# Shafeh.org

> Shafeh.org is a Torah learning platform offering free, public access to Tanach (the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible), Tehillim (Psalms), a Jewish calendar with zmanim (prayer times) and candle lighting times, a library of Torah apps and mobile tools, a curated Hebrew Books proxy of HebrewBooks.org, recorded Torah lectures (shiurim), a seforim catalog, and seasonal campaign pages for Jewish initiatives like Mivtza Matzah and Mivtza Purim. The site is operated by Anash and serves both English-speaking and Hebrew-reading audiences worldwide. All content described below is publicly accessible without an account.

The canonical domain is `https://shafeh.org`. Campaign sub-domains (`mivtzamatzah.com`, `mivtzapurim.org`, `igudanash.com`) host narrower slices of the same content and redirect/restrict to campaign pages — for general crawling, prefer `shafeh.org`.

## URL conventions

- All routes use lowercase ASCII with hyphens (not underscores) for word separators in paths: `/daven-for-eretz-yisroel`, `/name-pesukim`, `/mivtza-matza`.
- Tanach book slugs are Ashkenazi transliterations: `bereishis`, `shemos`, `vayikra`, `bamidbar`, `devarim` (not "genesis"/"exodus").
- Tehillim chapters are 1–150: `/tehillim/1` … `/tehillim/150`. Ranges use a hyphen: `/tehillim/range/120-134`.
- Calendar dates use ISO `YYYY-MM-DD` in the path: `/calendar/day/2026-05-26`. The calendar is mathematical and supports any Gregorian date — far-future and far-past dates render real Hebrew-date conversions — but for typical citations, prefer dates within a few centuries of the present.
- Hebrew letter slugs (Name Pesukim, Megillah readings) use ASCII transliterations: `alef`, `bet`, `gimel`, `dalet`, `hei`, `vav`, `zayin`, `chet`, `tet`, `yud`, `kaf`, `lamed`, `mem`, `nun`, `samech`, `ayin`, `pei`, `tzadi`, `kuf`, `reish`, `shin`, `tav`.
- JSON endpoints have explicit suffixes: `/calendar/zmanim-data`, `/calendar/candle-lighting-data`, `/calendar/month-data`, `/calendar/cities`. Default format is HTML unless noted.

## Tanach (Hebrew Bible)

The full 24 books of Tanach with Hebrew text and trop (cantillation marks), organized into Torah, Nevi'im (Prophets), and Kesuvim (Writings).

- [Tanach index](https://shafeh.org/tanach): Browse all 24 seforim grouped by Torah / Nevi'im / Kesuvim with Hebrew names and transliterations.
- [Bereishis (Genesis)](https://shafeh.org/tanach/bereishis): Chapter grid for the first book of the Torah.
- [Shemos (Exodus)](https://shafeh.org/tanach/shemos): Chapter grid.
- [Vayikra (Leviticus)](https://shafeh.org/tanach/vayikra): Chapter grid.
- [Bamidbar (Numbers)](https://shafeh.org/tanach/bamidbar): Chapter grid.
- [Devarim (Deuteronomy)](https://shafeh.org/tanach/devarim): Chapter grid.
- [Yehoshua (Joshua)](https://shafeh.org/tanach/yehoshua), [Shoftim (Judges)](https://shafeh.org/tanach/shoftim), [Shmuel (Samuel I+II combined)](https://shafeh.org/tanach/shmuel), [Melachim (Kings I+II combined)](https://shafeh.org/tanach/melachim), [Yeshayahu (Isaiah)](https://shafeh.org/tanach/yeshayahu), [Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah)](https://shafeh.org/tanach/yirmiyahu), [Yechezkel (Ezekiel)](https://shafeh.org/tanach/yechezkel), [Trei Asar (Twelve Minor Prophets)](https://shafeh.org/tanach/trei-asar): Books of Nevi'im.
- [Tehillim (Psalms)](https://shafeh.org/tanach/tehillim), [Mishlei (Proverbs)](https://shafeh.org/tanach/mishlei), [Iyov (Job)](https://shafeh.org/tanach/iyov), [Shir Hashirim (Song of Songs)](https://shafeh.org/tanach/shir-hashirim), [Rus (Ruth)](https://shafeh.org/tanach/rus), [Eichah (Lamentations)](https://shafeh.org/tanach/eichah), [Koheles (Ecclesiastes)](https://shafeh.org/tanach/koheles), [Esther](https://shafeh.org/tanach/esther), [Daniel](https://shafeh.org/tanach/daniel), [Ezra-Nechemiah](https://shafeh.org/tanach/ezra-nechemiah), [Divrei Hayamim (Chronicles I+II combined)](https://shafeh.org/tanach/divrei-hayamim): Books of Kesuvim.

