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Sara Yoheved Rigler, author of the bestseller Holy Woman, made her first, year-long trip to India while still in college. She spent 15 years living in an ashram and practicing and teaching meditation. Then her spiritual journey took a hair-pin turn. She went to Jerusalem and started studying what she called, "the world's most hidden religion: Torah Judaism."
The tales collected in this book span the breadth of Sara Yoheved Rigler's colorful, adventure-filled life. The lessons derive from a dizzying variety of sources:
A Hassidic Rebbe in Jerusalem, A guru in Varanasi, A Kabbalist in rural Israel, Girls at a Calcutta orphanage, A clown, A Maharaj's palace in the foothills of the Himalayas, Her 90-year-old mother-in-law, A cat on a dangerous military mission, A totally paralyzed author of 8 books
The tales in this book will make you laugh - and cry. The lessons will transform your life.
Sample chapters:
Buddhism, Judaism, and the Great Cheerio Fiasco, Eat, Pray, Love, Then What? My Five Weeks with Cancer, My Son the Doctor-Murderer, God vs. Prozac, My Niece's Catholic Wedding
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Moments are the building blocks of life--joyous moments, sorrowful moments, and, of course, miraculous moments that take us by complete surprise and transport us to a realm of grateful salvation. This heart-warming book captures these moments in all their complexity and wonder; under the talented pen of noted author, Nachman Seltzer, a fascinating story unfolds, changing lives and leaving the reader with renewed hope and faith.
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A Valiant Widow - struggles to repair a torn scandal…. And a torn heart.
An Older Woman - balances on the delicate precipice between lucidity and buried memories…what will give her the strength to hold on?
A Young Man - finds himself out of his depth in his new family…does he really have to be just like everyone else?
Listen to the strains of music that make up people's lives.
Laugh along with them at their comic mistakes, cry along with them as they face the most agonizing realities, grow along with them as they confront the deepest, rawest parts of themselves - and sing along with them as they learn to play their own, unique melodies.
Enrich your life with this stirring collection of stories that is sure to strike a chord deep within your heart.
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Real people navigate life's challenges...
People Speak 10 tells the incredible true stories of twenty-six people who either wrote or told them to author Chaim Walder.
Chaim Walder isn't content to just tell a story. He paints the main players in strong colors. Their personalities, ways of talking, and characters spring to life to the extent that the reader feels he's met them and can see them standing there right before his eyes. The reader gets not only a good story but meets the unforgettable person who decided to share the story, and sometimes this is the most powerful encounter of all.
People Speak 10 is the 50th book by author and educational consultant Chaim Walder, director of Bnei Brak's Child and Family Center and winner of the Magen Layeled prize, awarded by Israel's prime minister, in 2003.
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From All Time Best Selling Authour and Rabbi Comes Total Chessed... With KGB spies all around him, a man gives up his own tefilin so a Soviet Jew can have the mitzvah: A sparkling gem of chessed A broken couple finds comfort in the warmth and music of one of the Torah world's most popular singers: A brilliant jewel of chessed His friend couldn't afford vacation this year, so Shimon quietly paid the costs, never dreaming that his act of kindness would save his son's life: A golden moment of chessed From chavrusas for the homebound to shoes for the poor; from soup kitchens to "tantzers" (dancers) entertaining sick children to help with mental health issues: A glittering collection of chessed organizations started by "people like us." Rabbi Paysach Krohn, the globe-trotting "American Maggid," has given us so much wisdom, inspiration, and encouragement in his bestselling books. He now shares with us stories of individuals and organizations that see a need -- and step up to fill it. The Glittering World of Chessed also offers us practical advice on how each of us can amp up our own chessed - whether we are hosting guests, visiting the sick, dealing with "simchah overload" or simply listening to a friend who needs a little comfort. Chessed is the gem that adorns every Jew, a gem that is found, not in a locked vault or jewel case, but in our hearts and deeds. This book will inspire us, and also guide us, in polishing our own jewels of chessed to a brilliant and beautiful shine.
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It Could Have Been You: Brand new, inspirational stories about people like you
Good stories are entertaining. Inspirational. Illuminating.
Very good stories are electrifying. Stimulating. Unexpected.
The very best stories are life-transforming.
Nachman Seltzer's stories are the very best.
When Nachman Seltzer writes, the words almost seem to leap off the page. There's energy and excitement in his descriptions, his characters, and his unexpected plot twists. And what makes the stories even better is - they are all absolutely true!
