OPT Links to other sites

Links to Other Sites

Ever wanted to learn Hebrew, both biblical (liturgical) and modern? Try out the Online Hebrew Tutorial.

The Nazis made a propaganda film showing Jews living a utopian life. And they hired a Jew to direct it. His incredible story is now an Academy Award nominated documentary.

ISRAEL
For a number of links to keep you up to date on Israel and the Middle East, see:

AIPAC (American Israel PAC) advocates for the continued strong relations and mutual interests between the U.S. and Israel.

The National Hillel website provides articles from all major Israeli newspapers reflecting a range of Israeli perspectives and analysis of the news, as well as programs
in Israel and cultural information about Israel.

Peace Now provides news & information from a left-of-center Israeli perspective.

Also, in Chicago, Peace Now listserve developed by APN Sam Fleischacker and Doni Remba to share news and information, etc., on Israel and the occupied territories. Also here is an additional very good source also containing opinion essays and analysis concerning Israel and America's war on terrorism.

Teachers Elliot Chodoff &Yisrael Neeman from Israeli org
Livnot. Indepth analysis.

American Jewish Committee - for background, data, opinion

United Jewish Communities - breaking news from different press services including Agence France Press, which tend to be more objective than either AP or Reuters

www.camera.org - critical reports on bias inindividual news stories and news org.

National Yiddish Book Center's 100 most important books.

ritualwell.org is a resource for contemporary Jewish rituals, ceremonies, and prayers.

Magen David Adom (Israel's Emergency Medical, Health, Blood and Disaster Services)

A website for Jews in their 20s and 30s is up and running. It can be found at: http://www.clickonJudaism.org. Clickonjudasim is a project of the Reform Movement's UAHC-CCAR Commission on Synagogue Affiliation Its purpose is to provide doorways into Judaism for Jews in their 20’s and 30's, as well as those considering Judaism.

The purpose of the Jewish Music WebCenter is to provide a forum for gathering and presenting information on academic, organizational, and personal activities in Jewish music today. Information is provided to encourage, and support the enjoyment, study, creation and pursuit of knowledge of Jewish music

Search through Resolutions Adopted by the UAHC with any keyword to see what has been said about that issue.

Ahavat Israel is a site whose goal is "to create an environment of Love for the Jewish People, Love for the Torah, and Love for Eretz Israel." This site is also full of music that plays on your computer. Don't miss the "Music" link!

Jewish Studies at Columbia University. This is from Columbia University's web page and has links to a huge number of resources.

Hebrew for ME is a growing web site for on-line, interactive, Hebrew learning. Hebrew for ME is being developed by and for the Jewish on-line community, using Java technology from ZigZag, Inc. For back-to-school, we have added a new education area called The Learning Post, where you can find out about our cooperative work with the University of Michigan and take a look at some ideas for using Hebrew for ME applets.

FAQs of interest:

URJ Home Page This is the home page of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the national "home" of reform Judaism. It is a great place to start, with links to Torah study, "Ask the Rabbi," and many other Web sites. Also, from this site, you can subscribe to several email newsletters and newsgroups. Two of the more notable include: L-Torah: liberal torah discussion group Mail-Liberal-Judaism: A large and often thoughtful group which engages in vigorous dialog on topics ranging from the political to social, including ritual and observance, Israel, current intra-Jewish conflict, spirituality, and everything in between.

Central Conference of American Rabbis: Responsa
A large collection of responsa, statements on Reform perspectives on a huge variety of issues. The site notes, “Responsa provide guidance, not governance. As a body of literature, the responsa published by the Reform Movement reveal a broad consensus as to mainstream Reform Jewish thinking on important issues facing contemporary Judaism.”

Virtual Jewish Chicago
Don’t miss this well-designed local site, sponsored by the Chicago Jewish News, Dawn R. Schuman Institute, Greater Chicago Jewish Folk Arts Festival and the inimitable Rosenblum’s World of Judaica. Has lots of information about Chicago-area events and resources.

Jewish Global Information Network: This site aims to be a quick resource to many different types of Internet links. Current table of contents includes Israel, Zionism and Aliyah, Talmud Tora and Observance, Holocaust and Antisemitism, Jewish Scholarship and Universities, Jewish Education, Culture: Museums, Music, Dance, International and National Organizations, Denominations, Country and Local Communities, Newspapers, Radio and TV, Youth and Students, Women and Feminism, Singles, Married and Other Personal Concerns, Social Activism and Politics, Jewish Genealogy, Professional Groups, Hebrew, Hebrew Support and Yiddish, Jewish Food, Libraries, and more.

Jewish Communication Network This is the Jewish Communications Network, an eclectic and vibrant collection of links to contemporary midrash, recipes, political commentary, and torah study as well as a marketplace and dating service.

Navigating the Bible Terrific site with all Torah and Haftarah portions in English, Hebrew (with vowels and cantillation marks), Hebrew (as it appears in the Torah scroll), and transliteration - PLUS downloadable audio of each torah and haftorah portion being sung.

Project Genesis: Torah on the Information Superhighway
This is Project Genesis, involving expansive torah study resources from all over the world. Well worth a visit if you are studying a particular Torah portion.

Shamash Home Page This is a central server which offers web services to a huge number of different Jewish organizations. There are countless links from Shamash. This is a wonderful place to start

Jewish Feminist Resources Lively and growing site with links and discussions.

family_logo.gif (2208 bytes) Jewish Family & Life Home Page This is a great site, with reflections and recipes and thoughtful contributions for anyone who is part of a family, whether you are a parent or not!

Soc.Culture.Jewish Reading List
Suggestions for books discussing various Jewish topics, especially the subject of Jewish law and practice. Major topic headings include:

Introduction/General Reading List
Traditional Liturgy, Practice, Lifestyle, Holidays Reading List
Kabbalah, Mysticism, and Messianism Reading List
Reform Judaism Reading List
Conservative Judaism Reading List
Reconstructionist Judaism Reading List
Humanistic Judaism Reading List
Chassidism Reading List
Zionism Reading List
Antisemitism Reading List
Intermarriage Reading List
Periodicals
Books for Jewish Children

Hebrew College
Opportunities for Online Study in a variety of areas

Jewish Heritage Online Magazine, an interesting collection of scholarship and midrash. The site notes,

"The Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture initiated the Jewish Heritage Online Magazine (JHOM) as part of its on-going efforts to deepen and enrich Jewish culture around the world. Our support of the JHOM is aimed at bringing the wisdom and values of the Jewish heritage to a large and broad audience globally."