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Rabbi Bunam used to tell young men who came to him for the first time the story of Rabbi Eisik, son of
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There was a man named Tiggak whose only son drowned in the sea. And such a powerful grief came to the
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We'll talk about Thunder-Lightning and the Eagle. They say that Thunder and the Eagle
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Once, the disciples of the Baal Shem Tov decided to prepare him a special Sabbath. They worked for days
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A Sufi Tale: Usually the Hodja has no trouble coming up with the sermon to deliver on Friday afternoons. However, when he draws a blank, he uses his creativity and then he doesn’t have to give a sermon for weeks! What is the source of inspiration in our lives, and to whom do we look for guidance? Often wisdom is available within.
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In a small cottage there lived a widow woman and her daughter, May. Although May was
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A Mexican Tale: A lazy man helps a man with a runaway horse and in return he is amply rewarded.
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In Bangladesh almost every villager knows the folktale of the Tetan Buri (clever old
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Once upon a time, a husband had the habit of sitting outside his home every day, while his wife
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Korean Tale: A young boy greedily demands stories from everyone he meets, stuffing them into a “story-bag” and never sharing them. When he grows up and is about to be married, a servant overhears the stories plotting to take revenge. Stories are gifts that are meant to be shared.