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Parable: True Value

Before he died, a father said to his son, “Here is a watch my grandfather gave me. It is over 200 years old. Before I give it to you, go to the jewelry store in the city. Tell them I want to sell it, and see how much they offer you.” The son went … [Read more...]

Parable: Build Me a House

There is a story about a man who had been a contractor for many years. He had a daughter who was about to marry a young man who was also a contractor just starting out in business. The father wanted to give his daughter's fiancé a break. He went … [Read more...]

Parable: How Far We Have Come

My grandfather died in the Holocaust. I can imagine the conversation I would have with my grandfather today. Grandson: "Things are so terrible now. The world is against us Jews. The terrorists want to kill us. They attacked the state of … [Read more...]

Parable: of the Black Pebble

Once upon a time, in a small village, a farmer found himself in the unfortunate position of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. The moneylender, an old and unattractive man, had his eye on the farmer's beautiful daughter, so he made … [Read more...]

Parable: One Request

There was an old man who lived with his wife in the countryside. They were very poor people, childless, and both were blind. One day, an angel came to the old man and said, "God sees how righteous and pious you are. He sent me to offer you one … [Read more...]

Parable: No Room for You

He was a modest man of dress and quite ordinary in appearance. Yet, he was the wisest man in all the land, the Great Sage of Bialystock, revered and adored by the multitudes. One stormy night, the Sage came to the small town of Kumpfel, cold, … [Read more...]

Parable: Snowstorm Kindness

It was a freezing cold night with near-blizzard conditions in upstate New York. A man was driving through the snow until he came to a point where he knew he could not safely go any further. He pulled his car over and looked for a place where he … [Read more...]

Parable: Doing the Right Thing

One day, some years back, a teacher took his class of teenagers to an amusement park as an end-of-the-year party. They all went to the arcade room, and he watched one of his students standing in line to buy tokens. The man in front of the student … [Read more...]

Parable: Tested and Passed

Chase was a "bad" kid. He skipped school and got into trouble. He was wild, a risk-taker who would do crazy things on a dare. Above all, he was a poor student, and his grades reflected it. It was the spring of his junior year in high school, and … [Read more...]

Parable: How Much Do You Make?

Two men were chatting at a cocktail party. The first man asks, "What do you do for a living?" "I'm a school teacher." Says the second man. "A school teacher?!!" The first man replied with surprise. "It's such a low-paying field. If you don't … [Read more...]