Literature / Novels

A Novel “Collect the brachos for us, Ima,” Sari said, still watching me anxiously. “Bring them home from the chassunah in a napkin, and afterward we’ll open them together.” Esti has two married sons and four single daughters. Mali. Sari. Basya. Dassi. Each one...

A Novel Gili’s shoulders are a complex matter; the whole world rests on them. She has a shiny AI pillow that listens to her with great empathy. The pillow is a secret, of course. That’s what happens when you’re testing a rival company’s product....

A Novel Dripping wet, I hurried forward. “You must bring me back, sir…Captain.” “Hoist the colors!” the captain bellowed, not taking his eyes off me. “Aye!” One of the crew members answered the command, and I watched as a black flag reared its head,...

A Novel The French royal palace, Paris, 1240: In an immense marble hall, the soul of the Jewish nation is on trial.A Portuguese bay, 1492: Under the cover of darkness, a lone sailor swims through the frigid waters of the sea.The Frankfurt Ghetto, 1794: Living in grinding...

The Chanukah Boutique is approaching, and Atara Gross is doubly excited. Besides for running the Four Chocolatiers’ booth with her friends, selling chocolate, she will also be running her own booth, selling her jewelry creations. But…can she do both? As Atara soon discovers, preparing...

A Novel Leebie Herzog loves her job at Akeres, where she knows she is making a difference in countless new mothers’ lives. So why are things so complicated when it comes to her own nearest and dearest? Amram Herzog has opinions. About everything. From...

There is no scholar or talmid chacham in Klal Yisrael who has not heard of the Gaon HaKadosh, Harav Menachem Ziemba zt”l, who wore the crown of Chassidic lamdanus in the generation preceding the Holocaust. A leader in Klal Yisrael, he was revered by...

A Novel “What do you want from me?” It’s hard to bend over with a broken arm. It’s hard to pick up things that someone has taken out of my bag. It’s hard to be suspected of theft. It’s hard to deny it without...

A Novel I stood in the doorway of the bunkhouse, one hand on each suitcase handle, listening to the babble of voices inside, terrified to look. Please be normal, please be normal, please be normal. Normal? a voice chided in my ear. Normal, like…who?...

& Other Stories A picture from a camera was pretty undeniable proof.Shuey suddenly realized his camera could come in handy: He could be a one-man law enforcement agency... and what a good mussar lesson it would be for his annoying sisters! Grab a bag...

A Novel “You told her.” It’s not an accusation or even angry. Her tone is just flat, defeated. I stare at Michal, begging my eyes not to fill with tears, but apparently, my body has my brain on mute. “I’m sorry,” I whisper, very...

Another outstanding collection of stories told as only Rav Kalman could! When Rav Kalman Krohn told a story, he had everybody spellbound. As his thousands of avid listeners can attest, this tremendous tzaddik and talmid chacham had the rare ability to weave true stories...

A Novel Carl lunged at Mike at lightning speed, knocking him to the floor. He pressed his gun to Mike’s temple.“Drop your weapons,” Carl ordered Mike’s men, “or I’ll shoot your commander.”They looked at Mike questioningly, knowing their lives were worth nothing to him;...

A woman stands at a crossroads. Fifty-four years are behind her, the golden years ahead of her. Who cares? Just an extra line on a resume. Sima, Mah Chadash’s bookkeeper, doesn’t think she looks a day over thirty-five, anyway. At any rate, to Bella, she’ll always be maidele. No...

A Novel Stein ordered his family to comply with all the kidnappers’ demands. “Lie down on the ground, and don’t try to be smart. Just follow all orders from now on.” He seemed to grasp the gravity of the situation after the shot that...

A Novel “Come, my dear.” The older woman felt a wave of pity for the little girl, and she took one delicate hand inside her own. “Oh, little girl, your hand is as cold as a block of ice! Let me help you remove...

Fascinating stories about the Gedolei Yisrael Rav Yitzchak Shaul KanievskyShikum Chazon Ish, Bnei Brak "My holy father [Rav Chaim Kanievsky], zt"l, saw this work and praised it highly. He mentioned the statement of the Chazon Ish that the greatest mussar sefer in our days...

Imagine you live in Cairo, Egypt. An ancient and earthshaking story is unfolding and yet, it is taking place in a state-of-the-art, modern capital like any other. From the charming, picturesque park beside the lush, jasmine-scented banks of the Nile River, you have an...

“Techelet,” Kinneret called to him. “Techelet, your finger is making holes in the sand, lots of holes. A long row.”He ignored her. Three times.Frustrated, she stretched out a finger toward his row, poking the sand and leaving a large hole.“A hole, Mommy,” said Techelet,...

V’yitnu lecha kesser meluchahAnd they will give You a royal crown Together with the angels, the multitudes on high, Am Yisrael who are assembled below are called upon to present a royal crown to the Creator of the world. It sounds so immense. How...