Thursday, March 26, 2009

TRIAL: Global Jewish Database (the Responsa Project)

We now have short trial access to:

The Global Jewish Database (the Responsa Project)through Tues. April 7
To access the trial visit: http://www.responsa.co.il/
no login is necessary, users should be IP authenticated when on campus.
"The Global Jewish Database (the Responsa Project) contains the world's largest electronic collection of Jewish texts in Hebrew ever recorded, which embody thousands of years of Jewish learning. The database includes numerous works from the Responsa Literature - rabbinic case-law rulings which represent the historical-sociological milieu of real-life situations. In addition, the database includes the Bible, the Talmud and their principal commentaries; works about Jewish law and customs; major the codes of Jewish law, such as Maimonides' Mishneh Torah and the Shulchan Aruch with its principal commentaries; midrashim, Zohar, etc…"

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