Stories of well-known chassidim furnish us with the inspiration and lessons that set us on the proper path through life.
Few Chassidic personalities have captivated us as much as that of Reb Shmuel Munkis. Famed for his outlandish humor, Reb Shmuel's name is paired with such antics as the growing of burrs on Tisha B'av, and swinging upside-down outside the Alter Rebbe's beis midrash as a human placard.