AS: You’ve written over twenty amazingly successful books for children, but this is the first where you focus on one specific person. Why did you choose Rebbetzin Henny Machlis? SB: Although I had never met Henny, I had heard so … Continue reading
Week after week, Jewish men are “maavir sidrah,” reading the text of the weekly parashah twice, and the text of Targum Onkelos once. This obligation is so important that the Gemara tells us that one who does so merits to … Continue reading
Zera Shimshon. Come for the segulah. Stay for the Torah. People looking for shidduchim. People waiting for the blessing of children. People struggling financially. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, have discovered the power of the Zera Shimshon’s promise: “… [those who learn … Continue reading
A brand-new resource that will change the way you understand Chumash. The Oral Torah is based on the Written Torah, and it often cites verses from the Chumash. In this unique Chumash commentary, the original text of the Oral Torah … Continue reading
Targum Onkelos – the translation of the Chumash into Aramaic by Onkelos – is so important that the Sages included it in the obligation to read the weekly Chumash portion “shnayim mikra v’echad Targum” the Torah text twice andTargum Onkelos once. … Continue reading
The saga of the mythic realm of Khazar and its unforgettable inhabitants began with The Betrayal, the hugely popular (and huge — over 600 pages) epic novel. Thousands and thousands of readers found the novel to be a very new … Continue reading
AS: In your introduction, you say the Chasam Sofer “reshaped the Jewish world and changed the course of history.” Is it possible, in a few sentences, to tell our readers how he did that? RYB: He did it by showing … Continue reading
Tens of thousands have had their davening transformed through the bestselling Praying with Fire series. Now, it’s time for teens to enhance their tefillos. ArtScroll spoke with Rabbi Heshy Kleinman, author of the Praying with Fire books. AS: What makes … Continue reading
Hafrashas Challah: The Mitzvah of Challah, by Rebbetzin Esther Toledano, shows us the power of what seems to be a fairly simple mitzvah: separating a piece from our bread dough. Simple — but what power there is in that small … Continue reading
AS: What a fascinating life! How did it feel, writing the biography of Rav Meir Zlotowitz z”l? RYB: I felt privileged. Rabbi Zlotowitz practically invented this industry; the entire vibrant world of Torah publishing is a tribute to him. But … Continue reading
