The Barn

Stories, not rules or arguments, are what carry values from generation to generation. They both establish and explain the core of what a society is. Because of this power, stories have long been used to explain concepts in the Torah. This book provides a new set of modern, relatable and engaging stories. They cross many genres and are meant to engage many different kinds of people. It is my hope that these stories will strengthen your relationship to G-d and your understanding of our place in the world. Stories in this book include: * Echoes: the life and influence of a young woman driven to create (written in memory of my mother)* Coming of Age: a very unusual Bar Mitzvah* The Life of Charlie Barnes: a worker in an decrepit old-age home in Northern England discovers hope* The General: A story of resistance* Work of our Hands: A relationship almost destroys itself* The Kansas City Apocalypse: The world almost ends, twice* Battle Dreams: A man moves beyond honor* Deut 23:19: A son comes to understand his father's suicide* The Story of Hassan: An Ahmadi Muslim makes his way to the City on the Heights* Minneapolis Savings & Trust: A banker learns the true meaning of risk* The Barn: A son discovers his father's greatest creation* The Banishment of Eve: A pill brings people together - to disastrous effect* The Institution: A mentally ill man reaches beyond the walls of his Jerusalem confinement* Globus Corp (Rosh Hashana): A man saves a company in trouble* The Man in the Cab (Yom Kippur): A ride in a cab changes a man's life* The Contraband (Sukkot): A violist discovers the true power of music