widetorah-mcp

MCP server for WideTorah -- query Torah verses, Talmud folios, Rashi commentary, weekly parashot, and Jewish holidays directly from Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf. Built on the Model Context Protocol with 6 tools covering 24 books, 69,616 verses, 2,121 Talmud daf, and 3,901 Rashi entries.

All data is served from the widetorah.com REST API -- free, no authentication required, JSON responses with CORS enabled.

Explore Torah at widetorah.com -- Torah | Talmud | Parashot | Holidays

Table of Contents

• Install
• Configure
  • Claude Desktop
  • Cursor
  • Windsurf
• Tools
  • get_verse
  • search_torah
  • get_parashah
  • get_talmud_daf
  • get_rashi
  • get_holiday
• What You Can Query
  • Torah Text
  • Talmud
  • Rashi Commentary
  • Weekly Parashot
  • Jewish Holidays
• Learn More About Torah
• WideHoly Scripture Platform
• License

Install

pip install widetorah-mcp

Or run directly with uvx (no install needed):

uvx widetorah-mcp

Configure

Claude Desktop

Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "widetorah": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["widetorah-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "widetorah": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["widetorah-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to ~/.windsurf/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "widetorah": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["widetorah-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Tools

get_verse

Get a specific Torah verse by book, chapter, and verse number.

get_verse(book="genesis", chapter=1, verse=1, translation="jps-1917")

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
book	str	required	Book slug (genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, deuteronomy)
chapter	int	required	Chapter number
verse	int	required	Verse number
translation	str	"jps-1917"	Translation code

search_torah

Search Torah text by keyword or phrase.

search_torah(query="covenant", limit=10)

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
query	str	required	Search term (e.g. "covenant", "Moses", "Sinai")
limit	int	10	Maximum results

get_parashah

Get weekly Torah portion (parashah) information.

get_parashah(slug="bereshit")

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
slug	str	required	Parashah slug (e.g. "bereshit", "noach", "lech-lecha")

get_talmud_daf

Get a Talmud folio page by tractate, page number, and side.

get_talmud_daf(tractate="berakhot", daf=2, side="a")

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
tractate	str	required	Tractate slug (e.g. "berakhot", "shabbat", "pesachim")
daf	int	required	Page number
side	str	"a"	Page side -- "a" (amud aleph) or "b" (amud bet)

get_rashi

Get Rashi commentary for a Torah chapter.

get_rashi(book="genesis", chapter=1)

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
book	str	required	Book slug
chapter	int	required	Chapter number

get_holiday

Get information about a Jewish holiday or observance.

get_holiday(slug="passover")

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
slug	str	required	Holiday slug (e.g. "shabbat", "passover", "rosh-hashanah", "yom-kippur")

What You Can Query

Torah Text

The five books of Moses (Chumash) with 69,616 verses across 24 Tanakh books. Query individual verses or search across the entire text with full-text search.

• 5 Books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
• Translations: JPS 1917 Tanakh and additional translations
• Full-text search: Search by keyword across all Torah text

Talmud

2,121 daf (folio pages) from the Babylonian Talmud, organized by tractate. Each daf includes amud aleph (side a) and amud bet (side b).

• 63 Tractates: Berakhot, Shabbat, Eruvin, Pesachim, and more
• Daf Yomi: Look up today's page in the daily study cycle

Rashi Commentary

3,901 entries of Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki's (Rashi) commentary on the Torah -- the most widely studied Torah commentary in Jewish tradition, known for its concise explanations of difficult passages.

Weekly Parashot

54 weekly Torah portions (parashot) that make up the annual Torah reading cycle. Each parashah includes the reading reference, book, and summary.

Jewish Holidays

Major and minor Jewish holidays and observances including Shabbat, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Hanukkah, Purim, and more. Each holiday includes Hebrew name, category, date, Torah readings, and observance details.

Learn More About Torah

• Scripture: Torah Books | Parashot | Talmud
• Commentary: Rashi | Study Tools
• Calendar: Jewish Holidays | Daf Yomi
• API: REST API Docs | OpenAPI Spec

WideHoly Scripture Platform

Part of the WideHoly multi-religion scripture platform.

Site	Domain	Focus
WideBible	widebible.com	66 books, 4 translations (KJV, ASV, BBE, YLT), 3,000+ people, 432K cross-references
WideQuran	widequran.com	114 surahs, hadith collections, tafsir commentary, Quranic figures
WideTorah	widetorah.com	24 books, 69,616 verses, 2,121 Talmud daf, 3,901 Rashi entries
WideGita	widegita.com	18 Gita chapters, Upanishads, Yoga Sutras, Hindu deities
WideSutra	widesutra.com	Tipitaka, Mahayana sutras, Buddhist figures, core concepts
WideHoly	wideholy.com	Cross-religion search, verse comparison, religious calendar

License

MIT