The Story behind the Story: A Talk with Yair Weinstock

 As the author of many bestselling novels, including  Gordian Knot and Blackout, Yair Weinstock knows how to use the power of words to tell a gripping, unforgettable story. And as a collector of true tales, author of the popular Tales of the Soul and Once Upon a Story series, he knows how transformative (and entertaining!) [...]

On Fire to Help Klal Yisrael:

A Talk with Rabbi Heshy Kleinman Author of Praying With Fire and Yearning With Fire   As I speak with Rabbi Heshy Kleinman, bestselling author of Praying with Fire and Praying with Fire 2 and the newly-released Yearning with Fire, I can tell that he is, indeed, a man on fire himself – blazing with [...]

The Book Everyone is Talking About: Women Talk

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 [...]

Opening Hearts: A Conversation with Rabbi Binyomin Pruzansky

Did you hear the story about the rebbe who became an open-heart surgeon without ever going to med school? Okay, not quite. The rebbe is Rabbi Binyomin Pruzansky. And while he’s not actually putting in stents and pacemakers, he has been opening the hearts (not to mention touching the emotions and elevating the spirits) of [...]

Torah literacy starts with our children: Children’s Jewish Book Month’s “Write, Draw, and Win!” Contest, sponsored by ArtScroll/Mesorah

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 [...]

Torah literacy starts with our children:Children’s Jewish Book Month’s “Write, Draw, and Win!” Contest, sponsored by ArtScroll/Mesorah

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 [...]

Torah GPS”: 30% off all titles in the ArtScroll Halachah Series

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 [...]

Halachah — Defining Our Lives as Jew:ArtScroll’s Sale of all Halachah Titles

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 [...]

The many faces of the seder – and the Haggadahs that enrich them

 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 [...]

The Story Behind the Stories: Two exciting new collections of stories from ArtScroll

There’s something so special about a true story. The best true stories touch us and teach us; the very best will change the way we look at the world. Two new books from ArtScroll are very different from each other, but they share one very important quality: as we read them we are entertained, we [...]

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