Judaic Studies

Web Sites

Centropa: Connecting the World to the Lands of Jewish Heritage http://www.centropa.org/links.asp?ID=74
     Provides a listing of links to Jewish organizations around the world.   

HaReshima: the Jewish Internet Portal http://www.hareshima.com/
    This portal links to sites of general interest.

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Libraries Internet Links http://www.huc.edu/libraries/losangeles/links.htm
     Selected sites arranged into broad categories.

Jewish Cincinnati.Org http://www.jewishcincinnati.org/index.html

     “The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati will build and sustain a strong, vibrant and inclusive Jewish community now and for generations to come by:

  • Creating a vision and direction for the Cincinnati Jewish community in collaboration with partner agencies, organizations, and congregations
  • Securing and providing resources to support community priorities and to care for Jewish people in need in Cincinnati, Israel and worldwide Jewish communities
  • Matching the community needs to the resources available through a strategic, inclusive allocations process
  • Identifying, recruiting and developing volunteers and leadership for all agencies within our community
  • Creating positive relationships between the Jewish community and the general community through advocacy, education, and dialogue
  • Promoting Jewish values and involvement through community-wide programming, missions, and events
  • Strengthening the Cincinnati Jewish community's connection with Israel through people-to-people relationships with our Partnership 2000 city, Netanya”

Jewish Feminist Resources Web Sites http://www.jew-feminist-resources.com/web_sites.html
    “ There are literally thousands of Jewish sites on the Web. What follows is a selection of those sites which either relate in some way to Jewish feminism, liberal Judaism or are a good resource.”

The Jewish History Resource Center http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/dinur/
     Part of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History this site contains over 6,000 links in 30 categories and is updated daily.  The site also includes The Jewish History Ring, located at the bottom of the Center’s home page.

Shamash: The Jewish Network http://www.shamash.org/
     “Shamash: The Jewish Network, strives to be the highest quality central point of Jewish information and discussion on the Internet. Our mission is to provide state-of-the-art Internet tools to Jewish organizations and individuals who maintain discussion forums for the benefit of the Jewish community. … Shamash is a project of Hebrew College Online which is also the home of Hebrew College's On Line Courses.”

Related General Sites

The Hebrew Calendar Science and Myths http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1584/
     This is an independently posted site that details the construction of the Hebrew
Calendar.

Holocaust-Era Assets http://www.archives.gov/research_room/holocaust_era_assets/index.html
     This National Archives and Records Administration site contains information about its archival records relating to Holocaust-era assets and includes links to other sites.

National Jewish Population Survey http://www.ujc.org/content_display.html?ArticleID=60346
     “The National Jewish Population Survey (NJPS) 2000-01 isa representative survey of the Jewish population in the United States sponsored by United Jewish Communities and the Jewish federation system.”

National Yiddish Book Center http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/
     “The National Yiddish Book Center is a vibrant, non-profit organization working to rescue Yiddish and other modern Jewish books and celebrate the culture they contain. Supported by 30,000 members, we are now the largest and fastest-growing Jewish cultural organization in America.”

The Zohar (Pritzker Edition) http://www.sup.org/zohar
     This web site gives the Aramaic and Hebrew versions of Daniel C. Matt’s Pritzker edition of The Zohar.  The English edition, which will be completed in 12 volume, is available in the Langsam Library:  The Zohar=[Sefer ha-Zohar] translation and commentary by Daniel C. Matt.  “Pritzker Edition.” Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2004-  [In Progress] BM525.A52 M37 2004

     Consult this bibliography for a listing of Jewish sites on the Internet:

Romm, Diane.  The Jewish Guide to the Internet.   3rd ed, rev. and exp. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, 2002. Langsam Stacks BM67.R66 2002

 

                                                        

 

Web site content: Sally Moffitt