Where can I find indexes to the classic Torah works?

Question

I want indexes (indices) to the classic Torah works, so that I can quickly find the pages that hold the information I need. Where can I find such indexes?

Answer 1

• Chumash:

  • The Stone Chumash, the Soncino chumash, and R' Aryeh Kaplan's chumash each include an index.

• Tanach:

  • The Stone Tanach includes an index.

• Talmud Bavli:

  • Retter, Daniel (2011) (in English).
    המפתח = HaMafteach.
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  • Retter, Daniel (2011) (in Hebrew).
    המפתח לתלמוד בבלי.‏
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  • Some of the works listed under Talmud -- Indexes in WorldCat are other indexes to the Talmud. Most are not.

• Shulchan Aruch:

  • Karo, J. E., Isserles, M. I., Preisler, Z., Havlin, S. (1993) (in Hebrew).
    שלחן ערוך / לרבינו יוסף קארו ; עם המפה (הגהות הרמ״א) לרבינו משה איסרליס ; נערך, סודר והודפס מחדש בכרך אחד עם פיסוק ועם האיזכורים מהמקרא, מלווה בששה מפתחות ; בעריכת צבי ה. פרייזלר, שמואל הבלין.‏
    One-volume edition, fully vowelized, with indexes. No commentaries. WorldCat. Important: In WorldCat, use "Show libraries holding just this edition" to get a list of only the libraries that hold the 1993 Ketuvim edition and to get a list of only the libraries that hold the 1995 Ketuvim edition.

• Mishna Berurah:

  • Yad Yisrael by Daniel Eidensohn. English-language and Hebrew-language editions available.

• Igros Moshe:

  • Yad Moshe by Daniel Eidensohn.

• You can find indexes to other works too. For example, see <http://books.google.com/books?id=347YayHXEEcC&pg=PA115> and the succeeding pages.

Answer 2

Check out two websites by Mordechai Torczyner:

• http://www.webshas.org/ -- Intelligent Index to the Talmud

• http://www.hamakor.org/ -- bibliographic help in researching topics within traditional Jewish literature

While not complete, they are worthwhile resources.

Answer 3

Check out The Bar Ilan Responsa - Global Jewish Database. It is a database of thousands of years of halachic literature with an extremely advanced search feature, allowing you to find all relevant information in seconds.