Judaism

Sub-headings:

Jewish Texts

Resources in this category:

A to Z of Jewish Australia on the Internet
http://www.join.org.au/a-to-z.htm

Links to over 100 websites, including community and social organizations, synagogues and congregations, archives, colleges, and other organizations and institutions.

About.Com: Judaism
http://judaism.about.com/

An internet guide to Judaism, with feature articles, website guides, and discussion forums. Topics covered include Judaism basics, history, art, the Holocaust, Israel, The Torah, Jewish youth, and more.

About.com: Kosher Food
http://kosherfood.about.com/

Offers a guide to eating and buying kosher foods. Find a variety of kosher recipes from holiday foods to vegetarian meals.

Calendar of Jewish Holidays
http://bnaibrith.org/jewish_holiday_calendar.cfm

Gives the English calendar dates for traditional Jewish Holidays for 2008-2009. This page will only be legible if your browser supports tables.

Chabad Lubavitch in Cyberspace
http://www.chabad.org/

"This is the official host of the world Chabad-Lubavitch movement, a project of Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch - the educational arm of the Lubavitch movement." Contains information about their beliefs and activities, as well as educational materials

Chanukah from Torah.org
http://torah.org/learning/yomtov/chanukah/

This website gives some general information about the Jewish celebration of Chanukah including the history of the holiday, current practices, and recipes.

Chanukah Gateway
http://www.beingjewish.com/yomtov/chanukah/

A site outlining the history, meaning, and customs of Chanukah. Contains a detailed description of the lighting of the menorah.

EMET News Service: Israel News, Analysis and Commentary
http://emetnews.org/

This site is a weekly summary of news and events concerning Israel and Jewish culture with links to many more that focus on the Middle East and Judaism.

FAQ: Kosher Food (rec.food.cuisine.jewish)
http://www.cyber-kitchen.com/rfcj/kosherfaq.htm

Frequently Asked Questions - Kosher Foods explains what constitutes kosher foods; includes a glossary of non-English terms, and lists of Internet resources, commercial resources, restaurants, etc.

A Guide for Chabad Literature
http://www.kesser.org/

A Guide to Chabad Literature is a collection of sites that includes mutli-media galleries with sounds and songs, learning centers, a hypertext library and links to other Chabad sites. This site has links to places where the highly learned and just curious can ask questions about the Jewish faith and its practices.

Hebrew Alphabet
http://www.jewfaq.org/alephbet.htm

An explanation of the "alefbet," or Hebrew alphabet, with pictures of the letters in several different styles of writing and an explanation of their various pronunciations.

The History of the Jewish People
http://www.Jewishhistory.org.il/

A general overview of the history of Jewish people, begining in 69 CE. "The aims of this site are: to create an easy-to-use overview of information which would be readily available for the student and the layman; to provide the reader with a general picture of the world at different times and its impact on Jewish history; and to ignite some interest or fascination with one of the characters you will meet and to encourage further study." The site consists of a century-by-century timeline of events and information about Jews and non-Jews who affected Jewish history. An alphabetical index of names is included (each name points to the years that contain information about that person).

Internet Jewish History Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/jewish/jewishsbook.html

Covering many aspects of Jewish history from ancient through modern times. Complete online full-text sources are organized by different eras and topics; this site also contains links to many other websites.

Jewish Agency for Israel
http://www.jafi.org.il/

Resources for the global Jewish community. Daily news and updated information on tourism in Israel. Includes a comprehensive set of Jewish-related sites at http://www.jewishsites.org/ and a monthly magazine, The MagNet.

The Jewish History Resource Center
http://jewishhistory.huji.ac.il/

"The Jewish History Resource Center is a project of the Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History. Over 6000 links to websites in over 30 categories dealing with Jewish History have been visited by our team and have been found to be of value to those interested in Jewish History."

Jewish Holidays Guide
http://www.sfjcf.org/resources/jholidays/

Provides brief descriptions and dates for each Jewish holiday, along with related links and stories in the Bay Area.

