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This week I have three stories for Chanukah, the first about Lubavitcher Rebbe telling a young Polish chassid about the fifth light of Chanukah and it's power, the second about a wealthy miser who is blessed to host Reb Mordechai of Chernobyl for a tea party and the last about two Yemenite brothers who are separated when they arrive in Israel. Then…

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With Open Heart, part one 4:30

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Mary is visited by an angel with an unusual message!由Barbara Steiner

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The Same Neshama, Just A Different Body 26:04

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This week I have three stories for Yud Tes Kislev, the Rosh Hashana of Chassidus. The first is about two Misnagdim that come to the Alter Rebbe for advice, the second about a young many drafted into the Czar's army who comes to the Rebbe Maharash for a blessing and the last about a donor who would not give me after the Frierdiker Rebbe passed away.…

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Finding Holiday Happiness (Dr Laurie on the How God Works podcast) 38:31

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The holidays are supposed to be a time of joy. But all too often, the darker, colder days of winter, and even the stress of preparing for the holidays themselves, can lead people to feel something else: rushed, stressed, lonely, or even hopeless. How can you make sure this year is bright? Dr Laurie joins Dave DeSteno on his show How God Works: The …

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Thank you, Ben Franklin, part nine! 4:30

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Benjamin Franklin's lifelong specialty was possibilities and solutions.由Barbara Steiner

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You Must See What's After 29:59

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The 300th episode! Unbelievable. This week I have two stories for you, the first is about an innkeeper who can't pay the rent and goes to Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk for help and the second about the Baal Shem Tov learning from a simple Jew what true faith in Hashem is.If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a…

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Twice Kidnapped Rescuer, part two 4:30

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Squanto's hard times help him on an unusual mission to the Pilgrims.由Barbara Steiner

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A Blessing Already Given 25:25

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This week I have two stories for you, the first is about an innkeeper who can't pay the rent and finds the Apta Rav asking him for help and the second about Rabbi Hendel Lieberman, a Chassidic artist and Chassid of the Lubavitcher Rebbe who discovers how far the Rebbe's holy vision goes.If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quic…

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An Unusual Visitor, part one 4:30

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The Pilgrims suffer. Some survive their first winter in the New World.由Barbara Steiner

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The Hug Meant To Last A Lifetime 25:57

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This week I have three stories for you, the first is about a young Polish Jewish girl whose parents buy her a ticket to move to America in the early 1900s and her father begs her to keep Shabbos, the second about the brother in law of the Baal Shem Tov, Reb Gershon Kitover who wants to see a hidden Tzadik and the last about Rabbi Moshe Rosen asking…

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Our solutions require wisdom, experience, and grit! part eight 4:30

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Franklin gives himself and offers his fortune to help the 13 colonies receive fairness from Britain.由Barbara Steiner

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A Mitzvah Dilemma 21:33

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This week I have two stories for you, the first is about the Riminover Rebbe's father having an opportunity to pull himself and his family out of poverty and the second about a father, daughter and son-in-law that come to Belzer Rebbe for a blessing, but don't hear what he's saying.If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick mom…

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Yes! Possible Solutions! part seven 4:30

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Can the 13 Colonies work together as Benjamin Franklin helps them build a postal system?由Barbara Steiner

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Herschel The Miser's Secrets 23:43

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This week I have two stories for you, the first is when Herschel the Miser passed away no one cared, but when Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev insisted that everyone attend they demanded to know why, the second about a Belzer chassid who slandered Chabad and the Lubavitcher Rebbe for putting tefillin on Jews that were not worthy.If you're enjoying th…

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Yes! Possible solutions! part six! 4:30

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Retirement has exciting opportunities for Benjamin Franklin.由Barbara Steiner

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A Cry From A Jewish Heart Never Goes Unanswered 28:40

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This week I have one long story of the Baal Shem Tov for you. Reb Nosson is a holy Jew who learns Torah all day is supported by his wife, Naomi. But he's tested by Heaven and it takes him very far.If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate …

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Yes! Possible solutions! part five 4:30

