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Stories for the Soul

Mordechai Hasofer

Narrated Jewish stories for children ages 7 to 12, free and ad-free. Each episode runs five to six minutes and ends on one middah - one character trait - to talk about together.

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#13
Thursday · 6 min
Aaron the Brave Butcher
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! As 200 bandits threaten to destroy a Jewish town on Passover night, one butcher's simple, fearless trust in Hashem scares the attackers away entirely. Featuring Aaron the Butcher and Shmuel Leib. Middah: Bitachon (trust in Hashem). Recommended ages 8-13. Parents please note: armed bandits threaten to attack a Jewish town; townspeople prepare to fight and hide in fear for their lives.
#12
Wednesday · 6 min
Dovid Forkis and the Baal Shem Tov
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A fierce opponent of the Baal Shem Tov sets out to disprove him, but a mysterious Shabbat-table dream convinces him the holy man is right after all. Featuring Rabbi Dovid Forkis and the Baal Shem Tov. Middah: Achdut (unity) and valuing every Jew regardless of scholarship. Recommended ages 10-14. Parents please note: mentions that opponents once ostracised and beat the Baal Shem Tov's followers, referenced only briefly.
#11
Tuesday · 4 min
A Life of Courage and Faith
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A Chabad Chassid risks his freedom smuggling Jews out of Stalin's Russia and funding secret Torah schools, even giving up his own escape to keep helping others. Featuring Rabbi Mendel Futerfass. Middah: Mesirat Nefesh (self-sacrifice) and Ahavat Yisrael (love of fellow Jews). Recommended ages 9-14. Parents please note: references Stalin-era persecution, arrest and ten years of hard labour in Siberia, and a terrorist attack at Kfar Chabad that killed five people.
#1
Sunday · 6 min
Coffee Cups to the Rescue
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A poor but generous antique dealer gives away his last Shavuot funds to charity and finds Hashem repaying him many times over through a royal commission. Featuring Matzliach (the Antique Dealer) and his wife Mazal. Middah: Tzedakah (Generosity) and Bitachon (Trust in Hashem). Recommended ages: all ages (5+).
#2
Sunday · 7 min
Davids Big Lesson
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A self-made millionaire loses everything and finds himself trapped on a skyscraper roof, where desperation finally teaches him to look upward instead of down. Featuring David, a wealthy Israeli businessman. Middah: Anavah (Humility) and gratitude toward Hashem. Recommended ages 7-12. Parents please note: a scary scene of being trapped and stranded on a rooftop; no lasting harm.
#3
Sunday · 4 min
How Maimonides Saved the Jews of Yemen
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! The great sage Maimonides uses his wisdom, a famous letter, and his influence with a king to rescue Yemen's persecuted Jewish community from a cruel ruler and a false messiah. Featuring Maimonides (Rambam), with Rabbi Jacob and King Saladin. Middah: Emunah (Faith in Hashem) and steadfastness under persecution. Recommended ages 9-14. Parents please note: religious persecution, forced conversion, and a military campaign to liberate a community (no graphic violence described).
#4
Sunday · 6 min
Michel's Amazing Adventure
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A secular French politician who barely thinks about being Jewish has a brief, puzzling encounter with the Lubavitcher Rebbe that reshapes the rest of his life. Featuring Michel Weiss (later Menachem Mendel) and the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Middah: Teshuva (return to one's Jewish roots) and commitment to mitzvot despite challenges. Recommended ages 8-13.
#5
Sunday · 3 min
Rabbi Elazar and the Ugly Man
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A revered sage insults a stranger's looks and must chase him across the countryside to beg forgiveness, revealing a deeper lesson about every person's inner worth. Featuring Rabbi Elazar ben Shimon and an unnamed stranger. Middah: Ahavat Yisrael (love of a fellow Jew) - not judging others by appearance and helping them see their own worth. Recommended ages 8-13.
#6
Sunday · 5 min
The Amazing Mrs. Cohen and the Doctor
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A skeptical army doctor is sent by his mother to the Rebbe before a mysterious illness outbreak, and the Rebbe's precise instructions solve the medical mystery. Featuring the Lubavitcher Rebbe and an army doctor. Middah: trusting wise and righteous guidance (Emunat Chachamim). Recommended ages 9-14. Parents please note: mentions hundreds of soldiers becoming seriously ill; no graphic detail.
#7
Sunday · 4 min
The Baba Sali & the Miracle of the Mikvah
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A holy rabbi insists on restoring a town's abandoned ritual bath and prays for miraculous rain twice, refusing to settle for water that isn't fully kosher. Featuring Rabbi Yisroel Abuchasera (the Baba Sali). Middah: doing one's own effort alongside faith, and upholding halachic standards (Hidur Mitzvah). Recommended ages 8-13.
#8
Sunday · 4 min
The Disputed Land
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A wise rabbi settles a furious property dispute between two neighbours with a surprising method - putting his ear to the ground to listen to the land. Featuring Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin and two feuding neighbours. Middah: Shalom (peace) and humility - letting go of pride over possessions. Recommended for all ages (6+).
#9
Sunday · 4 min
The Test
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A poor man spends a year saving for a beautiful esrog, only to see it destroyed - but his calm, humble response becomes the true miracle. Featuring Reb Dovid and the Baal Shem Tov. Middah: Anavah (humility) and self-control in the face of hardship. Recommended ages 7-12. Parents please note: a spouse's angry outburst destroys a cherished item (mild family conflict, no violence toward a person).
#10
Sunday · 3 min
The Test Before Shabbos
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! A yeshiva boy faces peer pressure to break Shabbos, and his quiet courage catches the attention of an important visiting Rav. Featuring Yossi, a 15-year-old yeshiva boy. Middah: Kedushat Shabbos (honouring Shabbat) and courage to resist peer pressure. Recommended ages 8-13. Parents please note: mild peer pressure and teasing; nothing violent or frightening.
October 26 · 43 sec
Welcome to Stories for the Soul
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode! True Jewish stories for children, told the way they were meant to be heard. 201 narrated stories for ages 7-12, each with a middah to take away and a note for parents so you always know what is coming. New stories four times a week, starting 1 November 2026.

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