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| Zeida
By Chani Hadad
"It's just not the same anymore without him..." She bows her head. I nod in agreement, but inside I'm singing | |
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| Yisroel
As told to Rochel Yaffe
Yisroel stood in the doorway, cheeks and nose bright red from the cold, snow crusting his thick brown bangs. "My mother is still not here, and I'm frozen. Can I wait inside?" | |
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| Reb Yankle
By Shmuel Marcus
I suppose every twenty-year-old should have an eighty-eight-year-old friend | |
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| Baruch Israelnaya
By Shmuel Marcus
Fresh snow covers the ground, thinking I’m too young to know. On the other side of the pit four Russians dressed like railroad or construction workers look me up and down. I try not to look back. | |
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| A Faraway Land
By Eli Touger
“And although he could not respond, if you could communicate with him and send packages to him,” the Rebbe continued, “would you do so?” “Of course,” I answered.... | |
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| The Phoenix
By Yehuda Krinsky
Mrs. Lifschitz had been advised by Jewish leaders that the phoenix is a non-Jewish symbol. How could it be placed in Jerusalem, no less? I was standing near the door to the Rebbe's office that night, when he called
for me and asked that I bring him the book of Job from his bookshelf | |
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| A Soldier's Blessing
By Moshe Feller, as told to Mendy Hecht
I was at my father's side in the empty prep room. The room was silent; just the two of us. Suddenly - this could only happen in Israel - someone swung open the door and jabbed his head in. "I'm looking for my friend..." | |
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| The Reincarnated Prince
By Tuvia Bolton
For two hours every day he would lock himself in his room and no one, not even the King himself, was allowed to enter or disturb him in any way. It was on this condition that he accepted the task of teaching the prince... | |
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| Life After Death: A Parable
By Maurice Lamm
Suddenly the world convulses. Upheaval. Writhing. A crushing, staccato pounding. One brother disappears into the turmoil. The second brother bewails the tragedy--the death of a perfectly fine fellow. Why didn't he take better care? Why did he fall into the abyss? | |
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