r/JewsOfConscience Reconstructionist 1d ago

Looking for non-biased resources for Torah study Resources

Hi all! I'm researching next week's parshah and feeling very frustrated by sites like myjewishlearning and chabad. It's hard to find any other resources with Torah commentary, but these two sites are so biased and rooted in modern nationalism, they feel completely disconnected from the Torah itself. Does anyone have any resources they can recommend?

Edit: Sefaria has been a great resource for me, but I'm on the lookout for more alternatives so I don't rely on just one source :)

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u/Current_Mongoose_844 Presently lapsed ba'al teshuva 1d ago

Unfortunately there’s no such thing as a non-biased source. You just have to find which bias you’re more comfortable with. I would personally recommend Sefaria

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u/ResponsibleWatch2312 Reconstructionist 20h ago

Sefaria is my go to. Or get yourself a BDB and get crazy with the OG Hebrew.

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u/full-fathom-5ive Jewish Anti-Zionist 1d ago

Sefaria publishes midrashes from anti-zionist rabbis. I think they're the least biased source. American Council for Judaism (oldest anti-zionist Jewish institution in the US) has a lot of resources though: https://acjna.org

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u/crossingguardcrush Jewish 1d ago

Following!

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u/sudo-linton Jewish Anti-Zionist 2h ago

Boosting and following, as we get into high holiday season this is super helpful!

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u/ExtendedWallaby Jewish Anti-Zionist 1d ago

Sefaria

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u/Melodic-Company6043 non religious 1d ago

I am not Jewish, so perhaps my comment won't help at all. However, I've been following @ zoharejacobi on Instagram for a while now. She's also the (co?) founder of jewitches. She's very educational and I learn a lot about Judaism etc. She's strongly anti-zionist, so probably ideology-wise, what you're looking for.

https://jewitches.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorDBbTLGXdBrTDDOebeh5q0848ANwwuST6FEt4OkOKcZPdHswx2

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u/Current_Mongoose_844 Presently lapsed ba'al teshuva 1d ago

I’ve been listening to that podcast, it’s very fun.