1. The Saul Lieberman Institute for Talmudic Research
Created through the generosity of the Dr. Bernard Heller Foundation, By
Professor Shamma Friedman, the institute honors the memory of Professor Saul
Lieberman (1898-1983) and strives to attain the high standards of scholarship and
teaching that he set for his students.
The Lieberman Institute specializes in developing modern Electronic Digital research
tools for Talmud study. The Mission of the institute is to continuously develop and
improve our databases that enable sophisticated digital access to the vast wealth of
Talmudic scholarship , and advance Talmudic research with the highest standards of
the digital age To support this goal, the following extensive, computer-based
research tools have been developed:
• The Sol and Evelyn Henkind Talmud Text Data Bank, which includes drawings
from the Lieberman Institute's complete collection of Talmud manuscripts, facsimiles,
photographs, and genizah-fragment photocopies. The computerized data bank
provides scholars with the means to analyze the Talmud's literary and stylistic
features through the breadth and depth of the entire Talmud.
• The Index of References Dealing with Talmudic Literature:
The Index is a comprehensive online research tool directing the user to discussions
and interpretations of Talmudic passages found in both modern academic research
and medieval Talmudic scholarship.
By Supplying scholars with quick and easy access to pertinent information the Index
is revolutionizing Judaic studies research in many ways:
• The Index radically alters old methods of bibliographical searching and brings
Talmudic research up to par with contemporary standards.
• The Index increases the access and exposure to Talmudic scholarship within the
wider field of Judaic studies.
• The index gives researchers access to thousands of references to Talmudic
passages in both modern research and medieval scholarship.
Contact The Lieberman Institute: lieberman.index@gmail.com
Moshe Feifer
The Saul Lieberman Institute of Talmudic Research
mfeifer@gmail.com 972/0- 545-665-870
http://lieberman-index.org
http://eng.liebermaninstitute.org/