My Grandfather's Kittel
Stories We Tell
English - January 09, 2020 10:30 - 6 minutes - 14.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsJudaism Religion & Spirituality Kids & Family jewish judaism shabbat stories Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In the early 1900s, an elderly Jewish man named Shmulik prays at his synagogue on Yom Kippur. He suddenly faints, only for a fellow congregant to offer him his kittel (traditional ritual garb) to keep him warm. The grandson of that congregant, Rabbi Jonathan Biatch, reflects on this story and how it connects to being a compassionate, caring, and dedicated person to those we cherish the most.