There is a classic story about a social worker who went into the home of a family and was quite taken back by the condition she found there. The family did not really have a sense of neatness. Everything was filthy. There were old newspapers on … [Read more...]

Once, the great religious leader, Zusia, came to his followers. His eyes were red with tears, and his face was pale with fear. "Zusia, what's the matter? You look frightened!" "The other day, I had a vision. In it, I learned the question that … [Read more...]

In Brooklyn, New York, Chush is a school that caters to children with learning disabilities. Some children remain in Chush for their entire school career while others can transfer into conventional schools. At a Chush fund-raising dinner the father … [Read more...]

There was a skeptical man who lived alone near the ocean in a faded little house once painted in peacock blue. This man would wake up in the morning, stretch, (while still lying in his bed, eyes closed) exhale a long dispirited sigh, open one eye, … [Read more...]

ONCE in these parts, and not so long gone neither, there was a fool that wanted to buy a pottle o' brains, for he was ever getting into scrapes through his foolishness, and being laughed at by everyone. Folk told him that he could get everything he … [Read more...]

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The man was sleeping at night in his house when suddenly his room filled with light, and God appeared. The Lord told the man he had work for him to do and showed him a large rock in his front yard. The Lord explained that the man was to push against … [Read more...]

A certain holy man had a custom of visiting various communities, where he would stay in the homes of his wealthy followers. In one of the cities that His Holiness would visit, there lived a wealthy man. Although he considered himself a follower of … [Read more...]

Jerry is the manager of a restaurant in Missouri. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would always reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" Many of the … [Read more...]

A soldier served God and the Great Tzar for twenty-five years, earned three dry biscuits, and set off to walk his way home. He kissed his companions with whom he had served so long, and boasted of the feasting there would be in the village when he … [Read more...]