Jerusalem, Israel – These days, you can’t seem to go anywhere without spotting the ubiquitous iPad. On planes, trains, buses, and at home, millions of bookworms worldwide have jumped on the e-Book bandwagon, using their iPads or other popular e-readers like Nooks and Sony Readers to devour low-cost books anytime, anywhere. 

But for the frum consumer, the questions lingered: Would these devices be useful to me? What about Shabbos? And are e-books even kosher?  

Now, for the first time, they are. With the launching of www.Jewish-e-books.com, Jewish readers worldwide have become part of the literary revolution, with access to the world’s largest Jewish digital library of classic Torah texts, books on Jewish thought, children’s books, and novels. 

Founded in 2010 by kiruv professional-turned-entrepreneur Rabbi Yossi Levy, Jewish E-Books features hundreds of books from the frum world’s leading publishers, in both Hebrew and English. It’s goal? To provide even Jews in far-flung locations with an instant smorgasbord of Jewish books at their fingertips. 

A former lecturer for premier kiruv organizations Arachim and Nefesh Yehudi, CEO Levy had a dream. Upon meeting scores of unaffiliated or traditional Jews who were thirsty to learn from classic Jewish books—but were unable to easily get a hold of them—Levy was determined to change things. And though he took a leap of faith by diving into the exploding e-reading market, he’s confident that Jewish e-books are the future of Jewish learning and entertainment. 

“Today’s reading isn’t just about books – it’s about the whole reading experience,” Levy asserts. With the slew of special features offered in reading devices—apps, scalability, and super-fast searches—e-books have become the customer’s preferred choice. And with Jewish e-Book’s user-friendly downloading tools, even PC and laptop owners can enjoy a state-of-the-art reading experience. 

Many frum readers, though, still crave the curl-up-on-couch-with-book effect, and Levy aims to cater to them as well. Jewish e-Books will offer book bundles: combo e-packages that provide both the printed and digital book versions, giving the flexibility of both options for home, work, travel—and of course, Shabbos.  

Levy’s enthusiasm for e-books is contagious; he’s offering a special “try-it-for-free” e-book offer. Every day in August www.jewish-e-books.com will have a large variety of e-books available for download so visitors can try out the e-book reading experience — at no cost. 

Today’s technology is breaking through borders and defying distance—and Jewish e-Books is embracing it. As he takes the best that technology has to offer, indefatigable CEO and visionary Yossi Levy is determined to fulfill his mission: making Jewish learning and growth accessible to every Jew throughout the world.

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