Shabbos In a Gas Station and Other Personal Inspirational Stories

“When I take a trip, I come back with all the details. But when Rabbi Engel takes a trip—he comes back with A STORY.”

In the summer of 1971, on his way to spend Shabbos at a camp in the mountains for Jewish teenagers, Rabbi Engel finds himself on the edge of a small town in Sacramento at 6:50 pm… 25 miles away from the camp, in a city he'd never seen, and with only a gas station nearby!

“Shabbos In a Gas Station and Other Personal Inspirational Stories” is a collection of meaningful, touching stories about the life of Rabbi Moishe Y. Engel that will make you smile, warm your heart—and leave you inspired.

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“Rabbi Moishe Engel’s book, Shabbos in a Gas Station, is a gem, channeling its author’s wit, wisdom, and weltanschauung. I’ve known this good man for almost sixty years, so I know what I speak. Rabbi Engel lives to help people in multifaceted ways (read the book, you’ll see what I mean), particularly in connecting to their faith and heritage. He is artless in demeanor and lives his Judaism unpretentiously.
To know him is to love him. Reading this book will lift your spirits and leave you empowered to connect to the better person within yourself.”

– Rabbi Gershon Schusterman
Author of Why, God, Why? How to Believe in Heaven When it Hurts Like Hell

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“Rabbi Moshe Engel gave my children a love for Yiddishkeit and now in this wonderful new book he gives the whole world a deeper appreciation for our faith. These stories will touch you at the level of your soul.”

– Michael Levin
New York Times Bestselling Author

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Rabbi Moishe Y. Engel devoted forty-three years to teaching first grade at the Hebrew Academy in Long Beach, California, where he inspired generations of students with his warmth and dedication. He now engages with Hebrew Academy alumni. His enduring passion is to make Judaism accessible and meaningful to all.