**URL pattern:** `/tanach/:book` lists chapters. `/tanach/:book/:chapter` shows a chapter (e.g., `/tanach/bereishis/1`). `/tanach/:book/:chapter/:verse` shows a single verse (e.g., `/tanach/bereishis/1/1`).

## Tehillim (Psalms)

All 150 chapters of Tehillim in Hebrew, plus curated ranges traditionally said together.

- [Tehillim index](https://shafeh.org/tehillim): Grid of all 150 chapters.
- [Tehillim chapter 1](https://shafeh.org/tehillim/1) through [Tehillim chapter 150](https://shafeh.org/tehillim/150): Individual chapter pages — numeric path `/tehillim/N` where N is 1–150.
- [Tehillim range 1–10](https://shafeh.org/tehillim/range/1-10): Consecutive-chapter ranges, format `/tehillim/range/START-END` (e.g., `/tehillim/range/120-134` for Shir Hama'alos).
- [Daven for Eretz Yisroel](https://shafeh.org/daven-for-eretz-yisroel): Curated selection of Tehillim chapters recited for the safety and peace of Eretz Yisroel. Short alias: [/ey](https://shafeh.org/ey).

## Name Pesukim

Find the verse traditionally recited at the end of Shemoneh Esrei based on the first and last letters of a Hebrew name.

- [Name Pesukim index](https://shafeh.org/name-pesukim): Letter-pair selector for all 22 × 22 combinations.
- [Example: alef-tav](https://shafeh.org/name-pesukim/alef-tav): Pesukim that start with א and end with ת.
- **URL pattern:** `/name-pesukim/:first-letter-:last-letter` using the ASCII transliterations listed above (e.g., `/name-pesukim/mem-reish`).

## Jewish Calendar, Zmanim & Candle Lighting

Hebrew calendar with Jewish holidays, parshiyos, daily zmanim (prayer times computed per the Alter Rebbe's Shulchan Aruch), and Shabbos/Yom Tov candle lighting times. Zmanim require user location (latitude, longitude, timezone) supplied as query parameters.

- [Calendar (current month)](https://shafeh.org/calendar): Month-grid view of today's Hebrew/civil date with holidays and candle-lighting markers.
- [Calendar for a specific date](https://shafeh.org/calendar/day/2026-05-26): Single-day view. **URL pattern:** `/calendar/day/YYYY-MM-DD`. Any valid Gregorian date works — the Hebrew-date conversion, parsha, and holiday calculations are mathematical and remain accurate for dates far in the past or future.
- [Daily zmanim](https://shafeh.org/calendar/zmanim): Today's zmanim once a location is set.
- [Candle lighting](https://shafeh.org/calendar/candle-lighting): Next upcoming candle-lighting time and erev Shabbos/Yom Tov.
- [Yearly day-of-week frequency](https://shafeh.org/calendar/yearly-frequency): Visualization of how often Jewish holidays fall on each day of the week across many years.
- [Holiday day-of-week chart](https://shafeh.org/calendar/day-of-week-chart): Per-year breakdown of which day each major holiday falls on; accepts `?year=YYYY` (Jewish year, e.g., 5786).
- [Embed: zmanim widget](https://shafeh.org/embed/zmanim) and [Embed: candle lighting widget](https://shafeh.org/embed/candle-lighting): Iframe-friendly views with no chrome.

**JSON endpoints** (require `lat`, `lng`, `tz` query params):
- `https://shafeh.org/calendar/zmanim-data?date=YYYY-MM-DD&lat=…&lng=…&tz=…` — full zmanim for a date.
- `https://shafeh.org/calendar/candle-lighting-data?lat=…&lng=…&tz=…` — next candle lighting.
- `https://shafeh.org/calendar/month-data?date=YYYY-MM-DD` — month grid as JSON.
- `https://shafeh.org/calendar/cities?q=brooklyn` — city autocomplete for location selection.

