The Tightrope Walker
from Numu Jewish Bedtime Stories Hosted by Mazel Day School
In a frozen Siberian prison camp, far from his family and home, Rabbi Mendel Futerfas, Reb Mendel, found light in the darkest place. Surrounded by cold, hunger, and loneliness, he remembered the Baal Shem Tov’s teaching: everything we see or hear can teach us how to serve Hashem. One day, Hashem sent him a surprising teacher: a circus tightrope walker! From him, Reb Mendel learned a powerful lesson that stayed with him forever; that life is like walking a tightrope. We stay balanced by keeping our eyes on our goal: becoming the best person Hashem wants us to be. Step by step, even when we wobble, Hashem is cheering us on.
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