Soldier of Fortune
Now that he was in the Czar’s army, he knew he’d take revenge and right the injustice done by none other than his own brother
Tag: Oneg Shabbos
And Seal Us for Life
For the sake of saving a life, said Rav Chaim HaLevi of Brisk, we must try everything, even something that goes against logic, even on Yom Kippur
Sweet Recovery
“Every time your wife feels a headache coming on, tell her to take a candy, make a brachah with kavanah, and the pain will go away immediately”
Executed Plan
Reb Ezra was sentenced to death in front of hundreds of cheering spectators. Why wouldn’t the Rav permit his widow to remarry and move on with her life?
Back from Beyond
They’d waited years to be blessed with a child. Would their deal with G-d be wiped away minutes after it was fulfilled?
More Than a Melamed
Rav Aharon of Premishlan may have had humble beginnings. But news of his powers soon spread far and wide
Mistaken Identity
The Hungarian army drafted young Jews to fight alongside the Axis powers in their invasion of the USSR. Could a chassid ...
The Rebbe’s L’Chaim
All Zechariah wanted was to help out his widowed mother. How did this diligent, hardworking boy wind up with a noose around his neck?
Drug of Choice
Little Yisrael Leib emerged from the camps determined to break with his past. Years later, would his long-buried Jewish lo ...
Deathbed Promises
A monastery. A kidnapping. An oath by a gadol. Could a simple, not-too-pious tailor rescue an innocent Jewish boy from ...
Hilltop Revelation
The poritz knew that Shabbos was their holiest, most precious day, and thus he enjoyed summoning them specifically on Shab ...
