Rabbi Fishel Schachter makes us think. Makes us laugh. And makes us better. Better parents, better people, better Jews. Rabbi Schachter knows what happens in our lives. The little annoyances and the big challenges. The happiness and the angst. He knows what happens to us – because it often happens to him as well! And when “life” happens – the vanishing parking space, the bored kids on vacation, the last minute pre-Shabbos misadventures – he knows what we should do. Learn a lesson of hashgachah pratis. Think of a story that enhances our emunah. Discover an insight that puts everything in a different – more positive – light. Remember to thank Hashem for everything. And, of course, smile and find the joy in His plans for us. In Did This Ever Happen to You? Rabbi Schachter, a popular rebbi, speaker, maggid shiur, columnist and storyteller, combines practical advice in chinuch and middos development with anecdotes and stories that are always engaging and often laugh-out-loud funny. Did This Ever Happen To You? touches on topics ranging from seeing hashgachah pratis in our lives to mitzvos such as hachnasas orchim and giving tzedakah; from strengthening our bitachon to outlooks on tefillah. In this exciting Inside ArtScroll interview, like in his book, we see that no one tells a story quite like Rabbi Schachter, using stories as an incredibly effective - and often funny - means of guiding us through whatever challenges we are facing. Watch…and be prepared to laugh and to learn. [Purchase the new book HERE.]

Rabbi Gedaliah Zlotowitz sits with international singing star Yaakov Shwekey for a heartfelt conversation about The Music of Shabbos, Yaakov’s new collaboration with master writer Yisroel Besser. In this engaging interview, Yaakov opens up about the Shabbos table that shaped him — where Syrian and Vizhnitz melodies blended, where music was inseparable from memory, and where the zemiros of his childhood became the soundtrack of his life. Rabbi Zlotowitz guides the discussion as Yaakov shares how those early experiences evolved into a project that brings the soul of Shabbos to readers and listeners everywhere. Together, Yaakov and Rabbi Zlotowitz reveal how this collaboration aims to deepen the way families experience Shabbos — through inspiring stories, heartfelt reflections, and the timeless power of song. 📖 Order your copy today at ArtScroll.com: https://www.artscroll.com/Books/MUSICH.html #artscroll #newbook #newrelease #newbooks #inspiration

In this memorable Inside ArtScroll episode, Nachum Segal — whose legendary Nachum Segal Network (NSN) has long stood at the center of Jewish music and Jewish life — brings his deep familiarity with the Jewish musical landscape to a heartfelt conversation with international singing sensation Yaakov Shwekey. With the insight of someone who has spent decades championing and elevating Jewish music, they guide through the melodies, memories, and influences that shaped Shwekey‘s newest book, The Music of Shabbos. Together, they explore how the songs of Shabbos formed the soundtrack of Shwekey’s youth and continue to inspire him onstage and at home. The discussion also spotlights Shwekey’s remarkable collaboration with bestselling author Yisroel Besser, whose warm storytelling and Torah perspective uncover layers of meaning behind each zemer. With Nachum Segal’s signature passion for Jewish music setting the tone, this episode offers an uplifting and revealing look at a project that brings together voice, pen, and melody to honor the heartbeat of every Jewish home: the Music of Shabbos. 📖 Order your copy today at ArtScroll.com: https://www.artscroll.com/Books/MUSICH.html #artscroll #newbook #newrelease #newbooks #inspiration

In this special Inside ArtScroll roundtable, host Rabbi Shlomo Landau sits down with singing sensation Yaakov Shwekey, celebrated author Yisroel Besser, and master arranger Doni Gross to explore the heart and soul behind the newly released ArtScroll masterpiece Music of Shabbos.  The conversation flows with warmth and inspiration as the guests reflect on the deep connection between Shabbos and song – how its melodies uplift us, anchor us, and help us access a place of serenity and emunah that only Shabbos can reveal. Together, they share the story behind the book, offering insights into its creation and the messages it hopes to bring to Jewish homes. With Shwekey’s passion, Besser’s storytelling, and Doni Gross’s musical brilliance, this episode highlights the beauty of Shabbos through the lens of music, memory, and meaning. It’s an intimate, uplifting discussion that opens a window into the world of Shabbos niggunim – and the timeless inspiration they continue to bring. 📖 Order your copy today at ArtScroll.com: https://www.artscroll.com/Books/MUSICH.html #artscroll #newbook #newrelease #newbooks #inspiration

Rav Yisroel Alter, the Beis Yisroel, became the Rebbe of Gur at a time of deep darkness. Just a few years earlier, tens of thousands of Gerrer chassidim had perished in the Holocaust, and the few who’d survived faced the daunting challenge of beginning new lives. Rav Yisroel became the Rebbe – and he rebuilt a world, miraculously leading Gerrer chassidus to almost unimaginable levels of greatness. At the same time he was a loving, empathetic, wise shepherd, gently and patiently giving people the time and space they needed to grow. In this interview, Shlomo Werdiger, who merited a unique relationship with the Beis Yisroel and the other admorim of Gur, speaks about the immeasurable impact of the Rebbe and how the Rebbe was there to help and guide and find the greatness of every Jew. [Buy the new book HERE.]

