Jewish stories for children of all ages

A visit from Eliyahu haNovi

Yaakov owns a distillery and relies on his expert supervisor Moshe to take care of the business while Yaakov learns, but it turns out Moshe knows a lot of Torah also.

The Lord (and the lord) will help

Rabbi Dovid Firkus is given a lesson in emunah, and a wealthy merchant is given a lesson in the power of a Tzadik.

The Czar walked in his sleep

The Czar orders his ministers to draw up a plan for stopping all Jews from learning and upholding the Torah, but they are very surprised when their very best effort is thrown into the fireplace by the Czar himself!

Siddur’l

The boys in cheder love it when old Shmuel drops by at the end of the day as he always has an inspiring story for them, this time about his first day in the Czar's army after being kidnapped at a tender age.

The Baal Shem Tov’s visitor

A wealthy man visits the Baal Shem Tov as he has heard of the reputation of the Tzadik, but what he doesn't know is that the Baal Shem Tov knows quite a bit about the wealthy man also.

The rusty coin

A wealthy miser was well known for only giving a "polushka", a quarter kopek coin as a donation, which everyone threw back in his face until the Alter Rebbe accepted it graciously and unlocked the miser's heart.

The Lion and the Eagle

The famous Rabbi Aryeh Leib ben Osher, author of the sefer Shaagas Aryeh (the roar of the lion), spent a number of years wandering with his wife through the communities of Lita and Poland, until he was discovered by Rabbi Nosson Adler (known as the Eagle) and offered a position as the Rov of Metz.

The Bear Dance

The Shpoler Zeide wandered through townlets and villages for seven years, helping the Yidden in any way he could, even if it meant dancing a kazatzka for the poretz and his guests.

The tzadik Reb Naftoli wanted a silver snuff box

Moshe the innkeeper is delighted to host his Rebbe, Reb Naftoli on a cold rainy night in Cheshvan, and equally surprised when the Rebbe asks him to venture out to buy a silver snuff box.

Hershel sells his cow

Hershel and his wife Gittel rely on their cow for their income, so it's a surprise when the tzaddik Reb Moshe Leib of Sassov advises them to sell the cow and engage in business with the profits, but the tzaddik's advice proves to be wise indeed.