Nachman Seltzer is a born storyteller, and people from all over the world share their unusual experiences with him. In It Could Have Been You we will read about 300 Torah scrolls hidden in an abandoned Ukrainian building, waiting to be rescued. We will wonder who sent the mysterious first-class plane tickets to a simple cheder rebbe in Bnei Brak, and why. We will read of lost wallets, lost children, and lost Jewish souls coming back to their heritage. We will meet a man whose skill at Torah reading saves him from losing his life in the rice paddies of Vietnam and hear about the strange presidential curse that finally comes to an end through the power of prayer.
The stories in It Could Have Been You are brand new, and have never before appeared in print. They are powerful, exciting - and absolutely true.
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A gang of leather-jacketed bikers confront an aged rabbi - and learn the power of holiness...
The Klausenberger Rebbe gets lost in Montreal's snowy streets - and a wandering Jewish neshamah is found...
"President John F. Kennedy writes a letter - and helps to save a Jewish child lost in the Holocaust...
When it comes to finding a good story, and telling it well, there is no one quite like Nachman Seltzer. This brand-new collection of true, never-before-published stories takes us to to a luxuriously appointed Manhattan office and a graveyard in the Ukraine; from the Chafetz Chaim's wooden home in Radin, to Ken's Diner in Chicago, to an isolated outpost in Alaska. There are tales of incredible Divine Providence, remarkable miracles, and the small wonders of everyday life: true stories will both entertain and empower us.
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What's in a smile? In the unique world of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Horowitz, the Bostoner Rebbe, shlita, it is an irresistible expression of love for every Jew. The Rebbe is a great teller of stories, in which his loving Tzaddik's-eye view of people is never far from the surface. In this book, the stories are attached to brief inspiring Chassidic insights on the weekly parshah. The result is a book that you will long treasure.
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Can a heart sleep? More important, can it wake up? The thousands of readers who have grown to love Rabbi Binyomin Pruzansky's bestselling Stories for the Jewish Heart series know that the answer is yes. Hearts that are dozing can be inspired and spirits that are half-asleep can be roused. And often, all it takes is the right story. Stories That Awaken the Heart is a wonderful collection of stories that will do just that - awaken our hearts and rejuvenate our spirits. In these pages we meet all kinds of people facing many different challenges - wake-up calls for their own Jewish hearts. A combat soldier facing imminent death, a gas station attendant with a grudge that threatens a youngster's life, a deep-sea diver lost beneath the ocean with only four minutes of oxygen left - each of the dozens of memorable characters in these true stories has a moment when he can choose to hear Hashem's call. Like all good stories, these tales are entertaining and inspiring. But more: with Rabbi Pruzansky's sensitive understanding of human nature and the Torah insights that mark his every word, these are stories that can transform us. And awaken our sleepy hearts.
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Real stories about real people have a profound capacity to transform our lives. Author Rabbi Binyomin Pruzansky has mastered the craft of weaving everyday life events with extraordinary Torah insights. In this unique collection of Jewish anecdotes, readers will find poignant accounts of struggle, irony, hardship, resolution, kindness, dedication, ahavas Hashem, and ahavas Yisroel. Stories for the Jewish Heart demonstrates how little things are really big things.
On a family trip from Lakewood to Boston on I-95, a car breakdown before Pesach becomes the setting for a moving display of Kiddush Hashem.
? While sitting shivah, a Rebbitzen discovers how a casual conversation with her husband years before caused an angry, rebellious girl to become a dedicated bas Yisroel.
? A community leader agrees to give up his customary Yom Tov aliyah to another who was saying kaddish ? and reveals a deeper, unknown side of his character. Stories for the Jewish Heart reveals the steady pulse of hashgacha pratis at work in the lives of Jews around the world. This is a book you can with share friends and family around the meal table, during quiet moments on Shabbos, or any time you need a replenishing charge of inspiration to elevate your own avodas Hashem.
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The Sages give us 48 ways to make Torah a part of us.
•With a voice like hers, she could have been world famous, but she chose a rebbe's blessing instead...
Jews throughout the ages have found unique ways to incorporate those 48 ways into their lives.
•A youngster pulls a prank, and foils a kidnapping...
Master storyteller Rabbi Nachman Seltzer shares some of these amazing stories with us.
•He came to cut a million-dollar hi-tech deal, and ended up learning a lesson or two in a Bnei Brak cheder classroom...
In 48, a book as unusual as its title, Rabbi Nachman Seltzer examines the 48 ways to acquire Torah, and then uses his much-beloved, trademark true stories to show how ordinary people - like you and me - can take each of these 48 ways and make them a part of their lives.
"Seltzer stories," with their amazing plot twists and surprise endings, are always a delight, but here they are also lights to guide us, step by step, as we incorporate Torah into our days. Inspiration and entertainment in one great read - what could be better?
