Best Story Ever
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Best Story Ever
Compelling Stories And Life's Lessons. By Rabbi Nachum Meth of LasVegasKollel.org
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69 एपिसोड68. The Key Bridge Collapse
The Key Bridge collapse was tragic, and being originally from Maryland it hit close to home. The loss of life and the impact the collapse has on Balti...
67. An Unwarranted Investment?
How do you say “Hebrew” in Hebrew? It’s an interesting question - and a lesson from what seemed to be a misguided investment in a declining industry h...
The Scabs
During these difficult times, a powerful lesson from an an improbable football team can give us inspiration and focus.
Santa Anna's Leg
Antonio López de Santa Anna, of Alamo infamy, ruled Mexico at least 12 different times during the mid 19th Century. Famously, his prosthetic leg was...
Belmont, MO, Cairo, IL, Fort Henry, TN
Belmont, MO, Cairo, IL, Fort Henry, TN
Two things these cities have in common are (A) virtually no one has ever heard of them and (B) I visited...
63. Slavery
My studies of American history lead me to believe that there was, very broadly speaking, a subtle shift in slaveholders’ attitudes between the generat...
62. Becoming Great
We all want to be successful; we all want to be great. But how do we get there? A story from the meteoric rise of Wayne Gretzky - The Great One - te...
61. Richer Than Rockefeller
It is hard to comprehend John D Rockefeller’s wealth. Calculated for inflation, his peak net worth was $423 billion in today’s dollars or more than 3...
60. Cockpits And Conflicts
Although many warnings sirens were going off in the cockpit, the pilot did not believe that they were in an emergency; the statistical probability tha...
59. Finding The Unabomber
Between 1978 and 1995, a series of 16 bombs were delivered throughout the country, killing 3 and injuring 23. The bombings were connected, but author...
58. The Gimli Glider
58. The Gimli Glider by Compelling Stories And Life's Lessons by Rabbi Nachum Meth
Angels Soaring
Will grows up in the 80s. He is smart, athletic, and plans on going to Yale for college. He has a bright future ahead of him. But then, an injury de...
56. Debunking Warren Buffet’s Inner Scorecard
The 1952 Republican National Convention would be a turning point in the career of Congressman Howard Buffet, father of Warren Buffet. It would also b...
55. Kamel Amin Thaabet
Kamel Amin Thaabet was a wealthy Syrian business living in Argentina who liked to play things fast and loose. He used his wealth to built relationship...
54. Ararat: A Failed Plan For Persecuted Jews
Mordechai Noah was one of the first influential Jews in the United States, and in 1825 he decided to save all of the persecuted Jews around the world....
53. The Hero You Never Heard Of
Elizabeth Everest was a simple woman, virtually anonymous in history. She never achieved any fame. She never had much money. She wasn’t a particula...
52. Bill Buckner
52. Bill Buckner by Compelling Stories And Life's Lessons by Rabbi Nachum Meth
51. Einstein’s Mistake
It is hard to overstate how brilliant Albert Einstein was. In 1905—within a span of just a few months—he produced four paper: each one of them on its...
50. The Unbelievable Doctor
William Rockefeller, born in the early 1800s, was a remarkable doctor - traveling across the midwest from town to town offering his medical services....
49. Thanksgiving
In 1985, Mexico City was rocked by a devastating earthquake, leaving much of the city in ruins. The story of how an unlikely country from around the...
48. What Was The War Of 1812 About?
The War Of 1812, like all wars, was costly: more than 2,00 soldiers were killed and thousands more were injured. Washington, DC, was burnt to the gro...
47. Reckless With Rockets
An explosion at nuclear missile silo almost triggered an unimaginable catastrophe. What happened?
46. Sandpipers
Sandpipers, Calidris alba, are remarkable little birds. I have had the opportunity to watch them over the last few years while vacationing in North C...
45. A Critical Look At Ben Franklin
Although Benjamin Franklin was one of then most accomplished Americans ever, he was estranged from his son William. The source of their rift is highl...
44. Dignity And Self Respect
Andy showed up drunk to an important event. Jim got into a fight with a friend and threatened to stab him. Lynn was vulgar in his actions and speech....
43. Self-Sacrifice
Major General John Sedgwick was loyal and dedicated to his soldiers and country. So when he saw a gap in his artillery lines at the Battle of Spotsyl...
42. Two Mountaintops In Israel
In commemoration of the second Yahrzeit of my dad, Dr. Sheldon Meth. Two seemingly random events on two seemingly random mountaintops separated by a...
41. Wilmer McLean’s Houses
Wilmer McLean was a simple grocer living a quiet life in a quaint home in Manassas, VA. When his neighborhood took a turn for the worse and his house...
40. Just Keep Swimming
Catalina Island is a beautiful island of of the coast of California, and in 1952 a young athlete attempted to swim its 26-mile channel. The story of...
39. The Bonus Army: It’s Not About What You Say
In 1924, Congress passed the World War Compensation Act—a payment to soldiers who fought in the first World War. But then came the Great Depression a...
38. Don’t Take Success For Granted
A young man moved to the San Fransisco Bay area in the 1850s looking to get rich quick. It’s the gold rush, it’s a boomtown; what could go wrong? A...
37. John Quincy Adams’s Greatest Accomplishment
37. John Quincy Adams’s Greatest Accomplishment
John Quincy Adams was one of the most brilliant people to ever serve as president. He was also...
36. Ups And Downs
Mr. A lived a life of failure, personal tragedy and sorrow. Mr. B lived a life of success, personal victories, and happiness. Their lives go in very...
35. Rapid Revolutionary Redemption
By mid-summer of 1781, things looked pretty bad for General Washington’s army. Outmanned, outgunned, and without any real plan for victory, they were...
34. E Pluribus Unum
“Out of many, one” is the motto of the United States. But what if the country is splintered? What if the political divide is toxic? How can the count...
33. Anchors Aweigh
When making decisions about ambiguous situations, we hunt for clues; pieces of information that can help us formulate answers. Psychologists refer to...
32. The Shopping Cart
They are all around us. We use them all the time. They are handy devices that, barring the occasional jammed or squeaky wheel, we don’t think about m...
31. Appreciating The Formation Of The State Of Israel
In early 1948, Harry Truman was conflicted about supporting a future Jewish state. Although he was sympathetic towards the plight of European Jews, p...
30. A Frank Evaluation
Frank had a stable childhood. Frank had great parents. Frank went to a top college. Frank became an accomplished attorney. Frank went on to become...