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18,376 ancient Jewish texts spanning over 2,000 years, from the Talmud and Midrash to the Zohar, Apocrypha, and classical Jewish philosophy.
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Midrash Aggadah
Midrash Aggadah texts, a body of rabbinic literature devoted to the narrative, ethical, and homiletical interpretation...
4,330 textsKabbalah & Mysticism
Texts from the Kabbalistic tradition, the mystical current of Judaism. These works, including selections from the Zohar...
3,588 textsMidrash Rabbah
The great Midrash Rabbah, a collection of aggadic midrashim on the Torah and the Five Megillot. These rabbinic...
3,279 textsLegends of the Jews (Ginzberg)
Selections from Louis Ginzberg's monumental Legends of the Jews, a seven-volume compilation that weaves...
2,672 textsMekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael
The Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael, a halakhic-aggadic midrash on the Book of Exodus attributed to the school of Rabbi...
1,517 textsApocrypha & Pseudepigrapha
The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha: ancient Jewish texts composed during the Second Temple period that, while not...
1,629 textsMidrash Tanchuma
Midrash Tanchuma, a collection of homiletical midrashim on the weekly Torah portions attributed to Rabbi Tanchuma bar...
738 textsPhilo of Alexandria
The writings of Philo of Alexandria (c. 20 BCE — c. 50 CE), a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who sought to harmonize...
423 textsJosephus
Selections from the works of Flavius Josephus (37 — c. 100 CE), the Jewish-Roman historian whose writings, including...
200 textsThemes
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Weekly Torah Portion
View all 54 Torah portions →Every week, Jewish communities worldwide read the same section of the Torah. Explore the ancient legends and mystical commentaries connected to this week's reading.