A Soldier's Gift: An Amazing True Story

Road Rage

I was on my way to meet someone in a place I had never been before. The home I was going to was so new even the GPS I got a few years before couldn’t find it.

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Sydell

Sydell Greenberg grew up in a wonderful Jewish home in Brooklyn, New York. As a result of a rough period in her life she started searching for God. Shortly thereafter she accepted Y'shua as her…

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False Assurance

It was rainy weather for days but since the rain itself wasn’t very heavy I felt I could stay comfortable with just my umbrella, even if I didn’t bring a raincoat.

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Starving in Front of a Bowl of Kibble

My cat wasn’t satisfied to eat kibble out of his bowl that had been sitting there all day. He wanted to see me personally pour it out fresh from the bag each time. But what can you expect from a cat…

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Quiet Desperation

The writer and great thinker Thoreau wrote “most people lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.” It all depends on what song you carry to the grave. In my…

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Silly George

My neighbor asked if I could watch her cats while she was away. One of her cats, George, had to be on a special diet for his health and had special cat food that was only for him and the other had…

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The Golden Retreiver

It was Sabbath and I was going to go on a walk with my mom after eating a wonderful lunch, but after going outside I decided the coat I had on was too warm. So I quickly returned to the house to get…

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East 105th Street

I grew up on East 105th Street, in Cleveland, Ohio. I went to Gracemont Elementary school. My mother would bring me a “snack” at recess because we lived just a block and a half from Gracemont. The…

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Phil and Joan

Phil Bova was enjoying his life to the fullest. In addition to his career as an entertainer for many years he was also a lay cantor for a large synagogue near Cleveland, Ohio. That is, until he…

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Billy Joel - Q&A: Your German Jewish Origins

Billy Joel has been open about his German Jewish roots, and even hosted a Q&A session at a concert in Nuremberg his to discuss roots with the public.

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I am used to traveling pretty far distances for work but one thing I never really used while driving was cruise control. I knew it was there but I didn’t want to experiment setting it while trying to…

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Steven Grabiner

Steven Grabiner finally made it to Israel. The savings bonds that he received at his Bar Mitzvah had come to maturity and provided the fare to Israel. After a brief stay in Tel Aviv he wound up on a…

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Uncle Louie's Santa Clause

Uncle Louie was loved by his nephews and nieces, by his friends, and everybody that knew him. He worked at different jobs at different parts of his life as I was growing up.

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New Beginnings

“Why don’t you like me?” questioned Lois’s house guest.

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Dead Branches

I was trimming some roses. I noticed that for some reason many of the branches had died so I was removing them. As I become aware of how easy removing the dead branches was I remembered Yeshua said…

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