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ALL ABOUT ARTSCROLL PUBLICATIONS
The Who, What, Where and When of Artscroll Publications

Who is Artscroll?
What is Artscroll?
Where did Artscroll come from?
When did it all begin?

Stone Tanach
Rubin Prophets
Sapirstein Rashi
Mishnah Series
Machzor Set
Welcome to the JudaicaPlace.com Artscroll Library cafe!  We've prepared something special for you. Read and learn all about what Artscroll is and what the Artscroll Library has to offer you, the reader of Jewish texts.

The Artscroll Library has many categories of Jewish reading material. Whether you're interested in Jewish books for children, kosher cookbooks or Biblical and Talmudic texts, you are sure to find just the right Jewish book from the Artscroll Library right here. So sit back and enjoy.


Who Is Artscroll?

Artscroll is the worlds leading Judaica publisher. They publish About 50 books each year ranging from traditional texts to children’s books. In the following few pages we will bring you some of the classic Artscroll is best known for. One of their first is the classic Prayer book known as the Artscroll Siddur.

see: The Artscroll Siddur Classic Prayer Book

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What Is Artscroll?

Artscroll is on a mission to bring ancient texts that were inaccessible to the average layman and make it so simple that anyone can just “pick up and go”. Perhaps their most popular is the Classic Stone edition of the Chumash.

see: The Popular Classic Stone Chumash

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Where did Artscroll come from?

Artscroll was started almost 30 years ago from inside a second floor apartment in a small building in Brooklyn, NY. It began with a thin book published as a project in memory of a friend and ballooned into what took the local community on a trip that continues till this day. That first book was the Book of Esther from their 5 volume set on megillos.

see:  Five Megillos - A Boxed Slip cased Set of The Classic Texts

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When did it all begin?

Artscroll began almost 30 years ago when English judaica was first starting to take shape. Not knowing where it would go there was no time limit and no schedules. Today Artscroll works on tight deadlines and heavy hours. This is largely because Artscroll is in the midst of translating the Talmud. And the tight schedule of Daf yomi (learning a page a day schedule) keeps them on their toes. 

See: Schottenstein Edition of the Talmud - English Full Size

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Artscroll Classics Stone Edition Tanach!

(Hardcover) All 24 books of the Torah, Prophets, and Writings are now at your fingertips in one magnificent 2,200 page volume, as interpreted by the classic sages of Talmudic and Rabbinic literature. This is a remarkable achievement. It enables everyone to obtain a basic knowledge of the entire Tanach from In the beginning to the return to Eretz Yisrael. For home, for office, for synagogue, for gifts this is an indispensable Book for the People of the Book. Edited by Rabbi Nosson Scherman in collaboration with an international team of scholars.  

  • Newly set, accurate, carefully researched Hebrew text
  • Crisp, clear introductions
  • New English translation, based on the research of an international team of Torah scholars
  • Illuminating notes and comments
  • All Haftorahs clearly indicated
  • Explanatory charts, illustrations and maps
  • Full index of topics
  • Stunningly beautiful page layout
  • 7 x 10 page size
  • Specially-milled bible paper
  • Reinforced binding; ribbon place-markers          

see: Stone Edition Tanach - Artscroll Rabbi Nosson Scherman 

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Artscroll Classics Rubin Edition Prophets!

What the Schottenstein Edition does for the study of Talmud, and the Stone Edition does for the study of Chumash, the Rubin Edition will do for the study of Tanach. For multitudes of people, it has been a closed book. No more.

This first volume in the Rubin Edition of the Prophets is THE BOOK OF JOSHUA AND JUDGES  

This brilliant new work has an unprecedented array of feature:

  • A highly regarded new translation, firmly grounded in traditional sources
  • A commentary culled from classic sources and presented gracefully and literately
  • Newly set Hebrew commentaries of Rashi, Radak, and Metzudos
  • Newly set, accurate Hebrew Text of the Tanach
  • An Overview on Prophets and Prophecy
  • Introductions and explanations of difficult concepts
  • Maps and diagrams
  • Lightweight, opaque, acid-free heirloom-quality paper, for decades of quality use
  • Gilded page heads for decades of dust resistance
  • Magnificent sculpted cover
  • Ribbon place-marker  

see: The Rubin Edition of the Prophets    Artscroll Rabbi Nosson Scherman

A new translation and commentary on the books of Joshua and Judges, with the complete Hebrew commentaries of Rashi, Radak, and Metzudos.

You have made the Stone Edition of the Chumash, by Rabbi Nosson Scherman, the standard English-language translation and commentary throughout the world. Countless people have requested a similar work on the Prophets and Writings. We have heard you!

