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

from the comfort of your home.

 

The library contains over 40,000 Judaic books (Seforim) appearing on the screen in their original format.

The database includes scanned books and manuscripts encompassing all realms of Judaism, from ancient times to the modern period.

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 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.

Technical Details

The library offers the following search options:

Search by title, author or year of publication.

Text search by word, word combinations, etc.

Advanced search options including full and omitted spelling, word spacing, etc.

Subject search with a wide range of topics. For example: Ashkenazi communities, Messiah, the Commentaries of the Haggadah, Halakhah of Torah studies, etc.

Unique features available in the software

Downloading of books to PC.

Adding personal notes (annotations) and links to the text.

Printing parts of the books in a variety of formats.

Otzar HaHochma is available in two formats

External hard-drive with USB port.

An online version