Every great Jewish book, open to its best lines.
Tanach, Mishnah, Talmud, the codes, the commentators, mussar and Chassidut, each cut chapter by chapter to the passages that carry its meaning.
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אוֹי כִּי בָתֵּינוּ שִׁנּוּ. וּבְתוּלוֹתֵינוּ עִנּוּ. וּפָנֵינוּ נִשְׁתַּנּוּ. וְגַם הֻשְׁחֲרוּ כְּמַחֲבַת. וִיהִי נֹעַם נִשְׁבַּת. בְּמוֹצָאֵי שַׁבָּת:
Alas, for our houses have been altered and our maidens defiled. Our faces have changed and are blackened like a cauldron; may pleasantness be removed on this Motza’ei Shabbat.
Kinnot for Tisha B'Av (Ashkenaz), Kinot for Tisha B'Av Night 2:4 · Sefaria Community TranslationKeep reading
The Torah
The Five Books of Moses, and every weekly parsha
- GenesisBereishitThe Torah, given through MosesGiven at Sinai (by tradition, 1312 BCE). 171 passages.
- ExodusShemotThe Torah, given through MosesGiven at Sinai (by tradition, 1312 BCE). 126 passages.
- LeviticusVayikraThe Torah, given through MosesGiven at Sinai (by tradition, 1312 BCE). 78 passages.
- NumbersBamidbarThe Torah, given through MosesGiven at Sinai (by tradition, 1312 BCE). 101 passages.
- DeuteronomyDevarimThe Torah, given through MosesGiven at Sinai (by tradition, 1312 BCE). 109 passages.
The Prophets
Israel's story in the land, and the prophets' call
- JoshuaYehoshuaTraditionally Joshuac. 13th century BCE. 72 passages.
- JudgesShoftimTraditionally Samuelc. 1200–1050 BCE. 61 passages.
- SamuelShmuel (I and II)Traditionally Samuel, completed by Gad and Nathanc. 1100–970 BCE. 158 passages.
- KingsMelachim (I and II)Traditionally Jeremiahc. 970–586 BCE. 134 passages.
- IsaiahYeshayahuThe prophet IsaiahJerusalem, c. 740–700 BCE. 185 passages.
- JeremiahYirmiyahuThe prophet JeremiahJerusalem, c. 627–586 BCE. 154 passages.
- EzekielYechezkelThe prophet EzekielIn Babylonian exile, c. 593–571 BCE. 137 passages.
- The Twelve ProphetsTrei AsarHosea through Malachic. 780–450 BCE. 186 passages.
The Writings
Psalms, wisdom, and the scrolls read through the year
- PsalmsTehillimKing David, with Moses, Asaph, the sons of Korah and othersc. 1000 BCE onward. 405 passages.
- ProverbsMishleiKing Solomon, with Agur and Lemuelc. 950 BCE, collected later. 87 passages.
- JobIyovTraditionally MosesDate unknown. 113 passages.
- Song of SongsShir HaShirimKing Solomonc. 950 BCE. 22 passages.
- RuthTraditionally SamuelIn the time of the Judges. 11 passages.
- LamentationsEichahJeremiahAfter the destruction of Jerusalem, 586 BCE. 12 passages.
- EcclesiastesKoheletKing Solomonc. 950 BCE. 35 passages.
- EstherMordecai and EstherPersia, c. 5th century BCE. 27 passages.
- DanielDanielBabylon and Persia, 6th century BCE. 33 passages.
- Ezra and NehemiahEzra-NechemiahEzra and NehemiahThe return from Babylon, c. 538–430 BCE. 67 passages.
- ChroniclesDivrei HaYamimTraditionally EzraAfter the return from Babylon, c. 400 BCE. 179 passages.
The commentators
The classic explainers of the Torah, from Onkelos to Rav Hirsch
- Targum OnkelosThe Aramaic translation of the TorahOnkelos the convertc. 2nd century, Land of Israel and Babylonia. 229 passages.
- RashiRabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki on the Torah and TalmudRabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki1040–1105, Troyes, France. 345 passages.
- TosafotThe 'additions' on the TalmudThe Baalei HaTosafot (Rabbeinu Tam, Ri and others)12th–13th centuries, France and Germany. 1 passages.
- RashbamRabbi Shmuel ben Meir on the TorahRabbi Shmuel ben Meir, Rashi's grandsonc. 1085–1158, France. 202 passages.
- Ibn EzraRabbi Avraham ibn Ezra on the TorahRabbi Avraham ibn Ezra1089–1167, Spain, Italy, France and England. 226 passages.
