Jewish & Torah Tech Projects

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A curated collection of technological projects for Jewish religious life — AI tools, Hebrew calendar utilities, text study platforms, MCP servers, home automation, and more.

Disambiguation

This list focuses on projects specifically intended for religiously observant Jews, rather than general Israel/Israeli tech projects. Projects are included without regard to the specific type of Judaism practiced by, or envisioned by, the project maintainers.

Disclaimer: Inclusion in this list does not constitute an endorsement of any project, product, or service. This is a community resource list provided for informational purposes only. Users should evaluate each project independently before use.

Contents


AI Chatbots & Assistants

ProjectDescription
AI TorahAI-powered Torah learning platform with personalized paths, interactive tutors, and multilingual access
Beit Midrash OnlineLearning Torah with an AI partner
ChavrutAIWeb app making the Talmud more accessible through a digital interface
Jewish AI Assistant System PromptsSystem prompts for AI tools which may be useful for Jewish users
Jude the Judaic ChatBotLocal AI Judaic study assistant using Sefaria corpus and Ollama, with Hebrew support and source linking
Kol HaTorahAn AI chat that knows all of the Torah
Kosher AIAI assistant for Jewish life
KosherGPTGPT-powered assistant for kosher and Jewish topics
Lashon Hara ChatbotPrototype chat UI for lashon hara Q&A
Rabbi AIAI-powered chatbot providing Jewish wisdom and Torah knowledge with verified source citations
RabbinaAI-generated insights on Torah, Talmud, Kabbalah, and Jewish teachings
Rav ChatAI assistant for Torah study
Rebbe.ioAI-powered rabbi providing Torah insights and halacha answers
ChatTorahAI-powered Torah chat platform
Torah ChatMobile app with AI assistant for Jewish texts, calendar, and prayers
Torah ScholarAI-powered Jewish text research — search Tanach, Talmud, and commentaries
Torah Study AIAI study partner for Torah with real sources in every answer

AI Transcription

ProjectDescription
Sofer.aiAI transcription service for shiurim with multilingual support (English, Hebrew, Aramaic, Yiddish)
soferai-openapiOpenAPI specification for the Sofer.Ai API

AI Evaluation & Development

ProjectDescription
Torah EvalOpen source evaluation framework for Torah questions
Torah ProductionProduction version of Torah AI

Custom GPTs

Custom GPTs built on OpenAI's ChatGPT platform. Inclusion is not an endorsement.

GPTDescription
Halacha TranslatorGPT for translating halachic concepts
Kosher KitchenGPT for kosher cooking assistance
Shabbat Time FinderGPT for finding Shabbat times
Yalkut Yosef ScholarGPT for Yalkut Yosef halachic rulings

APIs & Developer Resources

ResourceDescription
Hebcal APIJewish calendar API with holidays, zmanim, and more
Hebcal Developer APIsAdditional Hebcal developer resources and endpoints
Sefaria APIREST API for accessing Sefaria's library of Jewish texts
TorahCalc APIAPI for Torah-related calculations and conversions
Yafutzu Torah APIFree public API for daily Jewish learning — Chitas, Rambam, and Chassidut texts

Calendar & Zmanim Libraries

See also: Hebrew Calendar Resources for a dedicated list of Hebrew calendar tools.

ProjectDescription
HebcalA perpetual Jewish calendar
hebcal-es6Modern ES6 JavaScript library for Hebrew calendar calculations
hebcal-goA perpetual Jewish calendar (Go)
Hebcal REST APIJewish holidays and Hebrew calendar as RSS, CSV, FullCalendar.io objects, and more
hdate-jsConverts between Hebrew and Gregorian dates using Rata Die algorithm
Hebrew-Date-KDE-WidgetKDE Plasma widget displaying the current Hebrew date
jewish-dateJavaScript library for Jewish/Hebrew date conversion
jewish-zmanimTypeScript library for calculating Jewish halachic times — sunrise, Shema, Mincha, Shabbat entry/exit, and more
KosherJava ZmanimComprehensive Java library for calculating zmanim (halachic times)
KosherZmanimJavaScript/TypeScript library for calculating zmanim
MMM-HebrewCalendarMagicMirror module for displaying the Hebrew calendar
myHebrewDatesTrack and get reminders for Hebrew date anniversaries (yahrzeits, birthdays, etc.)
py-libhdatePython bindings for libhdate, providing Hebrew calendar and zmanim
pyluachPython library for Jewish calendar dates
TorahCalcTools for biblical/Talmudic unit conversions, gematria, Hebrew calendar, and zmanim

