עין יעקבThe sefer · “The Well of Yaakov”

The aggadah of the Talmud, gathered in one sefer.

Name: Ein Yaakov · Ohr HaGanuz
Author: Rabbi Yaakov ibn Habib

Ein Yaakov collects the stories, teachings and parables of the Talmud, with their commentaries.

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Line illustration: David’s harp plays by itself in the midnight wind and wakes him to learn. — **Berakhot 1:13**David’s harp plays by itself in the midnight wind and wakes him to learn.

Five centuries

Learned by scholars and by working people alike.

First printed1516

WhereSalonika

Ein Yaakov collects the stories, teachings and parables of the Talmud, with their commentaries. It was compiled by R. Yaakov ibn Chaviv, born in Spain, and completed after his passing by his son, R. Levi ibn Chaviv.

For five centuries it has been learned by scholars and by working people alike, and some shuls still learn it every day.

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The hidden light

Chazal teach that the first light of creation was hidden away for the tzaddikim, and that it is found in the Torah.

Ein Yaakov · Ohr HaGanuz opens the stories of the Talmud so that light can be seen: each story with the mefarshim that show what is inside it.

The mefarshim

One story, and the voices around it.

Open a passage and its commentaries are a tap away, sorted by stream, each with its Hebrew, an English rendering and a link to its source.

NiglehRashi
KabbalahBen Yehoyada · the Chida · the Shelah
ChassidutR. Tzadok HaKohen of Lublin

Over 450 commentary cards from about 64 mefarshim, in the first chapter alone

A passage in the web app with its commentaries open beside it, sorted by stream — **The commentaries**Sorted by stream, each with its Hebrew, an English rendering and its source.

The printed sefer

From the screen to the shelf.

Each Seder will be printed as it is completed, b’ezrat Hashem, beginning with Seder Zeraim and Berakhot.

Proposed design for the printed cover of Ein Yaakov · Ohr HaGanuz — **Proposed design**The cover

Proposed design for the spines of the printed volumes — **Proposed design**The volumes

Partnership

Let the learning carry their name.

Every partner receives a dedication on the website, l’ilui nishmat or l’zechut, seen by everyone who learns. A lasting zechut, renewed each time a passage is opened.

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Line illustration: R. Gamliel’s sons come home late from a wedding feast and ask if they can still say the Shema. — **Berakhot 1:01**R. Gamliel’s sons come home late from a wedding feast and ask if they can still say the Shema.