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Sample Sources

The sources below are those contained in our three curated collections—covering themes of Passover, Gender Roles, and Holocaust Resistance. They represent a fraction of the thousands of sources that will be available when the full site launches in 2024.
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Memoirs of a Bootlegger’s Son

“I have a partner for the Point St Charles business,” said Pa. “A partner! Why a partner?” said Aunt Julia. “Why are you afraid to do anything by yourself? And who is this partner?” “Henoch,” he told…

Truth Comes in Blows

I’d known right away that I’d dressed all wrong for the interview, and I sensed even this early that it was becoming a formality. I’d prepared myself to play it in Jack Carter’s cool way. But the imp…

A Tale of Three Wishes

It was quite an adventure. The night was moonless and cool. The children had heard that demons lurk outside, ready to attack those who dare to go out on a dark night. There was also talk of corpses…

The Story of Bruria

“Ma’aseh Bruria,” a group creation compiled from Talmudic and Midrashic sources. Conceived, originated and researched by: Gabriella…
Coin with image of winged creature with human head, beard, and horns and Hebrew inscription.
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Coin with Human-headed Lynx

The image on this coin is the front of a hybrid creature with the body of a winged feline (probably that of a lynx) and the head of a human. The head, crowned, has a beard and horns, representing a…

Property Offenses

When a man opens a pit, or digs a pit and does not cover it, and an ox or an ass falls into it, the one responsible for the pit must make restitution; he shall pay the price to the…

Tithes

You shall set aside every year a tenth part of all the yield of your sowing that is brought from the field. You shall consume the tithes of your new grain and wine and oil, and the firstlings of…

The Sabbath

In the wilderness, the whole Israelite community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the…

Renting a House

This is concerning a house that is in Judahtown, below the . . . on the street, that is adjacent to the house of Si-, . . . and adjacent to the house of Matan-Yama (Mattaniah), which Shalammu, son of…

Psalm 30

A psalm of David. A song for the dedication of the House. I extol You, O Lord, for You have lifted me up, and not let my enemies rejoice over me. O Lord, my God, I cried out to You, and You…