Daily Learning

ProjectDescription
Daf HaChaimA unique visual Daf Yomi learning experience
HaLomeidCalm, offline-first app for maintaining a daily Torah learning habit through scheduled study units
hebcal-learningDaily learning schedules: Daf Yomi, Mishna Yomi, Nach Yomi, and more
torah-dlLibrary and tool for downloading media and content from Torah websites

Datasets

Datasets for training and fine-tuning AI models on Jewish texts.

DatasetDescription
Sefaria English LibrarySefaria's English-language Jewish text library on Hugging Face
Sefaria Hebrew LibrarySefaria's Hebrew-language Jewish text library on Hugging Face

Development Components

ProjectDescription
react-jewish-datepickerReact component for Jewish date picker

Home Assistant & Smart Home

ProjectDescription
Home Assistant Jewish CalendarOfficial Home Assistant integration for Jewish calendar sensors
HA-Shabbat-DashboardHome Assistant Shabbat Dashboard
Home-Assistant-Shabbat-Yom-TomHome Assistant integration for Shabbat and Yom Tov
Jewish-Sabbaths-HolidaysHome Assistant integration for Jewish Sabbaths and Holidays
shabbat-cardAnimated Shabbat/Yom Tov status card for Home Assistant with sun-driven sky, melting candle, and progress tracking
Awesome Israeli & Jewish Home AssistantCurated list of Israeli/Jewish Home Assistant projects

Jewish Texts & Study Tools

ProjectDescription
Gemara NavigatorUnified Gemara navigation throughout Shas of Sefaria, Torat Emet, Vilna Daf, and Dafyomi Kollel
OtzariaA modern app that brings the Jewish library to every device
Parsha MapInteractive Torah portions on an ancient Near East map with historical context and territory overlays
Sefer GraphTorah citation knowledge graph — 1.9M+ citations via MCP
Sefaria ExportExports of Sefaria texts and data for training and analysis
Sefaria MobileSefaria for iOS and Android
Sefaria ProjectNew interfaces for Jewish texts — open source platform with extensive API
Shnayim Mikraשניים מקרא ואחד תרגום

Kosher / Kashrut

ProjectDescription
KashrutMapMap of kosher establishments
mitzvot_apiAPI for mitzvot information

MCP Servers (Model Context Protocol)

MCP servers enable large language models to access Jewish texts, calendars, and religious data programmatically.

ProjectDescription
Hebcal MCPHebrew calendar and zmanim calculations via MCP
Otzaria MCP ServerMCP server making the Jewish library accessible to LLMs with full-text search
Sefer GraphTorah citation knowledge graph — 1.9M+ citations via MCP
Sefaria MCP Server (CharmingSteve)MCP server for accessing Sefaria texts, commentaries, and learning schedules
Sefaria MCP Server (Sivan22)MCP server for accessing Sefaria texts
Zmanim MCP ServerMCP server for calculating Jewish prayer times (zmanim) for any location

NLP & Text Analysis

ProjectDescription
Talmud NLP IndexerNLP system for programmatically indexing and tagging the Talmud with extensive gazetteers

Shabbat Tools

ProjectDescription
hebcal-shabbat-emailWeekly Shabbat times email subscription management for hebcal.com
Pause for ShabbatSets up an email autoresponder (Outlook) automatically for Shabbat
Shabbat BlockerJavaScript file that blocks usage on Shabbat
Shabbat TimetableUniversal Shabbat prayer timetable generator — auto-fetches candle lighting, zmanim, parasha from Hebcal API

Weekly Parshah

ProjectDescription
Parsha MapInteractive Torah portions on an ancient Near East map with historical context and territory overlays
Shnayim Mikraשניים מקרא ואחד תרגום

Resource Lists

ProjectDescription
awesome-jewish-githubAwesome list of Jewish-related GitHub projects
awesome-torahCurated list of projects related to Limud Torah and Kiyum Mitzvos
Hebrew Calendar ResourcesCurated list of Hebrew calendar tools, libraries, and APIs

Contributing

This is a non-exhaustive list and will be updated from time to time. If you know of a project that should be included here, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This resource list is provided for informational purposes.