- RambanNachmanides on the TorahRabbi Moshe ben Nachman1194–1270, Spain and the Land of Israel. 230 passages.
- Baal HaTurimRabbi Yaakov ben Asherc. 1269–1343, Toledo, Spain. 4 passages.
- AbarbanelDon Isaac Abarbanel on the TorahDon Isaac Abarbanel1437–1508, Portugal, Spain and Italy. 66 passages.
- SfornoRabbi Ovadia Sfornoc. 1475–1550, Italy. 225 passages.
- Kli YakarRabbi Shlomo Ephraim Luntschitz1550–1619, Lviv and Prague. 168 passages.
- Or HaChaimRabbi Chaim ibn Attar1696–1743, Morocco, Italy and Jerusalem. 234 passages.
- Rav Hirsch on the TorahRabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch1808–1888, Frankfurt. 230 passages.
- Haamek DavarRabbi Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin (the Netziv)1816–1893, Volozhin. 150 passages.
Prayer
The siddur, the High Holidays, the Haggadah and the Kinot
- The SiddurThe Jewish prayer bookThe Men of the Great Assembly and the Sages; first arranged by Rav Amram GaonPrayers from Second Temple times on; first full siddur c. 870. 965 passages.
- The High Holiday MachzorRosh Hashanah and Yom KippurThe Sages and the great liturgical poets (paytanim)Core prayers from the Sages; poetry from c. 500–1200. 601 passages.
- The Passover HaggadahThe Sages; arranged through the Geonic periodCore from the Mishnah; arranged by c. 900. 175 passages.
- The KinotElegies for Tisha B'AvRabbi Elazar HaKalir, Rabbi Yehudah HaLevi and othersc. 600–1300 and later. 187 passages.
Mishnah
The Oral Torah, first written down
- Ethics of the FathersPirkei AvotThe Sages of the MishnahTeachings from c. 300 BCE to 200 CE. 108 passages.
- The MishnahCompiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasic. 200 CE. 15 passages.
- The ToseftaThe Sages of the Mishnah (attributed to Rabbi Chiya and Rabbi Oshaya)c. 200–300. 7 passages.
- Avot d'Rabbi NatanAttributed to Rabbi Natanc. 3rd–7th centuries. 99 passages.
Talmud tractates
Every tractate of the Babylonian Talmud, chapter by chapter
- Mishnah PeahThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 24 passages.
- Mishnah DemaiThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 21 passages.
- Mishnah KilayimThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 27 passages.
- Mishnah SheviitThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 30 passages.
- Mishnah TerumotThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 33 passages.
- Mishnah MaasrotThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 15 passages.
- Mishnah Maaser SheniThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 15 passages.
- Mishnah ChallahThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 12 passages.
- Mishnah OrlahThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 9 passages.
- Mishnah BikkurimThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 12 passages.
- Mishnah EduyotThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 24 passages.
- Mishnah MiddotThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 15 passages.
- Mishnah KinnimThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 9 passages.
- Mishnah KelimThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 90 passages.
- Mishnah OholotThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 54 passages.
- Mishnah NegaimThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 42 passages.
- Mishnah ParahThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 36 passages.
- Mishnah TahorotThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 30 passages.
- Mishnah MikvaotThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 30 passages.
- Mishnah MakhshirinThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 18 passages.
- Mishnah ZavimThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 15 passages.
- Mishnah Tevul YomThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 12 passages.
- Mishnah YadayimThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 12 passages.
- Mishnah OktzinThe Sages of the Mishnah (compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi)c. 200. 9 passages.
Talmud
The great conversation of Jewish law and thought
Talmud tractates
Every tractate of the Babylonian Talmud, chapter by chapter
- BerakhotBlessingsThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 145 passages.
- ShabbatThe SabbathThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 372 passages.
- EruvinMixtures (of domains)The Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 232 passages.
- PesachimPassoverThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 266 passages.
- ShekalimThe half-shekelThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 20 passages.
- YomaThe Day (Yom Kippur)The Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 192 passages.
- SukkahThe boothThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 123 passages.
- BeitzahThe egg (Yom Tov)The Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 91 passages.
- Rosh HashanahThe New YearThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 76 passages.
- TaanitFastsThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 64 passages.
- MegillahThe Scroll (Purim)The Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 72 passages.
- Moed KatanThe intermediate days and mourningThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 63 passages.
- ChagigahThe festival offeringThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 57 passages.
- YevamotLevirate marriageThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 284 passages.
- KetubotMarriage contractsThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 255 passages.
- NedarimVowsThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 206 passages.
- NazirThe NaziriteThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 152 passages.
