The Book Everyone is Talking About: Women Talk “I picked it up, and couldn’t put it down. I read it cover to cover, like a novel.” That’s what one woman told me when we discussed the new book that so many women are talking about: Women Talk by Debbie Shapiro. Readers are talking about Women [...]
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Here at ArtScroll’s acquisition desk, we’re used to getting large numbers of submissions. Lately, though, we’ve seen mail coming in that looks different from the usual manuscripts. These submissions are written on lined paper with crisply sharpened pencils or carefully drawn in crayons or colored markers. They are short, they are fun – and they [...]
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Here at ArtScroll’s acquisition desk, we’re used to getting large numbers of submissions. Lately, though, we’ve seen mail coming in that looks different from the usual manuscripts. These submissions are written on lined paper with crisply sharpened pencils or carefully drawn in crayons or colored markers. They are short, they are fun – and they [...]
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A GPS helps us navigate unknown highways, deal with the detours, and find the best way to get to where we want to go. Halachah is like that too: It shows us where to go, directs us to the most effective route – the path that Hashem has set out for each of us to [...]
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Not long ago we celebrated the Jews’ triumphant exit from Egypt. It was the first step in a journey that would lead to Mount Sinai, to the giving of the Torah that would mark us forever as Hashem’s Chosen People. There is no better way to reaffirm our commitment to Torah than by studying and [...]
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Let’s take an imaginary visit to a group of Jewish homes on seder night. The Roth’s seder lasts for hours, while the Sheinfeld family keeps it short. The Cohens emphasize deep divrei Torah, while the Levis tell the story in simple terms that the children enjoy. The Mermelsteins have been gathering together for generations, while [...]
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