Judaica / Israel
Israel is the name of:
- The monotheistic people who have lived in the Levant for over 3,000 years,
- The descendants of that people worldwide, and
- A modern state in the land.
The article, Jew, on Wikipedia is a good introduction.
Hebrew date:
This page:
Judaica, generally |
Judaism |
Jewish Culture |
Israel |
Jews in America |
Jewish Politics |
Judaica Beyond Cyberspace
Judaica, generally
- Academic Jewish Studies Web Directory
- Aish.com - "Wisdom for living"
- HaReshima - "The Jewish Internet Portal"
- Jewish Community Online - Thousands of links (Jewish.com)
- Jewish Guide to the Internet [JewishInternetGuide.com]
- JewishNet
- Judaism (Librarians' Internet Index)
- Koogle - The Jewish search engine (get it?)
- Machers - Extensive directory
- Maven
- My Jewish Learning - Excellent lessons on all aspects of Judaism
- Shamash - "The Jewish network"
- Soc.culture.Jewish Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Answers and Readings Lists
- Virtual Jerusalem - A portal with news and lots of links ("the place where Jews click")
- Zipple - News, calendar, shopping ("The Jewish SuperSite")
- Web Sites for Jewish Studies (Princeton)
- More Judaica resouces (Yahoo)
- Jewish Encyclopedia - Online version of a reference work published 1901-1906
- Jewish University in Cyberspace (JUICE)
- Jewish Virtual Library - A large collection of Judaica; also fosters connections between Israel and the U.S. (us-israel.org)
- Judaism 101 - Excellent summary of beliefs and practices for Jews and non-Jews [jewfaq.org]
- BIP Database - Index of book reviews in the Israeli press (in Hebrew)
- RAMBI: The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies
- Swedish Jewish Bibliography (Judaica)
- Tel Aviv University databases - Bibliography of Zionism and full text of the Palestine Post (published 1932-1950)
- Index to Jewish Periodicals - Not available free online, but your library may offer it in print, on CD-ROM, or through its Web site
- Internet Jewish History Sourcebook - Original documents (Paul Halsall)
- Jewish History Resource Center (Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel)
- JewishGen - "The Home of Jewish Genealogy"
- Zachor: Faith During the Holocaust
- Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) - "Global news service of the Jewish people"
- Jewschool is a nice Jewish blog: pro-Israel, pro-peace, anti-anti-Semitic
Directories and Search Engines:
Reference Sources:
Jewish Indexes:
History:
Jewish News:
See also news feed at right and Israel news below.
Judaism
- Navigating the Bible - Study the weekly Torah and Haftarah portions; prepare for bar/bat mitzvah (includes Hebrew audio files)
- Torah.org - Commentary on the weekly Torah portion, current and upcoming holidays, and other aspects of Jewish life from an Orthodox perspective
- A Page of the Babylonian Talmud
- Dead Sea Scrolls
- Jewish Holidays at Aish
- The Jewish Year (Virtual Jerusalem)
- Passover Through Archaeology and Rare Documents [passoversite.org]
- The Homer Calendar - Count the days of the Omer with Simpsons characters
- Bayt Hebrew Calendar - Generate a calendar for any month, with Sabbath candle lighting times for your city
- Hebcal.com: Jewish Calendar
Tools - Calculate dates, holidays, Shabbat candle lighting times,
Torah portions, yahrzeits — even export a calendar to popular
calendar programs! Available RSS
feed for today's Hebrew date
(What's this?) - Kaluach - Get a Hebrew calendar (with holidays, Torah portions, etc.), have reminders of Hebrew dates e-mailed to you, download calendar conversion software
- Perpetual Jewish/Civil Calendar - Another program calculates the Torah portions for each week. (Alan Corré, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee)
- Jewish
Birthday Calendar - Take a secular date in the past and find out
when that Hebrew date will fall in the next few years. Works for
yahrzeits as well as birthdays. (Akhlah.com)
- Kabbalah FAQ
- The Ten Sefirot of Kabbalah by Eliezer Segal. See also notes from his class, Jewish Mysticism
- The Wisdom of Kabbalah - Loads of information and help for beginners. Takes the Orthodox view (e.g., that the Zohar is an ancient, rather than a medieval, book). (Bnei Baruch World Center for Kabbalah Studies) [kabbalah.info]
- Soc.culture.Jewish FAQ:
- What is Kabbalah and how can I learn about it?
- Who is allowed to study Kabbalah?
- Mysticism Reading List (Click "next subsection" at the bottom to go through the list)
- What is the Sefer Yetzirah?
- What is the Sefer ha-Bahir?
- What is the Zohar?