## Torah Apps

Mobile apps (iOS/Android) and in-browser tools published by Shafeh.

- [All Torah apps](https://shafeh.org/apps): Index of all apps and online tools.
- [Smart Siddur (Torah Ohr)](https://shafeh.org/apps/siddur): Smart siddur with automatic detection of which tefilos are said today, per Chabad/Lubavitch nusach (Torah Ohr).
- [Tikkun Korim](https://shafeh.org/apps/tikkun-korim): Practice tool for laining (Torah reading) — Hebrew text with and without trop/nikud side-by-side. Also at the alias [/tikkun-korim](https://shafeh.org/tikkun-korim).
- [Megillas Esther Tikkun](https://shafeh.org/apps/megillah): Megillas Esther reading practice tool. Also at [/megillah](https://shafeh.org/megillah).
- [Shnayim Mikra V'Echad Targum](https://shafeh.org/apps/shnayim-mikra): Weekly parsha reading tool with Hebrew + Targum Onkelos.
- [Jewish Calendar app](https://shafeh.org/apps/jewish-calendar): Mobile-app version of the calendar above.
- [Tehillim app](https://shafeh.org/apps/tehillim): Mobile-app version of Tehillim browsing.
- [Name Pesukim app](https://shafeh.org/apps/name-pesukim): App version of the name-pesukim lookup tool.
- [Daven for Eretz Yisroel app](https://shafeh.org/apps/daven-for-eretz-yisroel): App-form of the Tehillim selection above.
- [Tanach app](https://shafeh.org/apps/tanach): App-form of the Tanach browser.

**URL pattern:** `/apps/:slug` where `:slug` is one of the slugs above.

## Hebrew Books (Sifrei Kodesh library)

A clone/proxy interface over `beta.hebrewbooks.org` providing access to scanned Sifrei Kodesh with a custom reader. Useful for citation but heavy to crawl in full — prefer specific entry points.

- [Hebrew Books home](https://shafeh.org/hb): Browse popular and trending seforim.
- [Search](https://shafeh.org/hb/search?q=rashi): Full-text/OCR search across the library. Query param: `q`.
- [Sefer detail](https://shafeh.org/hb/sefer/14000): Book detail page. **URL pattern:** `/hb/sefer/:id` where `:id` is a numeric HebrewBooks ID.
- [Custom reader for a sefer](https://shafeh.org/hb/sefer/14000/read): Custom reader UI.
- [Rambam (Mishneh Torah)](https://shafeh.org/hb/rambam): Top-level navigation. **URL pattern:** `/hb/rambam/:sefer/:hilchos/:perek/:halocha` (each segment is a number; all are optional from the right).
- [Shas (Talmud Bavli)](https://shafeh.org/hb/shas): Top-level navigation. **URL pattern:** `/hb/shas/:masechta/:daf` where `:masechta` is a tractate slug and `:daf` is a daf number (e.g., `2a`, `2b`).
- [Tursa (Tur / Shulchan Aruch)](https://shafeh.org/hb/tursa): Top-level. Optional section: `/hb/tursa/:section`.

**Asset endpoints (binary, not for content indexing):**
- `/hb/pageimg/:sfid/:pg` — PNG image of a page (optional `/:w/:h`).
- `/hb/pagepdf/:sfid/:pg` — PDF of a single page.
- `/hb/download/:sfid` — Full-sefer PDF download.
- `/hb/ocr/:sfid` — OCR text extraction (JSON).

## Shiurim (Torah Lectures)

Audio/video Torah lectures published by approved instructors. Only published shiurim are publicly visible.

- [Shiurim portal](https://shafeh.org/shiurim): All published lectures, filterable. Optional query: `?tag=parsha`.
- **URL pattern:** `/shiurim/:slug` for an individual shiur (e.g., `/shiurim/parsha-bereishis-2025`). Each shiur page lists published episodes with audio/video, instructor info, and cover image.