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Suffering from ALS, this man can only communicate with the blink of an eye -- yet the spark of Torah keeps his life full and vibrant...
The Rebbe told his chassid to take candles with him on a trip -- and their sparks of light saved his life in the dark Russian forests...
There was nothing for her to do to save her child - but a spark of faith turned a plain piece of paper into a life-saving medication
We love them so much - Rabbi Spero's stories. They uplift, inspire, and ignite a spark of joy within us. In this new collection of true stories, Rabbi Spero finds the sparks of greatness that lie within people. He discovers a simple Jew who knows how to sing "the song of Gan Eden." A rebbe who chooses to eat food almost inedible, rather than embarrass a widow. A boy in a baseball cap who can bring Mashiach. This is a wonderful collection of classic "Spero stories": Stories that glow with sparks of greatness, sacrifice, devotion, and faith.
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The All-American Maggid is back with a new book in the wonderful tradition of his previous four best-sellers. A hundred heartwarming stories about real people, famous and little-known.
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This sequel to The Maggid Speaks is packed with wonderful stories and their morals, as told by some of Jewry's most eloquent and popular speakers. This book masterfully captures the distinctive art of the Maggid.
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Rabbi Paysach J. Krohn?s previous ?Maggid÷ books have only whetted the public?s appetite for more stories featuring the beauty of the Jewish heritage as it was -- and is -- actually lived by its sons and daughters, stories of inspiration, courage, faith, and friendship.
This sixth offering in the popular Maggid Series presents more than a hundred stories, told with Rabbi Krohn?s unique zest and flair, and spiced with morals for everyday life. He tells a story with the sensitivity and warmth of a warm and perceptive human being.
Other books in the Maggid Series: The Maggid Speaks, Around the Maggid?s Table, In the Footsteps of the Maggid, Along the Maggid?s Journey and Echoes of the Maggid.
Rabbi Paysach J. Krohn, a fifth generation mohel, is also the author of Bris Milah, the widely acclaimed compendium of the laws and customs, from birth to circumcision.
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Rabbi Paysach J. Krohn’s The Maggid Speaks is still one of the most popular books in the English-language Judaica explosion of recent years. In response to popular demand, he wrote Around the Maggid’s Table. The demand continues -- so here is yet another sparkling collection of stories and parables from the pen of a master and the annals of Jewish life.
This book brings us wisdom, humor, love, and idealism. It introduces us to many great sages and heroes of the spirit. Rabbi Krohn presents them with the same zest that he brings to his popular lecture appearances. Not only zest, but also sensitivity because it takes a warm and wise human being to tell those stories with such elegance and to draw from them the lessons that can enrich countless thousands of individual and family lives.
Perceptive people have noted that from the teachings and rulings of our sages we learn what the Torah commands. But from their personal behavior and concern for others we learn what the Torah makes of people.When we meet the great people in this book, the famous ones like the Bais Helevi and Rabbi Yaakov Kaminetzky, and the almost anonymous ones like the mother who sat on the steps of an overcrowded yeshiva for days until it managed to find a place for her son -- we marvel, smile, and cry. We are elevated.
And when we read this book, we enjoy the sheer pleasure of good reading.
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From the author of the bestselling "Maggid Series" The American Maggid is here, and he has something to say to us... On today's financial realities On marriages, happy and unhappy On faith and trust; on our potential for greatness; and on how Hashem loves us even when we let Him down On our lives, our aspirations, our successes, and our failures Rabbi Paysach Krohn, the beloved "American Maggid," is the author of the bestselling "Maggid Series," and a popular speaker around the world. Now, in Perspectives of the Maggid, we once again enjoy his marvelous combination of stories and advice, of lofty Torah wisdom and practical, common- sense solutions to life's challenges.
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"Be Mevater - Just Give In" That's what we are told from the time we are young. We know its the right thing to do, but how do we rise to the challenge, overcome our personal feelings, and actually do it?
With over 100 stories,meshalim, and perspectives about this all-important middah, The Power to Give In gives us the proper mindset and conviction that enable us to be mevater –and be happy about it, too.
The stories cover all types of settings and all types of people - great Gedolim and simple Jews, spouses and siblings, neighbors and strangers –all of whom utilized the power of vittur. There is even a special section for young adults so that they can see, on their own level, how to put this crucial middah into practice.
Read this book, be inspired, and try it out for yourself – be mevater, and bring the reality of Hashem into your life!
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Have you ever read a really good story, one that left you pondering and wanting more, and wondered, "Now how did she come up with that?" Acclaimed writer Batya Ruddell is asked questions like that all the time. In this volume, she provides the answers.
