LONG READS → TRIBUTE Issue 847 · February 3, 2021

He Gave Us the Tools

A Tribute to Rabbi Dr. Avraham Yehoshua Twerski

He Gave Us the Tools

 

In the car ride back to Jerusalem, Rabbi Twerski related to his devoted stepson, Rabbi Danny Myers, a story — the last story that he would tell.

Relating this anecdote takes on extra significance concerning an individual who knew how to harness the power of a story to convey life’s deepest lessons.

Why was he so successful with his stories? A story.

When Eliezer was dispatched to find a wife for Yitzchak, he saw that the well water rose miraculously for her. But Eliezer reserved his judgment and waited to see if Rivka would fetch water for himself and his camels.

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