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Imagine being a skilled writer, publisher, printer, inventor, business entrepreneur, retiring at age 42 with enough money to pay your bills, AND THEN starting a "world" of experiments.由Barbara Steiner

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Maybe There Is a God After All? 25:54

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This week I have two stories for you, the first about the students of the Vilna Gaon who tried to fight the Enlightenment movement and the second about a woman's total faith in the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe.If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply …

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Yes! A possible solution! part four 4:30

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Success: Ben Franklin defeats business competition, builds his newspaper audience, and develops Poor Richards Almanac for an international audience.由Barbara Steiner

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Huhh, yes! A possible solution! part three 4:30

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Ben becomes a printing entrepreneur, choses a wife, and brainstorms changes for Philadelphia.由Barbara Steiner

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The Holy Fire Of The Baal Shem Tov (Sukkot and Simchat Torah Stories) 1:13:26

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This week I have three new stories for you, the first about a simple Jew that is sent to buy an etrog for his entire community and ends up doing another mitzvah instead, the second about the sukkah of Reb Mordechai of Nadvorna and the third about the dancing of the chassidim of the Baal Shem Tov on Simchat Torah and then at the end I'll add all of …

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Huhhh…, yes! A possible solution! part two 4:30

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Ben Franklin was an unstoppable force from one job to the next, building new skills and stepping into opportunity!由Barbara Steiner

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Kol Nidre in Siberia Yom Kippur Stories 57:37

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This week I have two new stories for Yom Kippur, the first about singing Kol Nidre in Siberia and the second about a drunk water carrier in the shul of the Seerer of Lublin on Yom Kippur night, then stories from previous years. Gmar chatima tova to all of my sweetest listeners!If you would like to buy equipment for our IDF soldiers, the link to Not…

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Huhhh…, yes! A possible solution! part one 4:30

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Ben Franklin possessed a fuel that never ceased-curiosity!由Barbara Steiner

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Melting A Heart Of Stone Rosh Hashana Stories 46:59

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This week I have a new story for Rosh Hashana and then stories from previous years. Shana tova u'mtuka to all of my sweetest listeners!If you're enjoying these Chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support!Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hul…

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Angel of the Battlefield, part two 4:30

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Wounded soldiers and victims in disaster meet The Angel of the Battlefield, Clara Barton!由Barbara Steiner

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In The Blink Of An Eye 32:56

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This week I have two stories for you. The first is about a simple tailor that goes to the Apter Rov asking for a blessing for parnasa (livelihood) and gets stuck in a dilemma. The second is about the Rebbe of Toldos Aharon on vacation in Europe and finds himself without a minyan for Rosh Chodesh Elul. Plus a bonus story from the archives at the end…

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Where there is need, part one 4:30

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Clara Barton, an extraordinary woman and founder of the Red Cross, confronts her shyness, depression, and poor health.由Barbara Steiner

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The Baal Shem Tov's Mirror 26:17

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This week I have two stories for you for Chai Elul, the 18th of Elul which is the birthdays of both the Baal Shem Tov in 1698 and the Alter Rebbe in 1745. The first story is about a father with eighteen sons. He sends they off and asks them to come back five years later to share what Torah ideas they learned and the second about the Alter Rebbe put…

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An Epic Trip, part two 4:30

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31 men, only one woman, and a new baby map a route across the West!由Barbara Steiner

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Praying Is Doing Something 26:47

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This week I have three stories for you, the first is about a simple farmer that comes to the Alter Rebbe before Rosh Hashana and has no idea what a Rebbe is or does, the second about the power of praying at the time of lighting the candles for Shabbos and the third a story about Reb Meir Refaels and how he became a chassid of the Alter Rebbe.If you…

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Surprises with Sacajawea, part one 4:30

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Fact and fiction swirl around Sacajawea, including surprises.由Barbara Steiner

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You Are A Jew, Go Back To Your People 28:30

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This week I have two stories for you, the first about a Torah scholar and his wife running out of food and money and what happens after the husband finds a silver coin and the second about a Jew that gets involved in Native American culture in the 1970s and eventually finds his way to Rabbi Shlomo Freifeld.If you're enjoying these Chasidic stories,…