In this carefully selected compendium of short stories, each intended to provoke and inspire, Batya provides the thought process that was the motivation behind each tale. Read them one at a time or all at once - either way, you'll come away with a newfound appreciation for the power of the pen.
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Mothers and fathers, babysitters and counselors, youth group leaders and educational directors, look no further for the perfect book to entertain children of all ages! From action-packed stories to the hilarious color-illustrated adventures of Velvel the Wagon Driver, Storylines has it all! You can raise a child on StoryLines and good luck trying to wean them!
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Yael Mermelstein manages to mine the extraordinary out of the ordinary, lending a unique richness to the daily lives we all lead. There’s something for every age, stage and mood in the pages of this book, which includes both published and never before published materials.
Stories as varied as the flowers that adorn the earth.
In the Rose section you will read about love: a daughter desperately seeking her parents’ approval of her husband, an overweight man seeking his match, and more.
In the Anemone stories a woman struggles to live with guilt, and a recent returnee to Judaism battles to prevent her family from "pulling the plug" on her dear aunt who is in a coma.
The Daisy section, where childhood and innocence abound, includes, among others, the story of a Rabbi Akiva-like janitor learning Torah with the children in the school he cleans.
And if Sunflowers make you smile, the octogenarian planning his own funeral where he intends to be very much alive might just make you laugh out loud.
Once you have had your fill of fiction, the Aster and Kalanit sections, symbolizing patience and perseverance, offer personal essays and select poems about the author’s experiences raising her children and living in Eretz Yisrael.
Finally, enjoy Free Fall, a novelette length story where you can read about the unbreakable bond between sisters, a broken marriage, a runaway teen and an inconceivable secret.
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Could it be JUST a coincidence?
Daniel had no money for son’s chasunah… then came a phone call after 30 years.
A bus without brakes heading towards a gaping chasm… is stopped by a man who wasn’t supposed to be there.
After Ephraim finally forgave… they had another child.
Richard sold the apartment… just in time.
Yosef’s completely unnecessary X-ray… saved his life.
In the grind of fast-paced modern living, we sometimes forget that Hashem runs the world and nothing just “happens” by itself. Here are 120 amazing stories--- told by the people that experience them --- showing Hashem’s guiding Hand in all types of circumstances. Gathered by the author of the “180 Degrees”, these true accounts show the power of a mitzvah, a prayer, a blessing… and open our eyes to see hashgacha pratis in everything we do.
Bring positivity, faith, and tranquility into your life by seeing how the most important events and the most trivial occurrences – are all from Hashem!
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Malky Feig is poignant. And sensitive. And discerning. And totally clued in to what makes people... people. And her writing soars and like an eagle's wings carries us along to new heights.
In Mountain Climbers 2 this beloved columnist and bestselling author of Mirrors and Windows and Mountain Climbers brings us an original and wonderous selection of true stories of people - and the mountains that they have climbed.
Malky Feig's heroes and heroines don't use rappelling equipment, they don't own climbing gear, helmets or slacklines. What they use to climb and conquer their personal mountains - their challenges, some day-to-day, others wildly dramatic and unusual - are faith, perseverance, optimism, and courage. When facing the daunting challenges of life, they search for solutions and discover deep within themselves a strength and a vision that they never knew they possessed.
Every one of these stories is fascinating, a penetrating look into the lives and inner worlds of people unique in their circumstances, united in their determination to succeed in the face of challenge. But more: these stories are a beacon of light to each of us as we rise above adversity and emerge victorious in our individual quest for growth.
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What should you do when...
There's a snake in the house where you're babysitting?
Your bike is stolen hours before a grand bike-a-thon?
The new kid in your class won't stop playing pranks?
The best note-taker in your class can no longer take notes?
You're so short that people treat you like a little kid?
In this captivating collection of short stories by M. Jakubowicz, you'll read all about kids just like you. Get ready to laugh and cry with them all the way to the finish line!
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It is amazing, how many amazing stories Rabbi Nachman Seltzer finds for us:
A dollar a month morphs into a small fortune
A telegram to Rav Chatzkel Levenstein saves three lives
A man's sincere gratitude brings about a medical miracle
Rabbi Nachman Seltzer has an amazing talent for finding stories that are unusual, surprising, and very, very inspiring. He combines that talent with an amazing ability to write the stories in a way that touches our hearts and keeps us mesmerized and asking for more.
In this new collection, once again he shares amazing stories: tales of faith, courage, friendship, self-sacrifice, and the indomitable spirit of Jews everywhere. Enjoy them they are simply AMAZING!
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A camp prank that haunted a man for two decades...
A woman trying to run her own business -- and that of her competitor...
