Tales of The Wise Fools of Chelm
By Mel Powell
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Description
The mythical village of Chelm is where, in the mid- to late-1800s, the Wise Fools lived. Where everyone was a fool, no one was aware of being foolish. These are their stories--unlike other stories in the Chelm genre, very short-form tales as read aloud in synagogue over many years. (But you don't have to be Jewish! All are welcome.)
| Episode | Date |
|---|---|
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Funny Business -- A Final Tale
|
Mar 23, 2025 |
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BONUS EPISODE / Chelm: The Musical
|
Mar 16, 2025 |
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The Marriage of Mendel
|
Mar 09, 2025 |
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The Melamed
|
Mar 02, 2025 |
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A Talk On The Child Side
|
Feb 23, 2025 |
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The Sole of Charity
|
Feb 16, 2025 |
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A Helping Hand
|
Feb 09, 2025 |
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Brain Food
|
Feb 02, 2025 |
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What, Me Worry?
|
Jan 26, 2025 |
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From Chelm to Jerusalem
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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A Kopeck For Your Thoughts
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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The Horse's Tale
|
Jan 05, 2025 |
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Right On Cue
|
Dec 29, 2024 |
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Natural Selection
|
Dec 22, 2024 |
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The Witness
|
Dec 15, 2024 |
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The Day Chelm Stood Still
|
Dec 08, 2024 |
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Let It Ride
|
Dec 01, 2024 |
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Still Going
|
Nov 24, 2024 |
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The Wise Children of Chelm
|
Nov 17, 2024 |
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Ticket, Please (script version)
|
Nov 10, 2024 |
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Right On Time
|
Nov 03, 2024 |
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No Starch
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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Pushy, Pushy
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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A New Kiddush Cup
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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Complete Yom Kippur Chaos
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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The V.I.P.
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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Putt Seriously, Folks
|
Sep 22, 2024 |
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Luck Be A Latke Tonight
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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Who Brought The Pickles?
|
Sep 08, 2024 |
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Chelm: The Horseradish Capital Of The World
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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Un-Conventional Wisdom
|
Aug 25, 2024 |
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The Rodent Less Traveled
|
Aug 18, 2024 |
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White Meat or Dark?
|
Aug 11, 2024 |
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You Are What You Eat
|
Aug 04, 2024 |
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The Miracle of Birth
|
Jul 28, 2024 |
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Taking In A Partner
|
Jul 21, 2024 |
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Heaven McChicken
|
Jul 14, 2024 |
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Frequent Schlepper Miles
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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Beadle-De-Dumb
|
Jun 30, 2024 |
|
There’s No Place Like Home (Live)
|
Jun 23, 2024 |
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Don't Cry For Me, Balagoola
|
Jun 16, 2024 |
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"We Have, Your Honor"
|
Jun 09, 2024 |
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"Everybody's a Critic"
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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The Cholera of Money
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May 26, 2024 |
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A Husband Like This Doesn't Grow On Trees
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May 19, 2024 |
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A Bright Future
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May 12, 2024 |
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Matzah-Matta-U?
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May 05, 2024 |
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Dances With Dunces
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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Poetic Justice
|
Apr 21, 2024 |
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Bottoms Up
|
Apr 14, 2024 |
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Marital Bliss
|
Apr 07, 2024 |
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What's-His-Name's Memory Course
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Mar 31, 2024 |
|
When You Wish Upon A Tsar
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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Fahrvergnugen
|
Mar 17, 2024 |
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Why Is This Salesman Different From All Other Salesmen?
|
Mar 10, 2024 |
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Rich Or Poor Is Not Important (As Long As You Have Money)
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Mar 03, 2024 |
|
Secondary Education
|
Feb 25, 2024 |
|
The Passover Salesman
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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I Got The Horse Right Here
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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The Holiday Spirit
|
Feb 04, 2024 |
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The Cereal Killers
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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It's All In The Presentation
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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You're Gonna Love It!
|
Jan 14, 2024 |
|
The Ox-cidental Tourist
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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The Woodcutter
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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I Do
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Dec 24, 2023 |
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A Bridge Too Far
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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Today You Are A Man
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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Boris The Balagoola, Phone Home!
