Category Archives: Technology

The Talmud in the Digital Age: Fragments From the Cutting Room Floor- Shai Secunda and Elli Fischer

Posted on September 13, 2012 by

The most recent issue of the Jewish Review of Books is now on the stands and online. On the cover of the magazine there is an endearing drawing (below) by Mark Anderson of three cheder kids completely entranced by an … Continue reading →

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Updates to the Lieberman Databases

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

I can’t claim to be much of a sports guy. Yes, I enjoy running, and I joined a makeshift ultimate frisbee team at my highschool for a couple of months (we were doomed from the get go- when it came … Continue reading →

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Some Useful New Websites

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

Some new sites have gone up over the past couple of weeks that might be of use to our readers. The first, brought to our attention by Talmud Blog reader and commentor Zohar, is the Israel National Library’s new website … Continue reading →

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Between Words and Ideas in the Reading of The Bavli

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

Amidst much fanfare, immigration lawyer and daf-yomi class teacher Daniel Retter published his index of the Babylonian Talmud, dubbed HaMafteach in both Hebrew and in English. As someone who often studies Talmud on the Sabbath and misses the various digital search … Continue reading →

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Talking about a Revolution

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

In the wake of the Artscroll dinner a few nights ago, there has been lots of chatter about a mega-app recently developed for the Artscroll Schottenstein Talmud. Yesterday, Artscroll released an over-the-top, hyperbolic clip that shows some of the amazing … Continue reading →

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The Walking Book

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

The other week, Leil Leibovitz lodged a complaint against the e-sefer and bemoaned the way that the iPad and its peers strip away the sense of holiness from the traditional experience of studying Talmud. Leibovitz laments the loss of the … Continue reading →

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From the Pages of Haaretz

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

One of the best parts of the holiday season here in Israel is that the local papers have to put out more supplemental material to keep everyone occupied. In addition to the regular weekend magazines, each holiday gets its own special … Continue reading →

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Digitization at JTS

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

In a comment a few posts ago, JTS’ new digitization project was brought to the attention of the Talmud Blog by the indefatigable maven of online resources, S. Luckily, I’ve been working out of the JTS library for the past couple … Continue reading →

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Upgrades to the Talmud Yerushalmi Database

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

Now’s the time to subscribe to Netanya College’s Yerushalmi Database (מערכת מאגרי המידע של התלמוד הירושלמי), mentioned by Amit last week. Moshe Pinchuk, the site’s manager, just sent out an email informing subscribers that the database has been updated. The … Continue reading →

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Some Notes and Questions on Digitization (Around the Web- September 5, 2011)

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

The Sunday Book Review of the New York Times ran an article yesterday by Lev Grossman on the place of the e-book in relation to the scroll and codex. Grossman outlines what he sees as the weaknesses in reading from digital … Continue reading →

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