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Sefaria offers a comprehensive online library of Jewish texts, including Torah, Tanakh, Talmud, and commentaries in Hebrew and English.
Tanakh - Sefaria
The Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible, is Judaism’s foundational text. “Tanakh” is an acronym for the three sections of the canon, the Torah (the Five Books of Moses), Nevi’im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings). This first library of the Jewish people contains many genres: narrative history, law, poetry, wisdom, and theology. It begins with the creation of the world and ends with Cyrus’s …
Talmud - Sefaria
The Talmud is the textual record of generations of rabbinic debate about law, philosophy, and biblical interpretation, compiled between the 3rd and 8th centuries and structured as commentary on the Mishnah with stories interwoven. The Talmud exists in two versions: the more commonly studied Babylonian Talmud was compiled in present-day Iraq, while the Jerusalem Talmud …
Mishnah - Sefaria
Widely recognized as the first codification of Jewish law, the Mishnah is dated to the early third century CE, originated in the land of Israel, and was disseminated — scholars debate whether orally or in writing — by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi. It preserves centuries of Jewish legal opinions and debates, organized into 63 tractates (*masekhtot*), which are organized into six orders …
Genesis - Sefaria
Genesis (“Bereshit”) is the first book of the Torah, Judaism’s foundational text, and the only one consisting almost entirely of stories, with just three explicit laws. It tells of the origins of mankind and the Israelites, with stories on creation, Adam and Eve, Noah’s ark, the patriarchs and matriarchs - Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob, Leah and Rachel - and Joseph …
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Numbers - Sefaria
Numbers (“Bamidbar”) is the fourth book of the Torah, Judaism’s foundational text. It describes events from 40 years of the Israelites’ wanderings in the desert, beginning with a census and preparations for entering Israel. The book continues to detail a series of complaints, sins, punishments, and an attempted rebellion. Commandments are interspersed throughout, and …
Halakhah - Sefaria
Halakhah is a genre of Jewish legal writing. Rooted in the Torah, Midrash, and Talmud, the many works of Jewish law offer legal guidance regarding ritual observances, business practice, damages, personal status, and much more. As novel questions arise, Jewish legal thinkers look for precedents to determine the law. While halakhic texts are prescriptive, they are also …