June 17, 2021
Welcome to the third issue of the Sefaria Scoop, a digest newsletter from Sefaria to catch you up on recent news, additions to our library, and technology updates.
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NEWS
2021 Powered by Sefaria Contest
Use Sefaria's open-source data and API to create something of your own and you could win $5,000! What you create is totally up to you. Submissions are due August 31st. Learn more...
Webinars & Educational Offerings
Sefaria's Learning Department has been busy with a brand new conference, webinars, e-courses, and more! Here's a round-up of some of our recent resources. Read on...
New Sustainers
Over 400 people joined Sefaria's Sustainer community this Shavuot by making a monthly donation. Thank you, Sustainers, for providing the long-term revenue needed to grow the library and ensure continued free access to Jewish texts! Become a Sustainer...
LIBRARY UPDATES
Prof. Saul Lieberman's Tosefta Kifshuta
Thanks to our generous donors, Professor Saul Lieberman's critical edition of the Tosefta and his commentary, Tosefta Kifshuta, are now on Sefaria! Read them side by side...
New Female Scholars
We're delighted to share modern works from female scholars including Dr. Judith Hauptman, Dr. Avivah Zornberg, and our Jewish Women Scholars' Writing Fellows. See the lineup...
More Library Additions
We've added several other new texts to our library, including English translations of works by Ramban, Rashi, Ibn Ezra, and Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto. See the full list...
TECHNOLOGY UPDATES
Manuscripts
Thanks to the National Library of Israel's tremendous work connecting manuscript images to texts, we now offer beautiful images linked to Talmud, Mishnah, and Tanakh in the Sefaria library. Discover manuscripts...
Collections
Gather and organize your own source sheets, as well as those from your favorite Sefaria community members using Collections (the newly improved version of Sefaria Groups!). Make your own collection...
In Case You Missed It
We've made several smaller but just as noteworthy updates, like adding our search-by-topic feature to the Sefaria app. See more tech updates...
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