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About Rabbi Barnett

Rabbi Tzvi Barnett lives in Brooklyn, New York and has been a dedicated educator of Jewish children for over 40 years. He is a master storyteller whose stories have inspired and delighted generations of children.

Rabbi Barnett utilizes the power of stories for conveying important lessons of life’s miracles and wisdom. He brings the weekly Torah portion (Parsha) to life through exciting accounts of the teachings of the Midrash.  

Rabbi Barnett is also an ordained Torah Scribe and shares his holy craft of the scribal arts through his videos found on the besttorahstories.com website. In addition, Rabbi Barnett plays chromatic harmonica and keyboard and enjoys sharing his music.

Special thanks to Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch Inc. for permission to tell stories published in Talks and Tales. Special thanks to Rabbi Avrohom Kass for permission to tell his story "Word Adventure Land". Thank you to my dear family for their encouragement, support and inspiration.