By COLlive reporter
Leading publishers and Jewish book stores are offering sweeping discounts in the next few days in honor of the 5th of Teves, celebrated in Chabad circles as the “holiday of the seforim.”
Mass purchases of holy books are expected in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Israel and Europe in what has become an annual tradition encouraged by the Rebbe.
Hei Teves 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 5 Teves 5749, the Rebbe distributed an extra dollar to people to be used for Jewish book related expenses. “Bringing or purchasing new holy books and writings of Torah for the home” will help free the captive Chabad manuscripts in Russia, the Rebbe said a year earlier.
“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.”
The Rebbe added that purchasing seforim isn’t exclusively a man’s domain. Book purchases on Hei Teves should be done by men, women and children. In fact, the Rebbe pointed out, it is a woman’s “role to ensure that her home be filled with holy books.”
The following are the major deals in the order they were received:
KEHOT PUBLICATION SOCIETY
Chabad’s publishing house is running a week-long sale through Wednesday, December 27 offering up to 50% off on various publications. In-store purchases will be rewarded with a $5.00 coupon per $100 spent, valid for six months after Hei Teves.
Some of the popular items are Derech Emunah (the book the Rebbe instructed to print upon the return of the seforim to the library), set of 44 softcover travel size booklets of the Alter Rebbe’s Shulchan Aruch, recently reprinted Tanya –
Mahadura Kamma (early version) and Hemshech Te’erav (5672), first three volumes of the new edition.
40% off is offered on Sefer Ha’arachim – Chabad, Igros Kodesh volumes of all the Rebbes, Sifrei Hamamorim of the Alter Rebbe (27 vols), Sifrei Hamamorim of the Mitteler Rebbe (19 vols with 18 new mamorim added to the current edition), Ohr Hatorah by the Tzemach Tzedek (41 vols), Sifrei Hamamorim of the Frierdiker Rebbe (21 vols) and re-mastered Lessons in Tanya.
Kehot also said that in addition to the 40% on the above seforim, an additional 5-10% will be discounted on complete sets.
For their full discount prices, visit kehotonline.com
SeforimDeals.com
SeforimDeals.com is opening its warehouse to the public on top of Empire Kosher, at 527 Empire Blvd. (entrance on the left of the supermarket) in Crown Heights.
Owner Shlomo Goldman announced that the store will be featuring huge discounts on seforim, children’s books, comic books, novels, cookbooks and more. Special deals will also available on sets and closeouts.
The warehouse will be open on Motzoei Shabbos from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm and Sunday from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm.
Although many items at the warehouse will have exclusive prices, for those out of town, an online sale will be available until next Wednesday at seforimdeals.com.
SICHOS IN ENGLISH
The English publisher of Chabad chassidic literature is running a Hei Teves sale offering up to 40% off seforim and 50% off purchases.
Reach them at www.sie.org. At checkout use coupon code: HEITEVES40 – for 40% discount or HEITEVES50 – for 50% discount.
