Jewish stories for children of all ages

Yerucham spends all night learning while his wife Leah worries about what to feed the children in the morning, but when they host a pair of merchants in the middle of a snowy winter's night, they learn a lesson in having a positive outlook.

Berel's Rebbe is visiting the shtetl, but the Rebbe has given strict instructions that Berel can only see the Rebbe if Berel brings two thousand ruble as a donation- where will he get this large amount of money from?

A merchant returns from a long journey with unfortunate news about his traveling companion, but as time passes an extraordinary event comes to pass that has everyone in awe at the wonders of Hashem.

Mottel digs clay and lime for a living, until one day he digs up a mysterious object and begins an adventure that changes his life forever.

Berel is a very popular fiddler, playing at weddings and simchas, even though he is unable to see. One day, the chosson faints and Berel surprises everybody with a miraculous recovery...or is it?

When an innkeeper is threatened with eviction, he seeks advice and blessing from the tzadik Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech of Dinov, who reminds the innkeeper of an encounter they had many years ago.

When Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar decides to learn Torah instead of working as a goldsmith, the Sultan punishes him by throwing the Rabbi into a pit of lions and tigers but soon learns that fear of Heaven protects the righteous from such things.

Mottel leaves yeshiva in search of a wife, and receives some excellent hospitality from the household staff at a Jewish home, including a mock wedding that turns out to be anything but.

The Chacham Bashi (Chief Rabbi) has a brilliant plan to show the Sultan that his Prime Minister Abdullah is not as wise as he seems to be by having the Sultan ask him three questions.

The Chasam Sofer lends the head of the Pressburg community some money to go to the Leipzig Fair for some merchandise, and then shares a beautiful story about the preciousness of a mitzvah after the fair is over.

Yankel the Clay-digger stops one cold, rainy day to help someone stuck in the mud, but Yankel gets more help than he gave when the "someone" turns out to the the tzaddik Reb Moshe Leib of Sassov.

Hershel is a simple person who works to earn money to feed his goats, but the Baal Shem Tov knows there's more to Hershel than meets the eye, as he has a shining pillar of fire over his head that very few people can see.

When King David can't decide who is right between two disputants, his young son Shlomo is able to provide the right information to the right person in a quiet way, and the whole nation is able to see the wisdom and fairness of the Torah's ways.

Yankel's visit to the holy Baal Shem Tov leads him to great wealth, but only after his friend the tailor relates a strange dream to him.

Czar Nikolai forced Jewish boys into a lengthy military conscription in an effort to sever them from their roots, but as the Czar learned firsthand, the faith of a Jew is a flame that will not go out.

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?

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?

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.