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And then we read a story.<\/p>\n<p>A boy in a wheelchair takes step after painful step, teaching an entire neighborhood a lesson in determination.<\/p>\n<p>A poor immigrant remembers a promise he made to the Chofetz Chaim and saves both his body and soul from a terrible fate.<\/p>\n<p>A grandfather appears in a dream to teach his grandson a vital lesson.<\/p>\n<p>A most unlikely court case takes place \u2013 between a pair of shoes and a Torah scroll!<\/p>\n<p>We read a story, and we find a touch of warmth.<\/p>\n<p>Readers the world over have treasured the tales brought to them by master storyteller Rabbi Yechiel Spero in his bestselling Touched by a Story series. In A Touch of Warmth we enjoy more than sixty new, true stories, handpicked and retold by the author. 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