Treasure Chest of Jewish Knowledge
A Classic 3 Program Collection!
CD-ROMs for Windows and Macintosh
>From Davka Corporation, (2004)
Website: www.davka.com
Reviewed by Rochelle Caviness - July 1, 2004
The Treasure Chest of Jewish Knowledge is an outstanding collection essential programs that are accessible to the entire family. This collection includes three complete programs:
CD-ROM Bible that includes the complete Hebrew text of the Tanach along with an English translation. Also included are Rashi's commentaries on the Chumash, in Hebrew only. An added feature of this program is that this CD Bible is fully searchable, and you can cut and paste text to other programs.
The Book of Legends, edited by Hayim Nahman Bialik and Yehoshua Hana Ravnitzky. The Schocken Press' English translation of Sefer Ha-Aggadah.
All About Judaism - a reference guide that consists of three books, the Encyclopedia of Judaism, the Jewish Primer, and the Dictionary of Jewish Biography.
In addition to being in the Treasure Chest of Jewish Knowledge, each of these programs can also be purchases individually. For a complete review on each of these three programs, click on the title, above, of the program you are interested in learning more about.
Combined, these three essential programs, serve as an outstanding resource for students of all ages and as an invaluable reference for use in any home or school. Each of the these programs comes on its own CD-ROM disc and all three programs can be run on PCs running Windows 98/ME/XP/2000 as well as with Macintosh running Systems 9.1 or higher.
The Treasure Chest of Jewish Knowledge is an outstanding collection that is a must for every home, library, and school. The programs are all easy to use, and they provide a wealth of information and convenient access to some essential texts. Best of all, these programs can be used by individuals of any age or level of education from beginner to advanced scholar. Highly recommend!
Related Reviews:
All About Judaism
Three reference books on one CD - The Encyclopedia of Judaism, The Jewish Primer, and The Dictionary of Jewish Biography.
The Holy Scriptures: CD-ROM Bible
The entire text of the Tanach (Old Testament), in Hebrew, and accompanied by a English translation. Rashi's commentaries, in Hebrew only, on the Chumash (the Torah, i.e., the First Five Books of the Bible) are also included in this edition of the Bible.
