Non-Fiction

100 Rabbinic Tales of the Holocaust Finally, a volume that focuses, not on the horrors of WWII, but rather on the response of rabbis, lay leaders and ordinary people, who came face-to-face with extraordinary crises of epic proportions.  Read and be inspired by the...

Short Stories of Life's Journeys A sniffle and cough turn into a medical crisis that leads to an amputation. But Sara and her parents focus on finding the heartwarming moments in a heartbreaking tale... His elderly mother's memory is going, yet knowing how imperative...

A real-life account of one family’s uplifting story of crisis, faith, and growth I kept playing, hardly noticing when Elisheva answered the phone. "Hello,” she said. Then, after a pause, "Oh my gosh! What happened?” Another pause. "Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh!” That...

Experience one teen's epic survival story This is the way that it happens. First, there is no more governess to fasten Maniusia's woolen coat. No more Bronia the cook frying goose livers and cut onion. Then, there is no more apartment with indoor plumbing...

About finding our way back...to places we've never been When the heart overflows with gratitude, then song is the natural response. Varda Branfman's essays and poems are essentially songs that celebrate her wonder and thankfulness at finding the answer to her questions in the...

Uriah Stein - A Story of Unwavering Emunah and Strength Uriah was a lighthouse: a lighthouse  for the balanced response of a Yid to  suffering. Uriah underwent tremendous yissurim during the final six years of  his life. His search for a cure spanned continents and...

Memories of an American karate champ turned Israeli prison chaplainTrue stories of hope and redemption.  Find out what goes on behind bars, from the only American chaplain in the Israeli penal system.  Join our Jewish brothers and sisters in prison, as they struggle with...

Nashim Tzidkaniyos Behind the Scenes. Rebbetzin Elyashiv said, “I’m not sacrificing. This is my greatest zechus!” Numerous stories have been told about our treasured gedolim. Less is known about their wives. Who were the incredible women who enabled their husbands to become gedolei and...

UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES. TEENS RISING ABOVE THEM. STORIES TO EMPOWER. No one wants to be different from everyone else. But sometimes we aren't given a choice. Like it or not, we stand out... That's the situation in which Racheli, Tehilla, Yisrael, Tuvia, Aviva, Uri, Shaina,...

Colorful Characters & Kindness in the Holy City   Meet Rebbetzin Weinbach's clothing gemach, a chessed apparatus that has burgeoned and branched out all over Israel in the decades of its existence! Pop in as a volunteer or as a shopper; share some clothing and...

The story of a life A shy, awkward teen with a brilliant mind for learning, her greatest wish is to be a teacher. Never in her wildest dreams does she imagine that her path will lead to a brand-new seminary in Gateshead, then to...

Stories of My Chaplaincy and Bikur Cholim Rounds What do you get when the chairwoman of a Bikur Cholim organization signs up for a chaplaincy training course and becomes a hospital chaplain?You get Rachel Stein at her best, brimming with stories, anecdotes, and inspiration...

True stories of struggle, triumph, - and discovery. Her shidduch was progressing marvelously...until everything ground to a halt. Their teenage son was stuck without a yeshivah, and they were left groping in the dark. Their baby suddenly stopped thriving-and no one knew why. No one...

23 True Stories of complex life situations and the human passion for growth. A young man survives a terrifying carjacking. A mother is imprisoned when her emotionally challenged child calls the police. Two young sisters, all alone, attempt to escape war-torn Iran, knowing there...

Fascinating, true story of one soldier's (Captain Hank (Zvi) Webb) journey through life, from youth, to boot camp, to Vietnam, his return to a hostile United States, and ultimately to Judaism. By: Shaindy Perl

In his unique and dynamic way, he touched the world and changed the lives of thousands. The Story of Reb Dovid Winiarz A young man gives a Jewish book to each of the waiters and waitresses under his charge in camp one summer. Jennifer,...

A two-volume set on the life and times of Rav Yitzchak Meir Levin zt”l, the "right hand man" of the Gerrer Rebbe, the Imrei Emes zt”l. An ardent chassid, Rav Yitzchak Meir was a devoted leader and activist for the Jews of Eretz Yisrael during the tumultuous...

The Life & Scholarship of Hacham Ovadia Yosef Maran – The Life & Scholarship of Hacham Ovadia Yosef takes a look at one of the most influential and beloved rabbis of the past century, whose life’s work has altered the course of Sephardic society...

The Joys and Oys of Being a Mother, Mother-in-Law, and Grandmother Mothers, mother-in-laws, and grandmothers: sit back in a comfortable chair with a cup of freshly brewed coffee, and accompany Miriam Hendeles down the enjoyable, albeit sometimes bumpy, road to bubby-hood. With her humorous...

True Tales of Eliyahu Hanavi A man in white... A stranger at the Kotel... A mysterious doctor... A life-saving dream... The 56 stories in this volume are all about modern-day encounters with Elijah the Prophet - Eliyahu Hanavi. In a moment of need, a...