When Nachman Seltzer writes, the words almost seem to leap off the page. There's energy and excitement in his descriptions, his characters, and his unexpected plot twists. And what makes the stories even better is - they are all absolutely true!  Nachman Seltzer is a born storyteller, and people from all over the world share their unusual experiences with him. In It Could Have Been You we will read about 300 Torah scrolls hidden in an abandoned Ukrainian building, waiting to be rescued. We will wonder who sent the mysterious first-class plane tickets to a simple cheder rebbe in Bnei Brak, and why. We will read of lost wallets, lost children, and lost Jewish souls coming back to their heritage. We will meet a man whose skill at Torah reading saves him from losing his life in the rice paddies of Vietnam and hear about the strange presidential curse that finally comes to an end through the power of prayer.  The stories in It Could Have Been You are brand new, and have never before appeared in print. They are powerful, exciting - and absolutely true.

People Files

Politics & Social Sciences

Nachman Seltzer

Sociology

Mesorah Publications, Ltd.

True Stories of Everyday Encounters With Extraordinary Results

One Small Deed Can Change the World

Self-Help

Personal Transformation

Shaar Pr

Her grandfather, youngest son of the revered Sanzer Rebbe, the Divrei Chaim, had promised her she would survive. Was it possible? Sima Halberstam Preiser grew up in a majestic chassidic household, related to many of the great Rebbes. "Tell me a story of the Sanzer Zeideh" she would beg, and then, entranced, she would hear how her illustrious great-grandfather, the Divrei Chaim, had peddled apples to help an impoverished Jewess or miraculously located a woman's missing husband. When she was nine years old this sheltered little girl became a fugitive from the Nazis, a smuggler slinking in the shadows, risking her life for a slice of bread, walking barefoot in the snow to find her imprisoned sister. Her journeys would take her into bunkers hidden beneath haystacks, into Hungary's most infamous prison, into a world of death, brutality - and open, unbelievable miracles. Her flight from the Nazis would lead her, also, to the homes of luminaries such as the Munkatzcher and Bobover Rebbes, refuges of joy and faith in a world of despair. Heaven's Tears is the story of a courageous Jewish child, an outspoken free spirit who grew into a remarkable Jewish woman. Beautifully conveyed by bestselling author Rabbi Nachman Seltzer, it is an unusual mixture of Holocaust memoir and fascinating tales of Chassidic greatness.

Heaven's Tears

Artscroll/Mesorah

The Sages give us 48 ways to make Torah a part of us. Jews throughout the ages have found unique ways to incorporate those 48 ways into their lives. Master storyteller Rabbi Nachman Seltzer shares some of these amazing stories with us. In 48, a book as unusual as its title, Rabbi Nachman Seltzer examines the 48 ways to acquire Torah, and then uses his much-beloved, trademark true stories to show how ordinary people - like you and me - can take each of these 48 ways and make them a part of their lives. "Seltzer stories," with their amazing plot twists and surprise endings, are always a delight, but here they are also lights to guide us, step by step, as we incorporate Torah into our days. Inspiration and entertainment in one great read - what could be better?

48: True stories of people who brought the 48 ways of Torah wisdom into their lives

Religion & Spirituality

Judaism

Welcome to the lives, and the homes, of our greatest Torah leaders. Welcome to Reb Binyomin's world. •Rav Gifter's tears taught Reb Binyomin a mussar lesson he would never forget. •Rav Chaim Kanievsky told a joke - and it took Reb Binyomin days (and a lot of Torah research!) to figure out the punchline. •Rav Rafael Levin made a "goral ha'Gra" and Reb Binyomin was there to help turn the pages. Our gedolim. We are in awe of their learning, amazed by their hasmadah, enchanted by their chesed. We turn to them for advice, for berachos, and just to bask in the glow of their holiness. But how many of us really know them, their personalities, their inner lives? Reb Binyomin has spent decades building close relationships with Torah greats, both in America and Eretz Yisrael, many renowned by all of world Jewry and some hardly known outside their own circles. Rabbi Nachman Seltzer, bestselling author and a close friend of Reb Binyomin, has written Reb Binyomin's story. Inside their Homes takes us, indeed, inside the homes of great men such as Rav Chaim Kanievsky shlita, Rav Gifter zt'l, Rav Asher Arieli shlita, and Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel zt'l. We meet, also, men of immense stature whose Torah greatness is known only in their own sheltered enclaves, men like Rav Yitzchok Nosson Kupershtok zt'l and Rav Zundel Kroiser zt'l. We meet them, and we get to know them, "up close and personal." Nobody tells a story quite like Rabbi Nachman Seltzer - and very few have as many incredible stories to tell as his friend, Reb Binyomin. With hundreds of fascinating stories and vignettes and dozens of pictures never before published, this is an unusual and unforgettable book that paints a warm and personal picture of our Torah leaders.

Inside Their Homes: A young man's warm and personal encounters with the world of Torah greatness

Angels in Orange

Biographies & Memoirs

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The Link: A Novel

Targum Press

Stories with a TwistUnexpected real-life stories to captivate the Jewish soulNachman Seltzer, popular storyteller and columnist for Hamodia, gives us down-to-earth stories in his trademark voice, as he takes us from Tiveria to Tel Aviv, Caracas, Johannesburg, Montreal ? and beyond. Compelling, spellbinding, and unforgettable, these never-before-published stories make us marvel at the unexpected, miraculous, and Divine twists in our lives.

Stories With a Twist: Unexpected Real-life Stories to Captivate the Jewish Soul

History

World

Targum

A Moment in Time ; the Memorable Moments That Make up Our Lives

Feldheim Publishers

The Meaning of the Moment: Appreciating the Power of Each and Every Moment in Our Lives

Hamodia

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