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Pidyon Shevuyim (Ransoming of Captives): ransom of captives
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A chassidic story on seizing the opportunity to help another
1307
The tragic saga of the imprisonment of Rabbi Meir ben Baruch ("Maharam") of Rothenburg came to a close when his body was ransomed, 14 years after his death, by Alexander ben Shlomo (Susskind) Wimpen. "Maharam" (1215?-1293) was the leading Torah authority ...
As might be expected, Hershel the Hilarious was the most popular guy in Mosayov among the idle, the crude, the silly and the drinkers . . .
Throughout our history, many Jews have been taken captive and ransomed or sold as slaves. There is an obligation upon Jews and Jewish communities to ensure the release of Jewish captives.
The poor tailor became a beggar, and it seemed to the local population that he had lost his mind.
Incensed by the jab, the son-in-law renewed his rant, which had now become personal.
G-d had arranged for him to be in prison so that he could better appreciate the value of the work he did raising funds for redeeming Jewish prisoners.
Why the rabbi praised the man who was drunk on Yom Kippur.
How were the poor wretches supposed to raise money from the confinement of their prison cells?
Not waiting another moment, he jumped into the fiery depths of Gehinnom.
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