Judaic Studies Subject Guide — Digitized Manuscripts

Digital access to the complete corpus of existing Hebrew manuscripts-not yet completed but accessible and growing.

Genizah fragments, manuscripts and early printings as well as other books and documents related to Judaism and Jews.

The Hebraic Section of the Library of Congress houses some 230 manuscripts written in Hebrew and in cognate languages such as Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-Persian, and Yiddish. It is a highly diverse collection with materials ranging from rabbinic responsa and commentary to poetry, Jewish magic, and folk medicine, and together they offer a rich, often intimate glimpse into Jewish life over the centuries.