When people looked at Delores Gray, they saw a dynamic corporate executive, and entrepreneur, a devoted African-American minister, an American success story. But there was another side to this granddaughter of Mississippi sharecroppers- a yearning soul that longed for something she could not name. As a child she dreamed of walking in the footsteps of the Patriarch Abraham; as an adult she walked through the Holy Land and felt something profound stir within her. The story of how Delores Gray, a minister from Chicago and Los Angeles, became Ahuvah Gray, a Torah-observant Jew living in the holy...

In Search of Hidden Treasures is a collection of heartwarming stories that I have been privileged to hear through out my world travels as a lecturer. One tale describes the miraculous survival of a child with a serious illness, whom the doctors had given up on. Another tells of a mother who lost a child but with God's help was able to overcome her terrible pain. The story lines range from looking death in the face and defying it to the invincible strength of a holocaust survivor. It is my sincere prayer that these stories will strengthen you the reader whenever you are confronted with life...

Nellie Prestwood in Beverly Hills, California and Ahuvah Gray in Jerusalem are available for interviews to share their experience, strength, and hope on overcoming obstacles and having faith and trust in the Almighty God that enabled them to preserve and complete their project, 'Teachable Clothing'. The book, 'Mind Over Matter', will be available on Amazon, December 30, 2013. These women come from an amazing background. They are granddaughters of sharecroppers from Mound Bayou, Mississippi. They were born and raised on the west side of Chicago, Illinois and went on to become entrepreneurs....

Call upon Me-The Power of Prayer The prophet Yirmiyahu says, "Call to me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things which you do not know" (Jeremiah 33:3). When I first heard the following story from my student Shani Borg Lavi, I was speechless. It brought to my mind the power of tefillah that I witnessed throughout my grandmother's life. Certainly, whenever you daven at the Kotel, you leave with this esoteric feeling that your prayer has been answered. Even though we don't know the day or the hour, we know that Hashem hears and answers all prayers. However, in this instance...