Information about Judaism
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The URJ (the Union for Reform Judaism, formerly UAHC--Union
of American Hebrew Congregations) has a very comprehensive site for information
on Reform Judaism. Here you can find information about
Reform Jewish practices, study and education, affiliated
organizations, other Reform congregations, and more.
http://urj.org/.
URJ blog: Join the conversation about news and
views of Reform Jews at the URJ's new blog:
http://rj.org/.
Sh'ma, a Journal of Jewish Responsibility:
"Sh'ma serves as a gathering place for independent
dialogue -- rich conversation of differing positions presented
in an honest, respectful, and sacred conversation. Our
readers, like our authors, are intellectually sharp, seeking,
concerned and literate. Sh'ma is a publication of
Jewish Family & Life!"
http://www.shma.com/
Ritualwell: "Ritualwell is the source for
innovative, contemporary Jewish ritual. On ritualwell,
you can browse thousands of rituals, listen to music, download
a ritual, or cut and paste your own."
Ritualwell was created by
Kolot: The Center for Jewish
Women’s and Gender Studies at the Reconstructionist
Rabbinical College (RRC).
http://www.ritualwell.org/
Behrman House has a section on Shabbat blessings and
Havdalah blessings:
http://www.behrmanhouse.com/family/shabbat/
Rabbi Amy Scheinerman has a comprehensive website
covering such topics as Jewish children's literature, midrash,
ritual, and holy days. The site includes a virtual
synagogue tour, as well as information on the Jewish life
cycle. Great site--worth checking out! : http://scheinerman.net/judaism/.
The mission of ARZA/WORLD UNION, North America is to
further the development of Progressive Judaism in Israel and
throughout the world. ARZA/WORLD UNION, North America
strives to strengthen Jewish communities by encouraging Jewish
solidarity, promoting religious pluralism and furthering
Zionism. ARZA/WORLD UNION, North America is the
representative of the World
Union for Progressive Judaism and an affiliate of the
Union for Reform Judaism: http://rj.org/arzawuna/
Reform Judaism magazine: This quarterly
URJ magazine strives to convey the creativity, diversity, and
dynamism of Reform Judaism. RJ covers developments
within our movement while interpreting world events and Jewish
tradition from a Reform perspective. The website contains a
discussion forum and archives from past issues.
http://reformjudaismmag.org/index.cfm?.
The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC)
has been the hub of Jewish social justice and legislative
activity in the nation's capital for over 35 years. It has
educated and mobilized the American Jewish community on
legislative and social concerns as an advocate in the Congress
of the United States on issues ranging from Israel and Soviet
Jewry to economic justice and civil rights, to international
peace and religious liberty. The RAC is the Washington
office of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) and
the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR):
http://rac.org/
Women of Reform Judaism, the Federation of Temple
Sisterhoods, is the women's agency of the URJ: http://rj.org/wrj/.
North American Federation of Temple Brotherhoods is the
men's organization of the URJ:
http://www.nftb.org/
Jewish resources on the Internet: This is the
URJ's list of websites of particular interest to Reform
Jews. There are lists of Internet discussion groups,
sites for study and music, and news sources about Israel and
Judaism.
http://urj.org/resources/
Jewish resources: This site contains a wide
variety of links to Jewish sites, as well as sites in and
about Israel. http://shamash.org/trb/judaism.html.
Jewish.com: Jewish.com
adheres to the philosophy of being an informative, interesting
and welcoming site for all Jews, regardless of their
affiliation or religious observance. Jewish.com
maintains vibrant community areas including "ask the
rabbi"; several reference tools, including a complete
electronic translation of the Torah and over 7,000
non-commercial Jewish web links: http://jewish.com.
JewishNet:
This global Jewish information network links to a variety of
Jewish information sources: http://www.jewishnet.net/.
Jewish Genealogical Society is an international
association of genealogical societies. http://www.jewishgen.org
Ellis Island: search the database of the
island where the ancestors of 40% of Americans living living
once landed: http://ellisislandrecords.org/
Jewish film archives: Check out the virtual cinema
of the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archives at Hebrew
University in Jerusalem:
http://www.spielbergfilmarchive.org.il/.
You can watch classic films on your computer about the
Holocaust, Israel, and Jewish communities around the world.
Jewish in Seattle maintains a great list of Jewish
resources, both local and across the World Wide Web. http://jsis.artsci.washington.edu/programs/jewish/catalog/default.asp
(And for more local Jewish info, please see our Pacific
Northwest Jewish links page.)
Hebrew date converter: convert dates from the
Gregorian to Hebrew calendar. Also contains an
interactive calendar. http://hebcal.com/
Aish HaTorah publishes an electronic Jewish magazine, Shabbat
Shalom Weekly with insights into life and ideas for
personal growth: http://aish.com/torahportion/.
