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Responsa Project (Select Login) ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY

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Description: The Global Jewish Database (the Responsa Project) ia an electronic collection of Jewish texts in Hebrew, embodying thousands of years of Jewish learning and rabbinical literature. The database includes numerous works from the Responsa Literature - rabbinic case-law rulings which represent the historical-sociological milieu of real-life situations. In addition, the database includes the Bible, the Talmud and their principal commentaries; works about Jewish law and customs; major codes of Jewish law, such as Maimonides' Mishneh Torah and the Shulchan Aruch with its principal commentaries; and other significant primary texts of Jewish law and life.

Coverage: Various Dates

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African & Middle East Studies
Religion & Philosophy
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Related DatabasesOn-Site Access Only
ATLA Religion Database
Bibliography of The Hebrew Book
Encyclopaedia Judaica
Encyclopaedia of Islam
Jewish Data Database
Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies

Related Links
Compact Memory
JewishEncyclopedia.com
Medici Archive Project
RAMBI: Index to Articles on Jewish Studies

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