Morris Kaplan sells only the freshest and prettiest flowers in his shop. But he remembers a time long ago, when everything around him was dark and sad. Then one day he saw a bright yellow flower growing in an unlikely place. And that flower gave him hope. Morris hasn’t celebrated Chanukah since before the war, when as a young…
The Ohr Chadash Torah Commentary One of the primary goals of this book is to demonstrate that the “stories” in the Torah are not merely one-time occurrences, temporal incidents undergone by individuals long ago. Rather these “stories” are archetypal in nature, representing various physical and spiritual energies ever-present in all aspects of reality and within…
Fouad Yechezkel, a well-respected and wealthy Iraqi Jew, must run away from Iraq with his wife. They reluctantly leave behind their two young children who remain bedridden in a local hospital, not knowing what will happen to them in their absence. This story takes place against the backdrop of the tyrannical rule of Saddam Hussein, a cruel dictator whose…
Perfect! It was more than a word. It was a life’s mission that made Esther who she was. And suddenly, mired in the brutal shreds of raw, real, imperfect Life, something inside her snapped. “I…just…can’t…do perfect anymore.” Powerhouse magazine editor Esther Samson is a force to be reckoned with. The picture-perfect superwoman — with her…
Stories of tzaddikim warm our hearts, enlighten our minds and awaken our souls. They are like precious diamonds, handed down from one generation to the next, to eternalize the merit and the memory of the Torah leaders who guided our nation and prayed on our behalf, working amazing miracles for one and all. Have you ever wanted to…
Review by Jonathan Rosenbaum, Mishpacha Magazine: RABBI YISROEL ROLL recently presented me with a unique siddur – a typesetting miracle. At the top of the page are Gemaras and other ma’arei mekomos from Chazal related to the specific paragraph of text, and at the bottom a commentary called V’sein Chelkeinu B’Sorasecha, based on the chiddushim of Rav Moshe Shapiro on the Siddur. Though…
Unexpected real-life stories to captivate the Jewish soul Nachman Seltzer, popular storyteller and columnist for Hamodia, gives us down-to-earth stories in his trademark voice, as he takes us from Tiveria to Tel Aviv, Caracas, Johannesburg, Montreal, and beyond. Compelling, spellbinding, and unforgettable, these never-before-published stories make us marvel at the unexpected, miraculous, and Divine twists in…
Volume 1 of the best-selling series, now back in print! Once there was a family. Their name was Baker. They had many children. Twelve of them. The Baker’s Dozen. It begins as a spring cleaning project—and ends in disaster. While trying to declutter her overcrowded home, Mrs. Baker topples down the stairs and winds up…
Once there was a family. Their name was Baker. They had many children. Twelve of them…until now… Now there’s one more of them! The Baker’s Dozen. With Mrs. Baker expecting a new baby, there are heated discussions going on at the Baker home. If you ask the Baker girls—of course it’s a girl! If you…
Volume 6 of the best-selling series, now back in print! It’s an ordinary Friday afternoon in Bloomfield…or is it? In their hilltop mansion, the Baker girls are all set to spend their first Shabbos on their own. On the other side of town, the staff of the B.Y. Times is holding its usual erev Shabbos…