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The newest episode of Inside ArtScroll features a full-length interview with Rabbi Binyomin Pruzansky, author of the new book, Chizuk for Your Heart. Rabbi Pruzansky knows how to find stories that give us chizuk, strengthening our hearts and reminding us of the greatness that exists around us – and inside of us. In this interview, Rabbi Pruzansky, with his contagious enthusiasm and joy, shares stories, insights and inspiration that will elevate your spirit.
WATCH NOW: Inside ArtScroll Episode 7 – Interview with Rabbi Binyomin Pruzansky, Author of Chizuk for Your Heart
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AS: Beis HaLevi on Bitachon has an interesting history. Can you tell us about the manuscript and how it came to be published?
RDS: As Rosh Yeshivah of Volozhin, founder of the Brisk dynasty, and author of Beis HaLevi al HaTorah and Teshuvos Beis HaLevi, Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik is revered throughout the Torah world. The Beis HaLevi made another significant written contribution to the Torah world, which is much less known: the Ma’amarHaBitachon. It provides vital, all-encompassing insights on the true meaning of emunah and bitachon, as well as on the fundamentals of man’s relationship with God. The Beis HaLevi’s essay on bitachon was not published during his lifetime. The manuscript accompanied his descendants along a long journey until it was finally published as an appendix to Beis HaLevi al HaTorah in 1985. We now have the zechus of taking this hidden treasure of Torah and offering it to the general public. This volume includes the original text, a flowing and readable translation, commentary, insights, and an Overview.
AS: A unique feature is a section of pesukim to recite in order to strengthen bitachon. Tell us about this custom.
RDS: The more one has bitachon on his lips, the more it will enter his heart. Listen to what the Sefer HaChinuch says about this custom. “These pesukim in Tehillim about reliance on Hashem contain ideas that inspire the soul of a person who knows them, arousing him to rely on Hashem …. As a result of that inspiration, he will without any doubt be protected from all possible harm.” The Maharal said, “Every person must recite pesukim of reliance on Hashem to train and habituate himself in faith and belief in Hashem.” The Maharal also quoted his grandfather, saying, “We have received an accepted tradition … that reciting verses of reliance on Hashem has the power to annul all harsh decrees.”
AS: How can this sefer help us in these challenging times?
RD: To paraphrase a well-known saying: When the going gets tough — the Jew works on bitachon. Emunah and bitachon give us the strength to deal with the world around us. We are living in a period of challenges in many areas of life, throughout the world, so we are especially proud to present this book at a time when so many people will benefit from it.
Inside ArtScroll: Bringing the books you read, and the people who write them, to life!
The newest episode of Inside ArtScroll features a full-length interview with Rabbi Daniel Glatstein, noted rov and author of The Mystery and the Majesty. As a young, dynamic member of the rabbinate and a renowned marbitz Torah, Rabbi Glatstein has merited delivering over 5,000 shiurim that are available on TorahAnytime. In this interview, Rabbi Glatstein shares details of his background, fascinating stories about his forbears, and enlightening chizuk and words of encouragement to invigorate and inspire us. Watch, listen – and be uplifted.
WATCH NOW: Inside ArtScroll Episode Episode 6 – Interview with Rabbi Daniel Glatstein, Noted Rov and Author of The Mystery and the Majesty
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This weekly publication will contain a rich collection of stories, divrei Torah and insights that are suitable for the Shabbos table – or for anytime. We hope you enjoy and look forward to future issues, as we tap into the unparalleled treasure trove that is the ArtScroll Library, sharing the depth and beauty of our Judaic and Torah literature with you.
It’s going to be a very different Rosh Hashanah this year.
For some of us, in places where Covid-19 is raging, we may be davening in parking lots, backyards, or porches, locked out of our beloved shuls.
Even for those fortunate enough to be able to daven in their shul this Rosh Hashanah, so many of the words of the machzor take on a special and different meaning. “Remember us for life” — in a year when Covid-19 is still running wild in many places, and the threat of a second wave is beginning to feel very real, and very frightening. “Inscribe us in the book of life, blessing, and peace, and good livelihood” — at a time when whole industries have collapsed in the shadow of coronavirus.
With all the challenges of the past year and our fears for the year to come, we want our tefillos to be especially fervent and sincere. ArtScroll’s newly-released Rav Druck on the Machzor: Unlocking the treasures of the Rosh Hashanah prayers will give us a whole new understanding of the tefillos and help us open our hearts with deep and authentic kavanah.
Rav Yisroel Meir Druck is a Rosh Yeshivah and popular speaker who elevates audiences wherever he goes. He follows in the footsteps of his illustrious father, HaRav Mordechai Druck, the famed “Maggid of Yerushalayim.” For thirty years, Rav Yisrael Meir has been a chavrusa of Maran HaGaon Rav Chaim Kanievsky shlita. When Rav Chaim asked him to found Yeshivah Tiferes Yisrael, named for the Steipler Gaon, Rav Druck began in 2004 with a small cluster of talmidim. Since then it has become one of the world’s fastest growing yeshivahs, with 2,000 students, from beginners to advanced Kollel.