JewishGen: The Home of Jewish Genealogy
http://www.jewishgen.org/

Jewish genealogical information and contacts. Includes databases of meetings, Websites, families and publications, plus an FAQ and other useful information. Additionally, visitors to the site are capable of creating identities and engaging in special interest and discussion groups with other members of the site.

JNUL Kettubot Database
http://jnul.huji.ac.il/dl/ketubbot/

"The Jewish National and University Library's unparalleled collection of ketubbot is one of the largest in the world (over 1200 items). It contains ketubbot from dozens of different countries, covering a time period of over 900 years and is a major resource for research in Jewish history, law and art. For over 2000 years Jewish law has required that every husband present his wife, at the time of their marriage, with a marriage contract or ketubbah, guaranteeing the wife's financial rights in case of the husband's death or divorce. Over generations, various local customs found their way into the legal text of the ketubbah and ketubbah decorations reflected the Jewish art of each locality and period. Ketubbot are therefore a rich source of material on Jewish history, customs and art. The fact that, as legal documents, ketubbot always contain exact dates and place names allows their absolute identification with specific communities and periods." Users can browse the collection by country, or use the search facility.

Judaism 101
http://www.jewfaq.org/index.htm

Provides an immense amount of detailed information about Judaism from an Orthodox perspective.

Judaism and Jewish Resources
http://shamash.org/trb/judaism.html

The Judaism and Jewish Resources site is extrodinarily comprehensive, with informative links to sites in Israel and in the United States. It contains information on libraries, museums, art, archaeology, and the Hebrew and Yiddish languages, as well as Israeli culture and government, U.S. agencies in Israel, and several mailing lists.

Kashrut.com
http://www.kashrut.com/

"The premier Kosher information source on the Internet." Provides information on Kosher products for both consumers and commercial establishments, including product alerts, a list of recommended beverages, kosher and non-kosher fish, and even a few recipes.

KosherFood from About.com
http://kosherfood.about.com/

This site has a guide to eating and buying kosher foods also features a variety of kosher recipes from holiday foods to vegetarian meals.

KosherQuest
http://www.kosherquest.org/

"KosherQuest is the Web site of the Kosher Information Bureau. It is the most comprehensive Web site regarding Kashrus in the world. KosherQuest ... provides an outstanding resource for the Kosher consumer listing over 30,000 products that are reliably certified as Kosher. Product search is only one of many features of this site. The Web site is designed with a magazine format, and has articles that are updated regularly. Besides feature articles, KosherQuest has a Kosher update/alert section, listing new products and changes in Kashrus status of products; a recipe section; an ask the Rabbi section, listing questions answered by Rabbi Eliezer Eidlitz."

Navigating the Bible
http://bible.ort.org/

This on-line bar/bat mitzvah tutor provides weekly selections from the Torah in Hebrew, with transliterations, translation and audio readings. An English translation with commentary is also available, as are versions in Russian and Spanish.

North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry
http://www.nacoej.org/

This site includes information about Ethiopian Jews. Features include a history of Ethiopian Jewry, a map of Jewish communities in Ethiopia, and images of embroidery by Ethiopian Jews.

RAMBI: The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies
http://jnul.huji.ac.il/rambi/

"A selective bibliography of articles in the various fields of Jewish studies and in the study of Eretz Israel. Material listed in Rambi is compiled from thousands of periodicals and from collections of articles - in Hebrew, Yiddish, and European languages- mainly from the holdings of the Jewish National and University Library, a world center for research on the Jewish people and Eretz Israel. Rambi also lists articles from secondary sources. "

Ritualwell.org - Ceremonies for Jewish Living
http://ritualwell.org/

Provides a database of feminist Jewish rituals which can be searched by ritual occasion, author, symbol, and content type, as well as guides and tools for creating contemporary ritual in the Jewish tradition.

Shakespeare and Anti-Semitism: The Question of Shylock
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/7221/

An introductory resource on the nature of Elizabethan anti-Semitism and how it is embodied in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. Offers brief information on the history of Jews in England, a stage history of the character Shylock, and a textual analysis of the play. Includes suggestions for further reading.