Where Do All the Prayers Go
David was sitting with his grandmother Miriam in the backyard eating cookies when he suddenly asked her. Where do all the prayers go? I mean, I know you say...
Repentance, Atonement, and Nails
Story retold by Rabbi Allen S. Maller... Her mother once gave her a bag of nails and told her that every time she lost her temper or insulted somebody she...
Three Wise Men
THREE WISE MEN Rabbi Allen S Maller Once three wise men came to the Land of Israel. They had heard about the wisdom of King Solomon and they wanted...
How I Found a Real Treasure
Have you ever found a treasure?, I once asked my father. He smiled a big smile and told me this story. That was many years ago and I have...
Like Dogs and Cats
I love dogs and cats. During my lifetime I have had many dogs and cats as pets. Yet there are two things I never understood about dogs and cats. First,...
How I Found a Real Treasure
Have you ever found a treasure?, I once asked my father. He smiled a big smile and told me this story. That was many years ago and I have...
Adam Needs Eve
Adam was all alone. He didn't have parents and he didn't have children. He did not even have a brother or a sister to talk to. Adam was all...
A Synagogue with Five Schools
Today there are 12 synagogues for the 13,000 Jews living in the city of Rome, but about 450 years ago there were only five synagogues for a much smaller...
A Fast Fit for a King
Once upon a time a king went out to hunt on a very warm day in the Fall of 2007*. After a few hours he felt very hot...
A Pair of Pears
There was a king who had a daughter who was very ill. The doctors couldn't find anything wrong with her. She just seemed miserable and cried often. One night the...