In Reb Reuven Feinstein on the Haggadah, Rav Sholom Reuven Feinstein, the esteemed and beloved Rosh Yeshivah of Yeshiva of Staten Island, guides us through the Seder. Indeed, as we enjoy this Haggadah masterpiece, we begin to actually feel that we are sitting with the Rosh Yeshiva at his Seder table. In this Inside ArtScroll interview, the Rosh Yeshivah reminisces for us what Pesach was like at the home of his father, Hagaon Rav Moshe Feinstein. The Rosh Yeshivah also offers fascinating chinuch insights and general chizuk in his trademark down-to-earth manner. Watch and be inspired! [Buy the new Haggadah HERE.]

Rav and founder of Machon Maggid Harakiah in Cedarhurst, NY, Rabbi Daniel Glatstein is one of the contemporary Jewish world’s most popular speakers and respected maggidei shiur. In his unique Haggadah Shel Pesach, he treats the Haggadah text not as a series of unconnected “vertlach,” but as a living, unified document, mirroring the slavery, miracles, and ultimate liberation in its words and structure. In this fascinating interview, Rabbi Glatstein gives us a deeper understanding of fundamental components of the Haggadah, and, indeed, of the entire experience of Yetzias Mitzrayim. [Buy the new book HERE.]

Revolutionize the Way You Look at Chanukah and Tu B’Shevat (and your life)! Chanukah – a time of joyous celebration — the radiance of menorahs glimmering in the darkness, the family gatherings, the traditional foods and songs … Yet there is so much more depth and meaning to the holiday, so many rich and inspiring lessons it has to elevate our lives. And though Tu B’Shevat is often almost overlooked, or simply marked by a few moments of eating dried fruit, it, too, is a day of profound spiritual awakening and significance. The unexplored depths of Chanukah and Tu B’Shevat beckon the thoughtful and perceptive Jew to discover the treasures that lie beneath the surface. In this collection of wide-ranging, stimulating, and original essays, Rabbi Daniel Glatstein draws upon a vast array of sources, many of them rare and some almost unknown, to show us the deep inner dimensions of these two holidays, and how they relate to contemporary times. What makes the mitzvah of Chanukah candles “beloved to Hashem” — and why is the mitzvah so hard to fulfill properly? Why did we need the miracle of the oil at all … and what does it tell us about our own daily lives? Why was the miracle of Chanukah not recorded in Tanach? What is the connection between Tu B’Shevat and repentance — and what is the difference between the teshuvah of Rosh HaShanah and that of Tu B’Shevat? Rav and Founder of Machon Maggid Harakiah in Cedarhurst, New York, Rabbi Glatstein is one of the contemporary Jewish world’s most popular speakers and respected maggidei shiur. As you read these brilliant and illuminating essays, you will understand why his more than 5,000 shiurim have garnered literally millions of views and downloads on Torahanytime.com and other venues, while his Hebrew-language sefarim, too, have been acclaimed throughout the Torah world. Like the glowing flames of the Menorah, The Light and the Splendor brings us a luminous new understanding of Chanukah and Tu B’Shevat, an important contribution to Torah Literature and a precious gift to us all. 📖 Order your copy today at ArtScroll.com: https://www.artscroll.com/Books/LSPLH.html #artscroll #newbook #newrelease #newbooks #inspiration

While still very young, Rabbi Moshe Neuman became the menahel of Bais Yaakov of Queens. He started with 27 girls in something that could hardly be called a school building. In his fifty years of leadership, as the school grew and grew and grew, thousands of girls received his chinuch — and his caring. Caring? This menahel would bend over to tie a preschooler’s shoes. He’d discreetly help an impoverished seventh-grader with funds to buy a dress for yom tov, and give a surly sixth-grader a bowl of cereal when he learned she’d skipped breakfast. Discipline when needed? Absolutely. Leadership when necessary? For sure. But firmness was always coupled with love and respect for parents, teachers and, above all, students. Because He Cared is the story of a wealthy and privileged child in Germany … who became a young and impoverished refugee in America … who became a champion stickball player morphing into a masmid … who did NOT become the tax lawyer he’d envisioned, instead dedicating his life to teaching Jewish children. Beautifully told by master storyteller Rabbi Yechiel Spero, this is the story – these are the countless stories – of the greatness that happens when someone really, truly cares. 📖 Order your copy today at ArtScroll.com: https://www.artscroll.com/Books/BHCH.html #artscroll #newbook #newrelease #newbooks #inspiration