A beloved brother who suddenly becomes a woman's worst enemy...
Great stories, beautifully told.
C.B.Weinfeld's first collection of true stories, A Handful of Stars, lit up our lives. Now she gives us even more: more unusual true stories, more fascinating characters, more great reading, more inspiration. These articles first published in Yated Ne'eman and Ami Magazine have a cast of characters as vast and varied as life itself: A wealthy Long Island entrepreneur looking to put just a little "Jewish" in his life. A married couple trying to rediscover their shalom bayis in an upscale cafe. A shadchan who for some mysterious reason takes on one girl's search for her bashert as his full time job. Some of the stories have fantastic surprise endings, others shine a light on human behavior or offer instances of the most amazing hashgachah pratis.
The stories are so varied, but they share a common thread: each of them elevates, delights, and inspires us. These are stories that touch our hearts and uplift our souls; luminous stories that will light up our own lives, as lovely as the bright stars in the dark sky.
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Sarah Shapiro is a welcome new addition to Shaar Press? list of authors. There are many words to describe her writing: literature of the highest order, refreshing, intriguing, insightful, moving, funny, touching. We could go on ? but the only way to truly appreciate her is to read her.
A Gift Passed Along sings with joy of being a Torah Jew in Eretz Yisrael, even in this time of terror and tension. Sarah Shapiro walks the streets of Jerusalem and sees the same surface sights the rest of us do, but she sees meaning beneath the mundane details of everyday life. Subtly and skillfully, this collection of essays explores issues most people avoid, and as we read we begin to think with new understanding and perspective. We'll nod our heads with a gentle smile when we hear an aging woman say, I respect age. I would not trade what I have learned for a face without wrinkles. Age is a crown. We'll see annoyances· in a new light when we hear Rabbi Scheinberg?s laughter. We?ll take pride in the Jewish values of people who bring food and drink to the soldiers who have been dragging them roughly off a hill near Efrat. The author came to Torah Judaism and Jerusalem through years of searching and thinking. Some of her essays lead us down the path with her, and in the process give us deeper insights into our own spiritual aspirations. Thank you, Sarah Shapiro, for this Gift Passed Along. This marvelous book is filled with many gifts, and we thank you for them all.
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Rabbi Spero brings his magic touch to Shabbos... A Touch of Eternity Rabbi Yechiel Spero brings his beloved stories, deeply insightful vision, and profound Torah knowledge to one of the most fundamental cornerstones of Jewish belief: Shabbos. In A Touch of Eternity we discover how the special holiness of Shabbos allows us to revisit Gan Eden each week. And while we learn and discover, we enjoy the stories that touch our hearts and souls. We meet men and women, great scholars and simple Jews, who made unbelievable sacrifices for Shabbos observance. We discover an elderly Jewish woman whose unexpected kindness at a demonstration for Shabbos observance changes the lives of an entire family. We see the power that Shabbos has to touch even a non-Jewish editor of The New York Times. A man breaks his vow to keep Shabbos - and a rebbe's dire warning, almost unbelievably, comes true. At a time when we so badly want to infuse our Shabbos, and our lives, with greater meaning - Rabbi Spero has a story, many stories, to help do just that.
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Rabbi Yechiel Spero's books have taken the world by storm and become instant best-sellers. Rabbi Spero has good taste, enthusiasm, passion, and talent - the perfect blend for a master storyteller, which he is. See for yourself with this magnificent new collection. If you read volumes 1, 2, and 3, you'll run, not walk to get your copy of the new volume 4. If not, stop denying yourself.
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Sara Yoheved Rigler, one of the leading lights of Torah literature and the author of the bestselling biography Holy Woman, opens our eyes to Hashem’s boundless love and caring as we uncover His “heavenprints” in these unusual, captivating true stories and essays. In the Amazon jungle, the English countryside, post-revolution Iran, a tiny Caribbean island and, of course, the Western Wall, the author finds the “heavenprints” that show us how Hashem’s presence and His providence are always near us. With deep insight into both our human nature and our Divine gifts, the author gently shows us how to look for “heavenprints” in our own lives and challenges.
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When you want to take a break from your busy, pressing day, take a five-minute vacation with this gem of a book.
Nearly 100 brief stories ù uplifting, soothing, and edifying ù will restore your tranquility while they feed your soul.
Stories about people who did the ôright thingö at the right time, despite daunting obstacles, reveal the power of our G-d-given human spirit and give us hope. Masterfully told with sensitivity, and sometimes even a bit of humor, these narratives were carefully chosen for their poignant and inspiring qualities.
So relax ù and treat yourself to a few refreshing moments with a wise and witty storyteller.
The story you read may make you smile ù or you may shed a tear ù but you are sure to return to your hectic tasks with a calm, new perspective.
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A rav in Tiveria saves a troubled marriage with a steaming cup of coffee.
A Jew in Auschwitz receives not one, but two tattooed numbers -- and finds in them a loving message from Above.
A soldier clings to his tefillin, and a deadly minefield is miraculously cleared.
Rabbi Yechiel Spero, master teacher, gifted storyteller, and bestselling author, shares his insights, wisdom and, of course, his stories, on the weekly Torah portion.
Rabbi Spero draws upon literally hundreds of commentators, from classic to contemporary, to explore many crucial themes of each parashah in Sefer Bereishis and Shemos. And, of course, the book is filled with Rabbi Spero's marvelous, poignant true stories.
From the forests of the Ba'al Shem Tov to the lawns of Camp Simcha; from Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel zt'l to a quadriplegic ba'al teshuvah, from a Polish nobleman contemplating a pogrom to Rav Yisrael Salanter zt'l holding a sitdown strike in Kovno - here are tales of determination and courage, of mesirus nefesh, of our loyalty to Hashem and His loving loyalty to us.
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Rabbi Yechiel Spero's first two books of the series took the world by storm and became instant best-sellers. Rabbi Spero has good taste, enthusiasm, passion, and talent - the perfect blend for a master storyteller, which he is. See for yourself with this magnificent new collection. If you read volumes 1 and 2, you'll run, not walk to get your copy of the new volume 3. If not, stop denying yourself.
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Prepare to soar above the workaday world on the magical wings of the imagination. Prepare to glide through tranquil skies and to navigate fearsome whirlwinds. Prepara to rise above your own limitations, your own petty concerns, your own fears and doubts. Prepare to take on Wings.
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Rabbi Yechiel Spero's first two books of the series took the world by storm and became instant best-sellers. Rabbi Spero has good taste, enthusiasm, passion, and talent - the perfect blend for a master storyteller, which he is. See for yourself with this magnificent new collection. If you read volumes 1 and 2, you'll run, not walk to get your copy of the new volume 3. If not, stop denying yourself.
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Behind The Mask is the newest addition to best-selling author Chaim Walder's popular series of stories for adults and teenagers. Things are not always as they seem-- and there is always more to people than meets the eye. Why would a father refuse to let his son save a stranger's life? What was a beloved and respected teacher's secret to success? What do a mysterious stranger's Wednesday visits to the cemetery mean? Why would a loving father treat his only son so harshly in the classroom? How does a concerned grandmother teach her children to learn from history's mistakes? Plus 7 more gripping stories to absorb, learn from, and be inspired by. Behind The Mask will linger in your mind and heart long after you've turned the last page.
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It's Our Lives on every page! Another Our Lives anthology featuring the phenomenal literary talent of Jewish writers. Yet again, world renowned writer and editor Sarah Shapiro's ability to unearth hidden literary gems within the Jewish world has produced another groundbreaking anthology of fabulous writing. All of Our Lives features an eclectic mix of well-known writers - Jonathan Rosenblum, Sheina Medwed, Chava Dumas, Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith, Shaindel Bulman, Bassi Gruen, Naomi Lobl, Rabbi Avi Shafran, Tzvia Ehrlich-Klein - as well as plenty of fresh, new talent. Experience the salty taste of a cracker dissolving on a child's tongue. A law student dangling from a ten-foot-high, spiked university wall. A teenager contemplating the gray walls of the closed psychiatric ward. A new father navigating the world of Down syndrome. This unforgettable book is a reading experience: writing that is haunting, exhilarating and stirring. Enter their worlds, enter their lives.
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Fresh Voices. Fresh writing. Get ready for a magic carpet ride through our world at street level. In these compelling, well-crafted stories, you’ll recognize yourself, or an aspect of yourself, or someone so different that you can only read on, open-mouthed:
* The seminary girl whose utter devotion to prayer leads her to the unimaginable
* The Holocaust survivor who bears a thirty-year grudge against the Rebbe
* A woman’s childhood recollections about her mother’s quirky obsession with chessed
* And a host of other true characters from the family album of Jews: the Chevra Kadisha volunteer, the vintner, the scribe, the mohel, the matchmaker and … the film director?!
But wait … there’s more! At the start of each section of the book, Mrs. Feuerman shares her best tips for unlocking the writer inside you. So this book offers more than just great reading – it also includes the keys to great writing!
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Sit back and enjoy the wonderful work of Yaffa Ganz. This collection of articles that originally appeared in the English Hamodia, are each unique, engaging, and a real treat for every reader to enjoy. From contemplating the complexities of candlesticks to pondering the power of computers--with every imaginable topic in between--this book is a delight for the mind and the soul; a fresh, original look at life.
