# Topic: Jewish Studies ## expand\_more ## Article Databases [### ATLA Religion Database ](http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:religind) Covers contemporary scholarly journal articles, essays, sermons, and book reviews in the study of religion. Materials cover all religions and all theological points of view. [### Index to Jewish Periodicals ](http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:ijpebsco) Index providing access to English-language articles and book reviews on Jewish history, activity and thought from periodicals published in the United States, Canada, England, Israel, South Africa, and Australia beginning with 1988. [### RAMBI: The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies ](http://merhav.nli.org.il/primo-explore/search?sortby=rank&vid=NLI_Rambi&lang=en_US) A selective bibliography of scholarly articles in Jewish studies and the study of Eretz Israel in Hebrew, Yiddish and European languages. Largely based upon the collections of the Jewish National and University Library. ## E-Books and E-Texts [### Bar-Ilan University Responsa Project ](http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:responsa) Searchable rabbinical responsa containing halachic, historical, sociological and economic data reflecting approximately two thousand years of Jewish life. [### Cambridge Histories Online ](http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:cambhist) Online access to all the volumes of the Cambridge Histories series. Religion titles include: The Cambridge History of the Bible, The Cambridge History of Christianity, The Cambridge History of Islam, The Cambridge History of Judaism. [### Henkind Talmud Text Databank ](http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990090837780203941/catalog) Integrates three Judaic studies databases: 1) The Sol and Evelyn Henkind Talmud Text Databank; 2) The Index of References Dealing with Talmudic Literature; and 3) Primary Textual Witnesses to Tannaitic Literature. Full text with combined search capability... [### Maʾagarim: Historical dictionary of the Academy of the Hebrew Language ](http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990101284570203941/catalog) Dictionary and text database of Hebrew works from the Dead Sea Scrolls through the eleventh century, with searchable texts, variants, and bibliographic references. [### Otsar ha-ḥokhmah ](http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990126158030203941/catalog) Otzar HaHochma (אוצר החכמה) is a digital library of scanned Judaic texts, including works on the Bible, Talmud, Halakhah, philosophy, and Kabbalah. [### Sefaria ](https://www.sefaria.org/) A free library of Jewish texts, including Tanakh, Midrash, Mishnah, Talmud, Halakhah, and Kabbalah. Sefaria is a non-profit organization. [### Talmud Yerushalmi Citation Database ](https://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/99158081434903941/catalog) Talmud Yerushalmi Citation Database includes the Academy of Hebrew Language's edition of the Talmud Yerushalmi (searchable by column/row, Mischna, word, subject, and comment) and citations to references to the Talmud Yerushalmi in early commentaries... ## Language Dictionaries [### Maʾagarim: Historical dictionary of the Academy of the Hebrew Language ](http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990101284570203941/catalog) Dictionary and text database of Hebrew works from the Dead Sea Scrolls through the eleventh century, with searchable texts, variants, and bibliographic references. ## Reference Sources [### Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion ]() A guide to Judaism with information on every aspect of Jewish belief and practice,ancient and modern. [### Encyclopaedia Judaica ]() Online version of Encyclopaedia Judaica,2nd. ed.,published in print in 2007. This encyclopedia covers all aspects of Jewish history and culture in the Diaspora and in Israel from ancient times to the 20th century. [### Encyclopedia of Ancient History ](https://hollis.harvard.edu/permalink/f/1lqd3jo/01HVD_ALMA512668566960003941) Online version of thirteen volume Encyclopedia of Ancient History .The entries cover the entire Mediterranean world from the late Bronze Age through the seventh century CE. Content is regularly updated and expanded. [### Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics ](http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990138025850203941/catalog) The Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics offers a systematic and comprehensive treatment of all aspects of the history and study of the Hebrew language from its earliest attested form to the present day. [### Encyclopedia of Religion ](http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/99153832215203941/catalog) The second edition of a classic reference work covering all aspects of religion. Emphasis is on religion's role in everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture. Articles with bibliographies are authored by scholars of religion. [### Encyclopedia of Religion in America ](https://hvd.userservices.exlibrisgroup.com/view/action/uresolver.do?operation=resolveService&package_service_id=32393293110003941&institutionId=3941&customerId=3940) Encyclopedia of Religion in America examines how religious history and practices are woven into the political, social, cultural, and historical landscape of North America. Covers early European settlement to the present day. [### Mafteaḥ ha-sifrut ʻal meḳorot Ḥazal :Index of references dealing with Talmudic literature ](http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990093187740203941/catalog) Locate references to Mishnah, Tosefta, Babylonian Talmud and Talmud Yerushalmi in literature. [### Oxford Bibliographies Online ](http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:oxfrdbib) Provides annotated bibliographies of essential literature on various subjects in the humanities and social sciences. Guides are updated quarterly, with entries added yearly to each subject area, as well as revisions to existing entries. [### Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion ](http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990151887690203941/catalog) The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion seeks to provide accurate, scholarly information about the world’s many religions and topics of research and debate. It will grow and evolve continuously, compiling over time an extensive collection of vetted... [### Pluralism Project ](https://pluralism.org/) An ongoing research effort, the Pluralism Project studies and interprets religious diversity and interfaith relations in the United States. The site includes an introduction to the religions of the world through the lens of America, a survey of the...