Rav Druck’s insights, firmly based on a large variety of classic Torah sources, are brief, readable, and very, very intriguing. He offers us a new clarity on concepts such as Hashem’s Kingship, mercy and judgment, the simanim of the holiday, the many dimensions of prayer, and much more. We will better understand the significance of the shofar and the inestimable power of teshuvah. And yes, as we gain these new understandings, we will daven with more intensity and sincerity, truly connecting with the words of the Machzor.
Use it to prepare yourself for Yom Tov, or take it with you to read during the quiet moments in shul. Your tefillos will never be the same!
This year has added so many new words to our vocabulary. Pandemic. Lockdown. Uptick. Flattening the curve, furloughs, social distancing. And, of course, Covid-19. Scary words, bitter and harsh, words that speak of suffering and fear that was almost unimaginable last Rosh Hashanah.
But though we’ve learned many new, nightmarish words, we also have cherished words of comfort, hope, and faith to turn to: the words of our tefillos.
There are many different ArtScroll machzorim, each one carefully designed help us understand the eternal words of tefillah, so that we can achieve greatness in our davening this Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Choose the one that meets your needs.
The Classic ArtScroll Machzor: With its lyrical and yet readable translation and engrossing commentary by Rabbi Nosson Scherman, beautiful graphics, and comprehensive directions, this is the work that started “the ArtScroll Machzor Revolution.” Available in Nusach Ashkenaz and Sefard, in hardcover and paperback, in full and pocket size, and in elegant leather binding.
The Schottenstein Edition Interlinear Machzor:The interlinear format is perfect for those who want to follow the Hebrew text but quickly access the English translation. The translation appears directly beneath the Hebrew, with ArtScroll’s patented arrow icon gently leading the eyes in the proper direction. Includes full commentary. Available in Nusach Ashkenaz and Sefard, in full and pocket size.
The Seif Edition Transliterated Machzor:The ideal choice for those less familiar with Hebrew, this machzor includes the Hebrew text, with phrase-by-phrase transliteration and translation, and a full commentary.
The ArtScroll Hebrew Machzor: For those prefer an all-Hebrew text, this beautifully typeset machzor is clear and easy to follow. Includes a choice of instructions in either Hebrew or English.
The Large Type Machzor: If you’re constantly putting on and taking off those reading glasses, this is the machzor for you! With extra-large, clear type, uncluttered pages, and a comfortable, manageable page size.
The ArtScroll Children’s Machzor: Kids are people too — and they also want to take part in Klal Yisrael’s tefillos. They can, with Shmuel Blitz’s bestselling ArtScroll Children’s Machzor, featuring evocative pictures, age-appropriate translations, and fascinating facts.
ArtScroll/Mesorah Publications Ltd. wishes all of our readers, and all of Klal Yisrael, a kesivah vachasimah tovah, and a successful and healthy New Year.
This weekly publication will contain a rich collection of stories, divrei Torah and insights that are suitable for the Shabbos table – or for anytime. We hope you enjoy and look forward to future issues, as we tap into the unparalleled treasure trove that is the ArtScroll Library, sharing the depth and beauty of our Judaic and Torah literature with you.
You’re one of the tens of thousands who’ve discovered the power of emunah, through Rabbi David Ashear’s Living Emunah series. You see Hashem in your life, bring bitachon to your challenges, view events through a “gam zu l’tovah” perspective.
But what about your children and students? When things go wrong for them — troubles with friends, self-esteem issues — do they know the emunah approach?
And speaking of your children — when was the last time you spoke to them? Not about oversleeping, messy bedrooms, and when to be home for dinner — but about serious life issues? About emunah?
If you want to have meaningful conversations with your children and at the same time help them incorporate the eternal values of emunah into their lives, we have good news for you.
The good news is called Let’s Talk Living Emunah.
Rabbi Yaakov Bijou, rebbi and director of the Emunah Program in Yeshivat Shaare Torah of Brooklyn, shares the unique beginnings of a unique book. “I give a once a week talk to 6th – 8th grade boys. I wanted to make it hands-on, to get them involved. I would read an excerpt from Living Emunah, pause in the middle of the story and ask the boys a question about their experiences, or how they would react in such a situation, or what they thought Hashem wanted. The idea was to get the children to speak about it and bring emunah into their lives.”
“The impact was enormous,” says Mrs. C. S. Panski, who crafted the stories and questions in the new book. “More and more students were talking about emunah, reacting with emunah. We knew it was time to bring the movement beyond the yeshivah’s corridors.”
Rabbi David Sutton, who coordinated the project, adds, “The purpose of this book is to create discussion within the family or classroom on the subject of emunah. We don’t want the stories to remain in the book; we want them to become part of the child’s life.”
There are stories about Hashem’s wonders, hashgachah pratis, gratitude, and other emunah topics. The sidebars — “Let’s Talk About It,” “Think a Little Deeper,” and “It Happened to Me” — are designed to get the children thinking — and talking.
At the Shabbos table, or any time you want a meaningful and enjoyable conversation with your children, Let’s Talk Living Emunah!
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