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Rabbinical literature on the Internet

Judaic Responsa Bible, rabbinic literature and responses

Learning Materials and Advice for Studying

  • Safrai, Shmuel (ed.): The Literature of the Sages. First Part: Oral Torah, Halakha, Mishna, Tosefta, Talmud, External Tractates. (1987) In the specialized apparatus
  • Steinsaltz, Adin: The Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition. A Reference Guide. (1989) In the specialized reference collection.
  • Stemberger, Günter: Introduction to Talmud and Midrash. (8th ed. 1992) Standard reference work with bibliographical references and short introductions to the problems of rabbinical literature. In the subject handbook.
  • Stemberger, Günter: The Talmud. Introduction - Texts - Explanations. (1982) Annotated selected texts from the Babylonian Talmud. In the specialized reference collection
  • Stemberger, Günter: Midrash: The rabbis' approach to the Bible. Introduction-texts-explanations. (1989) Annotated selected midrash texts. In the specialized reference collection.

Schottenstein Edition. (ArtScroll) The traditional pages of the Vilnius edition are punctuated, translated and annotated sentence by sentence. Almost complete in the library.

Jastrow, Marcus: Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature (1866-1903, numerous reprints up to the present)