Links to Internet sites of Jewish Interest

New Links  Collections of Jewish Links   Families & Children  HolidaysInformation
Israel   Miscellaneous   Music   Our Community  Reform Judaism
Worship & Torah Study

New Links

• Everything Jewish, Inc. - step-by-step guides to life cycle events, rituals, traditions, and holidays, including Yom Kippur, Purim, the Sabbath, and Passover.
• Jewish Holiday  - contains articles about Roshashana, Purim, Pesach, Shabbat, and Chanukah.
• Hebcal Interactive Jewish Calendar - generates a list of Jewish holidays and candle lighting times customized to your zip code, city, or latitude/longitude
• Jewish Calendar - answers to commonly asked questions.
• Today's Hebrew Date - calculates and displays in English and Hebrew. Also a thorough explanation of the Hebrew calendar.
• This Month in Jewish History
• JewishSports.com - includes profiles of Jewish athletes in the news, reflections and features on values and competition
• International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame - honors Jewish men and women, worldwide, who have accomplished extraordinary achievements in sports
• Jewish-American Hall of Fame - Take a virtual tour through 500 years of Jewish-American history

Reform Judaism

• Reform Judaism links to the home page of each of the the three main arms of the movement, UAHC, HUC-JIR, and CCAR, as well as links to each of its professional groups and affiliates.

Some interesting links on the Reform Judaism Website:

• "What is Reform Judaism?"
• "Why Be Reform?" by UAHC President Rabbi Eric Yoffie
• CCAR Reform Responsa Database The Reform responsa provide answers to questions about Reform Judaism and Jewish living from the Central Conference of American Rabbis
• Shabbat Family Table Talk suggestions for Torah talk that are especially appropriate for families and children and can be introduced at our Erev Shabbat meals.
• Jewish Books Initiative study guides and suggestions for discussion on selected Jewish Books recommended by the UAHC.
• Building Your Jewish Library Jewish Titles from which to Study and Learn

Information

• JewishDay - provides links to the major online Jewish news sources as well as to daily articles of Jewish interest from the major national newspapers.
• IsraelWire The latest news direct from Israel
• Jewish World Review A monthly magazine on everything Jewish: culture, custom, and history, along with some great short stories and commentary on politics, geopolitics, and society, all of it directly or indirectly Jewish.
• JTA - News at a Glance The Jewish Telegraphic Agency is an international news service that provides up-to-the-minute reports, analysis pieces and features on events and issues of concern to the Jewish people.
• Shamash, an organization dedicated to providing Jewish interaction via the Internet. Includes links to most Jewish organizations.
• Virtual Jerusalem based in Israel, points to all kinds of information, including Jewish software and clip art
• Forward Internet Edition
• Mail.Liberal-Judaism Home Page Mailing list designed to provide a forum for discussions concerning issues of relevance to the more liberal movements (Reform, Reconstructionist, Conservative).
• Jewishnet The Global Jewish Information Network or JewishNet, is a project of the government of Israel which contains links to a comprehensive list of Jewish resources on the net: discussion lists, homepages, gopher sites, libraries, anonymous ftp sites, newsgroups. The "virtual exhibits" is an eclectic collection of links that range from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Virtual Shtetl, a tour with Israel's Nature Society, Jews of Uganda, Chagall, and the First Israeli Group Internet Art Exhibit.

Israel

• Archaeological Museum, Kibbutz Ein Dor
• American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise's Jewish Student Online Research Center  A source for information about Jewish history, Israel, U.S.-Israel relations, the Holocaust, anti-Semitism and Judaism.
• Kibbutz Yahel Reform Jewish Kibbutz in Israel
• ISRAEL FOREIGN MINISTRY The Internet web site of the Israel Foreign Ministry, established and maintained by its Information Division, is designed to provide you with basic information about the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, recent developments in Israel, and a general background about various facets of Israeli government and life.
• Haaretz Daily Newspaper English Internet Edition
• Jerusalem Post Internet Edition
• The Jerusalem Mosaic A virtual tour of contemporary and historical Jerusalem

Families and Children

• Books for Jewish Children - recommends a collection of Jewish-themed books for children. Includes Hanukkah, Shabbat, Purim, and Passover books. [NOTE - The links to Amazon.com on this page will not return funds to our Temple. If you wish to buy any of these books a) check with the Judaica Shop to see if they have it or b) go to the Online Shopping page of the Temple website and go to Amazon.com from there.]
• Jewish Bedtime Stories A forum to share bedtime stories.
• The UAHC Jewish Parent Page The Jewish Parent Page informs and educates parents about the Jewish holidays and their customs. It is a resource to enrich parents' understanding of Jewish tradition.
• Jewish Family & Life, A "webzine" (a magazine published for the Internet) which is designed to be a source of user-friendly, family-oriented information and entertainment for Jewish families.

