Yussele the Holy Miser
Stories We Tell
English - July 27, 2017 08:00 - 7 minutes - 6.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsJudaism Religion & Spirituality Kids & Family judaism jewish shabbat stories Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Rabbi Marc Katz retells the story of Yussele, a rich man in Krakow who has passed away. Yussele has a negative reputation in his community for turning people away in times of need, and the townspeople look forward to getting their revenge. But when they do, they learn a valuable lesson about passing judgment, and what generosity really means. Another version of this story appears in The Jewish Story Finder as story 552, “A Secret Gift.”