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.
Jeremiah’s Lament to God
Woe is me, my mother, that you ever bore me—
A man of conflict and strife with all the land!
I have not lent,
And I have not borrowed;
Yet everyone curses me. [ . . . ]
O Lord, you know—
Rememb…
A Written Record of Jeremiah’s Prophecies
In the fourth year of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
Get a scroll and write upon it all the words that I have spoken to you—concerning Israel and…
The Vision of the Dry Bones
The hand of the Lord came upon me. He took me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the valley. It was full of bones. He led me all around them; there were very many of them spread over…
Ceding Territory of the Land of Israel in Order to Save Lives
[…] The question is merely theoretical today. There is, at present, no negotiating partner, as the Arabs are demanding the return of the entire Land of Israel, including Jerusalem, to which all the…
Warnings to the Northern Kingdom and to Jerusalem
The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morashtite, who prophesied concerning Samaria and Jerusalem in the reigns of Kings Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah.
Listen, all you…
The Coming Day of the Lord and God’s Universal Reign
Lo, a day of the Lord is coming when your spoil shall be divided in your very midst! For I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem for war: The city shall be captured, the houses plundered, and…
Psalm 1
Happy is the man who has not followed the counsel of the wicked,
or taken the path of sinners,
or joined the company of the insolent;
rather, the teaching of the Lord is his delight,
and he studies…
Psalm 97
The Lord is king!
Let the earth exult,
the many islands rejoice!
Dense clouds are around Him,
righteousness and justice are the base of His
throne.
Fire is His vanguard,
burning His foes on every…
Jonah’s Prayer from within the Fish
Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish. He said:
In my trouble I called to the Lord,
And He answered me;
From the belly of Sheol I cried out,
And You heard my voice.
You cast…
Prologue to Proverbs
The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
For learning wisdom and discipline; For understanding words of discernment;
For acquiring the discipline for success, Righteousness, justice…
The Dialogues between Job and his Friends. The Second Cycle
Zophar the Naamathite said in reply: [ . . . ]
Do you not know this, that from time immemorial,
Since man was set on earth,
The joy of the wicked has been brief,
The happiness of the…