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Hundreds of Jewish stories from the sages, the Chassidic masters, and contemporary Jewish storytellers

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Aggadah(96)
Baal Shem Tov(53)
Midrash(44)
Charity(38)
R. Schneur Zalman of Liadi (Alter Rebbe)(37)
Ahavat Yisrael(27)
Teshuvah(24)
R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev(22)
R. Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn of Lubavitch(19)
Prayer(18)
R. DovBer, the Maggid of Mezeritch(16)
R. Sholom DovBer of Lubavitch(14)
Wealth & Poverty(14)
Marriage(13)
Faith; Belief in G-d(13)
Divine Providence(13)
Shabbat(12)
R. Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch(12)
R. Zusha of Anipoli(12)
Self & Fellow(11)
Self Sacrifice(11)
Humility(11)
Theft, Stealing(11)
Torah Study(10)
Simplicity(10)
Chassid(10)
R. Yaakov Yitzchak Horowitz, "Seer of Lublin"(10)
G-d and Man(9)
Bitachon(9)
R. Shmuel of Lubavitch(9)
From the Midrash
From the Midrash
Translations and renditions of stories from the Midrash and the Talmud
The Man Who Gave Charity to His Ex
Yosef Who Loved Shabbat
The Drunk and the Driver
The Merchants and the Scholar
The Woman Who Didn't Want to Get Divorced
Two Sages and a Single Basket of Fish
The Inspiring Story of Rabbi Avner, the Sinner
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Chassidic Stories
Chassidic Stories
There's no better way to make a point than to tell a story...
A Melody of Love of a Higher Order
The Rebbe Maharash and the Lost Soul
Logs, Rain, and a Rebbe's Promise
The Mystery Detour
The Return of the Count’s Friend
The Teacher and the Russian Minister of Printing and Censorship
The Thief and the Deadbeat
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Fables & Parables
Fables & Parables
Stories mythical and mystical, with messages so pertinent they can only be told from far-off lands...
The Pit and the Prince
"Queen Esther" of Vilna
7 Parables of the Maggid of Dubno
The Artist’s Quest
The Kind Noble and the Charlatans
The Monster of the Woods
The King's Friend
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Sages & Mystics
Sages & Mystics
More classical Jewish stories
The Consequences of a “Borrowed” Napoleon
The Devoted Husband
The Milkman’s Secret
The Unwilling Cantor
The Rabbi Almost Quit
The Bottomless Barrel
The Pious Peddler
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Illustrated Stories
For Strangers Passing Through
Illustrated Chassidic Stories
By Shoshannah Brombacher
New Rules
A Tzaddik in a Fur Coat
A Coin
Dust and Wealth
Somebody Else
The Gartel
The Miser's Slippers
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Contemporary Stories
Contemporary Stories
Jewish writers present stories of faith and integrity, sacrifice and survival, wisdom and wit
Stories on Shabbat
Stories on Holidays
Stories on Prayer
Stories of the Holocaust
Modern-Day Miracles
Stories of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Stories on Return
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Once Upon a Chasid
Once Upon a Chasid
By Yanki Tauber
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
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Chassidic Stories
Fables & Parables
Sages & Mystics
Illustrated Stories
Contemporary Stories
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