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Check out the links below to a whole array of free internet sources for information on
Jews, Judaism, Hebrew and Israel, as well as general research resources:
ANTI-SEMITISM
Antisemitism in the World Today-- http://www.axt.org.uk/
SICSA - Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism-- http://sicsa.huji.ac.il/
Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism-- http://www.tau.ac.il/Anti-Semitism/institute.html
The Pipeline of Hatred--http://www.conceptwizard.com/pipeline_of_hatred.html
ART
Israel Art Guide-- http://www.israelartguide.co.il
Jewish Art Network-- http://www.jewishartnetwork.com
BASIC JUDAISM
Jew FAQ--http://www.jewfaq.org
Jewish Literacy from Aish HaTorah--http://aish.com/literacy/
Virtual Synagogue Tour--http://scheinerman.net/judaism/synagogue/index.html
Torah Scroll Online-- http://www.saad.org.il/elihu/
BIOGRAPHIES
Jewhoo: The Jewish Celebrity Consortium-- http://www.jewhoo.com
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame-- http://www.jewishsports.net/
Biographies of Gedolim-- http://www.tzemachdovid.org/gedolim/
Torah Commentators-- http://www.torahproductions.com/commentators.html
Biographies of Tzadikim-- http://www.judaicaplus.com/Tzadikim/tz_brow.cfm
NEW Biographies of Gedolim--http://www.chaburas.org/
DICTIONARIES
Babylon-- http://www.babylon.com
My Hebrew Dictionary-- http://www.dictionary.co.il
Hebrew Acronyms-- http://infoshare1.princeton.edu/katmandu/hebrew/open.html
Hebrew Acronyms and Abbreviations--http://www.stands4.com/browsecategory_R.asp?c=HEBREW
Glossary of Yiddish Expressions-- http://www.ariga.com/yiddish.htm
Translation Israel Net-- http://translation.israel.net/dict.php3?lang=en
Yiddish Dictionary Online--http://www.yiddishdictionaryonline.com/
NEW Morfix Hebrew Dictionary--http://milon.morfix.co.il/MorDictFirstPage.htm
NEW Hebrew Aphorisms--http://lib.cet.ac.il/pages/glossary.asp?item=16
NEW Hebrew Expressions--http://lib.cet.ac.il/pages/glossary.asp?item=21
DIVREI TORAH
Shamash Divrei Torah-- http://shamash.org/tanach/dvar.html
Bible quizzes from Jewish Bible Association-- http://www.jewishbible.org/html/quizzes.html
NEW Nehama Leibovitz's Iyunim and Gilyonot in English--http://www.jafi.org.il/education/torani/nehama/indexgil.html
Tanach Study Center -- http://www.tanach.org
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Jewish Virtual Library-- http://www.us-israel.org/index.html
Jewish Encyclopedia-- http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/index.jsp
GUIDANCE
Hillel's Guide to Jewish Life on Campus-- http://www.hillel.org/
Directory of Jewish Camps and Scholarships-- http://www.jewishcamping.org/home.html
Finding a Yeshiva in Israel--http://www.wzo.org.il/en/programs/ and http://torah.org/programs/outsideinisrael.html
Midrashot.net-- http://www.midrashot.net
Birthright Israel--http://www.birthrightisrael.com/bin/en.jsp?enPage=HomePage
Crisis or Challenge: A Guide to Bereavement, Stress, and Modern Day Terror-- http://www.crisis.org.il
Programs in Israel--http://www.israelprograms.org
HALACHA
Halacha World Center-- http://www.halacha.net
Jewish Law-- http://www.jlaw.com
Index to Halachic Topics-- http://www.halachabrura.org/s-index.htm
Halacha Brura and Birur Halacha Institute-- http://www.halachabrura.org/
Halacha and Economics-- http://www.keter.org
Ezras Torah Luach-- http://www.ezrastorah.org/calendar.html
Shulchan Aruch in English--Orach Chayim and Yoreh De'ah--http://torah.org/advanced/shulchan-aruch
HEBREW LITERATURE
Hebrew Literature-- http://www.benyehuda.org
Hebrew Poetry on the Net-- http://members.tripod.com/~rongill/hebpoems.html
Poetry and Prose of Yehudah HaLevi-- http://www.angelfire.com/ct/halevi/index.html
Uri Zvi Greenberg-- http://www.uri-zvi-greenberg.org/
HOLOCAUST
Cybrary of the Holocaust-- http://remember.org/
Holocaust Chronicle-- http://www.holocaustchronicle.org
Anne Frank Internet Guide--http://come.to/annefrank
Faith During the Holocaust--http://www.zachor.org.il/english/
ISRAEL TODAY
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs-- http://www.israel.org/
Background Notes-- http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3581.htm
CIA World Factbook on Israel-- http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/is.html
Government Gateway-- http://www.info.gov.il
Go Israel-- http://www.goisrael.com