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Do not think you know what He will or can do! 4:30

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Jesus demonstrates unique power with natures forces and a man possessed with demons.由Barbara Steiner

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The Man In White And Smelly Fish 28:05

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This week I have one long story for you about a wealthy miser that goes on a very long spiritual journey.If you're enjoying these Chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support!Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/the-man-in-white-and-smel…

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You will not! part two 4:30

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Elizabeth Packard becomes a tenacious, effective crusader for womens legal rights and the mentally ill when their rights are often legally ignored.由Barbara Steiner

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God Will Hear And God Will Answer 22:30

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This week I have two stories for you. The first is about a wealthy Jew who doesn't believe in tzadikim or Rebbes, but his wife goes to Reb Meirl of Premishlan for a blessing for children and the second a story about Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz and he power of prayer If you're enjoying these Chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy …

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You will not put me into the asylum again! part one 4:30

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Theophilus plots to place Elizabeth into another asylum.The Law of Coverture will not protect her.由Barbara Steiner

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The Land Was Very, Very Good! 20:29

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This week I have two stories for you. The first is about a wealthy Jew who disagrees with his rebbe and goes to find another that will see things like him and the second about a great rabbi in Jerusalem disagreeing with Rabbi Shmuel of Zichlin. If you're enjoying these Chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.c…

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I shall put you into the asylum! part ten 4:30

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Though trapped in an asylum, Elizabeth Packard helps patients and continues her search for freedom.由Barbara Steiner

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Only A Yiddishe Meidel 26:07

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This week I have three stories for you the first about a young Yisrael Abergel who comes to a hidden Tzadik in Yafo that tells him he can speak with souls that have been reincarnated into animals, the second about a miser who won't help the Jews in the Land of Israel and the third about a girl near Melbourne who wants to convert to Judaism. If you'…

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I shall put you into the asylum! part nine 4:30

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Elizabeth Packard is moved into an asylum ward where harsh treatment often breaks patients spirits. She is determined to survive and help patients.由Barbara Steiner

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The Hidden Revealed Ways Of Heaven 26:12

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This week I have two stories for you the first about a wealthy Jew that comes to the Baal Shem Tov to ask for a blessing for a child, but it comes with a condition that the child not touch the ground until he's 4 years old and the second about the great rabbi and scholar, Rabbi Shmuel Shtrashun, the Rashash who made a grave mistake and the effects …

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I shall put you into the asylum! part eight 4:30

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Elizabeth Packard discovers that she has been tricked by the director of Jacksonville Insane Asylum. She takes action!由Barbara Steiner

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Ask A Rav In Cleveland 31:17

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This week I have two stories for you the first about a chassid who made a business deal that went really wrong and came to his rebbe, Reb Dovid Tzvi of Neushtadt for advice and the second about a chassid of the Sadigora Rebbe who ended up going to the Lubavitcher Rebbe for advice on a business deal.If you're enjoying these Chasidic stories, please …

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I shall put you into the asylum! part seven 4:30

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While Elizabeth Packard discovers abuse to patients, she shines God's hope to them, which puts her into jeopardy.由Barbara Steiner

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From Where Does This Jew Come From 24:00

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This week I have two stories for you for Yud Beis and Yud Gimmel Tamuz, the festival of liberation of the Rebbe Rayatz, the first is about a chassid of the Rebbe Rayatz who is arrested by the NKVD secret police and goes to the Rebbe for advice and the second is about the hesitations of Rebbetzin Tzviyah Eliyahu about her husband becoming the chief …

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Frontier Marathon 4:30

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Meet a pioneer circuit rider, Peter Cartwright.由Barbara Steiner

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A Blessing In Paris (Stories For Gimmel Tamuz) 30:31

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This week I have two stories for you for Gimmel Tamuz, the yahrzeit of the last Lubavitcher Rebbe, the first is about the miraculous birth of someone who never met the Lubavitcher Rebbe and the second about a promising yeshiva bocher who tried to lie to the Rebbe.If you're enjoying these Chasidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coff…

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