| LII.org (Home) | About LII IPL.org Suggest a Site Subscribe to New This Week Contact |
|
|
 |
|||
|
|||
|
|||
|
|
|||
General Resources
 Websites presented in alphabetical order AskMusa.org 
 This website was created by a Jewish human rights organization to explain Judaism to the Islamic world. It describes concepts such as charity, civil society, and prayer, and includes an extensive FAQ about the Jewish Holocaust. Includes a form for submitting questions or comments. The site is available in English, Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, and Bahasa Indonesian. From the Simon Wiesenthal Center. http://www.askmusa.org Topics: Judaism Last updated Oct 17, 2007 The Jewish Guide to the Internet
A searchable, browsable portal to Internet resources related to Judaism. Covers academic Jewish studies, Hebrew, history, Israel, kosher food, and many other topics. Companion to a book by the same title. Maintained by librarian Diane Romm. http://www.jewishinternetguide.com Topics: Judaism, Recipes by Region, Recipes by Region: United States Last updated Apr 28, 2005 Jewish Virtual Library
Contains information on Jewish history, women, the Holocaust, travel, Israel-U.S. relations, politics, religion, and notable people. Includes a bibliography, a glossary, maps, a timeline of Jewish history, a virtual tour of Israel, and exhibits of "Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress." http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/ Topics: International Governments, Judaism Last updated Apr 28, 2005 Judaism 101
An "online encyclopedia of Judaism, covering Jewish beliefs, people, places, things, language, scripture, holidays, practices and customs." Includes "A Gentile's Guide to the Jewish Holidays," which provides a "general understanding of ... your Jewish friends' and colleagues' holidays." Searchable and browsable. Created and maintained as a personal project by librarian Tracey Rich, "a traditional, observant Jew who has put in a lot of research." http://www.jewfaq.org/ Topics: Judaism Last updated Mar 26, 2007 MavenSearch: Jewish Web Directory
A "directory and search engine for [thousands of] Jewish content related websites." Also includes a list of worldwide synagogues, temples, and Jewish communities. http://www.mavensearch.com/ Topics: Architecture, International Governments, Judaism, Regions of the World Last updated Jun 16, 2007 Mishpacha: A Virtual Community for Real Jewish Families
This "introductory guide to Jewish life" for families provides an overview of Jewish belief, practice, holidays, community building, lifecycle events, parenting, and more. http://www.mishpacha.org/ Topics: Judaism Last updated Apr 28, 2005 Shamash: The Jewish Network
Contains a FAQ on Judaism, a directory of related links, a 50-year yahrzeit calendar, a database of kosher restaurants around the world, responses to Holocaust deniers, and more. A project of Hebrew College Online. http://www.shamash.org/ Topics: Judaism Last updated Apr 28, 2005 Torah.org
An outreach program which promotes education about Judaism through free online classes in Jewish philosophy, liturgy, ethics, law, and daily Torah readings. Searchable. http://torah.org/ Topics: Judaism, Religion Last updated Apr 28, 2005 |
|||
| Copyright © 2009, Librarians' Internet Index, LII. All rights reserved. Financial support for LII (Librarians' Internet Index) comes from the The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology and the IPL Consortium. LII is hosted by The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology. |