Our Community

• The Union of American Hebrew Congregations, Mid-Atlantic Council
• Nevey Shalom Bowie's Conservative Synagogue
• Washington Metro Area Jewish Community Pages

Holidays

• Holidays on the Net, includes: High Holy Days, Chanukah, Purim, Passover, Shavuot, as well as non-Jewish holidays.
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• The Jewish Parent Page - Purim Issue (UAHC)
• How to Purim - read the Megilla, eat, drink, sing, drink, discuss or playact Purim story, drink, read Megilla again, drink, give money to the poor, drink, give Mishloach Manot, drink, sing, sleep, wake up with headache.
• Purim on the Net - celebration of the most festive of Jewish holidays. A time of prizes, noisemakers, costumes and treats.
• TheHolidaySpot: Purim - celebrate Purim with free Purim wallpapers, jokes, recipe, greeting cards and more.
• Virtual Jerusalem Purim Fest - play games and win prizes.
• Purim on Mimi's Cyber Kitchen - recipes for Purim hamantaschen, moscardini, pralines, and even ravioli.
• Virtual Jerusalem: Purim Tasty Treats - includes recipes for hamantashen, kreplach, and challah with raisins.
• WELCOME TO PURIM.COM !  Purim On The Web: Mordechai, Queen Esther, Hamantaschen and Shalach Manot
• FREE Jewish Greeting Cards for Purim
• A General Index to Other Purim Links
• Uncle Eli's Passover Hagadah - a wonderful Haggadah in the Dr. Suess style.
• Passover on the Net - explains the story of Passover and the Seder; has music, recipes, message boards, and virtual cards.
• Miriam's Cup: A New Ritual for the Passover Seder - honors the role of Miriam the Prophetess in the Exodus, as well as other gender-inclusive ideas for Passover celebration. Highlights the contributions of women to Jewish culture, past and present.
• TheHolidaySpot: Passover - celebrate Passover with free wallpapers, greeting cards, history, recipes, notes on seder & the 10 plagues and more.
• Judaism 101: Pesach (Passover) - discussion of the Jewish holiday, including an outline of the seder, music sound files, a recipe for charoses, and holiday dates.
• Passover in CyberSpace - Bring the meaning of Passover and the Seder to the CyberSpace Community. Includes Jewish bookstores, fun for kids, graphic and design sites, virtual greeting cards, recipes, history and traditions, resources, midi favorites.
• Billy Bear's Pesach Holiday - Stories, games, activities pages, holiday pages, screen savers, desktop and webpage decor.

Worship & Torah Study

• Navigating the Bible - contains the Torah in English, Hebrew, and transliterated Hebrew, and audio files.
• Healing Psalms Psalms for our times written by Debbie Perlman, Resident Psalmist at Beth Emet The Free Synagogue
• Kolel Home Page A liberal yeshiva in Toronto
• Bluethread a neutral space to study Torah, Mitzvot, and their meaning to Reform Jews
• Torat Hayim A weekly commentary and study guide on the week's Torah portion from a Reform perspective.
• Jewish Creative Worship, a site how-to information on creative worship. Includes a Shabbat Evening Service Outline/Guide and a link to a Service/Song Archive, with transliterations of most prayers and songs used in our services.
• MAQOM Maqom is a Cyber-School for Adult Talmud Study founded and directed by Rabbi Judith Abrams, Ph.D. Maqom is dedicated to the spiritually enlightening and intellectually honest study of Jewish texts.

Music

• Daniel Macks: Service/Song Archive
• Hava Nashira/Jewish Songleaders Page

Collections of Links

• Jewish Culture and History A collection of links on Jewish culture and history
• Other resources for Reform Jews on the Internet from UAHC
• Andrew Tannenbaum's Judaism and Jewish Resources Another excellent collection of Jewish links.
• Judaica World links to many Jewish sites
• The Ulitmate Jewish/Israel Link Launcher  - almost everything you could want to know about Jewish or Israel topics (Prepared by the Jewish Student Union at the University of Colorado at Boulder).
• Maven Your personal guide to thousands of Jewish/Israel links.
• Ha Reshima - THE LIST of Jewish Links An excellent source of Jewish links.

