JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS

Libraries
Museums
Other

LIBRARIES

The Pedagogic Resource Centre and Library for Jewish Education http://sites.huji.ac.il/melton/library.html You can search the Education Library of Hebrew University (Mount Scopus). They also offer annotated listing of their dissertations and CD-ROMs.

Judaica Libraries and Archives on the Web http://www.bibliomaven.com/   Contains links to libraries in 20 countries.

RAMBI: The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies http://libnet.ac.il/~libnet/rmb/ This is the best place to locate an article in Jewish studies. Type in author, title, or subject to get results, and then go to your local academic library to see the article.

JTS Library's Catalog http://catalog.jtsa.edu/ The best Judaica library in the Western Hemisphere is now searchable.

National Library (Hebrew University) Catalog http://ram1.huji.ac.il/ALEPH/ENG/NNL/NNL/NNL/START http://jnul.huji.ac.il/access.html The best Judaica library in the world is now searchable, both in HTML and in Telnet form. (The latter includes each item's call number.)

MUSEUMS

Beth Hatefutsoth http://www.bh.org.il/ The Museum of the Jewish Diaspora offers exhibitions online. Click on their "Virtual Exhibition" link.

OTHER

Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs http://www.jcpa.org/ "An independent, non-profit institute for policy research and education." Article sections include "The Peace Process, Human Rights, and International Law," "Jewish Environmental Perspectives," and their journal, Jewish Political Studies Review.

Beth Hatefutsoth Direct Link Page http://www.bh.org.il/links.asp   Links to many Jewish institutions, including Jewish museums, academic and cultural organizations, libraries and archives, and Jewish communities on the Web.

Jewish Music WebCenter http://www.jmwc.org "A forum for gathering and presenting information on academic, organizational, and personal activities in Jewish music today." Includes web resources for Jewish music.

Ketubbot Database (of the Jewish National and University Library) http://jnul.huji.ac.il/dl/ketubbot/ Browse pictures of ketubbot from dozens of different countries, spanning 900 years. Over 1200 are available.

Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory http://jewish-studies.virtualave.net/ "The prime gateway to 349 high quality resources for the study of Judaism" (e.g., Jewish studies departments at universities

Zomet Institute http://www.moreshet.co.il/zomet/index-e.html   Their mission is to address problems of Halakhah & Technology, and Judaism & Modern Society. The "Projects" and "Cooperation" Pages list some of their accomplishments, e.g., the Shabbat elevator. See their Hebrew pages for details.

Manof -- Merkaz HaHasbarah HaCharedi http://www.manof.org Defense of haredi perspectives on several issues (in Hebrew). The English page features "The Nine Questions People Ask About Haredim."

Dei'ah VeDibur http://www.shemayisrael.com/chareidi/ A weekly "window into the chareidi world" in English. Dozens of articles on topics including yeshiva draft, graves, and culture wars.

Jewish Law http://www.jlaw.com/ "To forge a better understanding of the interaction between Halacha and secular law." This OU-sponsored site includes legal briefs and summaries of relevant court cases, halakhic forms (living will, heter iska, prenuptial agreement), and "The Jewish Law Student's Q & A Line."

Jewz.com Network http://www.Jewz.com "The world's leading publisher of original Jewish content online," Jewish Family & Life! publishes several webzines: JewishFamily.com (for families), JVibe.com (for teens), GenerationJ.com (for 20- and 30-somethings), InterfaithFamily.com (for the intermarried), JewishSports.com (about Jewish and Israeli athletes), SocialAction.com (for social justice activists), and MzVibe.com (for teenage girls). They also run other Jewish websites (e.g., Sh'ma, BabagaNewz, and birthrightisrael.com).