Do you want to save $89?

How does saving $1029.01 sound?

And what about a whopping $1179.01?

Those are the kind of savings you can enjoy during ArtScroll’s 30%-Off Sets Sale.

ArtScroll offers more than 100 sets to choose from. Now is the time to treat yourself and those you love to ArtScroll’s Talmud and Mishnah classics, Chumash commentaries, machzorim, works of halachah and  Jewish history, even cookbooks and children’s titles – all at an incredible 30% off. Sefarim and books make welcome gifts for bar and bas mitzvahs, weddings, birthdays – stock up now at these great savings! With prices starting from only $15.99, there’s something for every need and every budget.

Here is just a small sampling of the sets included in the sale:

The Schottenstein Edition of Talmud Bavli: Hailed as one of the greatest achievements in the history of Jewish publishing, this treasure house of Torah is available at an incredible price. Save $1179.01 on the 73 volume full size set, and $1029.01 on the Daf Yomi set, which includes every word of the full-size edition in a more compact size.

Yad Avraham Mishnah Series: This 44-volume set includes a translation of the Mishnah with a comprehensive commentary; in-depth introductions; full Hebrew text of the commentary of R’ Ovadiah of Bertinoro; and many explanatory diagrams.

Schottenstein Edition Mishnah Elucidated:  This popular edition includes full vowelized Hebrew text of the Mishnah, full text of R’ Ovadiah of Bertinoro’s commentary, and a clear, flowing translation and elucidation that follows the format of the Schottenstein Edition Talmud.

Ryzman Edition Hebrew Mishnah:  A multi-level Hebrew-language elucidation of Mishnah, enabling readers to learn at the level of their choice. Includes commentary of R’ Ovadiah of Bertinoro.

The Sapirstein Edition Rashi:  This masterful treatment enables scholar, student, and layman alike to gain a clear understanding of the classic Chumash commentary.

Ramban on the Torah: Ramban’s classic commentary elucidated in the manner of the Schottenstein Talmud. Introductions to each section make even the Ramban’s most complex insights understandable.

Stone Edition Chumash: The classic Stone Chumash in five convenient, personal-size volumes. Each volume includes its own index and appropriate haftarahs and Megillahs.

Talmud and Mishnah classics, Chumash commentaries, machzorim, works of halachah and  Jewish history, even cookbooks and children’s titles – all at an incredible 30% off.

Visit Artscroll.com to shop the big sale today!

AS: This is your fourth “star” book – A Handful of Stars, Another Handful of Stars, A Tapestry of Stars, and, now, Stardust. So what makes a person a star?

CBW: Most of these stories revolve around average individuals who find themselves in extraordinary circumstances, facing considerable challenges and/or opportunities. It is not their circumstances — but what they do with them — that turn our ordinary protagonists into stars.

AS: Your books are so popular, bestsellers in their genre. Why do you think these stories resonate so strongly with readers?

CBW: I think that many readers can relate to the fact that the characters are ordinary people, the type you meet in the supermarket, at the gym, or on line at PTA, regular humans who make regular mistakes. Just like you and me.

AS: A convert from a kind of “hillbilly” home, an old man who tricks his children into taking care of him, the mother of a very sick child who has to keep her identity a secret. So many different stories, so many varied characters and plot lines. How do you find them?

CBW: To be honest, I never do. Find them, I mean. The stories tend to find me, by Divine Design, often when least expected. One of my memorable encounters took place at a wedding I almost didn’t attend, where I knew not a soul aside from the chasan’s immediate family. I was seated at a table with the kallah’s relatives, who, when they discovered they were sitting next to an author, shared two remarkable stories that both made the “cut.”

AS: You have stories from the 1800s, from the Holocaust years, and from the 21st century. Your main characters are young and old, men and women, religious and secular. What would you say all the stories, and all the characters, share in common?

CBW: Nothing but their humanity, their religion, and their desire to do the right thing (at least most of the time).  Oh, and the fact that they were chosen, out of hundreds of stories, because they touched a chord in my heart.

AS: If there is one enduring message one can take from Stardust, what would it be?

CBW: That’s it’s okay to make mistakes, okay to cry and laugh at your foibles, to forgive yourself, dust yourself off and move on. That’s what life is all about.

Get your copy of Stardust today by clicking here: artscroll.com!

We’ve made it! Houses sparkling and chametz-free. Fabulous food, gorgeous new clothes. Finally — it’s Pesach!

With Yom Tov and Chol HaMoed here, we have time to breathe. To relax. To learn. To be entertained — and to be inspired.

And — finally, finally! — we have time to read books that are engrossing, enthralling, illuminating, absorbing.

ArtScroll has a new book for every age and every stage, perfect for Pesach reading. Here’s a sampling:

My Last Year in Mitzrayim: Chaim Greenbaum, bestselling author of novels including The Will and The Mexico File, shows he can write amazing and exciting books for younger readers too. My Last Year in Mitzrayim brings us the fictional “diary” of Amiasaf, a Jewish boy enslaved in Pharaoh’s Egypt. Readers ages 8 and up will cry — and laugh — with Amiasaf, as he describes his terrible enslavement and the wondrous events that took place as the redemption grew near. Pesach will become so much more meaningful as our children experience galus and geulah with children their own age, right there in Mitzrayim. Click here to get yours today at artscroll.com!

Silver and Gold: Teens are going to love this one! It’s about everything that’s important to them: Friendship, growing up, secrets (when to keep them, and when not to), and trust. Written beautifully by Zivia Reischer, Silver and Gold is one of those rare books that is fun to read, and even more fun to think about and share with friends. Click here to get yours today at artscroll.com!

 

Stardust: Popular author C. B. Weinfeld has a marvelous talent for finding stories about unexpected greatness. Where others see a shabby old lady and her shy granddaughter, she sees a strong and generous personality in the making. An old copper box decorated with pretty engravings holds more than aromatic snuff — it contains a man’s desperate desire to succeed, and his even more powerful wish to keep his father happy. This is a collection of stories that leave us amazed. Sometimes they bring a tear to our eye, sometimes they make us laugh — but always, they strengthen our belief in others and in our own potential for greatness. Click here to get yours today at artscroll.com!

 

Promised Child: Thirty-five years ago, Avner Gold’s The Promised Child burst onto the Jewish literary scene and became an instant classic. Now rewritten, with fourteen brand-new chapters, it is twice as long as the original, and more than twice as good. Set in 16th-century Poland, this is a dramatic tale of vengeance, arson, betrayal, abduction, and rescue — historical fiction at its most exciting. Click here to get yours today at artscroll.com!