- SotahThe suspected wifeThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 118 passages.
- GittinDivorce documentsThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 204 passages.
- KiddushinBetrothalThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 172 passages.
- Bava KammaThe first gate (damages)The Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 263 passages.
- Bava MetziaThe middle gateThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 260 passages.
- Bava BatraThe last gateThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 377 passages.
- SanhedrinThe courtsThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 252 passages.
- MakkotLashesThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 54 passages.
- ShevuotOathsThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 116 passages.
- Avodah ZarahIdolatryThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 166 passages.
- HorayotRulingsThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 33 passages.
- ZevachimAnimal offeringsThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 273 passages.
- MenachotMeal offeringsThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 256 passages.
- ChullinOrdinary (non-sacred) foodThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 308 passages.
- BekhorotFirstbornThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 141 passages.
- ArakhinValuationsThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 89 passages.
- TemurahSubstitutionThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 81 passages.
- KeritotExcisionThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 68 passages.
- MeilahMisuse of holy propertyThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 55 passages.
- TamidThe daily offeringThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 34 passages.
- NiddahFamily purityThe Sages of the Mishnah and TalmudMishnah c. 200; Babylonian Talmud c. 500. 167 passages.
Midrash
The Sages read between the lines
- Ein YaakovRabbi Yaakov ibn Habib1516. 8 passages.
- Midrash RabbahThe Sages of the Land of Israelc. 400–1100 CE. 660 passages.
- MekhiltaMekhilta d'Rabbi YishmaelThe school of Rabbi Yishmaelc. 3rd century. 1 passages.
- SifraTorat KohanimThe school of Rabbi Akivac. 3rd century. 1 passages.
- SifreiOn Numbers and DeuteronomyThe schools of Rabbi Yishmael and Rabbi Akivac. 3rd century. 2 passages.
- Pirkei d'Rabbi EliezerAttributed to Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanusc. 8th century. 147 passages.
- Midrash TanchumaAttributed to Rabbi Tanchuma bar Abbac. 5th–9th centuries. 53 passages.
- Midrash TehillimShocher TovThe Sages of the Land of IsraelCompiled over centuries, c. 9th century. 16 passages.
- Yalkut ShimoniRabbi Shimon HaDarshan of Frankfurt13th century. 1 passages.
Jewish law
How to live it, day by day
- Mishneh TorahYad HaChazakahRambam (Maimonides)1170–1180, Egypt. 1070 passages.
- Shulchan AruchThe Set TableRabbi Yosef Karo, with glosses by Rabbi Moshe Isserles (Rema)1563, Safed; Rema's glosses 1570s, Krakow. 1187 passages.
- Kitzur Shulchan AruchThe Abridged Shulchan AruchRabbi Shlomo Ganzfried1864, Hungary. 222 passages.
- Mishnah BerurahRabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan (the Chafetz Chaim)1884–1907, Radin. 698 passages.
- Sefer HaChinuchThe Book of EducationAnonymous (attributed to a Levite of Barcelona)13th century, Spain. 614 passages.
- Chafetz Chaim and Shemirat HaLashonThe laws and ethics of speechRabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan1873 and 1876, Radin. 12 passages.
- Sefer HaMitzvotThe Book of CommandmentsRambam (Maimonides)c. 1170, Egypt. 613 passages.
- The RoshRabbeinu Asher on the TalmudRabbeinu Asher ben Yechielc. 1250–1327, Germany and Toledo. 1 passages.
- Arba TurimThe TurRabbi Yaakov ben Asher (the Baal HaTurim)c. 1340, Toledo. 74 passages.
- Shulchan Aruch HaRavRabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadic. 1770s–1810s, Belarus. 1 passages.
- Chayei AdamRabbi Avraham Danzig1810, Vilna. 69 passages.
- Aruch HaShulchanRabbi Yechiel Michel Epstein1884–1907, Novogrudok. 18 passages.
- Ben Ish ChaiRabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad1835–1909, Baghdad. 1 passages.
Jewish thought
Why we believe what we believe
- The KuzariRabbi Yehudah HaLevic. 1140, Spain. 43 passages.
- Guide for the PerplexedMoreh NevuchimRambam (Maimonides)c. 1190, Egypt. 180 passages.
- Derech HashemThe Way of GodRabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (Ramchal)c. 1740, Amsterdam. 18 passages.
- Nefesh HaChayimThe Soul of LifeRabbi Chaim of Volozhin1824, Lithuania. 71 passages.
- Emunot VeDeotThe Book of Beliefs and OpinionsRav Saadia Gaon933, Baghdad. 1 passages.
