Even if you have no previous computer experience you will find it easy to master the Bar Ilan Responsa database. The release of version 18+ of the Bar Ilan Responsa project comes with a long list of newly entered Torah literature and software enhancements. A complete list of all literature include in the database can be found here. The software has a full English interface and has a very responsive technical support team. Personal instruction on how to use the software is available upon request. The latest software includes the following features:
The ability to copy and save all texts in the database for possible use in a word-processor
The ability to print all texts in the database
Fast text retrieval
The availability of sophisticated search techniques
Fast texts display with easy browsing capabilities
Sophisticated linguistic tools on the Hebrew language making text retrieval more efficient
Saving text or search results to a file and/or printing them in a variety of formats
Hyperlinks between databases
Topics index of selected responsa
Index of all major Torah journals published in the past 30 years
The ability to add personal notes (annotations) and links to the text
Built-in encyclopedic references – (Talmudic concepts, Biographies of Amoraim and Tannaim, Holiday Customs)
A biographic reference in Enlglish of most of the authors of the texts included in the Bar Ilan Responsa Project
A tool that calculates the gematria (numerical value) of any word or phrase of your choice and finds all biblical words, phrases or verses that have the same gematria.
Perform vocalized text (Nikud) searches in Tanach
Display texts by entering their references
A software interface that can switch between English, Hebrew and French
System Requirements: The following hardware and software are necessary to run the Global Jewish Database:
