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The Jewish Heritage for the Blind

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Our publications

Large print and Braille editions of the books at the heart of Jewish life — from the weekly Shabbos magazine to Siddurim, Machzorim and children’s storybooks. Tell us what you need in a short phone call, and we will find what suits you best.

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For example: weekday mornings, or Tuesday after 2 pm

For example: a large print Siddur, Braille, a Machzor for the Yomim Noraim, something for a child

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Extra Large Print Jewish Calendar & Weekly Planner — 5787 (2026–2027)

Our Luach gives Shabbos candle lighting times, every Yom Tov, Yizkor and other important days in very large, clear print. It doubles as a weekly planner with room for appointments and special dates. Reserve your free copy — calendars ship starting in mid-August.

Reserve my free Extra Large Print Jewish Calendar & Weekly PlannerSee this week’s calendar page

Prefer the phone? Call (718) 338-4999 and we will reserve one for you.

Sample page from the 5787 Extra Large Print Jewish Calendar & Weekly Planner: the week of September 6 to 12, 2026, with each day in very large print and lined space to write. Labor Day, Erev Rosh Hashanah and Rosh Hashanah 5787 are marked, beside a table of Rosh Hashanah candle lighting times for New York and other cities.
A sample week from the 5787 Extra Large Print Jewish Calendar & Weekly Planner.

What readers say about the calendar

Your calendar is GREAT! My synagogue sent me one, but I always use yours for the big letters. Keep up the good works! Bravo!

— Edouard L., San Diego, CA

I have recommended your calendar to several people I know with seeing problems. I myself look forward every year to receiving one. I get dozens from other organizations, but this is the best.

— Mrs. Harriet G., NY

Emailed every week

Lekavod Shabbos large print magazine

24 pages of Extra Large Print stories, Torah and news, emailed weekly as a printable 8.5 × 11 PDF for your Shabbos reading. Print it for yourself, your congregation or a nursing facility.

No printer or email? We can reach out to your Rabbi, who can arrange for a neighbor or the shul office to print it for you.

For now, Lekavod Shabbos is only available as a PDF sent by email. We are exploring ways to send printed copies — help us fund printed copies.

Sponsor an issue for $180, or co-sponsor for $120, in honor of a simcha or in memory of a loved one. How to sponsor an issue

Rabbi David H. Toiv זצ״ל, Chairman · Srulie Toiv, Editor · Stories compiled by Daniel Keren

Read this week’s issue: Lech Lecha 5787

Read Lech Lecha 5787 on the web. Front page of Lekavod Shabbos, Lech Lecha 5787, October 23rd 2026. The masthead reads LeKavod Shabbos, Large Print Magazine, with the Jewish Heritage for the Blind logo and Rabbi David H. Toiv זצ״ל, Chairman. Dedicated in memory of Ruchel Perl ע״ה. The first story, True Hesed by Avrohom Barash, begins below. Co-dedications in memory of Daniel King ע״ה and of Sheila and Edwin Shalloway ע״ה. Extra Large Print edition: 24 landscape pages in 21-point type.
Read Lech Lecha 5787 on the web Flip through the printed pages Download the PDF (24 pages, 292 KB)

About this edition

Extra Large Print edition · 24 pages · 11 × 8.5 in, landscape · Body text in 21-point type, about twice the size of regular print · Prints on any home printer.

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What readers say about Lekavod Shabbos

My mother reads your weekly publication. She enjoys reading them and passes them around to friends. We appreciate this very much, as we haven’t found other publications that are truly large enough print that she can enjoy. Yasher Koach!

— Robyn F., NY

Thank you very much for your weekly large stories. I print it and give it to people in my nursing home who can’t see small print. Your calendars are put to good use.

— Yaacov L., NY

What we have: large print and Braille books

Each year we produce and give out thousands of large print and Braille editions of essential Jewish books: Chumashim, Siddurim and Machzorim in various Nusachs, Haggadahs, Megillahs, Benchers, Zemiros, and blessings for Mitzvos and holidays throughout the year. We have books for beginners, intermediate and advanced readers.

Large print

Beautifully bound editions, designed to be easy on the eyes: Siddurim for weekdays and Shabbos, Machzorim for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Yizkor, the Haggadah, the Bencher, Tehillim, the Megillos and more.

Braille

Transcribing, printing and distributing Braille has always been at the heart of our work — from the Daily Siddur, Shabbos Siddur and High Holiday Machzorim to recreational reading, including our Braille Children’s Torah Storybook series.

Other languages

Because of many requests from overseas, we produce Braille children’s storybooks in French, Hebrew and Spanish, shipped to blind children around the world.

Dedicate a page

Honor the name and memory of a loved one by dedicating a page in one of our Braille or large print books. We reserve pages in each new book especially for dedications.

Contact us to dedicate a page or give online.

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What readers say about our Machzorim, Haggadahs and Megillahs

Thank you for the beautiful Machzorim. It will make my Rosh Hashonah and Yom Kippur so much more meaningful, having the tefilos available to read. It is really such a chesed. May Hashem repay you for your effort.

— Eleanor K., Bridgeport, CT

Thanks for the Pesach Haggadah. Last year the seder was so painful, trying to read from my regular Haggadah. I was so delighted to receive your Haggadah with large print.

— Mrs. Rifka P., Brooklyn, NY

Last year my husband was unable to follow the Tisha B’Av service in a regular book. It was very distressing. It’s a blessing that he will have this copy of Eicha this year. Thank you.

— Benita G., NJ

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With thanks to our publishing partners

We are grateful to these publishers for permission to transcribe their works into Braille:

  • C.I.S. Publishers
  • Hachai Publishing
  • Hebrew Publishing Company
  • The Jewish Observer
  • Keser Torah Publications
  • Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch
  • Orthodox Union
  • Targum Press