Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm

Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm

By Mel PowellComedyFictionComedy Fiction
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Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm episodes

  • Funny Business -- A Final Tale

    The annual Chelm Comedy Convention is exactly what to expect of the Wise Fools. Special appearance by Nancy Sullivan. This is the final episode of the podcast, and also the final story in the book. Thank you for taking this journey with us. May all your foolishness be wise.

    From "Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm," available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle. https://amzn.to/3VpWj7y

    5 min
  • BONUS EPISODE / Chelm: The Musical

    Here's a special bonus episode, with the final tale dropping next week.

    From October 2024, recorded live at Bayit Shelanu Rosh Hashanah services in Santa Monica, California (imperfect audio, recorded from the video livestream)...it's a five-minute medley based on Chelm--and not really a story. Nobody's perfect. (We assume you remember that "tsuris" means "trouble." That will matter...once.)

    Also featuring Rabbi Jan Goldstein, Rena Strober, and musical accompanyists Bruce Garnitz and Steve Blum.

    We'll see you next week for the final episode.

    7 min
  • The Marriage of Mendel

    Mendel the Messenger finally got married. What took him so long? (Special appearance by Nancy Sullivan.)

    From "Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm," available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle. https://amzn.to/3VpWj7y

    4 min
  • The Melamed

    Boris the Balagoola--a Wise Fool who is smarter than you think.

    From "Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm," available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle. https://amzn.to/3VpWj7y

    4 min
  • A Talk On The Child Side

    Little Shaindel is smart as a whip, but has never said a word--not even to complain! That is very strange among the Wise Fools.

    From "Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm," available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle. https://amzn.to/3VpWj7y

    3 min
  • The Sole of Charity

    The most charitable Wise Fool of Chelm is the shoemaker, but it's never easy. With the amazing Nancy Sullivan!

    From "Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm," available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle. https://amzn.to/3VpWj7y

    3 min
  • A Helping Hand

    Who does a Wise Fool turn to when the flood waters are rising? Special appearance by the one and only Nancy Sullivan.

    From "Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm," available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle. https://amzn.to/3VpWj7y

    3 min
  • Brain Food

    Cossacks have much to learn from the Wise Fools.

    (This tale was inspired by a story in Chaim Topol's "To Life!")

    From "Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm," available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle. https://amzn.to/3VpWj7y

    3 min
  • What, Me Worry?

    You got problems? The Wise Fools have a solution.

    From "Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm," available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle. https://amzn.to/3VpWj7y

    3 min
  • From Chelm to Jerusalem

    How does a Wise Fool get directions on a visit to Holy Land?

    Special appearance by Rabbi Jan Goldstein!

    (Check out his podcast, "All That Matters.")

    From "Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm," available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle. https://amzn.to/3VpWj7y

    3 min

About Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm

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The mythical village of Chelm is where, in the mid- to late-1800s, the Wise Fools lived. Where everyone was a fool, no one was aware of being foolish. These are their stories--unlike other stories in…