Chasidic story
The stories of the fathers are a lesson for their children.
Welcome to the Chasidic Story
Knowledge is not enough. A person needs to act. And there is no better way to communicate the application of Chasidic thought than through a real living picture. Hence the power of the Chasidic story.
Reading the stories of yesteryear, stories of Chasidic masters and/or their disciples, gives the reader not only a yearning but also a guide and inspiration on how the Chasidic lifestyle is observed.
Reasons and Benefits
In the Torah, the stories (Chumash Bereishis) come before the Jewish law. — Rabbi Yisyoel of Ruzin (Igros Kodesh, Rayatz, vol. 6, p. 77)
The Alter Rebbe said: "When we heard Torah from the Mezricher Magid, that, we considered as oral Torah; when we heard a story, we treated it as written Torah." — Igros Kodesh, Rayatz, vol. 4, p. 65
A Chassidic idiom is, of course, important; a Chasidic story is crucial. — Likkutei Diburim, vol. 3, p. 618
Chasidic Story in Your Chayenu — Video