The Maggid Speaks: Favorite Stories and Parables of Rabbi Sholom Schwadron Shlita, Maggid of Jerusalem

by Paysach Krohn

Book Overview

The tradition of the Maggid the speaker, storyteller, and profound ethicist has been best exemplified by Rabbi Shalom Schwadron, the great Maggid of Jerusalem. This book captures his eloquence and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 089906230X
• ISBN13: 9780899062303
• Release Date: February 1987
• Publisher: Mesorah Publications, Limited
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

To focus on the good

These stories and anecdotes of one of the great religious speakers of Jerusalem reveal his warm and humorous personality and his great devotion to Torah. An example of a story. A great scholar on his death- bed recites the confessional outloud and realizes he wishes everyone to admire him in this , understands then that in his final act of piety it is his yetzer hara his evil impulse which is most strong. It is paradoxical insights of this kind and not the stories which have obvious and pat conclusions which make this work interesting.

This book is--Out of the World!

I love this book! I am a big fan of Rabbi Paysach Krohn and his mentor The Grand Rabbi Sholom Schwadron. The stories in this book are awesome! If you are looking to inspire yourself to become a better Jew this is a terrific place to start. Highly recommended.Zev Saftlas, Author of Motivation That Works: How to Get Motivated and Stay Motivated

Uplifting and Humbling

Stories seem to make learning tough lessons easier and allows them to cross generations. I read these aloud to my children and they too have been positively affected by them. The book is a keeper.