Sefaria source sheets are a powerful tool for learners and teachers of all backgrounds and levels. They are easy to make, are a means to collect and organize a variety of types of material, and can be shared in the Sefaria library.
For an introduction, watch the video.
Step-by-step instructions follow below.
1) Start a new sheet:
Creating a sheet is basically creating your own web page. It gives you a blank digital space where you can collect sources, make notes for yourself, or create multi-media resources to share with others.
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From your account page, click on “Sheets” and then “Create a Source Sheet”.
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Click on the title to enter editing mode. Type the name of your new source sheet.
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Click the blue save button in the top right corner. After the initial save, the source sheet will save automatically.
2) Now you’re ready to start adding materials to your sheet!
Sefaria offers a number of ways to add to your sheet. The instructions below will take you through the different techniques!
Add a source from within Sefaria’s library to your sheet:
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Select “Source” from the menu of choices that appears underneath the sheet title.
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Type your source (1) or browse sources (2).
3. If you are browsing, select the source and it will appear in your source sheet.
4. You can also add a source by clicking on “Insert”. This includes the option to add an entire parasha.
Add a text from outside Sefaria:
Anything that is available digitally - on a webpage, in a database, or on your computer - or anything that you can type out, can be added to a sheet.
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Select “Text”.
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Choose language and layout.
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Enter the text (type or copy and paste).
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Click “Add to Sheet”.
Add a comment:
Your comment might be your thoughts about a source, background information or context, or questions or instructions for your students or audience.
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Select “Comment”.
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Enter your comment (type or copy and paste).
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3. Click “Add to Sheet”.
Add media to your sheet:
Make your sheet more dynamic and engaging by adding an image, audio, or video!
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Select “Media”.
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For an image, type the URL of the image into the bar or click on “Upload an Image” and add it from your computer.
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To add a YouTube video, enter the URL of the video and click “Add to Sheet”. You can do the same with SoundCloud or an MP3.
Add a connected text to your sheet:
Once a text from the Sefaria library has been added to a source sheet, you can easily add any text from the Sefaria library that is connected to the text on your sheet.
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Click on the text to select it. Options for adding to your source sheet will appear below. An extra option, “connection” will be available to you.
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Click “connection”. All of the connections available in the Sefaria database will be listed.
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Click the connection or connections that you would like to add. Click “Add to Sheet.”
3) Share what you’ve created:
Sefaria users consistently tell us that they value the materials they find on the site. Join our vibrant community of sheet creators by making your sheets public, and by adding tags and a summary so that the materials you share are maximally useful to other members of our community.
Click on the “Share” button in the upper right-hand corner to open the form.
2. Write a summary of your sheet, add tags, and choose whether or not to list the sheet publicly on Sefaria.
3. Click “Save” when you are done. (You can always open the form again to make changes by clicking on the “Share” button.)
Now that you have the basics, you can make your first source sheet.
Need help? Email Rachel at [email protected].