The Aish.com site also includes sections on Society
and Work, Spirituality, Family, Jewish Literacy, Dating, and
Jewish Issues: http://aish.com.
Jewish music: lyrics to Jewish songs: http://jewish.com/download/music/.
Jewish and Jewish music links: http://www.tepel.org/links.html.
MavenSearch bills itself as a portal to the Jewish
world: http://www.maven.co.il/
Guide for the Bereaved from Temple Beth Ami in
Maryland: http://uahcweb.org/md/bethami/tbafuneral.html.
Conversion to Judaism Resource Center: http://www.convert.org/.
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Navigating the Bible/Online Bar/Bat Mitzvah Tutor:
This is a great site! Hosted by World Ort Union Torah,
Navigating the Bible was developed to help people to be able
to read, study and enjoy the Bible. You'll find the Hebrew
text, transliterations and full translations with commentary
for the Torah, Haftarot portions and related blessings—with
cross-references to Bar/Bat Mitzvah portions. RealAudio allows
you to hear the prayers sung. http://www.bible.ort.org/
Cantor's Classroom: Reform Temple Israel in
Omaha, Nebraska, has created this comprehensive list of mp3
recordings of spoken and sung prayers:
http://www.templeisrael-ne.org/study/classroom/
Ten Minutes of Torah: Sign up for this free
series of emails from the Union for Reform Judaism:
http://urj.org/torah/ten/
Mishkan T'filah: More information about
Mishkan T'filah, the new Reform prayer book, is
available here:
http://www.urj.org/mishkan/
Mesora: Mesora is a "free, public reference
for Judaic study, including interactive forums for discussions
and activism relevant to the Jewish community."
http://www.mesora.org/_private/mesora.html
TorahNet: TorahNet is a compilation of Torah
study opportunities: http://uahc.org/torahnet/.
Reform Voices of Torah: The URJ'ss Torah
study for Reform Jews contains information on this week's
Torah portion, as well as a searchable database:
http://urj.org/torah/
Torah.org: Torah study and translation, online
classes and useful links to additional educational
resources. http://torah.org/
My Jewish Learning: MyJewishLearning.com is
"the personal gateway to Jewish exploration" :
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/index.htm?VI=500203080220&SS=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.templebethor.org%2Fstudy%2Fadults%2F
Mordechai Pinchas, Sofer: Want to learn
how a Torah is created? This Torah sofer, or
scribe, has created a very interesting site:
http://www.bayit02.freeserve.co.uk/index.html
Aish.com: Another source for information about
this week's parsha: http://aish.com/torahportion/.
Bluethread: a neutral space for studying
Torah, mitzvot, and their meaning to Reform Jews : http://www.exo.net/bluethread/.
Significant Jewish books: Since
November 1997, when Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie unveiled
an initiative to
encourage every Reform Jew to read significant Jewish books a
year, the UAHC has selected eight volumes each year and
prepared study guides for them. http://uahc.org/books/
Adult Jewish Growth: From UAHC, opportunities
for serious study for Reform Jews. http://uahc.org/growth/index.shtml.
Maqom is a cyber-school for adult Talmud
study: http://www.maqom.com/
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Hebrew fonts: a list of Hebrew fonts available on the
Internet. http://www.sil.org/computing/fonts/lang/Hebrew.html
Hebrew For Me: Hebrew language games. http://www.zigzagworld.com/hebrewforme/
Behrman House has a great "click and learn"
program--you can learn Hebrew for free on the Internet!
Check out
Click and Learn Hebrew and
Click and Learn Prayer.
Learn about Jewish Holidays from the UAHC. http://uahc.org/holidays/
Calendar of Jewish Holidays from the UAHC. http://uahc.org/holidays/jcal.shtml
Virtual Jerusalem: Tons of information about
Jewish holidays, ways to celebrate, and guides for
teachers. Even greeting cards! http://www.virtualjerusalem.com/judaism/holidays/
Yom Tov: A Class on Jewish Holidays.
This site from Torah.org is full of information. http://www.torah.org/learning/yomtov/index.html.
Jewish.com has a guide to Jewish holidays and the
Jewish calendar: http://jewish.com/holidays/.
The Virtual Seder Plate: click on any part of
the seder plate for explanations, history, and more: http://uahc.org/congs/nj/nj006/seder/plate.html.
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The UAHC has a Family Shabbat Table Talk program.
This section of the UAHC site contains suggestions for Torah
talk that are especially appropriate for families and children
and can be introduced at Erev Shabbat meals. Family
Shabbat Table Talk is also available by electronic mail.
http://uahc.org/shabbat/.
