Jewish stories for children of all ages

A visit from the Baal Shem Tov

A poor innkeeper is delighted to participate in the mitzvah of "Pidyon Shivuyim" with the Baal Shem Tov, and he's even more delighted when his new regular customer pays for his mashke with a small, rusty coin of little value...or is it perhaps worth more than meets the eye?

The Shabbos Queen Saves Avraham the Innkeeper

Avraham guards and keeps the Shabbos, so is it any surprise that the Shabbos should guard and keep Avraham when he is wrongfully accused of conspiring against the Czar?

Rabbi Adam Baal Shem Hosts the King

The Prime Minister knows that Rabbi Adam Baal Shem spends most of his days alone in his humble hut learning and davening- how on earth will he be able to host the King? A surprise awaits, but it won't be a good one for the Prime Minister!

The horse and its rider He cast into the sea

Meir and his family are Marranos conducting a secret midnight seder in Spain during the time of the Inquisition, during which their loyal servant, who turns out to be not so loyal after all, discovers that the Guardian of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps.

For a Jew, it’s never too late

Boruch shares an incredible story at his seder table of his capture by bandits and his miraculous release, only to find out later that one of his guests knows the story very well indeed.

Wine From Gan Eden

A wine merchant tells an amazing story at the wedding celebration of his youngest child, and the guests finally learn the secret of his special wine.

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.