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Welcome to Otzar HaHochma,

Otzar HaHochma is the world's largest digital library of Judaic books (Seforim)

from the comfort of your home.

Otzar HaHochma was originally established as a publisher of ancient and rare books in Jerusalem. It has developed over the years into a world-renowned digital library of more than 40,000 books in all realms of Judaism, from ancient times to the modern period. The books are scanned, page after page, in their original format.

The efforts of a first-rate team of Jewish studies scholars and premier IT-Professionals have built the most comprehensive digital database of books (e-books) in the fields of Jewish studies. Otzar HaHochma's sophisticated search engine based on Optical Character Recognition (OCR) with a very high precision rate is the optimal tool for browsing the library.

Otzar HaHochma adheres to the relevant publication rights. First and rare editions were included in accordance with applicable copyright laws and new works were added with the permission of relevant authors and publishers.

Otzar HaHochma serves scholars in all fields of Jewish studies:   

Bible and its Commentaries throughout the ages.

Tannaitic literature including Mishnah, Tosefta, Midrash Halakhah and Aggadah as well as their Commentaries.

Talmudic literature from both Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmuds and their Commentaries, as well as Geonic works.

Halakhah and Customs from the Rishonim and Acharonim, as well as Responsa Literature.

Jewish Philosophy from medieval Maimonides to the modern period.

Kabbalah and Hasidism including liturgical writings, sermons etc.

Modern scholarship in Jewish history, Hebrew linguistics, Jewish psychology, family studies, information science, etc.

With Otzar HaHochma you benefit from:

  • Easy access to more than 40,000 books
  • A sophisticated search engine
  • clear and true-to-life bookimage
  • User-friendly interface
  • Hyper-linking and instant browsing in and amongst books.
  • first editions, rare publications, memorial volumes, journals etc.
  • An unparalleled research experience with a wide range of options which will immensely enhance the work of Jewish studies researchers, scholars and academics.
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