* The JBC Jewish Link Repository *
A No-Frills Guide to the Jewish Internet

Compiled by and for the LiveJournal JBCs Community

- Basic Judaism -

Judaism 101
My Jewish Learning
Basic Jewish Laws and Customs
The Jewish Virtual Library
Jewish Encyclopedia
Click on Judaism
Hebcal: Jewish Calendar

- Conversion to Judaism -

Choose Judaism
Conversion to Judaism Resource Center
Conversion to Judaism

- Branches of Judaism -

Union of Reform Judaism
Jewish Reconstructionist Federation
The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations
Edah - Modern Orthodoxy
Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center

- Interfaith Families -

Jewish Outreach Institute
Interfaith Family
HalfJew

- Jewish Prayer and Trope -

ArtScroll Books
Learn Hebrew Prayers
Temple Isaiah Bar/Bat Mitzvah Prayers
Az Yashir Moshe: A Book of Songs and Blessings
Siddur Ba-Eir Hei-Teiv --- The Transliterated Siddur
The Brachot — Blessings Before Eating
Hebrew Cantillation Marks
Chanting the Hebrew Bible
Jewish Torah Audio

- Jewish Holidays -

Jewish Holidays at Aish
Jewish Holidays for Kids

- Learning Hebrew -

Hebrew alphabet
Starting With Aleph
My Hebrew Dictionary
Easy Hebrew
Milah

- About Israel -

Ohr Somayach
Facts of Israel
Israel Ministry of Tourism

- Kashrut Issues -

Kosher Quest
The All-Kosher Index
Jewish Food Mailing List
Kashrut.com
Kosher.com

- Jewish Communities -

Jews in Buffalo NY
Jewish Email Discussion Lists
Jewish Community Online

- Jewish News -

USA Jewish
The Jerusalem Post
Haaretz Daily
DebkaFile
Movement Magazine
JTA: Global Jewish News
Forward

- Jewish Humour -

Harry Leichter's Jewish Humour

- Jewish Shopping -

Jewish Street
All Judaica
Judaism.com
Discount Jewish Store
The Source for Everything Jewish

- Other Jewish Resources -

Ask Moses
Tanach Study Center
Torah on the Web
Shamash: The Jewish Network
Global Jewish Information Network
Shema Yisrael Torah Network
ThinkJewish International
Jewish Education & Entertainment
Dafyomi Advancement Forum
The Rosenkrantz Family Audio Library
Chazzanut Online - Jewish Music
Jewish Lessons for the Palm Pilot
Penticon Technologies
PilotYid
Reform Judaism
OU Network
Judaism Books Online (new!)
Choosing a Hebrew Name (new!)

- Jewish Organisations -

Education and Youth

Coalition for Advancement in Jewish Education (CAJE)
An inter-denominational organization of educators committed to excellence and innovation in Jewish curricula

Hashomer Hatzair
This group stresses the notion of Zionism as the national liberation of the Jewish people and promotes the kibbutz (collective farm) movement.

Service Organizations

Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies
This is the umbrella organization for community-based Jewish family and children's agencies, which provide counseling services and other kinds of programs for people of all ages. The Association can help people find services in their communities.

National Council of Jewish Women
NCJW supports projects with particular emphasis on women's issues, children and youth, aging, and special education programs in Israel.

International Projects

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
JDC organizes and finances rescue, relief, and rehabilitation programs to Jews in 30 countries, especially Israel.

American Jewish World Service (AJWS)
AJWS provides medical and agricultural assistance, primarily to countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

HIAS, Inc.
Begun in 1880 to aid the settlement of Jewish immigrants in the United States HIAS now assists the resettlement of Jews in the US and helps refugees around the world.

National Conference on Soviet Jewry
NCSJ runs a variety of programs on behalf of Russian Jews.

North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry
Provides information about and assistance to Ethiopian Jews

Community

World Congress of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Jews.
Founded in1980, this organization provides information about local gay and lesbian Jewish groups and about regional and international conferences.

American Jewish Committee
Founded in 1906, AJC is a multipurpose organization committed to preserving the rights of Jews around the world, fostering Jewish life in the US and Israel, and supporting interfaith relations.

American Jewish Congress
Among it's primary concerns the Congress list civil rights, religious freedom, and the continued separation of church and state in the United States.

Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith (ADL)
Through education, lobbying and interfaith programs, the ADL combats anti-semitism and other forms of bigotry.

B'nai B'rith International
A large organization that includes programs for community service, public affairs programming, adult and youth education, and support for Israel and Soviet Jewry.

Jewish Fund for Justice
A grant-making organization that works with other religious and ethnic groups to combat poverty in the United States.

Israel

American Red Magen David for Israel
Provides support for Israeli first aid and ambulance services.

Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA)
A Reform movement organization that supports religious pluralism in Israel and Israeli Reform movement. ******This organization should be especially important to those of you converting via a liberal movement. As you know, the Orthodox control the religious aspects of Israel and will not recognize your conversion as valid. ARZA, along with MERCAZ USA are working hard to voice our concerns in Israel. This, along with MERCAZ USA are defiantly worthwhile organizations to support!*****

MERCAZ USA
This is the conservative Zionist action organization which supports religious pluralism in Israel and the Israeli Conservative movement.

Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America
Hadassah sponsors Zionist youth programs and supports various programs in Israel, especially the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center.

*Organization descriptions borrowed from Living a Jewish Life by Anita Diamant.

 

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