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http://rj.org/ |
A resource for information about Reform Judaism |
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http://uahc.org/ |
A vast website sponsored by the organization of
American synagogues |
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http://ccarnet.org/ |
The national organization representing Rabbis
including “Ask the Rabbi” |
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http://huc.edu/ |
The source of higher learning for Reform rabbis |
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http://rj.org/wrj/ |
The American organization supporting individual |
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http://rj.org/nftb/ |
The American organization supporting individual |
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http://rj.org/nfty/index.html |
The organization of youth groups from synagogues
across the country |
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http://rj.org/wupj/ |
The international organization to promote and
sustain liberal Judaism |
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http://www.keshernet.com/ |
The organization of Reform Jewish college
students |
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The recreational headquarters for Berks county
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http://uahc.org/resc.html |
An extensive array of links to all facets of
Jewish life and customs |
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http://www.ohebshalom.org/ |
Home page of another Reform synagogue |
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http://uahc.org/pa/pa012/ |
Home page of another Reform synagogue |
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Study resources on the World Wide Web |
A wonderful collection of Jewish study links has
been collected at the UAHC’s Torahnet
site. This site contains a list of
interactive study pages, e-mail lists, and a section just for children. It includes scholarship from all the
branches of Judaism in an easy to use format.
If you cannot find it at Torahnet, then it
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Have you ever wanted to learn more about Reform
Judaism? Daniel Fagain
has created a site with an extensive list of books on a broad variety of
Jewish topics. Each listing has a
brief description of the book and, to help support his site, a link to
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sight that provides a program called “Starting with Aleph”. This program teaches people read and pronounce
basic Hebrew. It is broken down into
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The HOD Society saves lives by encouraging organ donation
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Web Sites related to the Jewish Life Cycle Click on the
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The Berit Milah Newsletter is a publication of the National
Organization of American Mohalim/Mohalot. NOMA members are ritual circumsizer,
both men and women, prepared by the Reform Movement. This is a parent-oriented site about
circumcision. It answers many of the
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Cantor
Mark Kushner, a local Philadelphia mohel and
Conservative Cantor, maintains a website about ritual circumcision. It includes how to prepare for the ceremony
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ORT, a women’s organization that has been
supporting worker training in the United States and Israel, has created a
program called “Navigating the Bible.”
“Navigating the Bible,” is an incredible interactive site that allows
students to download and work on sections of their Torah and Haftarah readings and blessings online. It provides history and translations, as
well as, the entire Torah in a chanted form.
It is a wonderful resource to give students a break from the normal
routine of Bar/Bat Mitzvah practice or to reinforce work that is already
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The Conversion to Judaism
Resource Center provides information and advice to people considering
conversion to Judaism. It also
provides support for people who have already completed their conversion, but who
have questions and concerns that are unique to the convert. |
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This site provides basic information on Jewish
studies for Jews, Jews to be and other curious people. It is run and moderated by people who are
converts, themselves, and allows for support and sharing of concerns with
people from a variety of Jewish and newly Jewish backgrounds. |
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This is a commercial site run out of
Canada. It provides the largest
collection of Ketubot (Jewish Wedding Contracts) of
any site I have seen. It allows users
to view artwork and wording in a clear, easy to use way. The site can also have Ketubot
purchased from them completed by an artist, before being shipped to you. Prices are available in US dollars |
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Kayama is an organization that hopes to help
Jews of all religious background understand the issues that are involved with
Jewish divorce. Kayama is a non-profit
organization that helps provide Gittin (Jewish
divorce decrees) to any Jew who needs one regardless of financial contrstraits. It
is also a good site to find answers about the Jewish attitude towards divorce
and many frequently asked questions |
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This site is an organization that represents thirty-five
different congregations in the Washington, DC area. It was created to answer many of the
questions that people have about Jewish funerals and to help insure quality
and affordable service for people in the Washington, DC area. It is an easy to navigate site that
provides a great deal of easy to understand information on a difficult and
emotional topic. |
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