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A Chabad Chassid risks his freedom smuggling Jews out of Stalin's Russia and funding secret Torah schools, even giving up his own escape to keep helping others. Featuring Rabbi Mendel Futerfass. Middah: Mesirat Nefesh (self-sacrifice) and Ahavat Yisrael (love of fellow Jews). Recommended ages 9-14. Parents please note: references Stalin-era persecution, arrest and ten years of hard labour in Siberia, and a terrorist attack at Kfar Chabad that killed five people.

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A yeshiva boy faces peer pressure to break Shabbos, and his quiet courage catches the attention of an important visiting Rav. Featuring Yossi, a 15-year-old yeshiva boy. Middah: Kedushat Shabbos (honouring Shabbat) and courage to resist peer pressure. Recommended ages 8-13. Parents please note: mild peer pressure and teasing; nothing violent or frightening.

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A poor man spends a year saving for a beautiful esrog, only to see it destroyed - but his calm, humble response becomes the true miracle. Featuring Reb Dovid and the Baal Shem Tov. Middah: Anavah (humility) and self-control in the face of hardship. Recommended ages 7-12. Parents please note: a spouse's angry outburst destroys a cherished item (mild family conflict, no violence toward a person).