What Goes Around, Comes Around
Yaakov and Yosef were lifelong friends. In fact, they were chavrusa for thirty years, since their days in Yeshivas Chaim Berlin in New York. Every evening they studied together in a night-kollel in The Five Towns, while they worked during the day. One evening, before they began learning, Yaakov turned to Yosef: “Yosef, I need […]
The Visa
I want to share an incredible story that I heard third hand. It was told by the great R’ Efrayim Wachsman, about his wife’s grandfather. The story had such a powerful message for me, and I am excited to share it. The Germans had invaded Poland, and then Belgium, Luxemburg, and Holland. France was next. […]
The Billboard
Martin made a quick calculation. He had $90,000 in his savings account. Would he be crazy enough to spend it all? 350 Talmidim attended a wonderful Talmud Torah in Brooklyn, New York. This Talmud Torah was located just off the BQE Highway, and right across this highway stood a massive billboard. Every day, after hours […]
The Menorah in the Window
“I hid this Menorah before the war, and now it’s the only thing I have to remind me of my parents…” The year was 1945. The war was over. Private Winneger was a soldier in the US Army stationed in Warsaw in order to secure the city and help its residents in any way he […]
