True Tales from Two Cities: The Monsey Kiryat Express

By: Zev Roth

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Synopsis: The following quote is taken from the cover of the book. "IT'S A LONG WAY from Monsey, New York to Kiryat Sefer, Israel. In both towns, though, one thing is the same: there are a lot of good stories floating about. Some are about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, some are about people who discovered Torah in unexpected ways, and some are about gentiles who met a Jew and found themselves changed by the experience. Over the years, author Zev Roth has met a lot of interesting people: The Wolpin family, who left Monsey with plenty of time to reach Lakewood before Shabbos, but then the driver got lost, and then it started snowing. . . The substitute rebbe in a Chassidic cheider who taught his students a lesson with the help of the Ayatollah Khomeini. . . Stanley, who gave his all for basketball and discovered happiness through an advertisement. . . Many of the stories in The Monsey-Kiryat Sefer Express were heard directly from the people they happened to. Nearly all are appearing in print for the first time. With insight, humor and inspiration, Zev Roth shares more than forty tales with us. All unusual. All fascinating. And all absolutely true."