Holiday Books

  1. Shabbos and the Jewish holidays are so much fun ... when we learn all about them with Bina, Benny, and Chaggai HaYonah, the amazing holiday dove!


    Thousands upon thousands of children learned all about the Jewish holidays from Yaffa Ganz’s classic and much-beloved ArtScroll Children’s Holiday Series. Now, a new generation can discover the delights of Shabbos and the yamim tovim, as they enjoy the kid-friendly text and engaging illustrations. Take your children (grandchildren too!) on a wonderful journey through the Jewish calendar. They’ll never forget it!

    The Big Book of Jewish Holidays with Bina, Benny and Chaggai HaYonah features stories, traditions, laws and fascinating facts about:

    • Rosh HaShanah
    • Yom Kippur
    • Succos
    • Chanukah
    • Purim
    • Pesach
    • Shavuos
    • Tisha B’Av – the Four Fasts
    • Lag Ba’Omer and Tu BiShvat
    • And, of course, Shabbos!

    Here is everything children need to make the entire year a happy and exciting one! Learn More
  2. 453. The Laws Pertaining to the Grain Used for Matzah and [How] it must be Ground

    454. Which Matzah is Unacceptable for a Person to Use in Fulfilling His Obligation [to Partake of Matzah on Pesach Night]

    455. The Laws Governing the Water Used to Knead [the Dough from which] Matzah is Made

    456. The [Maximum] Size of [the Dough] to Knead for Matzos

    457. The Laws [Governing How to] Conduct [the Separation of] Challah from a Dough [to be Baked as] Matzah

    458. The Time and the Procedure for Kneading the Matzah [to be Used for] the Mitzvah [of Eating Matzah]

    459. The Place and the Procedure for Kneading the Matzos

    460. The Laws Pertaining to the Matzah [to be Used for] the Mitzvah [of Eating Matzah]

    461. The Laws Pertaining to the Baking of Matzah; With which Matzah may [a Person] Fulfill his Obligation [to Eat Matzah]

    462. The Laws Pertaining to Whether Mei Peiros [Causes Dough] to Become Chametz

    463. Whether it is Permitted to Singe [Many] Stalks [of Grain] at the Same Time; the Laws Governing Grain That Has Not Yet Ripened

    464. [The Laws Pertaining to] Mustard Into Which Flour was Mixed

    465. The Laws [Governing] Bran on Pesach

    466. Whether Spittle, Urine, and the like Cause [Grain or Flour] to Become Chametz

    467. The Laws that Apply When Water Falls upon Wheat and [those that Apply When a Kernel] of Wheat is Discovered [in Matzah or in Other Cooked] Foods

    468. Not to Perform Work on the Day Before Pesach After Midday

    469. Not to Designate Meat for Pesach

    470. The Fast of the Firstborn on the Day Before Pesach

    471. The Prohibition Against Eating [a Meal of] Bread, [i.e., Rich Matzah,] after the Tenth Hour on the Day before Pesach

    472. The Laws Pertaining to Reclining and [Drinking] the Four Cups [of Wine at the Seder]

    473. The Laws [Governing] the First Cup [of Wine] and the Order of the Pesach Seder until the Second Cup [of Wine]

    474. A Blessing is not Recited on the Second Cup [of Wine]

    475. The Remaining Laws Pertaining to the Seder

    476. The Custom [that Applies Regarding] Eating Roasted [Meat] on Pesach Night

    477. The Laws [Governing] Eating the Afikoman

    478. Not to Eat After Eating the Afikoman

    479. [The Recitation of] the Grace after Meals over the Third Cup [of Wine]

    480. The Order of the Fourth Cup [of Wine]

    481. Not to Drink after the Four Cups [of Wine]

    482. The Laws Pertaining to a Person who does not Have Matzah that was Guarded

    483. The Laws Pertaining to a Person who does not Have Wine [for Pesach]

    484. [The Laws Pertaining to a Person] who Desires to Conduct a Seder in Several Homes

