This recent book written and illustrated by Tzai R Pensky was edited by Yaakov Herskovich collects 40 Torah cartoons based from stories culled from the biographies of great Gedolim, Torah leaders. Some of the selected cartoon stories include “The Fire & the Bed” (Rav Chaim Soloveitchik,), “A Lonely Shabbos” (Rav Yaakov Yosef Herman,), “The Reward for Keeping Shemittah” (Rav Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman,), “Behind the Counter” (the Chazon Ish), “A Shiur to Remember” (Rav Shlomo Heiman,), “The Dirty Hallway” (Rav Ben-Tzion Abba-Shaul,), “A Most Effective Macha’ah” (Rav Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld,), “The Messy House” (Rav Yechezkel Levenstein,), and “The Crying Baby” (Rav Elazar Menachem Man Shach.)
“Snapshots of Greatness” is a wonderful way for parents and grandparents to connect with their offspring in both a positive and joyful manner. You can use these delightful stories as a springboard for additional discussions on the specific middos, character traits highlighted in those particular Torah cartoons.
