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.
Hashlamat sefer ha-kabbalah (Additions to the Book of Tradition)
I will describe only a little of the suffering undergone by the exiles, some of whom entered the kingdom of Fez by the grace of the great king, one of the righteous men of the nations of the world…
Seder ha-dorot (Order of the Generations)
Behold I request of all standing at the gate to knock,And he who wishes to enter deep within this composition of mine,Let him understand and be wise and contemplate the introduction I have composed.Fo…
Kore’ ha-dorot (Reader for the Generations)
And after the rabbi [Joseph Karo] went to Safed he studied in the study house of the rabbi, our master, Jacob Berab, and became a disciple of our master R. Berab, as is written in several places. The…
Tsemaḥ David (The Sprout of David): Introduction to the Second Part
Nevertheless, I saw from the first that many people would open their mouths wide against me [see Psalms 22:14] and speak arrogantly against me and think it a sin on my part for my having written based…
Responsum: On the Burial of an Uncircumcised Boy
Tuesday, parashat Shemini 5643 (1883), Sighet.To the astute and erudite master, R. Eli Marder, may his light shine. I received your letter concerning the wicked men who do not allow their sons to be…
Lazar Brodsky Choral Synagogue
The Lazar Brodsky Choral Synagogue is built in the Romanesque revival style, with elements of Moorish revival. It is known as the Brodsky Choral Synagogue because it was built on the estate of the…
Synagogue (Subotica)
The synagogue in Subotica (today in Serbia) is the second-largest synagogue in Europe and a rare existing example of an art-nouveau synagogue. Its interior features elaborately glazed ceramics and art…
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
The neoclassical Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, designed for the Baroness Charlotte Béatrice de Rothschild, remains Aaron Messiah’s most famous work. Located in Cap Ferrat in southern France, the…
Tel Aviv Street
In 1906, the Ahuzat Bayit (homestead) society was created in Jaffa by members of the Yishuv (the Jewish community of Palestine) as a planned “Hebrew” community, designed in accordance with the latest…
Pavoloch Torah Ark
In 1910, some four thousand Jews lived in the shtetl of Pavolitsh (Ukr.: Pavoloch). Despite its small size, the community boasted a substantial synagogue. Its plain exterior, however, gave little hint…
Synagogue (Mainz)
The august synagogue in Mainz, erected on Hindenburgstrasse in 1911–1912, included a central, circular nave with an organ, a large dome, and side wings housing a weekday synagogue, community rooms…