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.
Torah Ark Valance
The kapporet is a short valance hung over the curtain of the Torah ark that first began to appear in Eastern Europe in the late seventeenth century. The griffins and crowns that appear on this kappore…
Dutch Translation of Penitential Prayers and Psalms
This page of selichot (penitential prayers) is from a Dutch translation of penitential Prayers and Psalms made for Sarah de la Farra in Amsterdam.
Hymn for the Second Meal
Prepare the feast
of perfect faith,
the delight of the Holy King.
Prepare the feast of the King.
This is the feast
of the Ancient Eminence;
the Lesser Presence and Field of Apples
assemble…
Tomer Devorah (The Palm Tree of Deborah)
For man to resemble his Creator according to the secret of the Supernal Crown he must possess, too, many of the chief qualities of the divine providence.
- The quality of humility includes all qualities…
Derashah (Sermon)
The reading of Tetsaveh on [Shabbat] Zakhor, [the Sabbath immediately preceding Purim]:
A remembrance for the children of Israel; stones of remembrance for the children of Israel; stones of…
Keli yakar (Precious Ornament)
Gen. 1:11: Tree of fruit producing fruit for its kind—Every tree is called a “tree of fruit,” and they all produce fruit, some for food and some for healing. As for the phrase, “producing fruit for…
Triumfo de la Sagrada Ley: En repuesta a diversas questiones hechas por un fraile de Ruan (The Triumph of the Sacred Law: In Response to Various Questions Posed by a Cleric of Rouen)
We have already said that whoever invents new things is the one who has to bring…
Well at Beersheba
Well at Beersheba. This well was in use during the ninth and eighth centuries BCE and again in the Persian and Hellenistic periods (6th–2ndcenturies BCE). It is found just outside the city gate. The…
Antiochus IV on Seleucid Coin
Antiochus IV on Seleucid Coin, 175 to 164 BCE. The apocalyptic visions in chapters 7 to 12 of the book of Daniel are presented as prophecies to the figure of Daniel, who was in service to the kings of…
Ivory-openwork Inlay with an Enthroned Figure
This ivory openwork inlay from Samaria depicts a figure enthroned on a cushioned chair, perhaps at a banquet, with an attendant standing behind. Royal banquet scenes, common in ancient Near Eastern…
Inscribed Offering Pot
Though discovered in a private home in Beersheba, this 9.5-inch-high × 11.5-inch-wide (24 cm × 29.5 cm) pot, or its contents, was probably dedicated to the sanctuary. The inscription kodesh or kadosh…
Bone Flute
This flute from Tel Goren at En Gedi, 4 inches long and .67 inches wide (10 × 2 cm), is made from the hollowed shaft of an animal bone. The hole near the center was probably for blowing air across the…