    485. The Laws Pertaining to a Person who Took an Oath Not to Eat Matzah

    486. The Laws Pertaining to the Measure of a Kezayis

    487. The Order of the Pesach Evening Service

    488. The Order of the Pesach Morning Service

    489. The Order of the Prayers on the Second Night of Pesach; the Counting of the Omer

    490. The Order of the Prayers [Recited] on the Second Day [of Pesach]; the Prayers [Recited on] Chol HaMoed [Pesach]

    491. The Order of Havdalah Recited on the Night Following a Festival

    492. The Fasts [Held on] Monday, Thursday, and the [Following] Monday After Festivals

    493. Laws that are Observed During the Days of the Omer

    494. The Order of Prayers on the Festival of Shavuos Learn More

  3. When understood properly, the Jewish holidays are inspirational, joyous, and profound. This monumental book contains nearly a thousand concise insights into all the Torah and Rabbinic festivals, as well as sections on the Days of Awe, the Three Weeks, and Tishah B'Av, compiled by renowned Rosh Kollel and talmid chacham Rabbi Binyamin Wurzburger. The author has drawn from his immense breadth of knowledge to provide the reader with a treasury of original ideas of the great commentators throughout the ages. Extensively sourced, the book is a fascinating and eclectic collection of concepts culled from lesser-known commentaries.With this comprehensive anthology of Yom Tov thoughts - many presented to the English-speaking reader for the first time - both scholars and laymen can indeed celebrate "A Festival of Torah." Learn More
  4. Fascinating halachic discussions for the Yom Tov table

    You love it at your Shabbos table. 
    Now you can enjoy What If? on all the Jewish holidays!

    • It is Rosh Hashanah. A man holding a shofar is going to blow for a sick friend. A car pulls up and the driver says, “I'm Jewish. Would you mind blowing that shofar for me?Should he blow the shofar while yom tov is clearly being desecrated
    • Boaz built a huge succah for his restaurant - and now patrons of other kosher eateries are using it, and his own customers have to wait. Can he ask the others to leave?
    • A pre-Pesach food drive is hurting local groceries. Can the merchants demand that the food distribution be stopped?

    The bestselling and beloved What If? series has become a welcome staple at our Shabbos tables. Based on the popular Hebrew-language series Chashukei Chemed, written by noted rav and posek Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein shlita, and translated and arranged by Rabbi Moshe Sherrow, every volume in the What If? series includes hundreds of real-life halachic questions, each accompanied by a brief, practical scenario to illustrate the case, and an answer that is understandable and easy to follow. Make your holiday table extra-special with the great conversation starter, What If on Yamim Tovim.

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  5. Round matzos on Pesach..."Esther kezel” at "Seudas Esther” (on the second day of Pesach)...bagels on Lag B’Omer...cheese blintzes on Shavuos... When it comes to Shabbos, Yom Tov, and special occasions, our menu is set in tradition. But do you know why some serve tongue on the second day of Pesach? Or the reasoning behind the minhag of eating fried kreplach on Shavuos?

    In Seudah Secrets, Rabbi Dovid Meisels, author of the popular Secrets series, shares with us hundreds of customs regarding traditional Jewish foods, as well as the many reasons, all culled from midrashim, Chazal, and the sefarimhakedoshim, for why we eat them. Whether it’s as a segulah for health andparnassah, or to help increase one’s emunah and yiras Shamayim, every food we eat that’s steeped in mesorah provides us with infinite benefit and brachah. The food that we eat can do so much good not only for our bodies, but for our souls, too!

    There’s a treasure trove of blessing waiting for you on your Shabbos or Yom Tov table! With Seudah Secrets as your guide, you are hereby invited to uncover it all. Learn More

  6. These forty seven discourses on the Jewish Festivals give an overview of the primary concepts of Chabad Chasidus and address the dynamics of a Jew`s relationship with G-d, community, and himself. A satisfying compendium of profound subjects carefully and clearly elucidated by a master writer and teacher. Learn More
  7. Yosef Deutsch's previous bestseller Let My Nation Live earned a following of avid readers eager to experience more great moments in Jewish history - moments that impact on us forever. With the expertise of a scholar and the pen of a novelist, he recreates the scenes and emotional climate of the era, shedding light on stories we've heard before, but never understood as a reality.

    Let My Nation Serve Me recounts the most important episode in Jewish history: the drama and exhilaration of Mattan Torah come alive, drawing us to Mount Sinai where we can visualize Moshe, Aharon, Miriam, and other Biblical figures as though they stood before us. Basing his narrative on the Talmud, midrashim and commentaries, the author weaves a vivid tapestry that portrays the Jews' desert life and the singular event of Revelation as never before.

    We view the Sea of Reeds in its eerie calm, the day after the drowning of the Egyptian army; experience the bloodthirsty attack of Amalek; see the Heavenly tumult and hear the Ten Commandments; despair as the Golden Calf rises to ensnare the Jewish people in sin; and finally, relive unbounded joy and thankfulness when Divine forgiveness gives us back the Tablets of the Law, our lives and our future as His People.

    This is more than a story. Let My Nation Serve Me is a trip back in time, when the Jewish nation was forged in the desert -- and we are there. Learn More

  8. Tell me the Story of the Year - Shavuos & Megillas Rus Learn More

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