The Responsa project

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Title

The Responsa project [electronic resource].

Published

[Ramat Gan, Israel] : Bar Ilan University Responsa Project.

Extent

Began in Janurary 2007.

Local Notes

Primary remote access for Yale University authorized users is through EZproxy; resource may also be accessed through Yale’s Virtual Private Network (VPN).

Access is available to the Yale community.

Notes

Title from home page (viewed Sept. 8, 2009).

Contents mostly in Hebrew; choice of interface languages: English, Hebrew, or French.

Type of File

Electronic text (HTML) and search engine.

Access and use

Limited to 10 simultaneous users.

Access restricted by licensing agreement.

Summary

A collection of Jewish texts in Hebrew, which embody thousands of years of Jewish learning. Covers Responsa Literature - rabbinic case-law rulings which represent the historical-sociological milieu of real-life situations; the Bible, the Talmud and their principal commentaries; works about Jewish law and customs; codes of Jewish law, such as Maimonides' Mishneh Torah and the Shulchan Aruch with its principal commentaries; midrashim, Zohar, etc. Also includes the Entsiḳlopedyah Talmudit.

Former titles

Online responsa project <Dec. 3, 2007->

Variant and related titles

Also known as: Bar Ilan University Responsa project

Also known as: Global Jewish database

Also known as: Bar Ilan Responsa

Also called: Judaic Responsa

Also known as: Projet Responsa en ligne

Also known as: Proyeḳṭ ha-shut ha-meḳuṿan

‪Also known as‪: פרוייקט השו"ת המקוון

Entsiḳlopedyah Talmudit.

אנציקלופדיה תלמודית.