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Stories My Grandfather Told Me Volume 1 -- Bereishis Memorable Tales based on the Weekly Sidrah By Zev Greenwald (Author) Libby Lazewnik (Translator) Tova Katz (Illustrator)  List Price: $17.99 Online Discount: 10% You Pay Only: $16.19 Catalog #: SG1H ISBN-10: 157819525X ISBN-13: 9781578195251 Binding: Hardcover / Pages: 245 Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches / Weight: 1.16 LBS Published: by ArtScroll Mesorah Publications In Stock?: NO Quantity:  1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950

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Shabbos in the Chofetz Chaim's Home

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You can't go wrong with good stories — and you can never get enough of them! That is an old but familiar story to anyone who has ever wanted an enjoyable read or needed something to enliven the Shabbos table or add spice to a conversation or speech. Here is a collection of stories that have stood the test of time — and the much more difficult feat of keeping the interest of listeners, especially young ones.

The stories in this book come from classic and contemporary sources, and the author knows how to tell them. Needless to say, a story is like good food: The presentation is half the pleasure. The finest ingredients without spice, slapped down on an unattractive setting, will be less than appetizing. So, too, a good story. The telling is all important. This author knows it and she knows how a story should be told. That's just one reason this book is enjoyable. The other reasons are that the stories are authentic, interesting in themselves, have a worthwhile message, and - last but not least - are arranged according to the weekly Sidrah, so that you have them when you need them most.

Whether you want a fine reading experience or you want to transmit valuable lessons painlessly and unobtrusively, this is a book to have in hand.

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Other Selected Titles by Zev Greenwald:
Stories My Grandfather Told Me - 5 Volume Slipcased Set
Other Selected Titles by Libby Lazewnik:
Jumping in and Other Stories
Out of the Woods
Stories My Grandfather Told Me Volume 4 -- Bamidbar
The Fortune Seekers
The Mashgiach

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Other Selected Titles by Tova Katz:
A Treasury of Shabbos Bedtime Stories
Bedtime Stories To Make You Smile
Keeper of the Crown
Machzor The Artscroll Children's Machzor for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
The Artscroll Children's Book of Berachos

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Table of Contents

Parashas Bereishis

• How Wondrous Are Your Creations
• Drafted for the Shabbos
• Shabbos in the Chofetz Chaim's Home
• In the Merit of Welcoming Shabbos Early
• A Taste of Gan Eden
• Bread for the Hungry Scholar
• The Eternal Question
• A Good Deed for a Bad
• In Hot Pursuit
• Hashem's Business
• Why Are You Running?
• The Favor
• The Wily Yetzer
• The Broken Letter
• Everyone Is Like a Holy Book
• The Burnt Document

• Clean Hands
• Honest Business
• A Timely Rescue
• No Cruelty to Animals
• The Keys to Rain
• A Prayer for Rain
• Chickens in Distress!
• Throw Your Burden Onto Hashem
• All From Hashem
• A Most Unusual Gartel
• Saved From the Pit
• The Rosh Yeshivah's Humility
• The Humble Villager
• A Case of Mistaken Identity
• Witness to a Crime

• A Personal Lesson
• Who Is a Relative?
• A Simple Man's Sacrifice
• Extreme Caution
• No Effort Spared
• To Free a Prisoner
• Panic!
• A Measure of Trust
• R' Yitzchak Elchanan Refuses a Gift
• The Price Is Right
• One Who Despises Gifts Shall Live
• The Ba'al Shem Tov Learns to Trust
• Thirteen Covenants in One

• An Open-Door Policy
• Royal Treatment
• The Uninvited Guest
• A New Twist
• Quick Thinking
• Through the Window
• Tzedakah the Right Way
• The Meeting
• Humility
• True Hospitality
• No Excuse
• Hospitality to the Rescue
• An Outstanding Host
• Running After Chesed
• Filling the Quota?
• Look at the Pot!
• The Proper Way to Receive a Traveler
• On One Condition
• Fire
• One Precious Life
• The Competition
• Yiras Shamayim to Its Depths
• Like Master, Like Servant

• The Truth in His Heart
• Something "Fishy"
• The Pearl
• A Bed for the Night
• Scrupulous in Business
• On the Path of Truth
• An Honest Question
• The Right Way to Teach
• A Grand Gesture
• A Blessing for Long Life
• True Repentance

• R' Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld Says a Prayer
• Mother Power
• Right Place, Right Time
• All Consuming
• The Wellsprings of Torah
• Honor Thy Father and Mother
• A "Last Request"
• Seize the Mitzvah
• The Burning Candle
• Mired in Mud
• The Personal Touch
• Learning Honesty From Rashi

• Earthquake!
• A Crumbling Shul
• The Essence of Joy
• Words to Warm the Heart
• Beyond the Call of Duty
• The Difference
• A Proper Diet
• The Washerwoman's Tale
• A Personal Honor
• Suspecting the Innocent
• Midnight Watch
• One Fearful Night

• A Special Mitzvah
• The Wheels of Providence
• No Tomorrow for the Wicked
• Scrupulousness in Small Things
• A Dubious Exchange
• What Is Heaven Saying About Us?
• Every Minute of the Day
• Common Sense
• At a Single Glance
• A Joyous Death

• The Teacher-Student Bond
• Tainted Food
• Doing a Favor
• The Telltale Hand
• Shame - or the Flames?
• Confession
• Prisoners at Prayer
• Not Forgotten
• The Repentant Cantonist
• The Kesav Sofer's Birthday
• Trust in Hashem

• Standing Before the King
• Quick Thinking
• One Man's Courage
• A Miracle Amid Famine
• Cakes and Compassion
• Bread for Torah
• For the Children
• The Guarantor
• A Sacrifice for Peace

• At a Single Glance
• Outrageous Demands?
• All for the Children
• For Shame
• How to Placate an Angry Man
• Good Apples!
• How to Make a Living
• A Timely Escape
• R' Baruch Ber Honors His Father
• Picking Up the Thread
• The Pinnacle of Love
• Doing It Right
• The Sigh That Brought Salvation
• An Extraordinary Welcome

• Time Is Precious
• Destined for Greatness
• Prayers in Place of Swords
• Total Concentration
• Sparing No Effort
• We Always Need Help
• An Important Mitzvah
• A Full Pardon
• Returning Good in Place of Bad