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The Responsa Project contains more than 92,000 questions, answers and decisions regarding every facet of Jewish Law. More than 210 million words of Halacha - all on a DVD. You can jump to any source just by choosing a word or subject. In addition, there is cross-referencing  and powerful grammatical tools enabling you to find the answer you are searching for in seconds.This is  a suberb tool for rabbis, teachers, students, researchers, writers and more. The most recent Responsa DVD, Version 17+, contains the latest version of the retrieval software and the full set of databases (Contents of Responsa Databases), now including the Talmudic Encyclopedia. In addition we market the products Ozrot Yisrael and Cotar.

 
An absolute necessity in your home.
 
 

 

Ozrot Yisrael

A smaller CD-ROM, "Ozrot Yisrael (Judaica Treasures) Version 2" is also available, which contains the same retrieval software and the following text and databases:

  • Torah, Nevi'im, Ktuvim
  • Bible Commentaries - Rashi, Onkelos, Ramban, Ibn Ezra, Rashbam, Radak, Ralbag, Metzudat David, Metzudat Tzion, Targum Yonatan on the Torah and Recanati
  • Mishnah and Mishnah Commentaries - Rambam (includes Shemonah Perakim), R. Obadia Bertinoro
  • Talmud Bavli
  • Rishonim on the Talmud Bavli: Rashi, and Tosafot, Ramban, Rashba, Ritva
  • Talmud Yerushalmi
  • Halachic Midrashim - Mechilta de-Rabbi Yishmael;, Sifra, Sifre , Mechilta de-Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
  • Aggadic Midrashim -Midrash Rabba, Midrash Tanchuma,  Yalkut Shimoni, and Mishnat Rabbi Eliezeri
  • Zohar, Zohar Chadash, Tikkunei Zohar
  • Mussar and Machshavah : - Rishonim: Emunot Ve-De’ot, Chovot Ha-Levavot, Kuzari,  Moreh Ha-Nevuchim,  Sha'arei Teshuvah of  R. Yonah
  • Halachah - Sefer Ha-Chinnuch, Shulchan Aruch, Mishnah Berurah, Kitzur Shulchan Aruchh
  • Rambam - Yad Ha-Chazakah
  • Commentaries on the Rambam - Hagahot U-Teshuvot Maimoniyot, Migdal Oz, Maggid Mishneh, Radbaz, Kesef Mishneh, Lechem Mishneh, Mishneh Le-Melech
  • Miscellaneous - Sefer Ha-Toda'ah

This product also contains a Hebrew-Aramaic dictionary and an encyclopedia of Talmudic concepts

This product, Otzrot Yisrael,  is an ideal Bar-Mitzvah present. The disks are marketed worldwide. You can find them in selected stores, or contact us or Tal Ma’arachot, Tel: +972-523-559-076, +972-3-577-2036.

Cotar

We are now marketing a new DVD, "COTAR" - Collection of Torah Articles. This contains 10,000 articles about halakhic topics taken from a variety of Torah journals published between 1970  and 2003. Using Cotar, you can directly display articles of your choosing. Likewise, you can locate relevant material by searching a detailed index of topics, which provides direct links to the relevant articles; or you can search for articles by author, title,  or other publication data. You cannot search the text of the articles, however, since they are scanned image files. (For a more detailed  list of the Articles).

The Cotar DVD includes:

  • Index of Topics that includes more than 2400 topics
  • Collection of articles scanned in its entirety
  • Direct link between the Index of Topics and the articles
  • Collection of Articles that contain each article's name, author and original source
  • Advanced search, as noted above
  • Articles can be saved or printed

This product, Cotar,  can only be purchased at the Responsa Project in Bar Ilan University (see contact us).

Contact Us
You may contact the Responsa Project via telephone, fax, or email.

If you have any comments or questions, don't hesitate to contact us:

Email:  responsa@mail.biu.ac.il
Tel:    Israel:  +972-3-5318411, +972-3-5318343, +972-3-5318410
Fax:   Israel:   +972-3-5341850

For sales in the USA and Canada, you may contact::
T.E.S.
343 Spook Rock Rd.
Bldg G Suffern, N.Y.
Suffern,  N.Y. 10901
Tel:  1-845-362-6380
Fax: 1-845-362-6337
Website:  www.jewishsoftware.com

We hope that you are enjoying our products. If there is a problem please feel free to contact us via email, telephone or Fax, as is listed above.

The following is a list of documents available to download at your convenience.

1. User's Guide:

2. What features and databases are included in:

  • Responsa Version 17 Plus - English, Hebrew
  • What's new from Responsa Version 16 Plus to Responsa Version 17 Plus - English, Hebrew
  • What's new from Responsa Version 15 Plus to Responsa Version 17 Plus - English, Hebrew
  • What's new from Responsa Version 14 Plus to Responsa Version 17 Plus - English, Hebrew
  • What's new from Responsa Version 13 Plus to Responsa Version 17 Plus - English, Hebrew

3. Installation Instructions:

  • Responsa Version 17 Plus - Hebrew
  • Responsa Version 17 using a plug (dongle) and downloading to the hard disk - English, Hebrew

FAQ: The following is a list of some problems that have occured with some of our users and how to resolve them.

