tov |
| By Debbie Shapiro |
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| It was the beginning of the 18th century and Jews throughout the Ukraine could not stop talking about the new rabbi who had just moved to the town of Mezibuzh.. |
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| Yearning for Hashem |
| By Doug Lipman |
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| "No. My sickness is yearning after God. Your sickness is that you have forgotten that you ever had that desire." |
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| A Whisper in Time |
| By Rabbi Yerachmiel Tilles |
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| "We know the truth. If our master delayed the wedding procession to confide secrets in your ear, it is obvious that you are a holy man." |
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| Fifty Year Old Honey |
| By Rabbi Yerachmiel Tilles |
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| A story about Rebbe Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev. The price of honey remained low, so the barrels remained in their cellar, untouched and unnoticed... |
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| A Joke Made in Heaven |
| By Rabbi Yerachmiel Tilles |
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| The prankster ran into the kitchen, explained the joke to her and asked her to play her role... |
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| Loosening the Stopper |
| By Doug Lipman |
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| "It is also said that each step upward leads to another. Once we accepted his half-penny, we loosened the stopper on his generosity... |
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| The Two Generals |
| By Doug Lipman |
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| A story about Rebbe Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev - "My friend, please help this man obey all the commandments if you can. But as long as he shows this deep, enthusiastic love... |
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| Stories of Prayers |
| By Doug Lipman |
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| What could a cantor do? Sing quietly and steadily, in hopes of providing some contrast to Rabbi Levi Yitzchak's drama? Or sing ever more loudly... |
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| Rabbi Avraham Sternhartz 1862 - 1955 |
| By Debbie Shapiro |
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| …he would begin by quoting the text, divert to complementary material for an hour or two, and then continue from the exact word where he had left off... |
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