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.
The Song of Moses
Give ear, O heavens, let me speak;
Let the earth hear the words I utter!
May my discourse come down as the rain,
My speech distill as the dew,
Like showers on young growth,
Like droplets on the…
Calendar for the Year 5665, an Intercalated Year
Its sign is זש״הIt is year 2 of the Sabbatical cycleyear 3 of the small lunar cycle 299year 9 of the large solar cycle 203year 1837 [sic] of the Destruction of the Temple, may it be built and…
Nimrod, the Hunting Dog
Dad and Nimrod had an agreed-upon whistle. When dad whistled that whistle, even from a distance, Nimrod would immediately leap up from his place and race toward him. Dad said that this was the whistle…
Sha‘ar ha-hakdamot (The Gate of Introductions)
The intention of the Supernal Emanator was for the choice [free will] of doing good or evil to be given to those in the lower realm, [and] for them to have reward or punishment…
Medicus politicus (The Physician for the Public Good)
So, to begin in the manner now accepted, in which (by scholarly consensus) the practice is to lay one…
Abraham and His Family
The Lord said to Abram, “Go forth from your native land and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you.
I will make of you a great nation,
And I will bless…
King Saul and the Rise of David
Samuel said to Saul, “I am the one the Lord sent to anoint you king over His people Israel. Therefore, listen to the Lord’s command!
“Thus said the Lord of Hosts: I…
The Song of Songs
The Song of Songs, by Solomon.
Oh, give me of the kisses of your mouth,
For your love is more delightful than wine.
Your ointments yield a sweet fragrance,
Your name is like finest oil…
A Tale of Five Balloons
Ruthy’s mommy brought a giftWhat fun!A balloon for everyone.For Ruthy—a blue balloon.For Ron—a yellow balloon.For Sigalit—a purple balloon.For Uri—a green balloon.And for Alon—a red balloon.
King David (Samuel-Kings)
After the death of Saul—David had already returned from defeating the Amalekites—David stayed two days in Ziklag. On the third day, a man came…
Epilogue to Chronicles: The Proclamation of Cyrus
And in the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, when the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah was fulfilled, the Lord roused the spirit of King Cyrus of Persia to issue a proclamation throughout his…