Miscellaneous

• Amazing Jewish Stories Collection - place to share the wealth of Jewish experience with future generations through storytelling. Submissions are welcomed.
• Holidays with a Twist - collection of articles and commentaries from the Hagshama Department of the World Zionist Organization.
• NOVA: Lost Tribes of Israel - learn how advances in genetics are being used to investigate the mystery of the fate of the Lost Tribes.
• jewishpeople.net - global guide to Jews and Judaism.
• Jewish Stories from the Old World to the New - public radio series of Jewish stories as read by Leonard Nimoy, Charlton Heston, Carl Reiner and other actors.
• Simon Wiesenthal Center - international center for Holocaust remembrance and the defense of human rights and the Jewish people.
• The Jewish Outreach Institute Welcoming the Intermarried into the Jewish Community
• The STaM Homepage history and background of STaM--Jewish scribal arts. Visit a scribe's studio in Israel.
• The Jewish Museum New York
• Images of Polish Synagogues
• Internet Jewish History Sourcebook
• Jewish Wedding Customs
• Jewish-American History on the Web This site is dedicated to 19th Century Jewish-American history, poetry and fiction, polemics and philosophy.
• Jewish Women's Archive A website to uncover, chronicle and transmit the historical record of Jewish women's lives, their impact on Jewish culture and their active participation in society at large.
• Jewish Teen Central - includes keypals, advice, surveys, tests, bloopers, and more.
• ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal a non-denominational organization dedicated to applying the ancient wisdom of our tradition to the creation of a spiritually meaningful Judaism for our time.
• Conversion To Judaism Web site of the Conversion to Judaism Resource Center. The Center provides information and advice to people who are considering converting to Judaism and to those who have converted
• Jewish Recipes
• Asian Kashrus Recipes Kosher Asian food recipes
• The Jewish Delicatessen Online Cookbook Recipes from Jack Cooper's Celebrity Delicatessen in New Jersey.
• The Jewish Holiday Kitchen Recipes and lore from food expert Joan Nathan
• Kosher Express Kitchen
• Empire Kosher Recipes Recipes from the Empire Kosher Food company.
• Bubbe's Back Porch - read stories of the site creator's own grandmother and      contribute stories of your own.
• Beyond the Pale: The History of Jews in Russia This is an excellent history complete with documentation and pictures. There is a special emphasis on the history of anti-semitism.
• The Pedagogic Center The Joint Authority for Jewish Zionist Education
• Broder's Rare and Used Books They specialize in Jewish books of all areas
• The Synagogue of Florence Florence, Italy
• BSZNet Web site for Shaare Zion Congregation, a Sephardic synagogue in Brooklyn, and a collection of Sephardic resources.
• Synagogue 2000 Synagogue 2000 is a transdenominational organization helping synagogues plan for the twenty-first century.
• The Source for Everything Jewish America's Largest Collection of Mail-Order Judaica
• Mill Basin Kosher Deli Mill Basin Kosher Deli and Fine Art Gallery, Brooklyn's Premiere Kosher Deli has established itself as an attraction to visit while in New York, because of it's Great Kosher cuisine and it's world class gallery exhibiting works by many masters of today. They will ship anything, anywhere, anytime in the USA with no additional charges.
• Ariga: Publishing for Business, Pleasure and Peace An Israeli publishing company with links to the peace movement.
• Jewish Singles, includes: links to Jewish singles groups, Jewish college organizations, singles travel opportunities, personals, homepages, Israel, the Community, and Jewish & Israeli media and individual connections.
• Jewish Genealogy, consists of an eclectic (and by no means complete) collection of links to Web resources that may be useful for doing on-line Jewish Genealogy research.
• The Virtual Shtetl Dedicated to Yiddish Language and Culture
• Alliance of Black Jews A Web site for people of African decent who believe in Torah and its mandates and/or are culturally affiliated with Judaism
• Calendar of Jewish Holidays Jewish Holiday dates through 2005-06 from B'nai Brith
• Jewhoo! Who's Jewish (according the the creators of this site)
• Jewish Heritage Online Magazine from the Memorial Foundation of  Jewish Culture
• JGL Jewish Genealogy Links extensive collection of links for those interested in Jewish genealogy.

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