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# Sefaria
_Nonprofit / Open Data / Jewish Educational Technology_
Sefaria is dedicated to building the future of Jewish learning in an open and participatory way. We are creating a free living library of Jewish texts and their interconnections - Bible, Talmud, Midrash, Chasidut, Kabbalah, Liturgy, Responsa... Our goal is to support learners, educators, and developers by providing open access to our digital texts and tools that enable new forms of engagement with this ancient tradition.
## Resources Offered
### Open Texts
Access to thousands of Jewish texts in Hebrew and in translation, which are made available via a Creative Commons license.
### API
Sefaria offers a powerful API that allows developers to create apps and integrate with the platform to bring Jewish texts to new audiences.
### Source Sheets
Users can create source sheets using Sefaria’s texts for educational or personal study, fostering community engagement and collaborative learning.
### Learning Tools
Interactive tools that help individuals and educators explore Jewish texts and their commentaries in depth.
### Community Support
A platform for users to contribute translations, corrections, and annotations to improve the quality and breadth of available texts.
## Data Sets
Comprehensive datasets of Jewish texts that can be used in machine learning to analyze linguistic patterns, cultural insights, or historical trends within Jewish literature.
## Contributions to the Community
- **Educational Outreach:** Providing educators with resources and tools to bring Jewish texts into the classroom in dynamic ways.
- **Research Enablement:** Offering datasets and tools that assist scholars in conducting textual analysis, comparative studies, and historical research.
- **Cultural Preservation:** Digitizing and preserving Jewish texts, many of which are rare or out of print, ensuring they remain accessible to future generations.
## Innovation and Development
- **Machine Learning Projects:** Collaborating on projects that use AI to translate, analyze, and categorize Jewish texts.
- **Open Source Development:** Encouraging the tech community to contribute to Sefaria’s platform, ensuring that it remains cutting-edge and community-driven.
- **Digital Humanities Advancement:** Playing a pioneering role in the integration of traditional texts with modern technology, advancing the field of digital humanities.
## How to Get Involved
- **Data Utilization:** Encouraging developers and researchers to utilize our datasets for innovative projects.
- **Contributions:** Welcoming translations, annotations, and textual corrections from users.
- **Development:** Open call for developers to contribute to our codebase, enhancing the Sefaria platform.
## Contact Information
- **Website:** [Sefaria's Website](https://www.sefaria.org)
- **API Docs:** [Project Github Repo](https://github.com/Sefaria/Sefaria-Project)
- **Email:** [email protected] for collaborations and support. |