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 ~ British / London Communal                   

The North West London Eruv
- Check the status of the Eruv
- See the Eruv map
- Read important updates and news
- Dos and Don'ts
- Listen to the wonderful shiur of Dayan C. Ehrentreu, shlita
  given on 24th February 2003 at Finchley (Kinloss) Synagogue
  prior to the NW Eruv's first Shabbat in use
        http://nwlondoneruv.org/

The Edgware Eruv
- Check the status of the Eruv
- See the Eruv map
- Read the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
      http://www.edgwareeruv.org/

The London Beth Din Kashrut Division
- 'Kosher Alerts'
- Product News & Updates
- Kosher Product Search
       http://www.kosher.org.uk/

 ~ GENERAL                                                    

The Website of the Chief Rabbi
Sir Jonathan Sacks
Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth
http://www.chiefrabbi.org/index1.html 

Jewish History.org
Rabbi Berel Wein's Crash Course in
5000 Years of Jewish History
"One video clip at a time"

http://www.jewishhistory.org/jewish-history-videos/

"Jewish Inspiration" - Rabbi Jonathan Rietti
http://www.jewishinspiration.com/
Inspiring Chinuch training videos from Rabbi Jonathan Rietti

Rabbi Jonathan Rietti is a descendant of the Sephardic leader the Ben Ish Chai and son of the famous British actor Robert Rietti.  He is a rabbinical graduate of Gateshead Talmudical College, England, consultant Torah educator and sought-after inspirational speaker.

Chinuch at Home
http://chinuchathome.info/index.php/Home.html

OU Guide to Brachot - online
http://www.ou.org/publications/brachot/intro.htm

Virtual Jerusalem
http://www.virtualjerusalem.com/
For a good look at the Jewish year
at Virtual Jerusalem: click here

Torah Web
http://www.torahweb.org/
From the site:
The TorahWeb Foundation was founded in 1999 at the initiative of members of the community. Its goal is to disseminate divrei Torah and hashkafa, with special attention to contemporary religious and social issues. TorahWeb's board consists of Rav Michael Rosensweig, Rav Hershel Schachter, Rav Mayer Twersky, and Rav Mordechai Willig.The divrei Torah on this site were written by the respective rabbis themselves.

iAwaken.org
http://www.iawaken.org/ 
iAwaken.org presents over 1000 of Rabbi David Lapin's inspiringly life-changing shiurim and essays, and Torah ideas you've never heard before.

Rabbi Dr. Dovid Fink
Audio Shiurim listed in the Internet Archive
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=Rabbi%20Fink

Rabbi Dr. Yitzchok Breitowitz
Audio Shiurim listed in the Internet Archive
http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Rabbi%20Breitowitz%22

Simple to Remember.com
http://www.simpletoremember.com/index.htm
Hand Selected Jewish Articles, Audio & Videos:
only the good stuff - all free - no signup
This is a fantastic collection of easy links to all kinds of material on Judaism.
See the free audio downloads, including:
The new complete Free Rabbi Akiva Tatz MP3 library:
"The Julian Solomon Library" ~ With permission from Rabbi Tatz.

Daf Yomi Review.com
http://dafyomireview.com/
Loads of wonderful material - articles, audio shiurim, etc. - related to different aspects of Torah learning.

Rabbi Zev Leff - not to be missed
http://www.rabbileff.net/

Ohr.edu videos
http://ohr.edu/yhiy/article.php/1783 
Outstanding lectures by world-class speakers. Recorded at Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem on the 17th of Tammuz, they address the issues facing World Jewry today and raise important ideas for successful Jewish outreach.

Pure Torah.com
www.puretorah.com
"PureTorah.com is a website which is devoted to the FREE distribution of Torah lectures ( Shiurim ) and inspirational speeches given by some of today's foremost rabbinical figures."
Good links page, too.

'Talking in Learning'
http://elomdus.blogspot.com/
A blog devoted to in-depth discussion of a wide variety of Torah themes.

LearningTorah.org
http://www.learningtorah.org/Home/Default.aspx
From the site:
Learning Torah was created for two purposes:  to provide an intuitive, easy to use mechanism for creating and sharing Divrei Torah; to provide a stage on which parents, teachers and Rebbis can highlight and single out “Star Talmidim” for their accomplishments.

The Shmuz
http://theshmuz.com/
From Tiferes Bnei Torah
Watch the Shmuz video, sign up for free, and listen to the shiurim!

Revach.net
- Great content and beautifully designed
www.revach.net 
From the site:
"This site was created for Bnei Torah, whose circumstances require them to spend time on the Internet, to take a refreshing break and enjoy a quick vort, interesting halacha, story, or other Torah content."

Chinuch .org
http://www.chinuch.org/
"The world's largest database of materials
created by Torah educators!"

The Kotel.org
http://www.thekotel.org
Live streaming from the Kotel!
Fantastic!