Holidays:
Passover (Pesach):
Omer:
Jewish Calendar:
Kabbalah:
Jewish Culture
- DataJEM: Database of Jewish Educational Materials (Jewish Agency)
- Jewish Culture - Internet Public Library pathfinder
- JewishFilm.com - The online Jewish film archive
- Jewish Heritage Video Collection - Films available to rent at locations around the U.S.
- Jewish Language Research Website - Hebrew, Yiddish, and many more
- Jewtastic - News about famous Jews
- New Jewish ValuesFinder - Reviews of children's books teaching Jewish values (Association of Jewish Libraries)
- Sholom Aleichem Network
- Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive
- See also Hebrew and Other Jewish Languages
- Hebrew Songs.com
- Project Z'mirot - Songs from United Synagogue Youth
- Tot Shabbat - Audio files and lyrics of favorite songs
- Zemerl - Database of Jewish songs in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Ladino
- National Yiddish Book Center
- Great Jewish Books - A list of the 100 best
- Virtual Shtetl
Jewish Songs:
Yiddishkeit:
Israel
- Israel Government Gateway
- Israel Information Service, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Israel: Selected Internet Resources (Portals to the World, Library of Congress)
- Myths and Facts: A Guide to the Arab-Israeli Conflict - Online version of an excellent book on the subject
- iGuide Israeli Internet Guide
- Access Middle East - News from many sources, including media outlets and think tanks. The sponsors support Israel and believe objective reporting best serves all parties.
- Ha'aretz (English edition)
- Israel Insider - Updated daily
- Israel Resource Review: Behind the News in Israel
- Israelpundit - Weblog
- Jerusalem Post
- Jerusalem Report
- Ynetnews (Yediot Ahronoth)
- Ariga - A page dedicated to the Israeli peace process with news
- Bar Ilan University
- Ben Gurion University of the Negev
- Hebrew University
- Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
- Tel Aviv Univeristy
- University of Haifa
- Weizmann Instititute of Science
- Go Israel - Official Site of the Israeli Ministry of Tourism
- Israel Visit - Tourist info
- Jerusalem Mosaic, a virtual tour of our most holy city
- KotelCam - Live pictures from the Western Wall of the ancient Temple (Virtual Jerusalem)
Web Directories:
Israel News:
Education:
Tourism:
Jerusalem:
Jews in America
- From Haven to Home - A Library of Congress exhibit celebrating 350 years of Jews living in America
- Jewish American Heritage Month - Historical materials from several government agencies
- Jews in America: Our Story - Timeline and artifacts (Center for Jewish History)
- Bay Jews - Events, organizations, classified ads
- Resource: A Guide to Jewish Life in the Bay Area
Jewish Movements in America
San Francisco Bay Area:
Jewish Politics
- Rabbis for Human Rights, Israel
- Tikkun magazine
- Workman's Circle/Arbeter Ring
Judaica Beyond Cyberspace
- Aronson
- Behrman House
- Bloch Publishing
- Feldheim Publishers
- Jewish Lights
- Jewish Publication Society
- Jossey-Bass Judaism titles
- Judaica Press
- Kar-Ben Publishing - Jewish children's books
- Keter Publishing House
- KTAV
- Mesorah Publications - Publishers of the Artscroll editions of holy texts
- Schocken
- Soncino Press
- SUNY Press Jewish studies books
- Weiser Books
- Web Directory: Association of Jewish Book Publishers
- Association of Jewish Libraries
- Jewish History Resource Center: Libraries (Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel)
- Jewish Libraries and Catalogs (JewishNet)
- Judaica Libraries and Archives on the Web (Bibliomaven)
- American Judaica Collections, parts 1-2, part 3, part 4 - A series of articles by librarian Daniel D. Stuhlman
- Elazar's Classification System for Libraries of Judaica - About the system; if you want to use it, you'll probably need to buy the book
- Center for Jewish History - A partnership of the American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, and YIVO
- See also Libraries in Israel
- Henry Hollander Books - Specializing in Judaica, antiquarian, and scholarly books
- Web Directory: Hebraica and Judaica Booksellers in the United Kingdom, abroad, and on the Internet - Also includes links to sites on Jewish languages and literature
- Beth HaTefutsoth, Museum of the Jewish People, Tel Aviv
- Israel Museum, Jerusalem
- The Jewish Museum, New York
- Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, California
- National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia
- Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles
- Global Directory of Jewish Museums
- Jewish Museums and Museum Resources Worldwide (National Museum of American Jewish History)
- American Jewish University, Los Angeles
- Yeshiva University
- YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
- See also Seminaries of the major Jewish movements