Not By Chance

About this episode

This episode features three Chassidic stories involving Rabbi Eliezer Gordon, Michel Weiss, and an unexpected letter.

This week I have three stories for you. The first is about Rabbi Eliezer Gordon, the founder of the Telz Yeshivah, who traveled to London on what appeared to be a fundraising mission. The second is about Michel Weiss, an assimilated French politician who encountered a Chabad mitzvah tank on a Manhattan street corner. The third is about a letter that ended up in unexpected hands. If you're enjoying these Chassidic stories, please take a quick moment to buy me a coffee. https://ko-fi.com/barakhullman Thank you! I deeply appreciate your support! Also available at https://soundcloud.com/barak-hullman/not-by-chance To become a part of this project or sponsor an episode please go to https://hasidicstory.com/be-a-supporter. Hear all of the stories at https://hasidicstory.com. Go here to hear my other podcast https://jewishpeopleideas.com or https://soundcloud.com/jewishpeopleideas. Find my books, Figure It Out When You Get There: A Memoir of Stories About Living Life First and Watching How Everything Falls Into Place and A Shtikel Sholom: A Student, His Mentor and Their Unconventional Conversations on Amazon by going to https://bit.ly/barakhullman. My classes in Breslov Chassidus…

People in this episode

Host: Barak Hullman

Topics covered

• Chassidic stories
• Judaism
• spirituality
• fundraising
• community

Keywords

• Chassidic stories
• Rabbi Eliezer Gordon
• Telz Yeshivah
• Michel Weiss
• Chabad
• fundraising
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Telz Yeshivah, Chabad

Places: London, Manhattan

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