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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Killing Time
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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White Meat Or Dark (Thanksgiving Version)
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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The Tooth And Nothing But The Tooth
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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The Great Chelm Convention
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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Commerce
|
Oct 29, 2023 |
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The Proper Send-Off
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Oct 22, 2023 |
|
Tales of The South Pacific
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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What I Did On My Summer Vacation
|
Oct 08, 2023 |
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Never An End To Learning
|
Oct 01, 2023 |
|
FORE!
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Hide and Seek
|
Sep 17, 2023 |
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Duck Soup (The Legend of Farfel the Farmer)
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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The Good Son
|
Sep 03, 2023 |
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Up, Up, and Oy Vey
|
Aug 27, 2023 |
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Sometimes It Doesn't Pay To Be A Nice Person
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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Forgive Me!
|
Aug 13, 2023 |
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Yenta and The Perfect Match
|
Aug 06, 2023 |
|
Fency Schmency
|
Jul 30, 2023 |
|
Tobacco Road
|
Jul 23, 2023 |
|
Bird Brain
|
Jul 16, 2023 |
|
An Endangered Species
|
Jul 09, 2023 |
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Speak the Speech, I Pr...Pr...Pray You
|
Jul 02, 2023 |
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When Chelm Freezes Over
|
Jun 25, 2023 |
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Picky, Picky, Picky
|
Jun 18, 2023 |
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There’s No Business Like Chelm Business
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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A Tall Tale
|
Jun 04, 2023 |
|
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Chelm
|
May 28, 2023 |
|
Balagoola Island
|
May 21, 2023 |
|
Mama-Lushen
|
May 14, 2023 |
|
Nice Material
|
May 07, 2023 |
|
Gas
|
Apr 30, 2023 |
|
Business Sense
|
Apr 23, 2023 |
|
The Bar Mitzvah Speech
|
Apr 16, 2023 |
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The Latest Model
|
Apr 09, 2023 |
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Tink Before You Talk
|
Apr 02, 2023 |
|
Ticket, Please
|
Mar 26, 2023 |
|
I'm All Ears
|
Mar 19, 2023 |
|
A Purgatory Story
|
Mar 12, 2023 |
|
What I Did On My Vacation
|
Mar 05, 2023 |
|
Divorce, Chelm Style
|
Feb 26, 2023 |
|
The Ballad of Boris The Kid
|
Feb 19, 2023 |
|
Roses Are Red
|
Feb 12, 2023 |
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The New Vink
|
Feb 05, 2023 |
|
Citius, Altius, Kvetchius
|
Jan 29, 2023 |
|
All The World's A Stage
|
Jan 22, 2023 |
|
Horse Sense
|
Jan 15, 2023 |
|
Does A Bear Kvetch In The Woods?
|
Jan 08, 2023 |
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Happy Days Are Here Again
|
Jan 01, 2023 |
|
I Dream of Bupkis
|
Dec 25, 2022 |
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How Many Chelmites Does It Take To Change A Lightbulb?
|
Dec 18, 2022 |
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The Border Crossing
|
Dec 11, 2022 |
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Torah, Torah, Torah
|
Dec 04, 2022 |
|
Without A Paddle
|
Nov 27, 2022 |
|
Throw Another Log In The Air Conditioner
|
Nov 20, 2022 |
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The New Look
|
Nov 13, 2022 |
|
The Craving
|
Nov 06, 2022 |
|
The Bialy Seller
|
Oct 30, 2022 |
|
It's A Jungle Out There
|
Oct 23, 2022 |
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On final approach to Chelm...
|
Oct 10, 2022 |