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Michal and Racheli Gellis may be sisters, but they couldn’t be more opposite. Will a heart-stopping disaster force the girls to finally appreciate each other for who they truly are? Dina’s best friend has suddenly abandoned her in favor of the most popular, trendy girl in the class. Does fashion truly trump substance? Baila’s always had more than enough money to buy anything she wants—and then some. Now that things are changing, how will she ever manage? In this brand-new book for teens, bestselling author Riva Pomerantz will spirit you away to another place and time where you’ll encounter girls just like you, dealing with real-life challenges, emotions, and relationships. Watch how they work towards conquering their deepest fears and find the courage to triumph.
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A collection of short stories that reads like unbelievable fiction û except that every single one is based on true events!
As principal of a school, mother of a large family and director of a major community charity, Mrs. M. L. Mashinsky has learned that many wonderful happenings are not really by ôchance,ö but that a Merciful Creator is the ôPuppeteerö Who makes things happen.
A story about a successful shidduch that nobody thought could work, a tale of lost and found tefilin, an account of a miraculous succah -- read Chance Encounters for inspiration û and for sheer pleasure!
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Most famous for her inspiring bestseller, All for the Boss, Ruchoma Shain's gentle wisdom and strong connection to generations past has touched the hearts of housands. It's All for the Best is a soothing potpourri of miraculous stories, vignettes, and anecdotes, which open the reader's eyes to Divine guidance and salvation. Written in a warm, engaging style, this classic book is much-loved by audiences worldwide.
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Once again, Rabbi Yosef Weiss has brought together another collection of true stories that are sure to delight and inspire. Here are stories from Europe, Israel, and America; stories from our times; stories featuring well-known gedolim and ordinary people from all walks of life. The reader will meet luminaries such as the Chofetz Chaim, Reb Aryeh Levin, and Harav Eliyahu Heinkin, and observe how they conducted themselves in their everyday lives. Other vignettes portray simple, unremarkable people; yet we find that their responses to circumstances contain much from which we ourselves can learn. All are guaranteed to interest and absorb, as the reader is swept along and caught up in the protagonist's dilemma. And when each story draws to it's satisfactory close, the reader along with each character, breathes a sigh of relief: another of the countless trials which every mortal must navigate in his service to Heaven has been encountered, and has been conquered!
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Once again, Rabbi Yosef Weiss has brought together another collection of true stories that are sure to delight and inspire. In this book, the third volume of the Visions of Greatness Series, the reader will find stories from Eretz Yisrael, America and England; stories from our times; stories featuring well-known gedolim, and ordinary people from all walks of life. The reader will meet such luminaries as the Steipler Gaon, Reb Aharon and Reb Shneur Kotler, and Reb Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, zichronom livracha, and observe how they conducted themselves in their everyday lives. Other vignettes portray simple, unremarkable people; yet we find that their responses to their own circumstances contain much from which we ourselves can learn. All are guaranteed to interest and absorb, as the reader is swept along and caught up in the protagonist's own dilemma. And when each story draws to its satisfactory close, the reader, along with the character, breathes a sigh of relief: another of the countless trials which every mortal must navigate in his service of Heaven has been encountered, and been conquered!
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A concerned citizen whose building serves as a hiding place for police-men trying to catch speeding motorists decides to put an end to the story. He forgot that stories sometimes have unexpected endings...
An experienced bodyguard is hired to provide security at a wedding. He's certain the job will be the easiest and most enjoyable of his career. By the time he understands how wrong he is, it might be too late.
A sanitation supervisor comes across a bag of garbage on the street. He has to rummage through it in order to give a citation to its owner. What he finds presents him with a heart-wrenching dilemma...
The resident of a building who makes his neighbors' lives miserable is baffled when a new resident responds to his harassment very differently than expected...
People Speak 5 is a collection of twenty-four surprising and moving stories sent to author Chaim Walder, who skillfully brings the characters to life with characteristic flair and sensitivity.
The People Speak series has been translated into six languages and has captured the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people the world over for its unique ability to retell people's life stories in an incredibly touching manner.
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It begins as a gentle whisper, and culminates in an earth-shattering insight! The stories in this book will take your breath away and their lessons will touch the divine vibrations of your heart and soul. These are more than just stories--they are intense, life experiences, filtered through the lens of enlightenment and insight. In these spectacular stories you will see how Divine guidance leads each of us down a certain path--with often miraculous results. What did the author’s father tell the priest that made the two weep with joy? How did an apple and a Reader’s Digest give proof of G-d’s existence? How do we get inspiration and spirituality from every aspect of our lives? Read this book and feel the divine whispers resonate within your own self.
