10 Years in the Making: “Rabbi Sherer”

This past week, when the biography of Rabbi Moshe Sherer went to press, the excitement in the ArtScroll office was palpable. Many ArtScroll staffers had personally known Rabbi Sherer, who led Agudath Israel of America for over four decades, (more…)

Sefer Review: Hilchos Shabbos B’Shabbato - Interview With the Author

By Rabbi Shloimy Dickman,  Reviewed by Gavriel Sharf

 Hilchos Shabbos issues are part of our lives on a weekly basis. How often do we come across a questionable (more…)

Book Review: Musawi - A Novel by A. Shalom

Reviewed by Chaim Schwarz

Dusty, hot and antiquated, Haret-al-Yahud, the Jewish Quarter of Damascus, Syria, has been a (more…)

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Book Focuses On ‘Michael Bloomberg: The Improbable Politician’

Glenn C. Altschuler reviews “Mike Bloomberg: Money, Power, Politics,” a book by Joyce Purnick:

Just about no one imagined that the little Jewish kid from Medford, Massachusetts, the nerdy president (more…)

Aleinu L’Shabeiach from Rav Zilberstein Now Available in English for the First Time

The acclaimed sefer Aleinu L’Shabeiach, by Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein, is now available in English for the very first time, thanks to our friends at ArtScroll/Mesorah Publications who have made this contemporary classic available to the English reader, Matzav.com has learned. The multi-volume (more…)

Audio: Conversation With Rabbi Paysach J. Krohn

[Audio below.] Radio host Nachum Segal recent hosted Rabbi Paysach J. Krohn at his studio for a fascinating discussion. Rabbi Krohn, a renowned author, lecturer, mohel and tour guide, provided insightful thoughts and words of chizuk. Always rready with a good story, Rabbi Krohn, the famed author of the best-selling “Maggid Series” from ArtScroll,  never leaves his listeners disappointed. To (more…)

One of the Toughest Riddles Ever?

Yahoo News yesterday had a report on what is considered one of the “toughest riddles ever,” a classic paradox involving a barber that may thrill you or drive you bonkers. This is a variation of Russel’s paradox, and there are several ways to solve, or attempts to solve, this depending on how it is interpreted. The riddle is as follows: (more…)

Book Review: Innocent Deceptions - When Lies Shatter Lives

By Chava Dumas

 Shira was a vivacious, dynamic go-getter, a shining star in her class. Donny was a quiet underachiever, living in a cramped, one-bedroom apartment with his withdrawn, recently widowed father. Donny didn’t know what he had done to deserve fantastic young woman from such a well-connected, wealthy family. He considered it a tremendous honor to have found favor in her eyes.

Innocent Deceptions takes us into the very heart and soul of some of the most challenging issues facing (more…)

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