Rabbi Schonbrun’s favorite websites…
Below is an adapted list of a small sampling of Jewish Web Sites shared with me at a Rabbinical Assembly Convention. Enjoy!
Conservative Movement
| Rabbinical Assembly | www.rabbinicalassembly.org |
| Jewish Theological Seminary | www.jtsa.edu http://www.jtsa.edu/Conservative_Judaism/JTS_Torah_Commentary.xml |
| American Jewish University | http://www.ajula.edu/ |
| United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism | www.uscj.org http://uscj.org/Jewish_Living__Learn5019.html |
| Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs | http://www.fjmc.org/ |
| Women’s League for Conservative Judaism | https://www.wlcj.org |
| Masorti Olami | http://www.masortiworld.org |
| Masorti Israel | http://masorti.org.il/ |
| National Ramah | http://www.campramah.org/ |
| Shefa Network | http://shefanetwork.blogspot.com/ |
Conservative Movement Resources
| Find a Synagogue in USA | http://www.uscj.org/Affiliated_Congregat5493.html |
| Find a Synagogue in Israel | http://www.masorti.org/congregations/map.html |
| Find a Synagogue International | http://www.masortiworld.org/molami/congregations?country=All |
| Find a Day School | http://www.ssdsa.org/?page=directory |
General Jewish Resources:
| My Jewish Learning | http://www.myjewishlearning.com/index.shtml | |
| Heb Cal | http://hebcal.com/ | Generate Hebrew Calendar |
| Ritual Well | http://www.ritualwell.org/ | New and Creative Rituals |
| Jewish Holiday List | http://www.uscj.org/Calendar_200820135396.html | 5 Year Calendar |
| G-d Cast | http://www.g-dcast.com/ | weekly cartoon about the parashah |
| Spertus Asher Library | http://www.spertus.edu/asher_cja/feinberg/index.php | For $20/year access bar ilan responsa, Soncino translations of Talmud and Midrash, and other resources. |
| Jewish Virtual Library | http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org | lots of jewish resources; |
| Hebrew U. Library | http://www.jnul.huji.ac.il/eng/ | Access to many resources of Hebrew U Library |
| Resources for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Jews | http://www.keshetonline.org/ | |
| Resources for Interfaith Families | http://www.joi.org/ |
Jewish Education
| Davidson School list of resources | http://www.jtsa.edu/The_Davidson_School/Davidson_Alumni_Relations/Websites_of_Interest.xml |
| Berhman House | http://www.behrmanhouse.com/teacheducators |
| Jewish Learning | http://www.myjewishlearning.com/ |
Kashrut and Halakhic resources
| CJLS Teshuvot | http://rabbinicalassembly.org/law/teshuvot_public.html | Responsa from the Conservative Movement |
| Responsa for Today | http://www.responsafortoday.com/ | Va’ad Halakhah Teshuvot (Conservative Movement in Israel) |
| Kashrut.com | http://www.kashrut.com/agencies/ | |
| CRC koher liquor list | http://www.crcweb.org/ | kosher liquor (for those who use only hechshered wine) |
| My Zmanim | http://www.myzmanim.com | Zmanim- earliest and latest times by location |
| Mayim Hayyim | http://www.mayyimhayyim.org/Resources/Community-Mikvaot-in-North-America | Lists Conservative Mikvaot |
Jewish News and Blogs
| Jewish Telegraphic Agency | www.jta.org |
| Jerusalem Post | www.jpost.com |
| Haaretz | www.haaretz.com |
| Yediot Aharonot | http://www.ynetnews.com |
| Jewish Philanthropy | http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/ |
| Times of Israel | http://www.timesofisrael.com/ |
Liturgy:
| Vitrtual Cantor | http://virtualcantor.com/ | |
| Siddur Audio | http://www.sidduraudio.com/about.html | Siddur audio project by Rabbi Mark Zimmerman |
| Kakatuv | http://kakatuv.com/ | Siddur text with transliteration |
| Open Siddur Project | http://opensiddur.net/ | Customize your own siddur |
| Mechon Hadar | http://www.mechonhadar.org/web/guest/audio | prayers and nigumin |
| http://www.mechonhadar.org/niggun-melodies | nigunim | |
| http://www.mechonhadar.org/web/guest/document | davaning resources and explanations | |
| Zemirot Database | http://www.zemirotdatabase.org/ | Texts and melodies |
Program resources
| Jewish Freeware | http://jewishfreeware.org | Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner, includes downloadable haggadot and other holiday resources. |
| Morim.org | http://www.morim.org/ | Program/holiday resources |
Text:
| Biblos | http://biblos.com/ | Bible translations |
| Mechon Mamre | http://mechon-mamre.org/ | Torah Text and other resources |
| Scroll Scraper | http://scrollscraper.adatshalom.net/ | Create a tikkun page |
| E-daf | http://www.e-daf.com/ | Print pages of Talmud |
| Jastrow | http://www.tyndalearchive.com/tabs/jastrow/ | Jastrow dictionary online |
| Webshas | http://www.webshas.org/ | Subject Index for Talmud |
| Torah Resources | http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ASx6sZjO1KzmZDhwbW5jal8xZndoOHJuZ3Q&hl=en | Meta-resources. Includes Primary and Secondary Sources |
| Apocrypha | http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/apo/index.htm | Also includes Pseudepigrapha, Josephus, Philo, and other intertestamental literature. |
Pesach
Rabbinical Assembly Passover Guide
Children’s Resources
| JNF | http://support.jnf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=edu_home |
| Babaganewz | http://www.babaganewz.com/ |
| URJ | http://urj.org/learning/forparents/ |
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