Online classical resources for the study of classical Judaism
The link below navigates to the libguide created by Zvi Erenyi of the Yishiva University Library.
Database of Sacred texts including Maimonides' Mishneh Torah--Ma'agar Sifrut ha-Kodesh
The following databases require Yale University Internet Access or VPN:
Bar-Ilan Online Responsa Project
Midrash (rabbinic exegesis)
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Midrash Rabbah--English translationMidrash rabbah / translated into English with notes, glossary and indices under the editorship of H. Freedman and Maurice Simon ; with a foreword by I. Epstein.
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Midrash Rabbah in Hebrew with English translationMidrash rabah ha-mevoʾar = The Midrash rabbah : complete vowelized Midrash text fully elucidated, based on the classic Midrash commentaries / [Michoel Miller, translation. Yaakov Yosef Reinman, editing. Avraham Steinberger, Director.
Secondary Resources
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The Cambridge Companion to the Talmud and Rabbinic LiteratureOnline resource restricted to Yale community
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The emergence of Judaism / Christine Elizabeth HayesIncludes bibliographical references (p. [175]-192) and index.
Contents:The emergence of Judaism to 650 C.E. : a arrative overview -- Biblical Israel : many voices -- Themes of biblical literature -- From biblical Israel to Second Temple Judaism -- From Second Temple Judaism to rabbinic Judaism -- Topics in rabbinic Judaism -- Judaism through the ages.
Studies In Ancient Judaism
A representation of the Tabernacle or the Temple with seven-branched candelabrum, the ark of the law, and the cherubim in the center. The shew-bread is on the left. The hands below represent the priesthood with an incense-holder.
Interview with Professor Steven Fraade
Professor Steven Fraade, Chair of the Program in Judaic Studies, teaches Judaism in late antiquity. You can view an interview with him by clicking here.
