Jewish stories for children of all ages

Reb Shmuel Brun is falsely accused by some crooked employees, and faces a difficult trial, so he follows the advice of the Rebbe Maharash and helps another, thereby meriting Divine assistance in a most amazing way.

Moshe the Innkeeper is two years behind on his rent and the poretz has threatened to imprison him, but when Moshe visits the holy Baal Shem Tov on his wife's suggestion, the advice he receives makes the poretz very happy indeed and solves all of Moshe's difficulties.

Before Reb Aryeh Leib moved to Shpola and became the famous Rebbe "Der Shpoler Zeide", he was a simple traveler who spent time as the Shamash in a town called Zlatapolye, reading the Torah and sounding the Shofar on Rosh Hashanah for the plain, earnest Jews of the town.

When a childless couple finally have a son after the holy Baal Shem Tov gave them a brocho, they guard the boy carefully until he disappears in a moment of carelessness. After the help of Udel, the Baal Shem Tov's daughter who brings a message of hope from her father, and months of searching, the father witnesses an open miracle and is reunited with his beloved son.

Reb Yaakov was very puzzled by the Maggid of Mezritch's parting words, but the mystery was soon cleared up when Reb Yaakov's sudden illness disappears after the King's private physician pays him a visit.

When Rabbi Galanti is sent to raise funds in Kushta (Constantinople), he arrives in the middle of a civic crisis as two of the Sultan's pet lions have escaped and are terrorizing the city. Rabbi Galanti's self-control saves the day, and the Sultan's gratitude means that Rabbi Galanti's mission is a success.

Meir's reputation for honest business pays off when he buys a tree stump with more than just honey inside!

Naftoli isn't as young as he once was and has a hard time earning a few coins, so he walks in the forest to console himself and meets an elderly farmer who hires Naftoli for the day and pays him with a basket of delicious pears. These pears command a huge price in the market as they have the taste of Gan Eden, and Naftoli's pears are there for the poor and needy long after he is gone.

Abiasar ibn Crescas is a famous physician in Spain, until the Inquisition forced him to abandon his profession if he would not abandon his faith. When he defies the Inquisition to help the Duke, trouble soon finds him and his son Avraham, but they remain strong and are eventually reunited.

Reb Michel is a fine young man, dedicated to learning Torah and serving Hashem privately, but when some other young men decide to play a trick on him, his true greatness becomes revealed and he chooses to move to a new city to maintain his humble lifestyle.

When Reb Leib Batlan's son is imprisoned on the whim of the cruel Czar Nikolai, Reb Leib dismisses the danger and indeed the Czar soon releases Reb Leib's son and reflects on this strange turn of events.

Two talmidim of the holy Baal Shem Tov meet a poor tailor in Vilna who has a local reputation for being able to bestow blessings that come true. They bring the tailor to the Baal Shem Tov and hear an amazing story that is the source of the poor tailor's ability.

Emperor Ferdinand of the Hapsburg empire has entrusted his ceremonial gold curtains to the governor of Prague, Rudolf, who has in turn entrusted them to his chamberlain Hradek. When the curtains go missing, the blame falls quickly on the Jews, who have entrusted everything to Hashem and are miraculously saved through the intercession of the famous MaHaRal of Prague

When the Chacham says that Hashem desires nothing more than a good heart, Shimon takes him literally, to the great delight of the shamash. Eventually, Shimon teaches the Chacham the true meaning of a good heart.

The governor has a very difficult case to judge when a spice merchant accuses his neighbor the oil merchant of stealing his fortune, but a chance encounter with some Jewish children at play gives the governor a just and wise solution.

Rashid comes home hungry and finds that his dinner is not ready, so he threatens his wife Fatima with divorce unless she can make coffee before he finishes his dry cake and they end up relying on the Rabbi's wisdom when Rashid's impatience gets the better of him.

A talmid of the Baal Shem Tov learns that every single action of a Rebbe has cosmic significance.

When a wealthy widow entrusts her fortune to a neighbor after hiding it in jars of honey, she soon finds her trust is misplaced, until a shepherd boy saves the day with his wisdom.

When the Baal Shem Tov must raise 200 ruble to marry off an orphan girl raised in his home, he simply sends Leib Kreminer out to "take care of the matter" and the money is soon on the table in time for a joyous simcha.

A cruel decree against the Jews causes the King to experience years of exile and torment until he finds himself back in his former kingdom, but without his former hatred for his Jewish subjects.

A merchant hides his money in a safe place while traveling on business, but when the money is stolen, the merchant relies on his wits rather than the authorities to recover his bag of gold coins.

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.

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 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!

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.