Thanks to the brilliance of the ArtScroll/Mesorah team of scholars and writers — led by Rabbi Nosson Scherman — the tradition continues, with The Rubin Edition — a translation and commentary of the Prophets that will sweep the English-speaking world, providing new dimensions of understanding and beauty.

There is a new degree of education and sophistication among English-speaking Jews, and this is a work that speaks to them.

For most people, Tanach is something they studied a smattering of when they were too young to understand it. The result is that we have vague recollections of some of the narratives, and even less comprehension of its messages. But the Talmud tells us that the Books of the Prophets contain only prophecies that were needed by future generations. This new commentary not only brings the verses alive, it does so in such a way that they are actually speaking to us — in language, in outlook, in aspiration for spiritual growth.

The Rubin Edition's inclusion of the major Hebrew commentaries gives this work a high degree of versatility, so that it can be studied on many levels.

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Artscroll Classics Sapirstein Edition Rashi!

  • Chumash text, translated according to Rashi
  • The full and accurate text of Rashi and Onkelos
  • The literal translation of Rashi, highlighted and interwoven with explanatory words and phrases to ease and clarify the flow of Rashi`s text
  • Notes on Rashi, including questions, answers, sources, and elucidations
  • Written by an expert on Rashi, in collaboration with a group of outstanding scholars
  • 7 x 10 page size
  • Reinforced binding For teachers. For students. For parents. For anyone seeking a clear and thorough knowledge of Chumash-Rashi.

see: The Sapirstein Edition Rashi  Artscroll Rabbi Yisrael Herczeg

(Hardcover) Rashi`s classic commentary on the Torah, presented with a level of clarity and understanding you never thought possible. What textual difficulty troubled Rashi? Why did he choose this particular comment? What of Ramban`s objection? How does the Torah`s language indicate Rashi`s p`shat? To which passage in the Targum does Rashi refer? Anyone who studies Rashi, the father of all commentators,` will have questions like these. Behind the deceptive simplicity of Rashi is a depth and clarity that has engaged the minds of great scholars for over eight hundred years. In this brilliant new treatment, Rashi is presented in the manner of the Schottenstein Edition of the Talmud, the method that has won praise the world over:  
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Artscroll Classics Mishnah Series!

  • Hebrew text fully punctuated and vowelized
  • New English translation distinguished for clarity
  • In-depth introduction preceding each tractate
  • Every phrase in the Mishnah is accounted for; no need to refer back and forth from text to commentary
  • Illustrative diagrams to explain concepts
  • Prefatory comments to introduce new concepts
  • Yad Avraham commentary covering the full range of major, and many secondary, commentaries  

see: The ArtScroll Mishnah Series with Yad Avraham  

Commentary brings the text to life as it is developed and clarified by contending minds in the study hall.

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Artscroll Classics Machzor Set!
A Prayer book for our times, it speaks to today's Jew, relating the thoughts and words of our heritage to the mind and heart of modern, sophisticated Jews. A Prayer book for our times, it speaks to today's Jew, relating the thoughts and words of our heritage to the mind and heart of modern, sophisticated Jews. The complete Hebrew text completely reset in crisp, modern type Scriptural sources Clear, concise instructions Hebrew subheads New, highly readable English translation of the entire prayer services A clear, inspirational commentary on every prayer, and an introductory overview providing perspective and insight Attractive, clear page layouts Lightweight, easy-to-handle opaque paper Special sections explaining in detail the laws of the prayer service and all special customs and observances Prayer services that are easy for everyone to follow Deluxe, gold-embossed binding to last for generations Published: by Artscroll Mesorah   A Prayer book for our times, it speaks to today's Jew, relating the thoughts and words of our heritage to the mind and heart of modern, sophisticated Jews.
  • The complete Hebrew text completely reset in crisp, modern type
  • Scriptural sources
  • Clear, concise instructions
  • Hebrew subheads
  • New, highly readable English translation of the entire prayer services
  • A clear, inspirational commentary on every prayer, and an introductory overview providing perspective and insight
  • Attractive, clear page layouts
  • Lightweight, easy-to-handle opaque paper
  • Special sections explaining in detail the laws of the prayer service and all special customs and observances
  • Prayer services that are easy for everyone to follow
  • Deluxe, gold-embossed binding to last for generations

see: The Artscroll Machzor: 5 Volume Slipcased Set

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The Artscroll Siddur Classic Prayer Book The Popular Classic Stone Chumash Five Megillos - A Boxed Slip cased Set of The Classic Texts Schottenstein Edition of the Talmud - English Full Size Stone Edition Tanach
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