Client Downloads
This state-of-the-art, remote access collection of electronic resources is made possible through the generosity of Mr. Reuben Feinberg & The Joseph and Bessie Feinberg Foundation.
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If you are experiencing difficulty using the Feinberg E-Collection read our frequently asked questions or you can fill out our help form. In order for us to better assist you, please be sure to describe your problem as accurately as possible.
Feinberg E-collection
The Feinberg E-Collection contains the full-text to nearly 16,000 books and 25,000 articles in the area of Jewish studies.
All the databases in this collection are, with the exception of Hebrew Books, for the exclusive use of Spertus Institute students, faculty and Spertus members. If you've forgotten your login or password, please email the library.
When you sign up for membership during normal business hours Monday through Friday, you will receive an email within 48 hours of joining with your login and password.
IMPORTANT: You must download the client before accessing any of the available resources. See column to the right titled "client downloads."
Available Resources Hebrew Books (see below)
Encyclopedia Judaica
New Version
Version 2
This upgraded edition of the classic Jewish resource was released in December 2006. It incorporates three decades of changes and the latest scholarship. Included are more than 21,000 signed entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion, written by American, Israeli, and European subject specialists. Nearly half of the entries are updated and 2,600 are new. Also includes all yearbooks and decennials, and a rich media gallery of pictures, audio and video.
Bar Ilan Responsa
This database includes the full text of the Bible and its principal commentaries, the Babylonian Talmud with Rashi's commentary and Tosafot, the Jerusalem Talmud, the Mishneh Torah of Maimonides, Shulchan Aruch with commentaries, Midrashim, and hundreds of books of responsa.
PC users require an ActiveX plugin (for Internet Explorer) which you'll be prompted to download when you first use this new version. Download this help page (.pdf) for plug-in installation instructions. Mac support has been tested successfully using Firefox in the latest versions of OS X.
To see a list of texts included in this database click here.
Click here to see a map of a Hebrew keyboard.
Help: Download this help page (.pdf) for plug-in installation instructions.
Judaic and Soncino Classics Libraries
Version 2.2
Searchable full-text database of more than 50 basic books of the Bible, Talmud, Commentaries, Ethics, and Mysticism, in Hebrew and English.
To see a list of texts in Judaic Classics click here.
To see a list of texts in Soncino Classics click here.
Help: Download this short help page (.pdf) to use with Judaic and Soncino Classics.
DBS Torah CD-ROM Library
Version 12
Contains 512 books, including: Bible, Talmud, and Commentaries, Midrash, Ethics, and Mysticism. Searching and display is in Hebrew only.
To see a list of texts included in this database click here.
Click here to see a map of a Hebrew keyboard.
Bible Works
Version 6.
BibleWorks is a multi-lingual Bible software program, that contains the Hebrew, Greek, and Septuagint Bibles, as well as translations in English, German, Spanish, and many other languages.
instructions for searching in Hebrew
For a list of books included in this database click here.
Index to Jewish Periodicals
Volumes 26-44
Indexes more than 150 English-language periodicals of Jewish interest, covering the years 1988-2006. Includes a search engine that allows you to search by author, title, publication, date, keyword, etc.
Hebrew Books
Hebrew Books, which contains the full-text to 15,000 Hebrew books and journals, with an emphasis on Talmudic commentaries, rabbinic responsa, and Americana (i.e., books written by American rabbis). It is fully-searchable by author, title, subject and keyword, and displays the actual page image of each work.
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