The Lieberman Institute's Index of References Dealing with Talmudic Literature is an online database that links Talmudic passages to relevant scholarly discussions and interpretations found in academic research and medieval scholarship. When a user selects a Talmudic passage, the Index provides a list of references to that passage with full bibliographic information and sometimes a direct link. This allows researchers to quickly find discussions of specific Talmudic texts across literature. The Index is regularly updated and revolutionizes research by enabling fast access to pertinent sources. It is seen as an invaluable resource for universities and institutions studying Judaism and related fields.

1. The Lieberman Institute's Index of References Dealing with Talmudic
Literature
The Lieberman Institute's Index of References Dealing with Talmudic Literature is an
online digital resource quickly linking together specific Talmudic passages with directly
relevant scholarly discussions.
What is the Index?
The only research tool of its kind, the Lieberman Institute Index is an extensive online
database enabling access to scholarly writings relating to the texts of Talmudic literature. The
Index offers quick and easy access to discussions and interpretations of Talmudic passages
found in both modern academic research and medieval Talmudic scholarship; the selection of
any Talmudic passage directs the user to the specific references in scholarly books, articles,
and various treatises that discuss that passage.
How does the index work?
When Users select any specific Talmudic passage via http://lieberman-index.org (listed by
chapter and paragraph or folio number and side) they receive a list of references to that
passage in scholarly works providing the full bibliographical information, including title,
author, page number / footnote number, bibliographic information and (when available) a
direct link to the text itself either in full text/PDF form or in a searchable format using open
sources (i.e Hebrewbooks or Google books).
For example, if one is studying Bavli Berakhot 55b’s discourse on dream interpretation, and
wishes to find relevant scholarly works that discuss the ancient view of dreams and its social-
historical context one can easily do so by using the index. After choosing the text in question,
the user is shown relevant traditional and academic works with their bibliographical
information, including specific page and footnote numbers.
In addition to those involved directly in Talmudic studies per se, the index is a vital aid to
those engaged in all Judaic, Ancient near east, Biblical and Second temple studies as well as
comparative religion studies as they relate at times to Talmudic texts, The Index points the
user to the specific articles/books/rabbinic works that discuss a Talmudic passage under
study, thereby lowering a significant barrier that has often prevented those lacking the
requisite expertise to make use of the great strides in modern academic Jewish studies that
have occurred over just the past one hundred years.
The Index includes references to classics such as Lieberman's Tosefta ki-feshuta and J.N.
Epstein's Mavo le-nusaħ ha-Mishna (Introduction to the Mishnaic Text); studies in related
disciplines such as:
Biblical and Talmudic Medicine, The Laws of Qumran, Jewish Women and Divorce; Heresy,
Christianity, and Jewish Identity in Late Antiquity; Jesus, the Sabbath, and Jewish Debate.

2. and updated on a regular basis with the latest scholarship including recent titles such as:
Heger, Women in the Bible, Qumran, and Early Rabbinic Literature (2014), Vidas, Tradition
and the Formation of the Talmud (2014), Secunda, The Iranian Talmud (2014)
Brody, Mishnah and Tosefta Studies (2014), and Secunda, The Iranian Talmud:
Reading the Bavli in its Sasanian Context (2014).
The Index is revolutionizing Judaic Studies research by supplying scholars with quick and
easy access to pertinent information. Preceding the establishment of the index project, the
task of finding specific bibliographical references that today takes minutes would take many
hours or even days of work. The Index radically alters old methods of bibliographical
searching and brings Talmudic research up to par with contemporary standards.
We view The Lieberman Index as an invaluable Electronic resource as part of any
University’s online databases. Some Institutions already utilizing this online research tool
include; Bar Ilan University, Columbia University, UC Berkeley, University of Chicago,
Emory University, Harvard University, Hebrew University, Notre Dame, Northwestern
University, NYU, University of Pennsylvania, Tel Aviv University, University of Vienna
Library & Archives, Yale University, and Yeshiva University.
For further information and subscription application, please contact us at: The Lieberman
Institute: lieberman.index@gmail.com .
Best Regards,
Moshe Feifer
The Saul Lieberman Institute of Talmudic Research
mfeifer@gmail.com 972/0- 545-665-870
http://lieberman-index.org
The Saul Lieberman Institute of Talmudic Research, of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America,
directed by Professor Shamma Friedman, was founded by himin 1985 and is dedicated to the memory of
Professor Saul Lieberman, master of Talmudic Studies in modern times.