STORY: A Prophet Away From Home by Jacob Braude

Story title: A Prophet Away From Home
By: Jacob Braude


     They tell this story about Nikita Kruschev, the former heavy set
head of Russia. He went to his tailor and asked him to make him a three
piece suit. The tailor took the big man's extensive measurements, then
measured the cloth Kruschev had brought along, and said that he did not
have enough cloth for a three piece suit. All he could make of it would be
trousers and a coat.
     Krushshev was unhappy and took back his cloth. Within a few days

Story: How To Win In Court by Jacob Braude

Story title: How To Win In Court
by: Jacob Braude

    There is an old Jewish story which goes like this. A certain man had three friends. He liked two of them; but had little use for the third. One day he was ordered to appear in court. Alarmed, he looked around for someone to defend him. He immediately thought of his two favorite friends. One said, " No way! I'am not going into any court."The second said, "I'll go as far as the king's gate, but no farther, " In despair the man then asked his least loved friend for help. He said, "Sure, I'll come." And he did come, and he defended the man so well that he won his case.