Refreshingly different. Those are the words that went through my mind after I finished reading Mirror Image.  With so many novels nowadays being about so many of the same topics, this novel has a unique, “refreshingly different” plot. For example, take the fact that Yonason Farber, the main character, who has been an ordinary yeshivah bachur for nearly his whole life, has a father who happens to be… a non-Jewish truck driver. Sounds intriguing from the start, doesn’t it? (Don’t worry—I won’t tell you any more; I wouldn’t want to ruin the book for you!)

Besides having a plot that’s so different than your typical Jewish novel, Mirror Image is, in plain English, a great book! It is well-written, and its characters are deep and three-dimensional. You will find yourself relating—in some way—to them and their struggles. The book also contains lots of good lessons. While an entertaining read, it is thought-provoking, too, leaving the reader off with some food for thought at its satisfying conclusion.

So for all of our dear overworked readers just chaloshing for a good way to unwind once Pesach begins (we’d never suggest that you so much as touch this book before then!), search no more! This book is all that you need.

Have a Chag Kasher V’sameach, and happy reading!

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You’ve worked hard. If you are a man, you’ve been reviewing the relevant Pesach halachos, striving to enhance your Pesach Seder, and have been looking forward to this year’s Seder for months. If you are a woman, you’ve scrubbed your house from top to bottom, covered every conceivable inch in the kitchen with silver foil and the like, and cooked up a storm of delicious-but-painstakingly-hard-to-prepare, kosher l’Pesach food. Now you want to enjoy yourself at the Seder. And that is exactly what you deserve to do.

Buying a copy of The Torah Vodaas Haggadah is the perfect way to ensure a wonderful, inspirational, and uplifting Seder for you and your family. The Torah Vodaas Haggadah contains the original insights on the Pesach Haggadah of seven of the legendary Torah Vodaas roshei yeshivah: Rav Shlomo Heiman, Rav Gedaliah Schorr, Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky, Rav Reuven Fain, Rav Simcha Sheps, Rav Avrohom Pam, and Rav Elazar Kahanow, zichronam l’vrachah. Additionally, it provides beautifully-written biographical sketches of each gadol, as well as their unique Pesach minhagim.

This Haggadah is truly one of a kind. The divrei Torah it includes will fill you with emunah, while inspiring you with the depth contained in each one. For years, these great roshei yeshivah led their talmidim and Klal Yisrael. Now you can allow them to lead your Seder with this handsome Haggadah.

The Torah Vodaas Haggadah. It’s an investment in your family’s Seder; an investment in your Pesach experience.

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Enjoy a look behind the scenes of how this Haggadah came to be: Keep Reading…

Attention all parents out there whose kids are Rabbi Juravel fans! So, Sefer Bereishis is long over, and Sefer Shemos is soon coming to a close. And you know exactly what that means. Yes, we’ve heard your gasps and moans from wherever you live all the way to our office in Lakewood. What all of you want to know is: When is Rabbi Juravel coming out with a book on Sefer Vayikra?

Your kids have devoured Rabbi Juravel’s other 2 parshah books, on Sefer Bereishis and Sefer Shemos. They love his style, his exciting way of telling the stories of each parshah, his clear explanations of the mefarshim, and his interesting “Did You Know?” tidbits and sidebars. But that was all for Bereishis and Shemos; what about Sefer Vayikra?

You’ll be happy to know, then, that you have nothing to worry about: Rabbi Juravel’s parshah book on Sefer Vayikra has just been released!

And what a book it is! The popular storyteller is back with a whole host of midrashim, stories, and tidbits on Sefer Vayikra, focusing on the many mitzvos spoken about in these parshios, including the halachos of kosher animals, tzara’as, shemittah, and many others. The book also explains the various korbanos brought in the holy Mishkan, and the different lessons we can learn from them.

Your kids will love this newest jewel of Rabbi Juravel—and so will you!

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In the aftermath of the “Great Recession”, it has become harder than ever for frum families to achieve economic stability. Costs are rising while salaries have fallen – and many frum families, whose expense sheets include tuition, kosher food, and large families, have nowhere to cut back.

Meanwhile, many young fathers who are contemplating leaving yeshiva for the first time face an even tougher task than most. Because of the terrible state of the economy, entrepreneurship is riskier than ever, so yeshiva graduates are more inclined to look for jobs. But the prevailing 10% unemployment level means that there are not enough jobs even for people with proven skills and years of experience.

There is no easy solution for any of this. Success comes from the Ribono Shel Olam, often through the classic hishtadlus combination of networking, creating a competent resume, polishing skills, and pounding the pavement. Several organizations help people with that hishtadlus, notably, PCS and Mesilah. A new resource that promises to help bnei Torah research jobs is the new book by Rabbi Boruch Clinton, Working with Torah.

Rabbi Clinton is a rebbi in Ottawa, and is the author of several previous books. In Working with Torah, he presents the fruits of meticulous research and Torah knowledge.

The amount of career advice in the Gemara is astounding. What sort of job is ideal for a ben Torah, and which careers should a ben Torah avoid? How much hishtadlus should a person put in to parnassah? What attitude should one take toward ones occupation, especially as compared to avodas Hashem? The Gemara and mussar sefarim address all of these questions, and Rabbi Clinton, in Working with Torah, collects the advice and makes it relevant to the bnei Torah of the 21^st century.

In addition to the Torah part of Working with Torah, there is also a working part. The book outlines how to choose which type of careers are relevant. It discusses different types of careers and different training options; as well as the advantages and disadvantages of many. For certain careers, a college degree may be necessary, for others, a vocational program may suffice – and will avoid many of the problems associated with universities. How should one interview? Create a resume? Market oneself to potential employers? Where should one look for job openings? Working with Torah addresses all of these questions concisely, with answers that fit the situation specific to bnei Torah.

There are an infinite number of books and websites on the subject of finding and maintaining employment and balancing a career and lifestyle. But Working with Torah is the only one that is written specifically to address the unique needs and circumstances of yeshivaleit. Together with the other resources that the community develops to assist Klal Yisrael in the pursuit of parnassah, Working with Torah can be the means by which the Ribono Shel Olam provides us with an easy and ample livelihood.

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One week. That’s all it took to become completely sold out. And, mind you, this wasn’t an ordinary week, either—it was the week of the mammoth blizzard in the New York area that had entire cities shut down! Yet that didn’t deter people from going out to buy their copy of The Rebbe. What is it about this book that has people devouring it by the stacks?

The Satmar Rebbe was a visionary; a founder. Throughout his leadership that spanned 73 pivotal years, the Satmar Rebbe changed the course of history for world Jewry. He was the father and mentor to thousands who sought his voice of truth and benevolent blessing. Fortified with kedushah, yiras Shamayim, and ahavas Yisrael, the Rebbe forged a trail for generations to follow.

In The Rebbe, Rabbi Dovid Meisels, author of the popular Secrets series and himself a relative of the Satmar Rebbe, has produced a magnificent portrayal of this great tzaddik. Read this book, and you will feel the inspiration uplifting you. Turn the pages (all 584 of them!), and you will see how the Rebbe’s tremendous influence and presence are still resonating worldwide in so many ways. You must read it yourself to see what we mean!

After the success of the first printing, the book went for a reprint, which is set to come in this week. Don’t lose your chance again! Ignore the wintry frost, and come buy yourself a copy of The Rebbe right away, while it’s still around! Although you may be shivering from the cold, reading this book will ignite a blazing and toasty fire within you that will warm your insides, guaranteed!

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