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As
told by Yerachmiel Tilles,
co-founder and first educational director of Ascent-of-Safed,
originator and maintainer of this website, and managing editor of Kabbala
Online. He has hundreds of published stories in many venues and
in (at least) a half dozen languages. He tells them live in Tsfat (Safed)
nearly every week, at his home on Friday evenings and at Ascent on Saturday
nights.
To subscribe to his weekly email story, join
his WhatsApp group for an additional audio story and video story,and/or
to purchase any of his books, see the 3 announcements below.
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 The
Ascent Story Weekly Mailing list is now in its 27th year! It is
updated on this site by Tuesday and emailed by Wednesday (including a
printable PDF option).
Sign up today!
(For informtion on
the hard-cover and soft-cover story collections of Y. Tilles, look
to the right of the photo.
To join his
WhatsApp stories group, see directly below)
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The
books of the
"Full
Moon stories" series
by Yerachmiel
Tilles
are available for purchase
in Jewish bookstores internationally,
and online on various booksellers'
sites
(Google search on "Yerachmiel
Michael Tilles" )
SAMPLE REVIEWS by:
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a
different Audio, Video and Print story each Saturday
night!
To
Join "TillesTells", or for more about the group,
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CURRENT
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1493 |
"The Difficult
Nine Days of a Chasidic Master"
During the “Nine
Days” of intensified mourning for the loss of the Holy Temples in
Jerusalem, Rabbi Baruch of Mezhibuzh would disappear; none of his chasidim
could accompany him, see him off or know where he went.
Why This Week? TISHA
B'AV [2026: Wednesday, July 22, sunset – July 23, nightfall.]
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LAST week's Story
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"The Holy
Ari of Safed"
The Holy Ari of Safad
overflowed with Torah in every form. He also was expert in the language
of trees, the language of birds, and the speech of angels, and could read
faces in the manner outlined in the Zohar.
Why This Week: The
fifth of the Jewish month of Menachem-Av [2026: Sat. night July 18 through
Sunday, July 19 is the yahrzeit of the Ari.
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