I like to think of myself as a self deprecating Am Haaretz, but amidst my amaratzus I’ve discovered that I can actually pick up a sefer and learn quite a bit. During my free time you can see me learning…
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Artscroll discovers that 95% of their books are never opened
After surveying 10,000 of its customers, Artscroll has discovered that 95% of the books purchased were never opened and merely used for interior design purposes. Artscroll was curious about whether people purchase their books for actual usage or just for…
Daven your gayness away with the Artscroll Gay Edition
Dear Telz Angel You were my favorite roommate in Telz, so I just had to share this news with you. I just know you’ll be interested in this, I’m so sure of it. All our old Telzer friends are super…
Strictly Kosher Reading
A Guest Post by E. Fink Original post: Finkorswim.com Over Yom Tov I read some great books and articles. I hope to share some of them with you over the next couple of weeks. Perhaps the most compelling book I read…
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Kid memorizes the artscroll siddur
Thanks to Steven for posting this on my facebook wall, I’d say he has a lot of time on his hands, but upon closer look – it’s not too hard to memorize where most things in the siddur are, it’s…
Is Artscroll doing product placement advertising?
I want to say I saw this on Dov Bear, but I really forgot if I did or not.
Due to Artscroll monopoly I can’t stand the Koren Sacks siddur
I tried to use the Koren Sacks siddur, but it didn’t work. I didn’t like the modern orthodox font, it had that Israeli and American flag shul type font. Real modern orthodoxy, it was also snooty from the sound of…
Are you frum and off to prison? You may need to know new halachos?
The previous works of Rabbi Getzel Akum have established him as a Halachic expositor of the first order. His Mattir Issurim on the Halachos of commerce and Lo BaShamayim Hi on the Halachos of air travel remain modern classics of…
Friday night adventures at the Young Israel of Hillcrest (Queens)
If the man didn’t hand me a siddur I don’t think I would have found them, I asked him where they were and without speaking to me, or even acknowledging me he handed me a maroon artscroll siddur, of the…