You can already feel the excitement in the air.

With fewer than 350 blatt left (out of 2,711!), the siyum marking the completion of 13th cycle of daf yomi, scheduled for January 2020, is quickly coming upon us.

And here’s some more exciting news: You don’t have to wait a year — you can take advantage of ArtScroll’s Talmud and Mishnah Sale right now! From now until February 18, you can buy full sets and individual volumes of all ArtScroll Talmud and Mishnah series, both at a remarkable 30 percent off the retail price.   

The Schottenstein Edition Talmud Bavli: The publication of the Schottenstein Edition Talmud Bavli was a landmark in the history of Torah learning, an unprecedented achievement. With its flowing translation, clear elucidation, plus diagrams, vowelized text, and introductions to the tractates and individual topics, the Schottenstein Edition Talmud Bavli has gained worldwide acclaim.

The Schottenstein Edition Hebrew Talmud Bavli: Designed for those who prefer to study in Hebrew, this edition has also achieved wide acceptance. In Israel and America, wherever you go, the “Blue Gemara” is everywhere.

The Schottenstein Edition Talmud Yerushalmi (English or Hebrew): For sixteen centuries, the Talmud Yerushalmi was the province of great scholars and gedolim, but a closed book to everyone else. This extraordinary translation and elucidation has brought the wisdom of the Yerushalmi to thousands who are now able to revel in its study.

The Schottenstein Digital Talmud: With its many incredible features — including a “translation popover” that shows the translation of any word and phrase, just by tapping on it; color coding that indicates where the questions, answers, statements, proofs, and inquiries begin and end; and an incredibly powerful Search function — the Digital Talmud is enhancing learning for tens of thousands, especially for people on the go.

ArtScroll Mishnah with the Yad Avraham Commentary: A major series that includes clear translation, diagrams, and illustrations, as well as the Yad Avraham commentary covering a full range of commentators, this is an important part of every Torah library.

The Schottenstein Edition Mishnah Elucidated: This popular work features a flowing translation and concise elucidation in the format of the Schottenstein Talmud. It’s perfect for yahrzeits and sheloshim, for beginners, students, and anyone seeking a clear, basic understanding of the Mishnah.

The Ryzman Edition Hebrew Mishnah: A multilevel Hebrew-language elucidation of Mishnah, enabling readers to learn at the level of their choice, including analysis and halachic digest.

Buy all ArtScroll Gemara and Mishnayos volumes — including full sets! — at a remarkable 30 percent off the retail price at artscroll.com!

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How do you portray close to a century of utter genius, unique humility, unparalleled diligence, profound caring — and, yes, loving warmth and a gentle sense of humor?

How do you capture the greatness of Reb Aharon Leib Shteinman, zt”l?

With true stories.

Reb Aharon Leib: The Life and Wisdom of Rabbi Aharon Yehudah Leib Shteinman, written by Rabbi Naftali Weinberger, author of the huge bestseller Rebbetzin Kanievsky: A Legendary Mother to All,  and edited by Nina Indig, is a biography featuring hundreds of stories of Reb Aharon Leib, as well as many never-before published family photos and documents.

The source of many of these stories, particularly of his youth, was … Reb Aharon Leib himself. When he was in his nineties, Reb Aharon Leibs’s grandchildren took turns sleeping in his apartment. To show his thanks, Reb Aharon Leib, a master of gratitude, told them stories of when he was young, knowing how much they enjoyed them — stories of the Brisker Rav and Rav Simcha Zelig Riger, of the “potch” he never forgot, of the only time he made a “goral haGra,” which ultimately saved his life. Rabbi Weinberger spent many hours interviewing grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as talmidim and Rav Chaim Kanievsky shlita, discovering these treasures.

Moving past his youth, we see Reb Aharon Leib’s relationship with the Chazon Ish and other great men. We are amazed by his incredible patience and compassion in his “kabbalas kahal,” as he spoke to countless people looking for a berachah, an eitzah, or just some comfort.

We visit that legendary two-bedroom apartment on Rechov Chazon Ish, and meet the beloved and illustrious Rebbetzin Tamar Shteinman, who truly found her home — with its two propane burners, peeling paint, and backless chairs — beautiful and complete. We learn of her remarkable chesed and see how she raised a Torah-true family with the utmost simplicity — and the greatest simchah.

In the beis midrash, in his home, flying all over the world to bring chizuk to other Jews — wherever Rav Aharon Leib went, he strengthened the people he met in their emunah and their love for Torah. So it’s very appropriate that this major biography, too, will strengthen and inspire us.

Get your copy today at artscroll.com!

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.

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