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Malky Feig is a marvel. With uncommon sense, sensitivity, and humor, she looks at the foibles, fantasies, dilemmas, perplexities, and challenges of everyday life. She makes sense of the nonsensical, finds hope in the hopeless, finds silver linings in the darkest clouds, and leaves us with a smile and a chuckle while she's doing it. Many thousands of men and women devour her weekly essays in the Yated Ne'eman. Most of them turned to "Mirrors and Windows" before reading anything else, and then, as often as not, would call a friend and say, "Did you see this week's Malky Feig yet? It's great! - as usual." When you read this wonderfully insightful and entertaining book, you¹ll say, "How did she know what's going on in my life?" And you know what? Her optimism and upbeat attitude are contagious. This book is a collection of the columns that made Malky Feig a household word in countless families. If you know her, you'll embrace this book like a long-lost friend. If you have never read her words, you owe yourself this undiluted pleasure.
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Splitting the Sea A collection of real-life, inspiring, and often miraculous shidduchim stories Splitting the Sea In Splitting the Sea, Tamar Ansh delves into the depths of the fascinating topic of shidduchim and explores the challenges, the miraculous events, and the sometimes difficult journeys that many people experience in finding their zivug. Real-life shidduchim stories, interesting people, great advice, and the importance of hishtadlus and segulos are presented in this interesting, inspiring, and uplifting book everyone can enjoy.
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Extraordinary stories about ordinary people
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Splitting the Sea A collection of real-life, inspiring, and often miraculous shidduchim stories Splitting the Sea In Splitting the Sea, Tamar Ansh delves into the depths of the fascinating topic of shidduchim and explores the challenges, the miraculous events, and the sometimes difficult journeys that many people experience in finding their zivug. Real-life shidduchim stories, interesting people, great advice, and the importance of hishtadlus and segulos are presented in this interesting, inspiring, and uplifting book everyone can enjoy.
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Suicide, anorexia, drug addiction, teens at risk: the series of challenges in Jewish life today could never have been imagined in previous generations. The Jewish community faces threats to its health, security, even sanity, unfathomable ten years ago. However, until rather recently, these difficult challenges have not been addressed. Instead the silence deepened and those struggling with these issues did so alone. Few people have been willing to publicly discuss these complex problems. One man, however, has begun to speak out. He is a modest Brooklyn pulpit rabbi named Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser and he speaks to standing-room-only crowds in the traditional communities of New York City. He also travels extensively around the world. From Birmingham, Alabama to San Antonio, Texas, from South Africa to the Balkans, Rabbi Goldwasser has traversed the globe, speaking to and inspiring Jews of diverse backgrounds. In his travels he has met Jews from every walk of life and they've shared their stories with him. Parents in Great Britain struggling to save their son from a cult. A young couple in New York City deals with the possibility that their unborn child will be born with serious problems.
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A Second Helping of Sunshine Malka Adler, everyone's favorite "Bubby" and author of the popular book Sunny Slice of Life, presents a collection of essays and stories that take you through her interesting, inspiring - and downright funny - life adventures. Whether she's dealing with "dray kups," mastering the milestones of motherhood, tackling testy teens, or balancing bubbyhood, in Malka's world, there's always a silver lining. So, sit back and enjoy this fabulous and entertaining read while Malka adds a little more sunshine to your life.
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. In Shimmer of Hope, Rhona Lewis’s gripping collection of short stories, you’ll encounter Jewish women all over the world, in places as remote as Kenya and as close as Monsey and Jerusalem. A talented favorite of the literary scene, Rhona Lewis is a popular writer for Mishpacha, Hamodia, and many other publications. In these pages, you’ll meet determined mothers and buoyant daughters, resolute wives and gregarious grandmothers, all searching for truths to guide their lives, fleeing from doubts and fears, and embracing new challenges each day.
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Like a perfectly directed play, life is full of interrelated characters, suspense, insights, and rare dramatic moments. Many people have experienced personal miracles in their lives - the plane that crashed which they had missed by minutes; the lost opportunity that would have ended in disaster; or the amazing "coincidences" that brought a couple together or led to or a profitable career change. With its remarkable stories and wonderful anecdotes, The Director demonstrates that nothing happens by accident - that there is, in fact, a Director Who moves people and events, with artful precision, from place to place on their stage of life. After documenting the truth of each narrative, Aryeh B. Taback wrote this book to fascinate and inspire. These are stories you will want to share with your friends and family, as you marvel over the carefully orchestrated series of miracles known as life.
