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

  • The Good Son

    Who's giving Mama the best birthday gift this year?

    [Note: the haftarah is commentary that accompanies the torah, and mishuga means "Crazy."]

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

    3 min
  • Up, Up, and Oy Vey

    You should know that everyone was rescued safely, but other than that--no spoilers.

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

    4 min
  • Sometimes It Doesn't Pay To Be A Nice Person

    Tony/Emmy Award winner Hal Linden is back for a tale about the perfect rememberance of Chelm's dear departed Wise Fool Shpilkas.

    (With additional thanks to Nancy Sullivan.)

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

    3 min
  • Forgive Me!

    Confession is good for the soul, including the Jewish soul.

    (Not integral to the story, but a mikva is a ceremonial bath.)

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

    3 min
  • Yenta and The Perfect Match

    In an era of "arranged marriages," you have to be special to be worthy of Chelm's most eligible Nice Jewish Boy.

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

    4 min
  • Fency Schmency

    What happens when a Wise Fool shops at the finest establishment in St. Petersburg?

    IMPORTANT NOTE: to "schlep" is (for our purposes at the moment) to haul a heavy load from one place to another, like schlepping a heavy suitcase to the car after a train ride.

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

    3 min
  • Tobacco Road

    Reading is fundamental...unless you're a Wise Fool in the right place at the right time...

    (Quick note, a word not integral to the story but you should know it if you don't: a pogrom is "an organized massacre of helpless people," which, sadly, the Jewish villages of the time period of our tiny village too often endured.)

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

    4 min
  • Bird Brain

    A Balagoola, a pet, a Rosh Hashanah service, and a bet. What could possibly go wrong?

    [Note: goyim, the -im being a plural form in Hebrew, idiomatically means non-Jews; also a mikva is a ceremonial cleansing bath.]

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

    4 min
  • An Endangered Species

    Even for the Wise Fools, a proper diet is important.

    No animals were harmed in the making of this story.

    (A mamser is an annoying no-good so-and-so, and brocha is a generic term for a simple prayer.)

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

    4 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…