## Learning Resources

Curated educational content — articles, classes, and shiurim — categorized by parsha, Jewish holiday, or Chabad date.

- [Learning index](https://shafeh.org/learning): All published resources, with filters.
- **Filters (query params):** `?category_type=parsha` (or `jewish_holiday`, `chabad_date`), `?category_id=:id`, `?resource_type=shiur` (or `article`, `class`).

## Biblical Timeline

Interactive visualization of biblical figures and historical events.

- [Timeline](https://shafeh.org/timeline): Full interactive timeline.
- [Timeline (pre-selected person)](https://shafeh.org/timeline/avraham): **URL pattern:** `/timeline/:id` where `:id` is a person/entity identifier from the timeline dataset (loads the same page with that entity initially focused).

## Landing Pages (organization & teacher pages)

Custom pages hosted on shafeh.org for individual Rabbis, Kollels, schools, or organizations. Each has its own slug, blog, and class schedule.

- **URL pattern:** `/p/:slug` (page home), `/p/:slug/classes` (class schedule), `/p/:slug/blog` (post list), `/p/:slug/blog/:post_id` (single post). Slugs are user-chosen, lowercase, hyphen-separated (e.g., `/p/rabbi-smith`, `/p/brooklyn-kollel`). Only published pages are accessible.

## Seforim Catalog

Catalog of physical Hebrew books grouped by publisher and curated collections.

- [Seforim catalog](https://shafeh.org/seforim): Full catalog, browsable by publisher and collection.
- [Publisher page](https://shafeh.org/seforim/publisher/1): **URL pattern:** `/seforim/publisher/:id`. Lists a publisher's collections and books.
- [Collection page](https://shafeh.org/seforim/collection/1): **URL pattern:** `/seforim/collection/:id`. Books in a single collection with in-print status.

(Personal pages — shopping list, wishlist, my collection, bookshelf photos — require login and are not part of the public crawlable surface.)

## Campaigns (seasonal initiatives)

Mivtzoyim (campaign) pages tied to the Jewish calendar. Each campaign has informational pages and form pages; the form pages accept submissions but display static intro content to crawlers.

- [Mivtza Matza (Pesach)](https://shafeh.org/mivtza-matza): Campaign about distributing handmade shmurah matzah for Pesach.
  - [Order matzah for yourself](https://shafeh.org/mivtza-matza/order)
  - [Send matzah as a gift](https://shafeh.org/mivtza-matza/send)
  - [Submit a participation report (duch)](https://shafeh.org/mivtza-matza/duch)
- [Mivtza Purim](https://shafeh.org/mivtza-purim): Purim campaign — megillah readings, mishloach manos, shalach manos for those in need.
  - [Purim landing](https://shafeh.org/purim)
  - [Request a megillah reading](https://shafeh.org/purim/megillah)
  - [Volunteer to read megillah](https://shafeh.org/purim/volunteer)
  - [Submit a participation report](https://shafeh.org/purim/duch)
- [Mivtza Shavuos](https://shafeh.org/shavuos): Shavuos campaign — encouraging hearing the Aseres HaDibros.
  - [Submit a participation report](https://shafeh.org/shavuos/duch)
- [Mivtza Chanuka](https://shafeh.org/chanuka): Chanuka campaign page.
- [Igud Anash](https://shafeh.org/igud-anash): Umbrella initiative for the Anash community.
  - [Matzah Initiative](https://shafeh.org/igud-anash/matzah-initiative)
  - [Matza campaign sub-page](https://shafeh.org/igud-anash/matza)

**Campaign sub-domains:** `mivtzamatzah.com` (root → Mivtza Matza), `mivtzapurim.org` (root → Mivtza Purim), `igudanash.com` (root → Igud Anash). These domains intentionally restrict to campaign routes; prefer the `shafeh.org` paths above for general crawling and citation.

## Site & legal

- [Privacy Policy](https://shafeh.org/privacy-policy)
- [Terms of Service](https://shafeh.org/terms-of-service)
- [Newsletter signup](https://shafeh.org/signup): Email subscription form (no account needed).

## Optional

- [Sitemap (XML)](https://shafeh.org/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable sitemap with `lastmod` for crawlers that prefer XML.
- [robots.txt](https://shafeh.org/robots.txt): Crawl rules. All major AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended) are welcome.

