get_commentaries
Commentaries & connected sources for a passage
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Get commentaries and other sources connected to a passage.
- With commentator (e.g. "Rashi", "Ramban", "Ibn Ezra", "Sforno", "Tosafot", "Or HaChaim", "Onkelos", "Kli Yakar"): returns that commentator's full text on the passage.
- Without commentator: lists all connected sources in a category ("Commentary" by default; also Targum, Midrash, Talmud, Halakhah, Chasidut, Kabbalah, Musar, Jewish Thought, Liturgy, Responsa, Quoting Commentary, …) grouped by work, optionally with text.
Works for Tanakh, Talmud, Mishnah, Rambam, Shulchan Arukh, etc.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ref | string | yes | Passage, e.g. "Genesis 1:1" or "Berakhot 2a". |
| commentator | string | no | Commentator/work name to fetch in full. |
| category | string | no | |
| include_text | boolean | no | Include the text of connected sources (first `limit`). |
| limit | integer | no | |
| language | string | no | |
| vowels | string | no | Hebrew vowels/cantillation: "full" keeps nikud, "none" strips it. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ref": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"description": "Passage, e.g. \"Genesis 1:1\" or \"Berakhot 2a\"."
},
"commentator": {
"description": "Commentator/work name to fetch in full.",
"type": "string"
},
"category": {
"default": "Commentary",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"Commentary",
"Quoting Commentary",
"Targum",
"Midrash",
"Talmud",
"Mishnah",
"Tosefta",
"Halakhah",
"Responsa",
"Chasidut",
"Kabbalah",
"Musar",
"Jewish Thought",
"Liturgy",
"Tanakh",
"Reference",
"Second Temple"
]
},
"include_text": {
"default": false,
"description": "Include the text of connected sources (first `limit`).",
"type": "boolean"
},
"limit": {
"default": 10,
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 30
},
"language": {
"default": "both",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"both",
"hebrew",
"english"
]
},
"vowels": {
"default": "full",
"description": "Hebrew vowels/cantillation: \"full\" keeps nikud, \"none\" strips it.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"full",
"none"
]
}
},
"required": [
"ref"
]
}