Yearning For Torah
The question bothered him very much and he decided to go to the town square where all the poor were gathered and ask them.
The Wonderful Diamond
Going to the Bais HaMikdash, Yosef Ben Yoezer’s son showed the magnificent diamond to the Kohanim. They were stunned by its brilliance and beauty and could hardly speak.
The Greatest Treasure Of All
In the middle of the voyage, a terrible storm arose and the ship began to sink. They all barely managed to scramble aboard a lifeboat.
The Intricacies Of The Torah
Rabi Yochanan immediately dismounted from the mule, wrapped himself in his tallis and sat down on a stone beneath an olive tree.
Answers To His Right Name
Rav Hershel was perplexed. While he could tell from the fine features and behavior of the merchant that he was the true merchant and being victimized by a scoundrel, he had no proof.
His Prayers Answered Through Charity
The bidding reached the sum of 500 rubles. When the bidding stopped at this figure the shammos announced an anonymous bid to top it.
The Power Of Prayer
Why does one escape death and the other does not? Because one prayed and was answered and the other prayed and was not answered. Why was one answered and the other not?
Love Of Fellow Jews
He was so persuasive that he managed to convince the landlord. The prisoner was ordered freed.
The Family Satan
When word reached the Jewish community they began to tremble. They knew only too well the meaning of the king’s threat.
Despises A Liar
The Magid Reb Pinchas of Kuritz despised falsehood and haughtiness and he loved honesty. He would usually say, “Arise very early in the morning...
Stories Of Pesach
No, I will not go home until this house is repaired and made fit for people to live in. Are these people any worse than me?
The Patience Of Hillel
When Shammai heard these words he was deeply hurt and was sure that the man had come only to offend and mock him.
Hillel HaZakein
His wife being the prototype of an aishes chayil hurried and diligently prepared a truly delicious meal, fit for the finest table.
A Jester Saved The Jews
The story goes back over 150 years to the days of Catherine the Great, who ruled all of Russia with a firm but fair hand.
HaMelech Moshe (Continued from last week)
With cries of joyful anticipation, the soldiers ran for the storks and climbed on their horses.
HaMelech Moshe
Nikanos now turned to the south side only to meet a terrible disaster as the hordes of snakes and scorpions wreaked havoc on his foot soldiers.
Answering The Doubters
The fact is that people create idols out of many things and it is literally impossible to destroy them without destroying the whole world.
The Story Of Chanukah (Continued from last week)
Yehudis understood that her only hope lay in her willingness to risk her very life.
The Story Of Chanukah (continued from last week)
Many long hours were spent carefully planning for the Greek attack. Finally, all that could be done was done and the city waited tensely for the Greek hordes to come.
The History Of Chanukah (continued from last week)
Mattisyahu knew that Antiochus would be enraged when he heard what had happened, so he and his sons fled to the Judean Hills.
The Story Of Chanukah
In the end, the kingdom was divided into three main parts and the tiny kingdom of Judea fell to the Syrian-Greeks.
One Good Deed
On the way home from the funeral, the crowd surrounded Reb Pinchas and demanded to know why he had attended.
Rashi And A Descendant
Though he wanted a child more than anything in the whole world, Rav Yitzchak never complained, but continued to live his life according to the dictates of the Torah.
The Scholars Of Brodi
It is related that one of his customs was to wrap himself in his tallis and cover his eyes with it while judging of a case of law.
The Ramban
Taking pity on the pilot, the Ramban wrote the Holy Name on a piece of paper and told the pilot to place it in a corner of the boat, and when he arrived at the city of Barcelona, to make sure to destroy the note.
Complains To The King (Continued From Last Week)
Realizing that he couldn’t fulfill Avram’s request, Nimrod then decided upon another line of reasoning.
The Story Of Avraham
Realizing the grave danger they were in, Terach asked the king for three days time to discuss the matter with his wife and family.
The Love Of A Parent
The young woman was stunned at her father’s words and her heart was filled with bitterness at this apparent ill will.
The Celebration Of The Water-Drawing
Four ladders led up to each candlestick, and four youths from a family of Kohanim went up, holding in their hands 24-log jars of oil, which they poured into the bowls.
Be Kind To Others So G-d Will Be Kind To You
While they were distributing relief to the poor, they saw a man give money to his divorced wife.