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.
Death with a Divine Kiss
Let all righteous ones pray to You at the time of finding (Psalm 32:6). [ . . . ] R. Naḥman bar Isaac said: The time of finding refers to death, as it is said: Findings [totsa’ot] at death (Psalm 68…
Resurrection as Reward for the Righteous
And when he was at his last breath, he said, “You accursed wretch, you dismiss us from this present life, but the King of the universe will raise us up to an everlasting renewal of life, because we…
Eternal Worms and Fire
If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire.a And if your foot causes you to…
Poultices, Knots, and Recitations
[Hebrew] R. Yosi ben R. Bun in the name of R. Yosi: In the case of a wound that has healed, one may put on it [some sort of] poultice [on the Sabbath], because it serves only to protect it. R. Abun in…
The Status and Character Traits of People Engaging in Medical Practices
Hebrew
[However,] R. Judah used to say in his [Abba Guriya’s] name: The majority of the donkey drivers are wicked, but most camel drivers are decent [people]. The majority of the seafarers are pious…
Abram as Literate
[ . . . ] After these five years [ . . . ] three men of the princes of Egyp[t came . . .] from Phara[oh] Zoa[n] on account of [my] words and of my wife. They gave [me many presents expecting…
David Sits in Rabbinic Judgment
[A prayer] of David [ . . . ] Keep my soul, for I am pious (Psalm 86:1–2). Levi [ben Sisi] and R. Isaac [debated the meaning of this verse].
One said: So said David before the Holy One: “Master of the…
Moses’ Prayer to See the Land
And I prayed and besought mercy from before the Lord in that hour saying:
“Lord, I beseech you, by the mercy that is before you, Lord, you have begun to show your servant your might and the power…
Moses’ Prayer to Evade Death
Moses said to God: Master of the Universe! You know full well how much toil and pain I bore for the sake of Israel until they would believe in Your name, how much grief I suffered on their account! […
Aseneth’s Prayer of Confession
She then began her confession to the Lord God and gave thanks, praying for all those who were deemed acceptable by the Lord:
I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned!I have committed many sins in your…
To Honor One’s Parents
[The sages] raised a dilemma before R. Ulla: “How far [must one go to fulfill the mitzvah of] honoring one’s father and mother?” [R. Ulla] said to them, “Go and see what one gentile did in Ashkelon…