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TO SHOP, NOT TO DROP* |
| www.haaretz.com Ha'Aretz is the Israel New York Times, and has a fabulous English language website. I set my browser to use it as my start-up page so that every time I go on-lne I get the latest news and analysis from Israel. |
www.shopinisrael.com Taking the slogan "All Jews are responsible for each other" seriously, the site includes a section on supporting the IDF and links to professional services, like Web designers and illustrators, as well as food and gift merchants. |
| www.aipac.org The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is the most powerful pro-Israel lobby in the States. Stay up to date with the latest breaking news from Capitol Hill and abroad with Weekly e-mail updates, and participate in the political process by contacting our representatives in the government on key issues affecting Israel through special action alerts. |
www.israeldirect.com |
| www.honestreporting.com www.camera.org These organizations monitor how the American and European press cover Israel and other Jewish issues of import. Additionally, Honest Reporting offers outstanding weekly e-mail updates and provides opportunities (and guidance on how) to challenge the media decision makers who cross the line with unfair biases. |
www.israelshop1.com Kitsch, Dead Sea cosmetics, children's books and souvenirs, with a section on Ethiopian art showing embroidered talit and tefilin bags and jewelry. www.israelexport.org Developed by the economic department at the Israel embassy in Washington, it includes links to companies that market their products abroad. |
| www.memri.org The Middle East Media Research Institute monitors Arab Language media in the Middle East in an attempt to "bridge the language gap between the Middle East and the West." Memri offers regular e-mail updates (I recommend the digest, not the full version). A word of caution: this site if not for the faint at heart. |
www.israelnowandforever.org Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and the JCRC of Greater Philadelphia (Jewish Community Relations Council) and other Philadelphia area Jewish organizations, this is a truly phenomenal site offering extensive links for news, advocacy, education, shopping and tzedakah. If you are only going to choose one site, this might be the one. |
Webmaster's Picks**
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www.jewishencyclopedia.com Contains the complete unedited text of the 12 volume Jewish Encyclopedia originally published between 1901-1906 with over 15,000 articlees and illustrations. Since the original work was completed almost 100 years ago, it does not cover a significant portion of modern Jewish History. However, it does contain an incredible amount of information that is remarkably relevant today. |
www.aish.com Aish HaTorah is an international organization dedicated to answering the question "Why be Jewish?" Their goal is to "stem assimilation by reaching out and building bridges between Jews of all persuasions." This outstanding website addresses topics from spirituality and the Jewish world to dating and parenting with articles, programs and stories for adults and children of all ages. |
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www.jewfaq.org A wealth of information about Judaism covering Jewish beliefs, people, places, things, language, scripture, holidays, practices and customs for Jews and non-Jews alike who want to know more. |
URJ Family Shabbat Table Talk Each week URJ Family Shabbat Table Talk offers a d'var Torah for the current parashah, topics for family discussion, and other features to encourage families to engage in the pursuit of Torah. From the site: "...we must make Torah study a habit in our homes...at the Shabbat dinner table..." Rabbi Eric. Yoffie, November 1, 1997 |
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Shamash: The Jewish Network ...a project of Hebrew College on-line (the on-line division of Hebrew College located near Boston)...strives to be the highest quality central point of Jewish information and discussion on the Internet. The site is a vast portal for Jewish links on the Internet. |
www.virtualjerusalem.com While this is a commercial site, it is sponsored by a list of Jewish media and organizations too numerous to name here and supported by advertising. The site is a portal to an on-line worldwide Jewish community covering such areas as news, food, singles, Judaism, and leisure/travel with discussions, resources on Jewish topics...even a live "Kotelcam" from the Western Wall in Jerusalem. |
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Auerbach CAJE "The Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education (ACAJE) is the central source of Jewish educational endeavors in Greater Philadelphia." The agency provides resources for professional and lay educators. ACAGE's website has information about Jewish family resources, Jewish links, Israel resources, Jewish bibliographies and much more. |
The Jewish
Virtual Library "The American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise (AICE)was established in 1993 as a nonprofit 501(c)(3), nonpartisan organization to strengthen the U.S.-Israel relationship by emphasizing the fundamentals of the alliance — the values our nations share." "The Jewish Virtual Library is the most comprehensive online Jewish encyclopedia in the world, covering everything from anti-Semitism to Zionism." |
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