


The Reply That Was Never Sent
“I was some miles away from here when I began walking in the direction of Dvinsk for no particular reason.”
Sand and Water
The Climb
The children had leaned a tall pole against a building and were competing with each other as to who could climb the highest...
A Water-Carrier Named Shmuel
Late in the afternoon, the Rebbe emerged from his room and instructed that the circumcision commence. The only clue to his delay was the mysterious sentence that passed his lips, "Ay... the Polotzk burial society..."
The Wagon Driver and the Stranger
“Please invite the wagon driver to come see me,” said the Rebbe upon hearing that the man was in town.
The Lamb in the Pit
Seventy Kopeks
That's the profit from the sale of a calf in the marketplace of the White Russian town of Lubavitch
A Plate of Food
The Jews of Vitebsk, if you want to know the truth, were never known to be generous givers of money to charitable causes. But they could always be counted on to provide food for the hungry.
Little Shmuel
Suddenly the front door rattled and thundered; someone was pounding and shouting outside, “Help! Help! Let me in!”