A useful website for looking up times and dates in the Jewish calendar.
http://www.hebcal.com/hebcal/

Inspiring Shiurim and lectures from Rabbi Shalom Hammer
www.rabbihammer.com

Ask Moses.com
http://www.askmoses.com/
"AskMoses.com is a vibrant, innovative online resource offering instant advice from the qualified men, women and Rabbis on our team of expert scholars.  These scholars are available 24 hours a day..."
(from: http://www.askmoses.com/about.html)

"Torah Search" search engine 
http://torahsearch.com/

Jewish Virtual Library.org
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/  
Well worth a visit - here is what they say about themselves:
"The Jewish Virtual Library is the most comprehensive online Jewish encyclopedia in the world, covering everything from anti-Semitism to Zionism. So far, more than 10,000 articles and 5,000 photographs and maps have been integrated into the site. The Library has 13 wings: History, Women, The Holocaust, Travel, Israel & The States, Maps, Politics, Biography, Israel, Religion, Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress, Vital Statistics and Reference.
Each of these has numerous subcategories. Under Religion, for example, we have the complete text of the Tanakh, information on Jewish holidays and material on relations between Jews and Christians and Muslims."

Jacob Richman's Hotsites / Jewish Torah On-line
http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/jewish.htm

http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-torah.htm 
This is a really exhaustive directory of Torah websites.

Also see Jacob Richman's Bible Quiz, at:
http://www.bible-quiz.co.il

...and his great new Hebrew verbs resource:
http://www.hebrew-verbs.co.il/

...and now: Learn Hebrew - with audio and transliterations!
http://www.learn-hebrew.co.il

It's worth looking at this Directory of Jacob Richman's websites:
http://www.jr.co.il/index2.html

(see also below, under 'Educational Resources')

Shaalvim Yeshiva
http://www.shaalvim.org/yeshiva/
The Torah section is currently being reconstructed, but it's worth waiting to see these archives.

Ohr Someach Yeshiva
http://www.ohr.org.il/
A super Torah site from the wonderful Ohr Someach Yeshivah in Yerushalayim.

More from Ohr Someach
www.ohr.edu 
More Torah and learning from Ohr Someach

Aish HaTorah Yeshiva
http://www.aish.com/literacy/jewishhistory/
Timeline from Avraham until the Founding of the State of Israel.
Four thousand years of Jewish history at a glance.
Clear and easy to look at.

Got Torah?
http://www.gottorah.com/
Something different.  Jewish Education for both parents and children.
Parents, visit this site and start thinking seriously about your children's Torah education, and your own!  Includes fascinating videos of parents, principals and children discussing various issues.

Ohr Torah
www.ohrtorahstone.org.il 
The website of the Ohr Torah Yeshivot, Seminaries and schools.
You'll find Rabbi Brovender and Rabbi Riskin here!

Yeshivat Har Etzion
http://www.haretzion.org/
The new website of YHE

Yeshivat Hakotel
http://www.hakotel.org.il/index.php
The website of Yeshivat Hakotel, the Wohl Torah Centre

Mibereshit
www.mibereshit.org
The international movement for children's Torah learning begun by Rav Elon, Rosh Hayeshiva of Yeshivat Hakotel.  In particular, Mibereshit produce a weekly glossy and colourful Parasha sheet in several languages.

Yeshiva.org.il
http://www.yeshiva.org.il/english/eindex.htm
The website of Yeshiva.org.il - The Torah World Gateway / Beit El Yeshiva Center
The "Torah on the Net" section is very useful.

Y.U.
http://www.yutorah.org/
The Torah page of Yeshiva University

613.org
www.613.org 
Audio classes, shiurim, music, CDs and videos!

World Union of Jewish Students
www.wujs.org.il
"The World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS) is based in Jerusalem, but is active all around the world."
This is a very useful website, with some well written pages on Judaism.

Jewish Agency for Israel
http://www.jafi.org.il/education/timelines.html
Jewish Agency for Israel/Pedagogic Center
Timelines and Overviews of Jewish History.
More detailed timelines and overviews than the Aish one, above, but fascinating for older children and adults.

The OU
http://www.ou.org/
Big Torah website, lots to look at, lots to learn!

Torah.net
http://www.torah.net 
Many interesting and useful parts to this attractive site.  Something for everyone.  Includes a children's corner.