- Eight ChaptersShemonah PerakimRambam (Maimonides)c. 1168, Egypt. 21 passages.
- Sefer HaIkkarimThe Book of PrinciplesRabbi Yosef Albo1425, Spain. 144 passages.
- The Nineteen LettersRabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch1836, Germany. 11 passages.
- HorebRabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch1837, Germany. 238 passages.
- Orot HaTeshuvahLights of ReturnRav Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook1925, Jerusalem. 3 passages.
Mussar
Practical guides to becoming a better person
- Mesillat YesharimThe Path of the JustRabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (Ramchal)1740, Amsterdam. 76 passages.
- Duties of the HeartChovot HaLevavotRabbeinu Bachya ibn Pakudac. 1080, Spain. 75 passages.
- Orchot TzadikimThe Ways of the RighteousAnonymous15th century, Germany. 103 passages.
- Shaarei TeshuvahThe Gates of RepentanceRabbeinu Yonah of Gerona13th century, Spain. 67 passages.
- Tomer DevorahThe Palm Tree of DeborahRabbi Moshe Cordovero (Ramak)1588, Safed. 24 passages.
- Iggeret HaRambanThe Letter of the RambanRamban (Nachmanides)c. 1267, from the Land of Israel. 14 passages.
- Ohr YisraelThe letters of Rabbi Yisrael SalanterRabbi Yisrael Salanter (collected by Rabbi Yitzchak Blazer)Letters from the 1840s–1880s, Lithuania; published 1900. 1 passages.
- Cheshbon HaNefeshAccounting of the SoulRabbi Menachem Mendel Lefin of Satanov1808, Lviv. 83 passages.
- Pele YoetzWondrous CounselRabbi Eliezer Papo1824, Silistra (Bulgaria). 40 passages.
- Kav HaYasharThe Just MeasureRabbi Tzvi Hirsch Kaidanover1705, Frankfurt. 123 passages.
Chassidut & Kabbalah
The inner life of the Torah
- TanyaLikutei AmarimRabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi (the Alter Rebbe)1797, Belarus. 53 passages.
- Likutei MoharanRebbe Nachman of Breslov1808–1811, Ukraine. 846 passages.
- Sefat EmetThe Language of TruthRabbi Yehudah Aryeh Leib Alter of Ger1870–1905, Poland. 61 passages.
- The ZoharThe Book of RadianceAttributed to Rabbi Shimon bar YochaiTeachings of the 2nd century; published 13th century, Spain. 47 passages.
- Sefer YetzirahThe Book of FormationAttributed to Abraham; traditionally taught by the SagesAncient; written form c. 2nd–6th centuries. 6 passages.
- Sefer HaBahirThe Book of BrightnessAttributed to Rabbi Nechunya ben HaKanahTeachings attributed to the 1st century; appeared c. 1180, Provence. 30 passages.
- Etz ChaimThe Tree of Life (the Arizal's Kabbalah)Rabbi Chaim Vital, from the teachings of the Arizal1570s, Safed. 2 passages.
- Tzavaat HaRivashThe Testament of the Baal Shem TovTeachings of the Baal Shem Tov, compiled by his studentsTeachings c. 1740–1760; published 1793. 97 passages.
- Noam ElimelechRebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk1788, Galicia. 33 passages.
- Kedushat LeviRabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev1798, Berditchev. 65 passages.
- Me'or EinayimLight of the EyesRabbi Menachem Nachum of Chernobyl1798, Slavuta. 27 passages.
- Rebbe Nachman's StoriesSippurei MaasiyotRebbe Nachman of Breslov (recorded by Rabbi Natan)Told 1806–1810; published 1815. 13 passages.
- Mei HaShiloachThe Living WatersRabbi Mordechai Yosef Leiner of Izhbitz1860, Vienna (posthumously). 65 passages.
- Esh KodeshHoly FireRabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira, the Piaseczno Rebbe1939–1942, the Warsaw Ghetto. 8 passages.
History & beyond the canon
The Maccabees, Ben Sira, Josephus and the chronicles of the Sages
- The Books of MaccabeesUnknown Jewish authorsc. 2nd–1st centuries BCE. 20 passages.
- Ben SiraThe Wisdom of Ben SiraShimon ben Yeshua ben Sirac. 180 BCE, Jerusalem. 37 passages.
- JosephusThe Jewish War and AntiquitiesFlavius Josephus (Yosef ben Matityahu)c. 75–94 CE, Rome. 28 passages.
- Seder Olam RabbahAttributed to Rabbi Yosi ben Halaftac. 2nd century. 13 passages.