Sefaria

10 years and 318 million words later, Sefaria brings Torah study into the digital age

Sefaria offers 20 different Torah translations in English and other languages, including the brand-new, “gender-sensitive” revision of the Jewish Publication Society’s Tanakh.

|ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL / JTA
Yemenite Torah scrolls
The Codex Sassoon, the earliest and most complete Hebrew Bible ever discovered which is estimated to sell for between $30 million and $50 million, is displayed at Sotheby's in New York City, New York US, February 15, 2023.

A ‘gender-sensitive’ Hebrew Bible translation hit digital shelves. Not everyone is happy

The Revised Jewish Publication Society edition of the Bible is the first major update to the JPS translation of the Tanakh in nearly 40 years.

|ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
Brett Lockspeiser, a co-founder of Sefaria, hopes to apply the database's approach highlighting the interconnections between texts to other bodies of knowledge

After digitizing the Talmud, Sefaria seeks to do the same to democracy

Since 2012 Sefaria has offered free access to classic Jewish texts to millions of users each year, establishing itself as an invaluable resource for teachers, students and writers.

|BySHIRA HANAU/JTA