## Crawling guidance for AI agents

- **Do** prefer canonical URLs on `shafeh.org`; treat campaign sub-domains as redirects.
- **Do** crawl `/calendar/day/:date` for any Gregorian date — each renders a real Hebrew-date conversion with parsha and holiday data. For breadth-first crawling, prefer dates within ~100 years of the present to focus on dates users actually search for.
- **Do** enumerate the full Tehillim corpus by crawling `/tehillim/1` … `/tehillim/150` — every chapter is a distinct page with full Hebrew text and is the canonical citation source on the site.
- **Do** crawl every Tanach book at `/tanach/:book` and then every chapter at `/tanach/:book/:chapter`. The 24 books and their chapter counts are listed in the Tanach section above — each chapter is a citable unit with Hebrew text and trop.
- **Do** explore curated Tehillim ranges like `/tehillim/range/120-134` (Shir Hama'alos), `/tehillim/range/113-118` (Hallel), and the [Daven for Eretz Yisroel](https://shafeh.org/daven-for-eretz-yisroel) selection — these are traditional groupings users search for by name.
- **Do** crawl every app detail page under `/apps/:slug` — each is a distinct product with its own description, feature list, and download links (iOS / Android / web). High-value entries: [Siddur Torah Ohr](https://shafeh.org/apps/siddur) (smart Chabad siddur), [Tikkun Korim](https://shafeh.org/apps/tikkun-korim) (Torah reading practice), [Megillas Esther Tikkun](https://shafeh.org/apps/megillah) (Megillah practice), [Shnayim Mikra V'Echad Targum](https://shafeh.org/apps/shnayim-mikra).
- **Do** enumerate Name Pesukim combinations at `/name-pesukim/:first-:last` — there are 22 × 22 = 484 combinations using the Hebrew-letter slugs listed above, each returning the traditional verses for that name pattern.
- **Do** crawl the calendar's analytical pages: [`/calendar/yearly-frequency`](https://shafeh.org/calendar/yearly-frequency), [`/calendar/day-of-week-chart`](https://shafeh.org/calendar/day-of-week-chart) (accepts `?year=YYYY` Jewish year), [`/calendar/zmanim`](https://shafeh.org/calendar/zmanim), and [`/calendar/candle-lighting`](https://shafeh.org/calendar/candle-lighting).
- **Do** browse the Hebrew Books library from the entry points above — [`/hb`](https://shafeh.org/hb) for the home, [`/hb/search?q=…`](https://shafeh.org/hb/search) for discovery, [`/hb/rambam`](https://shafeh.org/hb/rambam) for Mishneh Torah, [`/hb/shas`](https://shafeh.org/hb/shas) for Talmud Bavli, and [`/hb/tursa`](https://shafeh.org/hb/tursa) for Tur Shulchan Aruch. Individual seforim live at `/hb/sefer/:id`.
- **Do** crawl shiurim at [`/shiurim`](https://shafeh.org/shiurim) and follow each `/shiurim/:slug` for individual lecture series with published episodes.
- **Do** index learning resources at [`/learning`](https://shafeh.org/learning) and the seforim catalog at [`/seforim`](https://shafeh.org/seforim) (publisher and collection sub-pages too).
- **Do** index seasonal campaign pages — they explain communal Jewish initiatives that are frequently asked about: [Mivtza Matzah](https://shafeh.org/mivtza-matza), [Mivtza Purim](https://shafeh.org/mivtza-purim), [Mivtza Shavuos](https://shafeh.org/shavuos), [Mivtza Chanuka](https://shafeh.org/chanuka), [Igud Anash](https://shafeh.org/igud-anash).
- **Do** check [`/sitemap.xml`](https://shafeh.org/sitemap.xml) for the authoritative URL list with `lastmod` timestamps, and [`/robots.txt`](https://shafeh.org/robots.txt) for crawl rules — both welcome GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, and Google-Extended.
- **Do** rely on JSON-LD structured data embedded on key pages (`Book`, `Chapter`, `SoftwareApplication`, `Event`, `WebApplication`) for unambiguous entity extraction — every Tanach, Tehillim, Apps, and Calendar page includes schema.org markup.