Artscroll: The Story Begins... Tales to Light up Your Journey by Rabbi Yechiel Spero

The story begins ... with a diamond ring, and a mother quietly learning what true wealth really is. The story begins ... with a cup of ice coffee with all the trimmings – and ends in comfort and a profound lesson in love. The story begins .,, far beyond Israel’s borders, when a soldier hears a whispered plea for help in broken Hebrew — and discovers what it means to never give up on a fellow Jew. Each story begins simply. Unexpectedly. And each one opens a door. In The Story Begins, Rabbi Yechiel Spero draws us into moments of choice, courage, and quiet heroism. Moments where hashgachah becomes visible, where a single decision redirects a life, and where the unseen hand of Hashem gently shows the way forward. These are stories of Torah and tefillah, of chessed and emunah, of ordinary people rising to extraordinary moments. They are deeply human, emotionally honest, and rooted in the shared journey of Klal Yisrael. These stories begin – but they don’t end – in the pages of a book. These stories stay with us, accompanying us through our own challenges, illuminating our own crossroads, and reminding us that at any moment, we may be standing at the beginning of something far greater than we could have imagined. Because every journey has a beginning. And sometimes, all it takes is one story to help us recognize where we are — and where we’re meant to go.