# Sefaria Jewish Library

> Use this tool when you need to access traditional Jewish texts and commentaries to enhance religious study, scholarly research, or educational conversations. It retrieves Hebrew and English texts, weekly Torah portions, and related commentaries through the Sefaria.org API, providing valuable insights and context. The server accepts text references as input and returns associated commentaries as output, making it a valuable resource for AI assistants in Jewish studies and education.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/opentorah-ai-sefaria-jewish-library  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/opentorah-ai-sefaria-jewish-library

## Description

Sefaria Jewish Library MCP Server provides AI assistants with access to Jewish texts and commentaries through the Sefaria.org API. Built with Python 3.12, it enables retrieval of Hebrew and English texts, weekly Torah portions (Parasha), and related commentaries. The server exposes tools for fetching specific text references and their associated commentaries, making it valuable for religious study, scholarly research, and educational contexts where access to traditional Jewish texts enhances the conversation experience.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.50
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-04-25

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/opentorah-ai-sefaria-jewish-library)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/opentorah-ai/mcp-sefaria-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "opentorah-ai-sefaria-jewish-library"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/opentorah-ai-sefaria-jewish-library` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/opentorah-ai-sefaria-jewish-library/pull`

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