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.
One Who Rebels against the Sanhedrin, “The Rebellious Elder”
An elder rebelling against the ruling of the court [is strangled], for it says: If a case is too baffling for you to decide [ . . . you shall promptly repair to the place that the Lord your God will…
The Water Libation Ceremony
1. The flute was for five or six days. This refers to the flute at the place of the water drawing, which does not override the Sabbath or the festival day. They said: He who has not seen the rejoicing…
Conflicting Rulings
A bolt which has a knob at one end: R. Eliezer forbids it [to be moved, due to a Sabbath prohibition], but R. Yosi permits it. R. Eliezer said: It happened in a synagogue in Tiberias that they were…