New ZIM request: sefaria

[aryhe4791]

Please use the following format for a ZIM creation request (and delete unnecessary information

• Website URL: https://www.sefaria.org.il
• License: Public domain
• Desired ZIM Title: sefaria
• Desired ZIM Description: A library for Jewish holy books
• Desired ZIM Icon –svg (URL or attach one): https://www.sefaria.org.il/static/img/logo.svg
• Language (ISO 639-3): heb
• Desired Main Page (homepage, if different from website URL): https://www.sefaria.org.il/texts
• Is this a MediaWiki?: no

[Popolechien]

@aryhe4791 Thanks for this. Looks like we'll still need to request permission from Sefaria but that looks like a formality. I see that Zimit yielded a 3.36MB file, which is not very good news (the website is, in fact, pretty sophisticated) and means we'll need to build an ad hoc scraper.

[aryhe4791]

Thanks.
They have a github account, here:
https://github.com/Sefaria

[aryhe4791]

@Popolechien
Sorry for the question, but I'm really new here ....
How long does it take to build such a thing?
Hours, days, months, years ....
Of course without pressure, just for interest.
Thanks!

[benoit74]

Zimit is not gona make it, we need a custom scraper, especially since it looks like data is public and easily accessible, see https://github.com/Sefaria/Sefaria-Export

@aryhe4791
ETA is now clearly undetermined, a custom scraper means that we need to find funding (or a highly skilled volunteer) ... and this is specific request is not our top prio.