TheWholeTorah

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by thewholetorah

Torah lessons in six languages: grounded search, cited lessons, sources, honest ask.

MCP Server: ai.thewholetorah/thewholetorah

The MCP server ai.thewholetorah/thewholetorah provides Torah lessons in six languages. Its description indicates support for grounded search, cited lessons, and sources, along with an “honest ask” capability. The server exposes 8 tools for interacting with this lesson content.

🛠️ Key Features

Torah lessons in six languages
Grounded search
Cited lessons
Sources
“Honest ask”
8 tools

🚀 Use Cases

Searching for Torah lessons with grounding
Retrieving lessons alongside citations and source material
Working with lesson content across six languages

⚡ Developer Benefits

Tool-based access (8 tools) to lesson and source content
Structured support for cited lessons and sources
Language coverage for Torah lessons

Captured live from the server via tools/list.

search_lessons

Search TheWholeTorah.ai for lessons on a topic, across Mishnah, Tanya, Hayom Yom and Chassidus. Returns titles, links and short excerpts. Use this first to find what exists, then get_lesson for one.

Parameters2

query	string	required	What to look for, in any language.
limit	number	optional	How many results (1-10, default 5).

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "What to look for, in any language."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "How many results (1-10, default 5)."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ]
}

get_lesson

Fetch one lesson by its slug (from search_lessons). Returns the lesson's opening in full and a link to read or listen to the rest on TheWholeTorah.ai.

Parameters1

slug

string

required

The lesson slug.

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The lesson slug."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ]
}

get_source_text

Fetch the classical source text a lesson is built on (Mishnah, Shulchan Aruch, Tanya), vocalized, in full. These are public-domain texts via Sefaria.

Parameters1

slug

string

required

A lesson slug; returns the source text that lesson teaches.

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A lesson slug; returns the source text that lesson teaches."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ]
}

get_daily

The Hayom Yom entry for a civil date (default: today in Jerusalem). Hayom Yom is the Rebbe's calendar of daily Chassidus teachings, one short entry per Hebrew calendar day. Note: the Jewish day begins at nightfall, so after dark the next day's entry applies.

Parameters2

date	string	optional	Civil date, YYYY-MM-DD. Default: today in Jerusalem.
language	string	optional	Entry language: en, he, es, fr, ru, yi. Default en.

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "date": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Civil date, YYYY-MM-DD. Default: today in Jerusalem."
    },
    "language": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Entry language: en, he, es, fr, ru, yi. Default en."
    }
  }
}

list_books

The catalog: every book and collection on TheWholeTorah.ai with its sections and published lesson counts. Use it to see what the library covers before searching.

Parameters

No parameters.

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {}
}

search_sources

Hybrid search over the classical text corpora themselves (Mishnah, Talmud, Rashi, Rambam, Shulchan Aruch, Tanya, the commentaries and more), separate from our lessons. Returns labeled passages with links where available. Use search_lessons for our teaching; use this for the primary texts.

Parameters2

query	string	required	What to look for, in any language.
limit	number	optional	How many passages (1-10, default 5).

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "What to look for, in any language."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "How many passages (1-10, default 5)."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ]
}

get_audio

Narration links for a lesson by slug: one MP3 URL per language that has a published recording, so the lesson can be listened to, not just read.

Parameters1

slug

string

required

The lesson slug (from search_lessons or get_daily).

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "slug": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The lesson slug (from search_lessons or get_daily)."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "slug"
  ]
}

ask

Ask a question and get an answer grounded ONLY in TheWholeTorah.ai's own lessons and sources, with citations. It will say when it does not know rather than guess. Prefer this for 'what does X say about Y' questions.

Parameters2

question	string	required	The question, in any language.
language	string	optional	Answer language: en, he, es, fr, ru, yi. Default en.

Raw schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "question": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The question, in any language."
    },
    "language": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Answer language: en, he, es, fr, ru, yi. Default en."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "question"
  ]
}

Install

Tools (8)

search_lessonsget_lessonget_source_textget_dailylist_bookssearch_sourcesget_audioask

Remote endpoint

Streamable HTTP

Hosted server - connect over the network, no local install.

url

https://www.thewholetorah.ai/api/mcp

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claude_desktop_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "thewholetorah": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://www.thewholetorah.ai/api/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Desktop config is stdio-only; this bridges via mcp-remote. Native remote: Settings > Connectors.

MCP Server: ai.thewholetorah/thewholetorah

🛠️ Key Features

🚀 Use Cases

⚡ Developer Benefits

search_lessons

get_lesson

get_source_text

get_daily

list_books

search_sources

get_audio

ask

Install

Remote endpoint

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