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Links for Jewish Learning, Jewish Interest and D’var Torah Help
Jewish Learning and Info Sites
The Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning in Temple
Emanu-El in New York City offers a variety of Jewish classes to
New York area residents. Courses include Jewish education, the
history of Jews in NYC, study of Jewish texts and open discussions.
Jewish Education
New York
MyJewishLearning.com – Committed to being THE online
center for Jewish learning. www.myjewishlearning.com
Ask a Rabbi – There are many, many sites offering this service, which is great considering
you can ask these rabbis anything you’re embarrassed to ask your own rabbi. Here are just a few
About Judaism – A site with a lot of basic information and one that will also connect you to
other sites. Look Now
Judaism 101 – a wide variety of basic, general information about Judaism, written from a
traditional perspective in plain English. www.jewfaq.org
Jewish Theological Seminary of America “distance-learning” website. Click on “Parashat HaShavua” to
access and archive of commentaries on your Torah portion. (See “Sites Linked to a Specific Branch of
Judaism” below for more D’var Torah help.) www.learn.jtsa.edu
Portals/Sites that Help You Find Other Sites
MavenSearch, the Jewish Web Directory – A portal that will help you connect to all things Jewish.
www.maven.co.il
Jacob Richman’s Hot Sites – Jacob Richman is a webmaster based in Israel who provides an extensive
list of holiday websites and many other interesting links.
Look Now
Jewish Outreach
The Jewish Outreach Institute provides support and resources for the intermarried and their families.
Website has directories of programs, a bulletin board, questions and answers, a library of resources
and many other services. www.joi.org
InterfaithFamily.com helps you make interfaith family connections in your geographic area and online.
The site features interesting articles, discussion groups, links and other helpful resources.
www.interfaithfamily.com
Fun Sites
Jewhoo – a fun young site that celebrates famous Jewish people and, in the process, gives pride to
all Jews. Don’t miss the Jewish Mother’s Hall of Fame, a page we all aspire to appear on, that
features interviews with the mothers of Bob Dylan and Steven Spielberg, among others.
www.jewhoo.com
See the Western Wall via a “wallcam”
Place a Prayer in the Western Wall
Beliefnet – A website devoted to discussion of all religions and matters of spirit. Very interesting
and thought-provoking. Go to the Belief-O-Matic to discover what religion you really are.
www.beliefnet.com
Interactive Jewish Calendar – Look up the dates on which Torah portions will be read for years to come,
convert American calendar dates into Hebrew calendar dates, get sunrise/sunset times and other
information customized to your global
position. www.hebcal.com
Sites Linked to a Specific Branch of Judaism
Union of American Hebrew Congregations (Reform) – To find info on the Torah portion, click on “Learning”,
then on “Torah Study”. www.uahc.org.
Jewish Reconstructionist Federation – To find info on the Torah portion, click on “Divrei Torah”.
www.jrf.org
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism – To find info on the Torah portion, click on “Lifelong
Learning”, then on “Weekly Torah Portion”. www.uscj.org.
The Orthodox Union – To find info on the Torah portion, click on “Learn Torah”. This will take you
to a drop-down list of many resources/commentators to choose from. We like Aish HaTorah (see next
listing), but go ahead and explore. www.ou.org
Aish HaTorah – "Come explore with us the rich ideas which have changed the world," is the Aish
approach to re-igniting Jewish pride. Rooted in the Orthodox movement, Aish tries to stem assimilation
by reaching out and building bridges between Jews of all
persuasions. www.aish.com
Judaism and the Environment
(See also “Links for Charitable Ideas
and Organizations”)
Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life – Lots of information, extensive
links. www.coejl.org
Eco Kosher Network – A Southern California group with links to many interesting sites, including one
specifically about L’avdah U’l’shamra, the Jewish obligation to protect the environment.
www.ecojew.com
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