Israel's National Parks—http://www.parks.org.il
Jerusalem Mosaic-- http://jeru.huji.ac.il
Modern Places in Israel with Biblical Names-- http://members.aol.com/gnadenbund/israelplaces.html
NEW Israel: A Country Study--http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/iltoc.html
JEWISH COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE
Am Israel-- http://www.amyisrael.co.il
Kulanu-- http://www.kulanu.org
Centropa-- http://www.centropa.org
JEWISH HISTORY, GENERAL
Internet Jewish History Sourcebook-- http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/jewish/jewishsbook.html
This Day in Jewish History--http://www.ou.org/about/judaism/bhyom/
Dinur Center for Jewish History-- http://www.dinur.org/1.html?rsID=219
Haruth Communications Jewish History Site-- http://www.haruth.com/JewishHistory.html
Academic Guide to Jewish History-- http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/jewishhistory/index.cfm
Jewish History Timeline-- http://www.jewishhistory.org.il/
Another Jewish History Timeline--http://philo.ucdavis.edu/zope/home/bruce//RST23/chart.html
Heritage: Civilization and the Jews--http://www.pbs.org/wnet/heritage/
JEWISH HISTORY, AMERICAN
Builders of America-- http://www.borisamericanjews.org
Jewish Heroes and Heroines in America-- http://www.fau.edu/library/brodytoc.htm
Jewish-American History of the 19th Century-- http://www.jewish-history.com/
Jewish American Hall of Fame-- http://www.amuseum.org/jahf/
350 Years of Jewish Life in America--http://www.350th.org
From Haven to Home: The Library of Congress Exhibit on Jewish Life in America--http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/haventohome/
NEW Jews in America --http://www.jewsinamerica.org/
JEWISH HISTORY, ISRAELI
National Photo Collection-- http://147.237.72.31/topsrch/abcole.htm
Etzel: The History of the Irgun-- http://www.etzel.org.il
Hagana-- http://www.hagana.co.il
First Photos of The Land of Israel--http://www.eretzyisroel.org/~dhershkowitz/
The History of Israel and Zionism--http://www.jafi.org.il/education/100/
Presentation about the History of Israel--http://www.conceptwizard.com/conen/conflict_2.html
Palestine Facts--http://www.palestinefacts.org
Zionist Library--http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/6640/zion/
Fact and Fantasy in the Middle East by Samuel Katz--http://www.eretzyisroel.org/~samuel/
From Time Immemorial by Joan Peters--http://www.eretzyisroel.org/~peters/
JEWISH TEXTS
Hypertext Versions of Jewish Classical Texts--http://kodesh.snunit.k12.il
NEW Interactive Views of Classical Jewish Texts--http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/TalmudPage.html
TANACH
Navigating the Bible--http://bible.ort.org
Search the Torah and Rashi in English--http://aish.com/literacy/reference/Search_the_Chumash_with_Rashi_-_in_English.asp
Rashi in English-- http://www.rashiyomi.com
Search the Chumash--http://www.mnemotrix.com/texis/vtx/chumash
Megilat Esther in Transliteration-- http://sarec.ca/megilah/Purim.htm
NEW Mikranet--http://mikranet.cet.ac.il/pages/frontpage.asp
NEW Biblical Images Search Engine--http://www.tachash.org/texis/vtx/bibpic
NEW Chumash Search Engine--http://www.tachash.org/texis/vtx/chumash
NEW International Bible Contest--http://www.tora.us.fm/nxt/
NEW Tanach Navigator--http://www.tora.us.fm/tnk1/index.html
NEW Biblical Atlas--http://lib.cet.ac.il/pages/atlasBible.asp
TALMUD
Web Shas--http://www.aishdas.org/webshas/index.shtml
Hamakor--http://www.aishdas.org/hamakor/
Mishnah in English with Kehati--http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/torani/kehati/index.html
E-daf.com-- http://www.e-daf.com/
Daf Yomi Advancement Forum-- http://www.shemayisrael.co.il/dafyomi2/
Yerushalmi Online-- http://www.yerushalmionline.org/
Index to Commentaries on Aggadot of the Talmud-- http://www.halachabrura.org/a-index.htm
Meiri on Kiddushin-- http://www.rmbsh.com/
Index to Commentaries on the Mishneh Torah of the Rambam-- http://www.halachabrura.org/e-mavorambam.htm
Maharsho-- http://www.maharsho.com/
Seforim Online-- http://www.seforimonline.org/
NEW HebrewBooks.org--http://www.hebrewbooks.org
NEW Geography of the Mishna--http://www.shechem.org/torah/geomishna/
JOURNAL INDEXES
RAMBI-- http://libnet1.ac.il/~libnet/rmb/rmb.htm
The Palestine Post-- http://jic.tau.ac.il/moreshet/palestine.html
MAPS
Maps of the Middle East-- http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/middle_east.html
