Rafi's Favorite Judaism Sites

Sites about Judaism in General

Jacob Richman
http://www.jr.co.il/
Personal website on all things Jewish.

Haruth's Jewish Stories
http://www.haruth.com/JewishStories.html
Links to various Jewish stories on the net.

JewishLink.Net
http://www.jewishlink.net/
Website featuring links to various Judaism and Israeli resources.

Jewish Virtual Library
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/
Another website with information on Judaism and Israel.

Jewish Path
http://www.jewishpath.org/
An online school that teaches the fundamentals of Judaism. It is a paid service, though it has plenty of free information for everyone. Associated with above site.

The Jewish Magazine
http://www.jewishmag.co.il/
Web site featuring articles on various Jewish topics.

Ari Davidow
http://www.ivritype.com/
A typographer with some valuable resources on Judaism.

Jewish Freeware
http://www.jewishfreeware.org/
Downloadable materials and resources on Jewish topics.

The Schechter Institutes
http://www.schechter.edu/
Another educational institution that deals with Judaism.

My Jewish Learning
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/
Another thorough, educational website on Judaism.

Chabad.org
http://www.chabad.org/
Ditto.

Judaism 101
http://www.jewfaq.org/
Etc.

Jewish Education Sites

Hebrew College
http://www.hebrewcollege.edu/
College that offers degrees in Judaism-related topics, as well as rabbinical programs.

Kesher
http://www.kesherweb.org/
A Hebrew School for Children in the Boston area. Includes curriculum and activity examples.

Hebrew Academy For Special Children
http://www.hasc.net/
An educational institution for Jewish children with special needs, including those who are mentally or phyically-challenged.

Chinuch at Home
http://chinuchathome.info/
Site for parents who prefer to home-Hebrew-School their kids.

Comics about Judaism
(see also the comics section)

Hereville
http://www.hereville.com/
A girl in a Jewish community has a dream -- to become a dragonslayer. Her life, and this comic, is very rooted in the Jewish tradition.

4 Corners
http://4-cornersonline.com/
A funny-animal strip that explains the Jewish traditions (and then some) to young readers.

ShaBot6000
http://www.shabot6000.com/
A story about a rabbi... and his robot.

Dry Bones
http://www.mrdrybones.com/
A comic strip about the politics of Israel.

Rabbi Simcha
http://www.rabbisimcha.com/
Not a comic strip, but it's a site about a rabbi who uses comics to teach about Judaism.

Jewish Comics: A Select Bibliography
http://www.geocities.com/safran-can/JWISHC.HTM/
A complete list of Jewish references in comics, through 2005.

Pro-Jewish and Pro-Israel Organisations

American Jewish Committee
http://www.ajc.org/
American organisation that helps promote the facts about Judaism and Israel to non-Jews.

The Jewish Agency for Israel
http://www.jewishagency.org/
Organisation that helps Jews worldwide to relocate to Israel, deemed by many to be the Jews' homeland.

Jewish National Fund
http://www.jnf.org/
Organisation notable for its blue donation boxes and its "plat a tree for Israel" campaign.

Hadassah
http://www.hadassah.org/
An American organisation for Jewish women.

Sites about specific aspects in Judaism

InterfaithFamily.Com
http://www.interfaithfamily.com/
Website about Judaism for families with a non-Jewish parent.

Modern Jewish Mom
http://www.modernjewishmom.com/
Website about the modern task of parenting -- Jewish style.

Circumcision Information and Resource Pages
http://www.cirp.org/
Information on the specifics of circumcision -- a surgical rite that most male Jewis babies undergo at 8 days after birth. (Contains the ceremony in action, which, due to its surgical nature, may offend some.)

Hebrew Names
http://www.learn-hebrew-names.com/
Database of names with Hebrew origins. For many Jews, a Hebrew name, in one forn or another, is important.

Jewish Living magazine
http://www.jewishlivingmag.com/
A magazine designed for Jewish homemakers.

Regional Judaism Sites

Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
http://www.jewishinseattle.org/
An organisation for Jews in the Puget Sound ares.

Tampa Chaverot
http://members.tripod.com/sherylk_/
Website for and about lesbian Jews in the Tampa Bay area.

Temple B'nai Israel of Clearwater, Florida
http://www.templebnaiisraelclw.org/
The synagogue in my neighborhood.

Congregation B'nai Emmunah
http://www.bnaiemmunah.org/
Reform Synogogue in Tarpon Springs, Florida, catering mainly to the LGBT community.

Congregation B'nai Jeshurun
http://www.bj.org/
A synagogue in New York City, with information and references on Judaism.

Sites about atrocities inflicted upon Jews

The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protocols_of_the_Elders_of_Zion
Wikipedia article about the hoax that would never die -- and has succeeded in killing many people in the process.

The Holocaust
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust
Wikipedia article about the worst atrocity in all mankind, in which six million Jews and countless others perished during World War II, under the ultravenomous reign of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany.

Judaism Merchandise

MileChai
http://www.milechai.com/
As the name implies, it's a Denver-based dealer of Judaica goods.

JewishCard
http://www.jewishcard.com/
Dealer and maker of greeting cards for Jewish holidays and occasions.

Sites about religion in general, but may appeal to Jews

Beliefnet
http://www.beliefnet.com/
Website that deals on topics about various religions, incliding Judaism.

Olive Tree Bible Search
http://www.olivetree.com/bible/
Database for various translations of the Bible. While the site focuses on the Christian and ancient versions, The Old Testament is of interest in Judaism.