Jewish stories for children of all ages

From Regensburg to Mainz in just a few steps!

Rabbi Eliezer travels from Mainz to learn in Regensburg with his late father's relative, Rabbi Yehudah HaChossid, despite his father's wishes to the contrary. While he doesn't merit to learn directly from Rabbi Yehudah, he is rewarded for his diligence with a remarkable experience.

Purim Saragossa

The Jews of Saragossa face danger when the King asks to look inside the Sefer Torah cases, but Eliyahu HaNavi has already made sure that everything will be just fine and the danger lands on the one who tried to make the Jews look bad in the King's eyes.

No Wine at the Seder

The Prime Minister's envy of the Rabbi's friendship with the King leads him to propose a little test of the Rabbi's sincerity by banning wine at the Seder, but the Rabbi follows the Torah's ways and everyone except the Prime Minister is quite happy with the outcome.

Getzel the Tzaddik

A humble hide-stripper can't think of anything special about his life until the Rabbi assures him that he certainly has something he can be proud of, and then he remembers something very special indeed.

Abu Tzaddik Saves Purim

The prime minister plots against the Chacham Bashi Abu Tzaddik by planting a poison hamantashen in the King's Purim gift basket, but his plans are thwarted and for the Jews there was "light, happiness, joy and honor".

The Miraculous Glasses

Michoel is a young boy who is unable to see, but loves to hold and touch books, and is very friendly to everyone he meets even though he can't see them. Then one night in shul, he finds a pair of glasses that changes everything.

The Young Boy Who Was Very Wise

Purim in Yemen turns tragic one year when the Crown Prince is assassinated in the courtyard of the main shul, but a young boy saves the day with a mystical scroll that helps reveal the true culprits.

The Kozhnitzer Maggid and the Bandits

Rabbi Yisroel Hopstein was born with the blessing of the holy Baal Shem Tov, and this episode from his life illustrates his influence and humility.

The King Who Liked Fish

The King sent for the Rabbi when he heard that the Jews were the cause of a mysterious decline in fresh fish, only to find out that his own governor's greed was the true cause. 

Purim in Berditchev

A poor woman spends her last few coins on a chicken to make soup for her ailing husband, only to have the Rebbe come to the rescue when the chicken fails to meet kosher standards.