Jewish Bedtime Stories for Kids That Actually Make Them Want to Sleep
The best Jewish bedtime stories for kids, from Chelm tales to holiday stories. Plus where to find ones that are the right length for a school night.
Category Kabbalah Kronicles
Weekly Kabbalah dispatches by Zalman Velvel — 36 short reflections on Torah, Jewish wisdom, and finding the holy in everyday life.
Why Jewish Humor Hits Different
What makes Jewish humor different from regular humor? Its been refined over 5,000 years and your mother is involved somehow.
Writing Short Stories That People Actually Finish
After 70+ short stories, here's what I know about keeping readers hooked: get someone in trouble on page one and stop before you run out of things to say.
What Kabbalah Taught Me About Telling Better Stories
Kabbalah has four levels of reading any text. Good fiction works the same way, even if its a story about a guy who lost his car keys.
Kabbalah Kronicles 36 – All Good Things Must Come to a Kabbalah
Kabbalah Kronicles 36 – All Good Things Must Come to a Kabbalah by Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel _____________________________________________ Writing a blog is fun. It’s heartwarming to relate to an audience on an immediate basis. You write something that you…
Kabbalah Kronicles 35 – Kanine Kabbalah
Kabbalah Kronicles 35 – Kanine Kabbalah by Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel ____________________________________ I pray early in the morning with my little dachshund, Peanut. When I start wrapping tfillin, he gets up from his doggy bed and waits by the…
Kabbalah Kronicles 34 – Christmas Shopping with Jesus
Kabbalah Kronicles 34 – Christmas Shopping with Jesus by Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel _______________________________________ I arrived at Best Buy ten minutes before midnight, on Thanksgiving, hoping to avoid the crowds the following morning, known as Black Friday. Black Friday…
Kabbalah Kronicles 33 – Talk to God, Zalman !
Kabbalah Kronicles 33 – Talk to God, Zalman ! by Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel _________________________________________ Picklepuss didn’t show up at klass this morning. Already, Kabbalah was making me feel more “centered” and “peaceful.” If you remember…
Kabbalah Kronicles 32- Journey to the Center of Kabbalah with Picklepuss
Kabbalah Kronicles 32 – Journey to the Center of Kabbalah with Picklepuss by Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel __________________________________ At the end of a private class with the Rabbi, I asked, “What is…
Kabbalah Kronicles 31 – Friends in Low Places
Kabbalah Kronicles 31 – Friends in Low Places by Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel ______________________________________ Today’s Kabbalah Klass started out in Lower Kabbalah Land, somewhere south of Heaven, and north of Lazazel (the Hebrew word for Hell, where the…
Kabbalah Kronicles 30 – Jello and Whipped Cream
Kabbalah Kronicles 30 – Jello and Whipped Cream by Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel ________________________________________ Today’s Kabbalah Klass contained only men, and there was total chaos and confusion … even more than the classes on love. The Rabbi…
Kabbalah Kronicles 29 – Four Kinds of People
Kabbalah Kronicles 29 – 4 Kinds of People By Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel __________________________________ If you want to hear a grown man scream, tell me there are only _____ kinds of people in this world. Then fill in…