Short Stories

Popular author Rachel Stein is back with a whole slew of new stories for tweens!  In Guilt-Free Chocolate and Other Stories, you'll meet Chaim, who's ashamed of his immigrant father, until he learns the truth about him; Chavie, who has absolutely no interest in...

True Stories That Touch the Depths of the SoulHeartstrings. Each story is a whole world that illuminates various aspects of human nature. Readers will meet exceptional  individuals forced to deal with complex interpersonal relationships as their personal journeys meet some bumps in the road....

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...

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...

A Collection of Favorite Stories of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach Everyone knows the Holy R' Shlomo Carlebach as our generation's "sweet singer of Israel". Today, Jews everywhere in the world pray and celebrate to the strains of his uplifting tunes. But Rabbi Carlebach was more...

225 Short Stories with an Immediate MessageIn Lasting Impact, the fourth in the Impact Series, Rabbi Dovid Kaplan educates and entertains us again in his inimitable style.  These unforgettable short stories, told by one of today's best storytellers, hit home with immediate impact and...

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...

A collection of favorite stories from Light Magazine and Light booksFor over a decade, Light Magazine was considered the premiere frum publication for Jewish adults and teens seeking to read a great story. Although a good number of years have passed since the release...

and other stories What if your parents told you that you were moving halfway around the world, away from all your friends, and everything you know and love?   What if the friend you've known all your life suddenly treats you as if you're "different"...

A Fiction Collection Her daughter's marriage is sparkling, while her own feels tired and old. Why can't Bracha view her husband the way her newlywed daughter perceives hers? Spurred on by the report of a graphologist, Riva yearns to shed her mediocrity and accomplish...

Shevy wishes she was able to put her discomfort aside and do a "real chessed"...but what is the definition of a "real chessed" anyway? Yudi is so sure of himself regarding what happened at the Boston Tea Party. The problem is, his history teacher—and...

And Other Stories about Rav Yekusiel Yehuda Halberstam, the Klausenberger Rebbe zt"l The Klausenberger Rebbe, Rav Yekusiel Yehuda Halberstam zt"l, was a shining light for all of Klal Yisrael, whether before, during, or after the Holocaust. Already as a young Rebbe leading his kehillah...

And Other Stories Have you ever been made into an unwilling accomplice as your best friend does something terribly wrong to another person? Did you ever meet up with an out-of-town cousin you used to be so close with...only to discover that she seems...

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...

DID YOU… Ever walk around with silverware hanging from your clothes? Why not? Don’t you like to keep the latest inventions handy? Ever receive a pair of shoelaces as a present? No? Can you really think of a better gift? Oh, you were hoping...

and Other Stories for Teenage Girls A collection of the most popular stories for teenagers, by many well-known authors from the teen magazine Shoshanim. Readers will discover girls just like themselves, with hopes, dreams and fears just like their own - as well as...