Jewish Family Concerns: how do we welcome all
kinds of families? Resources for inclusion, children
with special needs, older adults, and more. http://uahc.org/jfc/
The Jewish Parent Page informs and educates about
the Jewish holidays and their customs. It is a resource to
enrich your understanding of Jewish tradition. The Jewish
Parent Page includes blessings, prayers, historical
backgrounds, and creative ways to celebrate the Jewish
festivals. Recipes, holiday how-to's and activities are
included. http://uahc.org/educate/parent/
ClickonJudaism is a website designed to help young
Jews connect or reconnect with the Reform Jewish tradition and
provoke dialogue on the issues that are part of their daily
lives: http://clickonjudaism.org/.
Aish.com has a family section with articles on
parenting and marriage: http://aish.com/family/.
Rabbi Amy Scheinerman has a comprehensive website
covering such topics as Jewish children's literature, midrash,
ritual, and holy days. The site includes a 23 page list
of Jewish books for kids (some of them reviewed by kids), an
explanation of Jewish personalities of the Bible, and much
more info : http://scheinerman.net/judaism/.
JewishFamily.com has articles on holidays, Shabbat,
life cycle events, and more: http://jewishfamily.com/.
Jewish-Food.org: An extensive archive of
Jewish recipes from all over the world. The site was
created by our own Jeff Freedman. http://jewish-food.org/
Keeping Kosher: an explanation of terms,
frequently asked questions, recipes, and more: http://www.jewish.com/kosher/.
Kosher.com: need Kosher food? You can
order a huge variety of foods online. The site is closed
on Shabbat.
http://www.kosher.com/
Star-K also has information about keeping kosher:
http://www.star-k.com/ind-whatiskosher.htm
The Jewish Transcript website includes a listing of
places in the Seattle area to get kosher meat, baked goods,
and other items.
http://www.jewishtranscript.com/stories/Guide/Kashrut.htm.
Va'ad also has information about
where to find kosker products in the Seattle area, as well as
approved restaurants:
http://www.vaad.net/.
Epicurious has a collection of Jewish recipes
online, arranged by holiday:
http://www.epicurious.com/e_eating/e06_jewish_cooking/nathan_home.html
About.com has a Jewish section that includes a
library of Jewish recipes:
http://judaism.about.com/library/food/bl_recipes.htm?PM=ss13_judaism
The rec.food.cuisine.Jewish newsgroup (yes, there's
a newsgroup for everything!) has an archive of Jewish recipes:
http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/rfcj/
How about some Jewish vegan recipes?
http://www.jewishvegan.com/recipes.html
Jewish.com has an extensive collection of recipes,
including vegetarian dishes:
http://jewish.com/modules.php?name=Encyclopedia
Sally's Place has a section on Jewish recipes,
arranged by holiday. Can't find what you're looking for?
Check out the section of chocolate recipes!
http://www.sallys-place.com/food/columns/fiszer/fiszer_menu.htm
ARZA/World Union: (Association of Reform
Zionists of America/World Union)
ARZA/World Union's goal is to strengthen personal, political,
and financial support for the State of Israel. As a Reform
organization, it is particularly concerned with the building
of Reform Judaism and the pursuit of religious pluralism in
Israel. http://rj.org/arza/
Virtual Jerusalem: Calling itself
"The Jewish World from the Heart of Israel," this is
the largest Jewish/Israel database online, filled with news,
information on holidays, merchant offerings and links to other
sites. http://virtualjerusalem.com/
The Jerusalem Post has an Internet edition: http://www.jpost.com/.
Wall Cam: Live pictures from the Western Wall
in Jerusalem: http://aish.com/wallcam/.
Aish HaTorah's site also includes a service where you can type
in a prayer and have it placed in the Western Wall.
Tunnel Tour: Aish HaTorah's historical and
inspirational tour of the tunnels under the Temple Mount in
Jerusalem. It's the next best thing to being
there! The tour includes a RealAudio guide: http://aish.com/seminars/tunneltour/.
ADL (Anti-Defamation League): The
Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's
leading organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs
and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry.
The site has breaking news, special reports and press releases
on terrorism and other subjects of concern to Jews
everywhere. http://www.adl.org/
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has a
very informative website: http://ushmm.org.
The Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of
Anti-Semitism is located at the Hebrew University in
Jerusalem. The Vidal Sassoon International Center (SICSA)
was established in 1982 as an interdisciplinary research
center dedicated to an independent, non-political approach to
the accumulation and dissemination of knowledge necessary for
understanding the phenomenon of anti-semitism. The Center
engages in research on anti-semitism throughout the ages,
focusing on relations between Jews and non-Jews, particularly
in situations of tension and crisis: http://sicsa.huji.ac.il/.
Understanding the Holocaust: Aish.com's
comprehensive site: http://aish.com/holocaust/.
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