A Sneak Peek at the Tagged Tanakh

Just in time for the New Year! At long last, we can share with the world a taste of the Tagged Tanakh (TT) prototype!

The JPS Technical Advisory Board and our Tech Team developed the Tagged Tanakh prototype from January-June of 2009. Core functionality like viewing the English version of the Jewish Bible, adding and viewing tags and remarks, as well as basic moderation and content aggregation are now operational.

Social networking features and integration of third party data sets, Hebrew text, and overall optimization and security issues still need to be addressed. User testing with Jewish professionals was conducted this summer to learn more about what worked, what needs improvement, and where we should go next.

As the venture capital world likes to say, we are now in the Mezzanine Level. We’re very proud of our work and eager to hear your first impressions.

Here’s a rough cut of the video demonstration of the TT followed by some screenshots that highlight particular features of the prototype.

Tagged Tanakh Prototype Demonstration from JPSInteractive on Vimeo.

Search the NJPS English translation of the Bible by book or by weekly reading:

Search the Tagged Tanakh for terms found in Torah or contributed by other users:

View tag clouds for particular books or weekly readings of the Bible:

Follow topics of interest by creating custom feeds that aggregate content by user, tag, or standing within the community:



Continue the age-old tradition of commentary and debate around the words of Torah:

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