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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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Sefer ha-zikhronot (Record Book)

These are the things that have no set limit [m. Peah 1:1] for the benefactors of the nation, friends and nobles, young and old, and righteous women, who have come together in the gemilut ḥasadim…

Responsum: On Coffee

Question: I will inform you regarding my opinion on the fruit called al bun, and about kahve [coffee], which is the broth brewed from the husks of that fruit, and which is drunk by non-Jews, whether…

Kol sakhal (Voice of a Fool)

Kol sakhal (Voice of a Fool), a polemical work attacking rabbinic Judaism, has been the subject of many scholarly debates. To this day, its composition and aims remain shrouded in mystery. The author…

They call him Meir

When I heard that Meir the teacher had exchanged his glory for futility, I said: They call him Meir, but he has no light, for all the lights around him have gone dim. Indeed, he has a thick cloud…

Her Hair

O peerless beauty, veil your hair, lest you play havoc with the world, without lifting a finger! They are famous throughout the world, they ring in the ears of all who hear of them. The weakest…

My heart is seeking out the Lord

My heart is seeking out the Lord, and to Almighty God I pray That He come back unto the altar, shelter me beneath His shade, And that He settle Israel’s throngs in a tranquil dwelling place. In…