Hasidic Teaching Stories--Samples

Wednesday
Sep222010

2253 Rabbi Zalman Tells the story about the Heart of Evil (Print)

Rebbe Zalman Schachter-Shalomi calls himself "the Last of the Mohicans." With Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach gone, Zalman is the final bridge between the old country of tradition and modern post-holocaust Judaism that chooses to look to the future as much as to the past. Reb Zalman is sometimes referred to as the cybernetic rebbe. His computer skills are well advanced and his future planning often includes technology yet to be developed.

Click to read more ...

Friday
Oct152010

2252 Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach as a Story Teller (Print)

Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach was one of the great Jewish teachers of this century. His music can be heard in synagogues and at Shabbat tables all over the world. These melodies are so much a part of Jewish tradition today, they have already become classics. He performed for hundreds of thousands of fans all over the world and was adored by Jews and non-Jews alike. Indeed, he was a phenomenon that changed the face of modern Judaism

Click to read more ...

Saturday
Oct162010

1222 A Hasidic Tale of the Ruined Shabbat (mp3) (21:18)

How and why the great master, the Bal Shem Tov, experiences a miserable Shabbat for himself and his students because of a long forgotten error of judgment. So we discover how our deeds ripple throughout the universe, and what can save us.

From The CD Set (or digital download) of THE MYSTICAL KABBALAH (SoundsTrue)

 

 

Saturday
Oct162010

1204 A Tale of the Mystery of Saying Kaddish After Death (mp3) 7:21 (free)

This Hasidic tale describes the importance of saying the prayer of the Kaddish for those who have died, to help them make the mystical passage through the unknown veils of other realities.

From the CD collection SEEING THROUGH THE EYES OF GOD (SoundsTrue)