

Adapated from Eli Wiesel z’l in The Gates of the Forest

Rabbi Jack Moline told us this story under the chuppah at our wedding, adapted for us from Sefer Tanchuma

A well known folk tale with a sweet ending inspired by R’ Zalman Schacter-Shalomi tz’l

Story of the Japanese King Solomon, we learned this story form Joel ben Izzy

Adapted from I.L.Peretz’s story originally written in Yiddish

R’ Zalman tz’l teaches that a good maisa – a good story – is one where the heart surprises the mind.
Please feel free to use these stories in your teaching and in your holy conversations. I welcome your gentle comments.
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