Maps of Israel-- http://www.emap.co.il
Ancient Maps of Jerusalem-- http://www.jnul.huji.ac.il/maps-of-jerusalem/
MidEast Web Maps-- http://www.mideastweb.org/maps.htm
The Story of Israel in Maps--http://64.49.224.152/mfa/mfa.htm
The Arab-Israeli Conflict in Maps--http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/100/maps/index.html
Israel's Changing Borders--http://www.israelinsider.com/popup/aipac/changing_borders.htm
Eye on Israel--http://www.eyeonisrael.com
On-Line Maps of the U.S. -- http://www.mapquest.com
MUSIC
Jewish Music Web Center-- http://www.jmwc.org/
Milken Archive-- http://www.milkenarchive.org
Jewish Theatre-- http://www.jewish-theatre.com/
Hebrew Songs--http://www.hebrewsongs.com/
NEW Shiron Net--http://www.shiron.net/
NEWS FROM ISRAEL
Israeli News Now-- http://www.israelinewsnow.com
News From Israel-- http://www.newsfromisrael.net
Israel News.net-- http://israelnews.net/
NEWSPAPERS
American Jewish Press Association-- http://www.ajpa.org/2/direct.html
Israel HighWay: Online Magazine about Israel for High School Students--http://www.israelhighway.org/
PRAYER
Learners' Minyan-- http://www.webjew.org/
Guide to Blessings for Food--http://www.englishtorahtapes.com/blessings.htm
Virtual Cantor--http://www.virtualcantor.com
PROFESSIONAL COLLECTION
JESNA: Jewish Education Service of North America-- http://www.jesna.org
CAJE: Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education-- http://www.caje.org
PEJE: Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education-- http://www.peje.org/
Virtual Resource Center for Jewish Education-- http://www.lookstein.org/
Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York-- http://www.bjeny.org
Board of Jewish Education of Chicago-- http://www.bjechicago.org
Bureau of Jewish Education of Orange County -- http://www.bjeoc.org
Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Los Angeles-- http://www.bjela.org
Jewish Education Center of Cleveland--http://www.jecc.org
Bronfman Jewish Education Centre of Montreal--http://www.bjec.org/
NEW Board of Jewish Education of Toronto--http://www.bjetoronto.org/
NEW Agency for Jewish Education in San Diego--http://www.ajesd.org
Associated Talmud Torahs-- http://www.att.org/
Ptach--http://www.ptach.org
Jskyway-- http://www.jskyway.com/
Guide to Selected Jewish Online Resources-- http://www.nmmc.net/Guide/Links.html
E-chinuch-- http://www.e-chinuch.org/
Nurit Reshef-- http://www.ualberta.ca/~yreshef/nuritmenu.htm
Holocaust Teacher's Resource Guide--http://www.holocaust-trc.org/
AJL New Values Finder-- http://www.ajljewishvalues.org/index.htm
DataJem--http://www.datajem.com
NEW JERIL: Jewish Educational Resources in Israel--http://www.jafi.org.il/education/jeril/index.asp
NEW Jewish Web Institute for Teachers--http://jwit.webinstituteforteachers.org/
PROFESSIONAL MATERIALS IN HEBREW
Akhlah-- http://www.akhlah.com
Arachim-- http://www.arachim.org.il/
Daat-- http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/english/index.html
Navat Educational Library from Snunit-- http://navat.snunit.k12.il/
Amal Net-- http://www.amalnet.k12.il
NEW Center for Technology in Education Library--http://lib.cet.ac.il/pages/frontpage.asp
General Library Resources
Internet Public Library-- http://www.ipl.org
Library of Congress-- http://lcweb.loc.gov
On-line Books-- http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
Virtual Reference Desk-- http://www.lib.purdue.edu/
Scholarly Journals-- http://owl.english.purdue.edu/internet/resources/
Library of Congress Periodicals-- http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/news/extper.html
Refdesk.com-- http://www.refdesk.com
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations-- http://www.bartleby.com/100
Britanica.com-- http://www.britannica.com
CIA World Factbook--http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook
InfoPlease Almanacs-- http://www.infoplease.com
InfoPlease Kids' Almanac-- http://www.kids.infoplease.com
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary-- http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Thesaurus-- http://www.m-w.com/thesaurus.htm
Roget's Thesaurus-- http://www.thesaurus.com
Simpson's Contemporary Quotations-- http://www.bartleby.com/63
Strunk's Elements of Style-- http://www.bartleby.com/141
YourDictionary.com-- http://www.yourdictionary.com |
