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#5262: How the Talmud Outlived Every Book Burning

From the 1242 Paris burning to Sefaria's AI agents, the chain of transmission was never in the books — it was in the network.

Sep 16
#2734: How Hebrew Printing Defied Book Burnings

The first Hebrew printed book dates to 1475 — and it was Rashi’s commentary, not the Bible.

May 10
#1812: When AI Gets a Truth Tether to the Talmud

Sefaria's new MCP server connects AI directly to 2,700 years of Jewish texts, transforming how scholars and curious learners study ancient literature.

Mar 31
#1176: Can AI Resurrect the Digital Tombstones in Our Archives?

Stop saving "digital tombstones." Discover how AI and new scanning tech are turning static images into searchable, computable knowledge graphs.

Mar 14
#1031: The Clothes of Language: The Evolution of Hebrew & Aramaic

Think the Hebrew Bible always looked like it does today? We explore the radical transformation of the Jewish script and the survival of Aramaic.

Mar 8