Jewish Story Samplers

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Jewish Story Samplers.

Excerpts from Zalman’s books — opening pages, free to read. Love it? Buy the book.

01

Goldberg Family Conversion ‘ Part 1 ‘ Knock Knock

By one o’ clock, Eliyahu had knocked on forty-six doors. He knocked on doctor’s offices, dentist’s offices, insurance offices, real estate…

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02

The Rabbi’s Son ‘ Part 1

The doorbell rang late at night. It woke Solomon up out of a light sleep in his easy chair, while he was watching TV. He had been doing this more as…

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03

The Rabbi’s Daughter ‘ Part I

It was a late afternoon in September when Ariela was walking by Emerald Lake. She saw the Rabbi’s daughter a hundred yards away, standing under a…

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04

Yussie’s Yom Kippur Prayer

Yussie Yablonsky, aged 56, sat on the bench by the parking lot of his synagogue, Bais Chaim. He studied the congregation as they headed toward the…

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05

Sharing on Shavuos

The Jewish people are commanded in the Bible to travel to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, God’s dwelling place on Earth, for the holiday of…

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06

Tisha B’Av in Sunshine

Yankee went up the sliding window and tapped on it. The receptionist opened it. “I would like to speak with Mr. Fein.” “Do you have…

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07

Yom Kippur in Yerushalayim

Jerusalem seemed like the right place to be on Yom Kippur in the new year 5770. Though the holiday did not begin until Sunday evening, Ben decided to…

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08

Ghosts in the Succah

Ben placed the four metal bars that formed a 9′ x 12′ rectangle on the ground. Then he connected the uprights and metal rails for the top…

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09

Duel in the Succah

Rabbi Ruben wore his long and difficult career on his face like so many cuts and bruises. He was a big man, tall in stature, large in the belly, and…

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10

The Modern Passover Seder

“Are they running late?” David asked, noting the sun was going down, beginning the holiday of Passover. He lifted the lid off the chicken soup and…

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