 1. My computer has Windows 7 or Vista and I cannot run the program.
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 2. I try to run the Responsa program and I get the error message - "Error no. 9: I/O error (Input/Output)".
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 3. I finished a successful install of the Responsa Project on Windows XP, and when I try to run the program I cannot see the Hebrew - for example in the text tree, to enter Hebrew words in the search.
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 4.  I try to copy from the Responsa Project into Word XP or Word 2003 and I get Arabic or some other foreign language.
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 5. I am working with the Responsa Plug Version and when I try to run the program I get the error message "Hasp not found (15 or 129)"
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 6. I am working in Windows 98 or in Windows ME and when I run the program I get "Error no. 28".
Answer

7. I am working in Windows XP and I am trying to install the program and I get an error message from Windows 16 bit Windows Subsystem about the file "Autoexec.NT".
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8. I am using the Network Version of the Responsa or Cotar programs, and when I try to run the program I get the message "HASP not found (155 or 129 or 15) " or "No answer from NETHASP license manager".
Answer

9. I am working with an older version and it does not work.
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10. When I connect the plug to the computer, I get the message that the computer cannot find the file "aksusb.sys".
Answer

Resolutions

Question 1My computer has Windows 7 or Vista and I cannot run the program.

Answer 1: Please download our patch for this problem and overwrite the old ".exe" file found in the directory you installed the program, for example - "C:\Program Files\ResponsaCDXX".

Responsa 17:

  • Responsa 17 Plus (with serial number starting 70XXX) download
  • Responsa 17  (with serial number starting 73XXX) download
  • Responsa 17 or 17 Plus with a plug, download and install the latest driver download

Responsa 16:

  • Responsa 16 and 16 Plus, download and run to remove the old driver and then download and install the latest driver
  • Responsa 16 (with serial number starting 63XXXdownload
  • Responsa 16 or 16 Plus with a plug, download and install the latest driver download

Responsa 15:

Ozrot Yisrael Version 2:

Responsa 14 or below:

  • All Responsa 14 or below, Ozrot Yisrael Version 1 and Chavruta LaLomed, please contact us to upgrade.

For any other old Responsa versions or Chavruta you must upgrade to our newest version. If the download above does not work, please contact us with your information of what the problem is and your DVD serial #.
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  Question 2: I try to run the Responsa program and I get the error message - "Error no. 9: I/O error (Input/Output)".

 Answer 2: Please click on the "More detailed information" button.

  • If the problem is in "responsa.ext" then remove that file (it is found in the "Data" folder where you installed the program or use the Windows search to find it)

  • If the problem is in "file00.xxx", try to reinstall the program as follows: Create a new folder, copy both CDs to this folder, and install from the newly created folder using "setup.exe". If during the copying process there is an error message, you must contact us and we will replace your CD.

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 Question 3:  I finished a successful install of the Responsa Project on Windows XP, and when I try to run the program I cannot see the Hebrew - for example in the text tree, to enter Hebrew words in the search.

 Answer 3: Add the "Hebrew Add In" to your Windows (it is found in the Control Panel - Regional and Language Options - Languages then go to Details and then press Add). You must have your original Windows XP CD in order to add this feature.
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 Question 4: I try to copy from the Responsa Project into Word XP or Word 2003 and I get Arabic or some other foreign language.

 Answer 4: Add the "Hebrew Add In" to your Microsoft  Office program (it is found in Start - Programs - Microsoft Office Tools -  Microsoft Language Settings). Add Hebrew to the list of available languages. You must have your original Office CD in order to add this feature.
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 Question 5: I am working with the Responsa Plug Version and when I try to run the program I get the error message "Hasp not found (15 or 129)"

 Answer 5: Please download the latest Hasp driver and install it.

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 Question 6: I am working in Windows 98 or in Windows ME and when I run the program I get "Error no. 28".

 Answer 6: Usually it is a font problem and the user has installed more fonts than Windows allows. Please go to the Control Panel - Fonts. Try and open any random font and see if it looks OK. If you cannot see a font properly, we suggest you get rid of your excess fonts until you can view a font properly. If this does not resolve the problem, uninstall and reinstall the Responsa program,

If this does not work, please contact us with your information of what the problem is and your CD ROM serial #.
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Question 7: I am working in Windows XP and I am trying to install the program and I get an error message from Windows 16 bit Windows Subsystem about the file "Autoexec.NT".

 Answer 7: This file is missing and is confusing Windows. Please download this file by doing a right-click on the file name and specify "Save as" and put it in "\windows\system32"
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Question 8: I am using the Network Version of the Responsa or Cotar programs, and when I try to run the program I get the message "HASP not found (155 or 129 or 15) " or "No answer from NETHASP license manager".

 Answer 8: Check that the plug is connected to the server, download the latest license manager, and install it as a service. Be aware that Port 475 (TCP and UDP) must be allowed.

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Question 9: I am working with an older version and it does not work.

Answer 9: The following is a list of older Versions of our software that we can no longer support and require the user to upgrade:

  • Chavruta Version 2
  • Ozrot Yisrael Version 1
  • Responsa Version 13 or lower

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Question 10: When I connect the plug to the computer, I get the message that the computer cannot find the file "aksusb.sys".

Answer 10: Download and install the latest driver for the plug.

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If you have any questions or comments don't hesitate to contact us:
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