Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm

Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm

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Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm episodes

  • Torah, Torah, Torah

    In Chelm, "learned" (you know, the two-syllable version, "LEARN-ed") doesn't always mean as wise as we might think.

    [Note: as the book's introduction explains, Mendel the Messenger, despite his speech impediment, is as beloved and "normal" as his fellow Chelmites; it is just a part of who our friend is.]

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

    4 min
  • Without A Paddle

    In sports, and in life, teamwork matters, even in Chelm, where the Wise Fools live. Perhaps especially in Chelm...

    (A yeshiva is a school for Jewish study.)

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

    2 min
  • Throw Another Log In The Air Conditioner

    Boris the Balagoola--the original "difficult customer." [A pupik is a bellybutton, and we trust you to know that latkes are potato pancakes.]

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

    3 min
  • The New Look

    Change is good. Sometimes.

    (There's a Hebrew term in the middle of the story, referring to the lead character's late wife, that means "may she rest in peace.")

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

    3 min
  • The Craving

    After 60+ years of marriage, a midnight-snack request must be honored.

    Special guest performer Rena Strober!

    www.renastrober.com

    Recorded LIVE on September 26, 2022, at the Rosh Hashanah celebration of Bayit Shelanu, courtesy of Rabbi Jan Goldstein, who also appears briefly as the Narrator. https://www.bayitshelanu.org/

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

    3 min
  • The Bialy Seller

    In Chelm, sometimes a good deed comes with a twist.

    (A bialy is similar to a bagel; round, but instead of a hole all the way through, it has a depressed middle that is filled with onions or poppy seeds or both.)

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

    2 min
  • It's A Jungle Out There

    A recession had hit Chelm, the tiny village where the Wise Fools lived. How was Boris the Balagoola going to find a job?

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

    3 min
  • On final approach to Chelm...

    Introducing "Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm," a weekly podcast based on the book of the same name. The podcast launches officially on October 22, 2022. The book: https://amzn.to/3VpWj7y

    1 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…