Stories / Inspiration

Truth is stranger--and more incredible--than fiction, as this book attests. By age seven, Aharon Margalit had already suffered a terrible trauma which rendered him mute, and was lying in a sanitarium, completely paralyzed by polio. His mother's indomitable efforts to save him from paralysis are insp..

Tangled Relationships. A Fragile Newborn. A True Account. "Dovi, you know I don't mean to do that. Its just the way things have always been with my father. It's easier that way - less drama, less fighting." Dovi nearly choked. "Easier for whom? Easier for him? It's certain..

100 Rabbinical Tales of the Holocaust The Jewish People are an eternal nation. While we have flourished and prospered during many golden ages, our true mark of greatness lies in the way we face our challenges, struggles, and difficult times. If during these painful moments we can still cling to..

Written by best-selling author Miriam Cohen, A Daughter of Two Mothers is the incredible, true account of a handicapped widow's forced separation from her infant daughter, the years of longing and searching, the legal battle, and the subsequent destruction brought by the Nazis. Open this b..

Four years, against immeasurable odds, he'd worked for this moment. Now he had to choose between his future- and his Torah life Could anyone save this crumbling marriage? The Rebbe had a way... Their grandfathers had hated each other. Now she needed their family's chesed. Could old grudg..

True stories of hidden Tzaddikim, famous leaders and simple Jews. A masterful adaptation of historical writings. Timeless tales to educate and fascinate today's young readers...

Three hundred years ago the Jewish community of Eastern Europe was slowly braking apart, threatening it's very foundation. Read about a secret society that set out to repair the rift. Timeless tales to educate and fascinate today's young readers. Once Upon a Journey are true stories of hidden ..

In our often turbulent world, where challenges arise all the time, we need something that will lift us up, encourage us, and keep our spirits high.We need chizuk for the heart...Rabbi Binyomin Pruzansky knows how to find stories that give us that chizuk, that strengthen our hearts. Stories..

A man in white... A stranger at the Kotel...A mysterious doctor... A life-saving dream... The 57 stories in this volume are all about modern-day encounters with Elijah the Prophet - Eliyahu Hanavi. In a moment of need, a stranger appears, offers help, and then disappears, sometim..

In Story Bites: Short Stories to Savor, you will be regaled with entertaining and thought-provoking stories for the entire family. With dozens of stories, author Dovid Zaklikowski engages the readers with tales of heroism and goodwill. Divided into eightsubjects – kindness, deeds, challeng..

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Rough-hewn and unpretentious in his Russian cap and bushy white beard, Reb Mendel Futerfas was a legend in his own time. He endured eight years in the Soviet Gulag and a seventeen-year separation from his family--punishment for his work in Chabad’s clandestine network. Released from the Soviet Union..

A wonderful collection of stories on mitzvos for rabbeim and teachers to tell over to their students...

Tales of great individuals and ordinary people who displayed unparalleled heroism, extraordinary kindness and tremendous love for Hashem.The best esrogim go missing, an entire bedroom is filled with feathers, Reb Chaim dresses up as a Rebbe, Moshe Cossack promises matzah for Pesach, there is a potat..

Nechama Werdiger has had a long and fascinating life.Growing up under the Soviet Union’s harsh antisemitism, she endured the war years as a child in Uzbekistan where thousands of Jews sought refuge from the Holocaust.She and her family managed to escape to Poland and France before arriving in 1949 i..

Reb Dovid Feinstein was born to one of the greatest poskei ha’dor of his time, Rav Moshe Feinstein zt’l, and he himself was a phenomenal masmid and ilui. Yet Reb Dovid carried his incomparable yichus and many accomplishments lightly, with a sweetness and humility that only emphasized his Torah ..

An Israeli child is born in a Ukrainian bomb shelter -- and United Hatzalah brings her home under fire ...A United Hatzalah volunteer scales a 12-foot-wall – and is the first to respond to the tragedy of Meron ...Eli Beer, founder of United Hatzalah, slips and breaks his leg racing to an emergency -..

Real Lives. Real Challenges. Real Inspiration.• Even her youngest sister was married before her. So what did she gain as an “older single”?• He was haunted by the demons and dysfunction of his upbringing. How did he escape the sadness?• Everyone called their profoundly deaf daughter a “miracle child..

The Power of Perseverance: The Story of Rabbi Yehuda Simes Nobody asked me. Nobody! I had not been in a massive auditorium listening to an authoritative voice challenging the crowd: "We are looking for volunteers. Who here would like to be the wife of a quadriplegic?" I did not hop up and down, maki..

Click here to see sample pagesThe incredible story of the Jewish people’s slavery and redemption from Egypt is so much more than just our history. It is a step-by-step guide to understanding ourselves, breaking free of our inner barriers, and reaching our fullest potential.Weaving together classic&n..

Two towns diverge...see the stories emerge. A former shoplifter is desperate to fix his past. The mitzvah of kibbud av saves a man’s life. An erev Shabbos kabbalah prevents a major disaster.Popular author Zev Roth has done it again! In this captivating collection of extraordinary true stories, a ros..

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Contains sensitive material. Mature audienced recommended. Whatever It Takes is a collection of true stories of courage and hope, as told by Rabbi Shea Hecht, a communal leader for forty years in the Crown Heights community of Brooklyn, New York. Rabbi Shea grew up under the tutelage of his emi..

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Wondrous Ways of the Tzaddikim is just that - a wonderful collection of stories of great Jewish figures, all inspiring, entertaining, and educational for Jews of every age.This collection of stories comes from across the spectrum of Am Yisrael; from east and west, from centuries past and m..

Incredible True Stories of Real Visits from the Next WorldWe all know people who left this world.But did anyone come back?Perhaps for a last-minute request, a quick final message, or to partake in a loved-one's simchah... Does that really happen?We've all heard stories of "I saw So-and-so in a ..

Incredible stories of emunah, hashgachah, miracles and courage as more than 1,700 United Hatzalah volunteers rescue and treat the wounded on Simchas Torah, October 7th, 2023.As soon as they learned of the horrific Hamas attacks in the south, more than 1,700 United Hatzalah volunteers dropped everyth..

Hashgachah Pratis: It’s All About ConnectionWe call it “hashgachah pratis”—the understanding that Hashem is continuously in our lives, and not just in historic events and obvious miracles. Hashgachah pratis tells us that Hashem is with us in traffic jams, in hospital wards, and while we’re waiting f..

Do you have an ahavas Yisrael story? We do, too. Brick by Brick is a heartwarming anthology whose contributors span the breadth of Klal Yisrael. Here are real stories by real people—hopeful, entertaining, loving, raw, introspective, painful, aspirational, and poignant.Listen..

Now THAT’S A Story ...... About Ahavas YisraelHe was a special needs teen. He missed Simchas Torah because of a mistake he made. Two days later, the shul did the hakafos for him all over agaln ... with flags, candies, and even a band!.... About ShidduchimShe’d let her younger sister “skip” ahead, ne..

An inspiring anthology that strengthens emunah and bitachon"Nachman." Someone tears through the fog of my dream, trying to break its spell. "It's Shabbos morning," the voice says. The dream moves further away, and the voice becomes clearer, closer. "And Simchas Torah. There's davening..