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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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Racial Conflict in Caesarea

Another disturbance broke out at Caesarea, with racial conflict between the Jewish element of the population and the Syrian inhabitants. The Jews claimed the city as theirs on the grounds that its…

Roman Losses during the Revolt

On the Parthian War To the Emperor Antoninus. . . . . The God who begat the great Roman race has no compunction in suffering us to faint at times and be defeated and wounded. Or would Father Mars…

The Famine in Jerusalem

[The Roman authorities then] sent Nero Caesar against [the Jews]. When he came [to Jerusalem, he wished to test his fate]. He shot an arrow to the east [and the arrow] came [and] fell in Jerusalem.…

The Judicial Power of the Exilarch

Rav said: One who desires to judge and be exempt if he errs should ask permission from the exilarch. Similarly, Samuel said: He should ask permission from the exilarch. Obviously! From here to here…

Marriage to Sadducean Women

The daughters of the Sadducees, so long as they are accustomed to walking in the paths of their fathers, are to be regarded as Samaritan women [i.e., as nonpracticing Jews]. If they left those paths…

The Birth of Jesus

Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the…

John Questions Jesus’ Identity

When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” Jesus answered…

Abraham as Emblem of Faith

What then are we to say was gained by Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the…