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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 

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.

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

 

'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
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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 Tots
http://www.torahtots.com/home.htm
You will find many things to learn and to do on this colourful, fun site for children!

 


Israeli Embassy (Washington DC) for kids
http://www.embassyofisrael.org/kids/

 


Akhlah, The Jewish Children's Network
http://www.akhlah.com 
Lovely and colourful, very informative, easy to use and extremely child friendly!

 


Being Jewish
http://www.beingjewish.com/


Torah.org
http://www.torah.org/
Here is a wonderful Torah site for older children and adults.

 


Shema Yisrael
http://www.shemayisrael.com/
A very thorough Torah site, with some special gems - try the Kotel Kam, which has a 'zoom' facility and is updated every 30 seconds.

 


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

 


Machers
www.machers.com 
A directory of directories, containing an enormous listing of websites on a wide range of subjects.  (They've done all the work for us!)

 


Judaism 101

http://www.jewfaq.org/toc.htm
This is an online encyclopedia of Judaism, covering Jewish beliefs, people, places, things, language, scripture, holidays, practices and customs.

 


Maps of Israel
http://128.242.214.118/english/newspaper/maps/map-1.htm
A map of Israel, on the Arutz Sheva news website, with zoom-in features for individual towns.

 


United Jerusalem - Information and News about Israel
http://www.unitedjerusalem.com/index2.asp
"United Jerusalem seeks to further educate the public on historical and cultural perspectives as it relates to Israel, while responding to media bias and inaccuracy."

 


Arutz Sheva's 'Jewish Universe'
http://www.jewishuniverse.org/
The Arutz Sheva Judaism page, with lots of exciting features.

 


Jewish Encyclopedia

http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com 

This website contains the complete contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, which was originally published between 1901-1906.
A fantastic site, it contains over 15,000 articles and illustrations, although it does not cover the last hundred years of history.


JewishLink.net
http://www.jewishlink.net/ 
Lots and lots of links to lots and lots of Jewish websites!

Pirchei Shoshanim

http://www.pirchei.co.il/pictoral/loshon/index.htm  
Try this one for some great illustrated lessons on 'Shmirat Halashon' - guarding your tongue from Lashon Hara.

The Jerusalem Archaeological Park
http://www.archpark.org.il/intro.asp
Simply amazing!  You won't believe the incredible '360 Degrees Panoramas' of the Beit HaMikdash.  You'll find these under 'Virtual Reconstruction Model.'

 


The Jewish History Resource Centre
http://jewishhistory.huji.ac.il/index.htm
The authors write:  "Over 6000 links to websites in more than 30 categories dealing with Jewish History were visited by our team and have been found to be of value to those interested in Jewish History."

 


Tzedaka

http://www.tzedaka.org/
All about Tzedaka.

3D Virtual Tours of Jerusalem
http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/jer_main/f1_main.asp?lng=2
These 360 degree interactive tours will leave you speechless!

TorahScribe
www.torahscribe.com 
An interesting site about the work of the sofer (scribe), by a real sofer!

 


bible.ort.org
www.bible.ort.org 
"Journey into the world of the Jewish Bible.  study the portions, hear the melodies..."
Excellent site!  You'll think you're using a CD, but it's all on line!

 


S'dei Chemed International
http://www.campsci.com/iguide/rambam.htm
Part of a project of Camp S'dei Chemed International.  I've started you off on the Rambam page, but now you can explore for yourself - look at the links on the right of the page.
Also see their "Museum of the Beis Hamikdash" at
http://www.campsci.com/museum/index.htm
and see Rabbi Teitelbaum's homepage,
http://www.campsci.com/ 


tzemachdovid
http://www.tzemachdovid.org/gedolim/rambam.html
 
A good article on Rambam.

babaganewz
http://www.babaganewz.com/
A really professional site, very attractive for children and well worth a visit.
You must try 'Virtual Israel.'


Hillel - The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
http://www.hillel.org/
 
This website for older students is nevertheless a rich resource for general Jewish educational material, information on approaching festivals and Israel.  Look particularly at "Jewish Resources" and "Israel" along the top.  In "Jewish Resources" look at "Jewish Links" in the menu on the left.  In "Israel" look at "Israel Links" in the menu on the left. 

AishDas
http://www.aishdas.org/
Here is a useful collection of links and resources.

Webshas Index to the Babylonian Talmud
http://www.aishdas.org/webshas/
This is really a fantastic index to the Talmud arranged according to topic.
A very useful, very powerful tool with it's own internal search engine!.


E-Daf - The Talmud On-Line
http://www.e-daf.com 
See the page of Talmud and listen to the shiur!

 


Timelines
http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/english/tour/history/history.html
Amazing, beautifully designed pages of timelines, pictures
and loads more covering Jewish history through the ages.

 


JWIT
http://jwit.webinstituteforteachers.org/judaicresources.htm
A good collection of links with descriptions.

 


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

 


Jewish Law
http://www.jlaw.com/ 
"Examining Halacha, Jewish Issues and Secular Law."

 


Daily Halacha by Rabbi Eli Mansour
http://www.dailyhalacha.com/
Read and/or listen to many short shiurim on Halacha.
Great site.
See also: 
http://www.mishnaberurah.com/ 
             http://www.dailygemara.com/ 
           http://www.learntorah.com/ 

 


Oorah
http://www.oorah.org/home.htm
Oorah inc. is an international Jewish outreach organization whose primary concern is providing for the physical and spiritual needs of distressed and immigrant youth and their families. Oorah provides basic food staples, nutritional products, clothing, household items, furnishings and reduced utility rates, among other things, to help ease the financial burdens of these families.


Chabad
http://chabad.org
Wonderful Torah website for both adults and children.
Thank you to the person who sent me the link!

 


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

 


TorahSearch.com
http://torahsearch.com/
Free Torah Database and Torah Audio archive

 


Kehillaton
http://www.kehillaton.com/en/default.asp
Information service for Jewish communities around the world: shuls,
shiurim, jobs, property, services and much more.

 

 

             Educational Resources             

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

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!


             School Websites
     (England; U.S.A.)        


England

The Independent Jewish Day School (London, U.K.)
http://www.independentjewishday.barnet.sch.uk/index.asp

Wolfson Hillel Primary School (London, U.K.) 
http://www.wolfsonhillel.enfield.sch.uk/

Michael Sobell Sinai School (London, U.K.)
http://sinaischool.com/

North West London Jewish Day School (London, U.K.)
http://www.nwljds.org.uk/

Rosh Pinah Jewish Primary School (London, U.K.)
http://www.roshpinahschool.org.uk/

Mathilda Marks-Kennedy School (London, U.K.)
http://www.mmkschool.org/

Kisharon (London, U.K.)
http://www.kisharon.org.uk

JFS (London, U.K.)
http://www.jfs.brent.sch.uk/

Hasmonean High School (London, U.K.)
http://www.hasmonean.co.uk/

Immanuel College (London, U.K.)
http://www.immanuelcollege.co.uk/

King Solomon High School website, Ilford, UK 

www.kshsonline.com  (Thanks for posting it, sorry for omitting it!)

King David High School (Manchester, U.K.)
http://www.kdhs.org.uk/

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 Divison

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/

 

 

 
     
   

 

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Page last updated:  6th January 2009

Web Author:  J. Richards - email: jr@torahschool.co.uk