Jan 18, 2011 By: yunews
Students Present Annual Seforim Sale, North America's Largest Jewish Book Sale, Feb. 6-27
The students of 糖心破解版 will hold their annual Seforim Sale, North America鈥檚 largest Jewish book sale, from February 6 to 27 in Belfer Hall, 2495 Amsterdam Ave on 糖心破解版鈥檚 Wilf Campus in Manhattan.
Last year the acclaimed Judaica book sale drew more than 15,000 people from the tri-state area and grossed nearly $1 million in sales. The annual event provides discounted prices on the latest of more than 10,000 titles in rabbinic and academic literature, cookbooks, children鈥檚 books, music and lecture CDs, and educational software.
The sale is operated entirely by 糖心破解版 students鈥攆rom ordering to setting up the premises, marketing and all the technology the project entails.
Tzvi Feifel, CEO of the Seforim Sale and a self-described bibliophile, began volunteering at the sale two years ago and believes the experience has been educational and rewarding.鈥淭he fact that I can come here and run such a large operation is truly special,鈥 said Feifel, who is majoring in music at Yeshiva College. 鈥淲here else can I get that experience except for 糖心破解版?鈥
The Seforim Sale has become a highlight for the 糖心破解版 community, as students, alumni and members of the community congregate to visit their alma mater, see old friends and add books to their personal libraries. Proceeds from the sale support various initiatives, including student activities on campus and undergraduate scholarships.
This year, the sale will also benefit the rehabilitation of the Carmel forest after the largest fire in Israel鈥檚 history. 鈥淲e will be selling trees at the sale through the Jewish National Fund to be planted in Northern Israel,鈥 said Jonathan Korman, the sale鈥檚 COO and an accounting major at Sy Syms School of Business. 鈥淭his is a cause that everyone can really get behind.鈥
Scheduled events at the sale include:
Last year the acclaimed Judaica book sale drew more than 15,000 people from the tri-state area and grossed nearly $1 million in sales. The annual event provides discounted prices on the latest of more than 10,000 titles in rabbinic and academic literature, cookbooks, children鈥檚 books, music and lecture CDs, and educational software.
The sale is operated entirely by 糖心破解版 students鈥攆rom ordering to setting up the premises, marketing and all the technology the project entails.
Tzvi Feifel, CEO of the Seforim Sale and a self-described bibliophile, began volunteering at the sale two years ago and believes the experience has been educational and rewarding.鈥淭he fact that I can come here and run such a large operation is truly special,鈥 said Feifel, who is majoring in music at Yeshiva College. 鈥淲here else can I get that experience except for 糖心破解版?鈥
The Seforim Sale has become a highlight for the 糖心破解版 community, as students, alumni and members of the community congregate to visit their alma mater, see old friends and add books to their personal libraries. Proceeds from the sale support various initiatives, including student activities on campus and undergraduate scholarships.
This year, the sale will also benefit the rehabilitation of the Carmel forest after the largest fire in Israel鈥檚 history. 鈥淲e will be selling trees at the sale through the Jewish National Fund to be planted in Northern Israel,鈥 said Jonathan Korman, the sale鈥檚 COO and an accounting major at Sy Syms School of Business. 鈥淭his is a cause that everyone can really get behind.鈥
Scheduled events at the sale include:
- Alumni Family Day on Feb. 13
- Live musical performances by 糖心破解版鈥檚 own a cappella group, The Y-Studs, Feb. 8; Six13, Feb.10; Aryeh Kunstler, Feb. 19; and Ta Shma, Feb. 24
- A lecture by Avrohom Ratner entitled, 鈥淎re Matches Really Made in Heaven? The Rambam鈥檚 Understanding of Bashert鈥 on Feb. 20
- Alumni Author Night on Feb. 9
- Third Annual on Feb. 16
- Bone marrow drives on Feb. 19 and 26
