Ahh, summer. Time of pools and bungalows and road trips and hiking and cooking. Cooking? That’s right, cooking. Because even if we’re all in vacation mode, everybody is hungry. We’ve got guests dropping in for an hour, a weekend, or … Continue reading
Parashas Pinchas – The Righteousness of Pinchas פִּינְחָס בֶּן־אֶלְעָזָר בֶּן־אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן Pinchas, son of Elazar, son of Aharon the Kohen (25:11). After Pinchas killed Zimri, the people protested: Since Pinchas was (maternally) a descendant of Yisro, who fattened calves … Continue reading
Chazal tell us that those who mark the Churban will merit seeing the Geulah. ArtScroll’s Three Weeks titles can help make this time of year meaningful and relevant. Here is a sampling: Rav Chaim on the Three Weeks: Written by … Continue reading
Parashas Balak – The Merit of Yaakov Avinu וירא בלק בן צפור את כל אשר עשה ישראל לאמרי Balak son of Zippor saw all that Yisrael had done to the Emorite (22:2). ויגר מואב מפני העם מאד כי רב הוא ויקץ מואב מפני בני ישראל Moav feared the nation greatly because it was numerous, and Moav … Continue reading
ArtScroll spoke with Rabbi Yosef Chaim Golding, who compiled and edited the autobiography of his father-in-law, Reb Yossel Friedenson. AS: Faith Amid the Flames is a stunning autobiographical portrait of Reb Yossel Friedenson z”l. We get to know him through … Continue reading
CHASAM SOFER – CHUKAS The Divine Wisdom זאת חקת התורה This is the decree of the Torah (19:2). Inpresenting the laws of Parah Adumah, the Red Cow, the Torah describes it as the “decree of the [entire] Torah.” Why … Continue reading
It’s never too early to show our children how much Hashem loves them and to begin instilling within them the incredible power of emunah. Following the very successful first volume of Living Emunah for Children, ArtScroll is proud to present … Continue reading
CHASAM SOFER – KORACH What’s in a Name וְיִקַּח קֹרַח בֶּן־יִצְהָר בֶּן־קְהָת בֶּן־לֵוִי Korach took — the son of Yitzhar, son of Kehas, son of Levi (16:1). The name Korach first appears in the Torah in Parashas Vayishlach (36:5), … Continue reading
Today, the 30th of Sivan 5779, marks the second yartzeit of R’ Meir Zlotowitz z”l. He devoted his enormous talent and indefatigable energy to spreading the light of Torah – and he succeeded in illuminating the world. He was the … Continue reading
Three years ago, Incredible! From the Bronx to Bnei Brak: The amazing true story of Rabbi Yossi Wallis by Rabbi Nachman Seltzer burst upon the Jewish literary scene. Tens of thousands of readers were amazed by Rabbi Yossi Wallis’s fascinating … Continue reading
