Long before pen was set to paper, legends and stories were used to share knowledge, comfort those in pain and to connect one generation to another. The stories were entertaining, educational and comforting. Religious leaders throughout time have used many a tale and parables to teach valuable lessons of morals and hope.
The stories have a lot of important clues about your family, history, what we believe in, and even about how you are special. The stories are truly a treasure that links one generation of your family to another.
Sometimes the stories have secrets that can only be found in the listening. Here is:
The Rose's Tale
“Roses are like people. They live in mitzvos (deeds), not in time. My fame was brief...."
A Pendant of Memories
All was quiet except the sound of a soft breeze. A young boy maybe thirteen stared outside into the endless night sky. Although the boy's eyes stared at the night sky his mind was far far away.
All he could think about was his mother......
The Beggar at the Wedding
"Stranger! You are still our guest beneath our roof. If you would repay our hospitality this day just grant me one little favour. Take me with my husband to the Eternal Judge and I will ask Him whether His holy word in the Law is true....
Love and Leaves from the Garden of Eden
a short story of a love that spans this world and the next with a gift of life from the Garden of Eden
Man's Three Friends
Every person has three friends in their life. How many stand with them through death and mourning
The Blanket Made By Zadie
The sadness of grief is very real but we can begin to appreciate new things about ourselves, our families, our friends, and our community.
The Worth of Kaddish
A widow donates money to a school so that prayers, Kaddish and study of the Holy Writings in the honour, merit and memory of those who have died.
His Memory Should Be a Blessing
Mourning and grief over a loved one can immobilize a person. A son overcomes grief to honour his father through memories and fait
All Jewish People Have a Share in the World to Come
The unspeakable attack on Jewish people at prayer in the synagogue is a tragedy beyond measure, but all died m'kaddishei Hashem — sanctifying the Holy name of G-d. I cry in fear of heavenly judgment I have two paths before me, one of the Gan Eden and one to Gehenna, I do not know on which they are leading me.
The Water Carrier - A Tale from Aleppo
"Dovid haMelech (King David) who wrote the Tehillim came to my funeral with the angels that I created through my daily reading of Tehillim.
The Funeral of Yossele di Shiker Shneider of Czestochowa
We trust so much in wh twe see with our eyes, we can't see into the deep soul. Can we ever see in what kind of prayer shawl other people's souls are wrapped?
The Bookbinder
Every holy book has a life of its own and shares its holiness with those who study them and repairs them.
Rabbi Akiva and the Orphan's Kaddish
Many ask why it is important to say Kaddish. Alas, not many truly know the power of this short prayer, May every person be found worthy to leave behind children to say kaddish. >
Memories, Teshuvah and Chiken Soup
The first Shabbos after shiva was hard but memories of her beloved and her mother's chicken soup helps a widow work through her grief.
A Holy Woman's Prayer for a Wagon Driver
A holy woman could call to the Heavenly Court through her prayer for a simple wagon driver. She remembered his kind deeds and pleaded for him.