See this article at Lookstein.org:
Formulating a Curriculum Framework for Torah Study

Teaching Jewish Texts
http://www.lookstein.org/articles/Teaching_Jewish_Texts.htm

Integrating L.K. and Chol
http://www.lookstein.org/integration/curriculum_making.htm

The Jewish History Resource Center is a project of the Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History  of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
http://www.dinur.org

Trei Asar - Twelve Prophets
A Teachers' Guide - prepared by Shira Smiles
in conjunction with Yael Goldwaser
http://www.613.org/smiles/trei-asar/index.htm

Jacob Richman's interactive Bible quiz
http://www.bible-quiz.co.il

Jacob Richman's Hebrew verbs pages
http://www.hebrew-verbs.co.il/

Jacob Richman's Learn Hebrew - with audio and transliterations!
http://www.learn-hebrew.co.il

Jacob Richman's Hebrew jokes
http://www.hebrew-jokes.com/

Jacob Richman's Hebrew language website
http://www.hebrew-language.com/

A valuable listing of sites relating to the Holocaust
compiled by Jacob Richman at:
http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-holoc.htm

Eye on Israel
A really fantastic website that enables you to navigate around Israel and learn about many, many places.  Very educational and beautifully designed.
http://www.eyeonisrael.com/

A Shiur on Parashat Miketz / the story of Yosef from www.tanach.org:

Questions for self-study on Parashat Miketz, from the 'Tanach Study Center.'
http://www.tanach.org/breishit/miketz/miketzq.htm#prep 
Not everyone will be able to research the answers to these questions...you may want to go straight to the shiur.  
See the next link for the Shiur.

This is the Shiur which addresses the questions in the above study page.
http://www.tanach.org/breishit/miketz/miketzs1.htm 
This is a fascinating and quite advanced shiur.  Although it may be difficult at points it is well worth trying to work through.
It's particularly fun clicking on links in the left column to change the 'Virtual Board' and 'Text' windows on the right!

~ USA                              

The Torah School of Greater Washington (U.S.)
http://www.tsgw.org/

Fuchs Mizrachi
http://www.fuchsmizrachi.org/

Rudlin Torah Academy
http://www.rudlin.com

Torah Day School of Atlanta
http://www.torahday.org/

Yeshivas Beis Hillel (YBH) of Passaic
http://www.ybhillel.org/flash.htm

Rambam Mesivta High School
http://www.rambam.org/index.htm

Hebrew Academy of Cleveland
http://www.hac1.org/Default.asp

Maimonides School
http://www.maimonides.org/index.php

North Shore Hebrew Academy High School
http://www.nshahs.org/

The Frisch School
http://www.frisch.org/

The Hebrew Academy of Huntington Beach
http://www.hebrewacademyhb.com/index.html

Yeshiva Derech HaTorah, Brooklyn
http://www.ydh.org/index.htm

Torah Academy Brookline, MA
http://torahacademy.info/welcome/index.php

Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia
http://www.torah-academy.org/index.html

Ramaz
http://www.ramaz.org/

Hillel Community Day School, North Miami Beach
http://www.hillel-nmb.org/

~ JERUSALEM              

www.thekotel.org
Live streaming from the Kotel!

http://www.templemount.org/
Lots about the Temple Mount and the Beit HaMikdash
and some great links, too.

http://www.jafi.org.il/education/jerusalem/history.html
Loads of useful information and resources, links and sources!

http://www.jafi.org.il/education/festivls/jerusalem/
jafi on Yom Yerushalayim.

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Peace/jeruhistoc.html
A large collection of articles on Jerusalem.

http://www.inisrael.com/tour/jer/histo.htm
A commercial but nonetheless useful and informative site.

http://www.betar.co.uk/facts/jerusalem.php
A Zionist site - very informative and somewhat of a political flavour.

http://www.hagshama.org.il/en/resources/view.asp?id=222
A useful timeline.

http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/MFA/Facts%20About%20Israel/State/JERUSALEM
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://www.jerusalemcoins.com/
Jerusalem Through Coins - Fascinating!

http://www.campsci.com/iguide/yerushalayim.htm
An interesting article on S'dei Chemed

http://www.yerushalayim.net/
A general Torah directory

http://www.ou.org/chagim/yomyerushalayim/default.htm
On Yerushalayim and Yom Yerushalayim.  Very useful resource.

http://www.aish.com/holidays/yom_yerushalayim/last/yom.asp
Aish on Yom Yerushalayim.

~ KASHRUT                   

http://www.ohr.org.il/ask/ask225.htm 
An interesting general article.

Kosher Quest.org
http://www.kosherquest.org/ 
"Kosherquest is the most comprehensive Web site regarding Kashrus in the world."

http://www.kosherquest.org/bookhtml/Illustrations_of_Kosher_Animals.htm 
Pictures of kosher animals that have split hooves and chew their cud.

http://www.kashrut.com/   
http://www.kashrut.com/articles/#LINKS 
Loads here - they've done the work for us!

http://www.kosherkitchen.info/ 

The OU
http://www.oukosher.org/ 

The London Beth Din Kashrut Division
http://www.kosher.org.uk/

The Changing Face of Kashruth in the Light of Modern Technology 
http://www.crcweb.org/kosher/consumer/articles/jewishchicago.html

Abarbanel Kosher Wines
http://www.abarbanel.com/menu.html 

Union of Orthodox Synagogues of South Africa
http://www.uos.co.za/Kashrut/Hechshers.htm 

OK Kosher Certification
http://www.okkosher.com/Content.asp?ID=2 

Star-K Kosher Certification
http://www.star-k.org/