By COLlive reporter
Leading publishers and Jewish book stores are offering sweeping discounts this week in honor of the 5th of Teves, celebrated in Chabad circles as the “holiday of the seforim.”
Mass purchases of holy books are expected on Thursday and the days preceding and following it in the Unites States, Canada, Argentina, Israel and Europe in what has become an annual tradition encouraged by the Rebbe.
The day marks the anniversary of Lubavitch’s court victory in 1988 for the return of the books of the Agudas Chassidei Chabad Library at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, NY.
On this day on 5 Teves 5749 the Rebbe distributed an extra dollar to chassidim and fellow Jews to be used for Jewish-book-related expenses. A year earlier, the Rebbe noted that “bringing or purchasing new holy books and writings of Torah for the home” will help free the captive Chabad manuscrips in Russia.
“The truest ‘pleasant furnishings’ a Jewish house can have are holy books,” the Rebbe once stated. “They should be prominently displayed and easily accessible for family members or guests to find any topic in Torah, whenever the need or interest arises.”
Purchasing seforim isn’t exclusively a man’s domain. Book purchases on Hei Teves should be done by man, woman and child, the Rebbe said. In fact, it is a woman’s “role to ensure that her home be filled with holy books,” the Rebbe pointed out.
The following are the major deals in the order they were received:
KEHOT PUBLICATION SOCIETY
Chabad’s publishing house is offering the largest discounts of the year, with up to 50% off. Most Kehot seforim sets get an extra 5% off this year.
Over 60 new or back-in-stock titles from the last year include the set of Or Hatorah, Sefer Halikkutim, Sefer Hamaamorim Admur Rayatz and the 2 new volumes of the Rebbe’s Igrot Kodesh.
They have a pickup option for online orders and late extended hours till midnight on Wednesday and Thursday.
For their full discount prices, visit kehotonline.com
SICHOS IN ENGLISH
The English publisher of Chabad chassidic literature is running a Hei Teves sale between 12-7 PM on Wednesday and Thursday, offering up to 40% off seforim and 50% off purchases over $300.
New books include Lessons in Sefer Hamamarim and Sefer Hasichos 5700 and 5705. They also have a warehouse sale for cases.
Reach them at 917-868-6509 or sichosinenglish@gmail.com.
HAMAFITZ JUDAICA
Hamafitz Judaica in Crown Heights is offering its Hei Teves sale in store and online, offering up to 20% off the list price from leading publishers, including Merkos, Israel Book Shop, Hachai, and Judaica Press. Sale ends on Sunday, December 20 – Teves 8.
Shop online at hamafitz.com or visit their store at 361 Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213. Phone: 718-774-0900.
JEWISH LEARNING GROUP
The Jewish Learning Group, directed by Rabbi Zalman Goldstein, is offering all of its popular learning and prayer “Companions” on sale, including a new Shabbat Table Companion English Songs Refill. In addition, a Chabad House 18×24 Wall Poster Set (10) is only $69.95. A new Yom Tov Farbrengen CD will keep niggunim fresh in your mind.
Take $10 off any order of $50 or more by using the code SHOPNOW613 at JewishLearningGroup.com
ARTSCROLL
The ArtScroll publishing company based in Brooklyn is offering a special deal in honor of Hei Teves: Get 25% off list price plus free shipping in the Continental U.S. with no minimum purchase.
New publications include Letters To My Children by Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, Volume #8 of Sefer Hachinuch / Book of Mitzvos, Midrash Rabbah Compact Size: Megillas Koheles.
Use coupon code COLLIVE while shopping at artscroll.com. Discount expires midnight on Sunday, 12/20/15.
ready shop here! tnx for the list!
let’s also mention oholei torah’s book fair that has so many seforim and books on sale! let’s make sure that every child follows the rebbe’s hora’ah and buys a sefer for themselves!
Hakhel in our times, even Artscroll! Very nice. thanks for the list
Time to get into learning more as the Rebbe said.
Excellent job getting Art scroll on board as well
Perhaps Sholom Ber Gordon (A’H) had a little something to do with that. V’dal