Great Jewish Starting Points

This page contains links to some of the richest Jewish resources on the Internet. Select a topic from those listed below...

Local/Area Resources


www.ljcc.info
- website for the Lawrence Jewish Community Center

Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City
Every kind of Jewish related link in the KC area you can think of!

- AEPi is KU's Jewish fraternity

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Jewish Learning


www.myjewishlearning.com
- A site produced by Hebrew College and Jewish Family & Life, providing audiences of diverse backgrounds a personal gateway to Jewish exploration.

www.aish.com - Aish HaTorah is an apolitical, international network of Jewish educational centers, providing opportunities for Jews to gain appreciation for their heritage. Be sure to explore the Western Wall live!

SocailAction.com - An online Jewish magazine dedicated to pursuing justice, building community, and repairing the world.

http://angelfire.com/ms/torah/shabbat.html - Learn about Shabbos, containing Chassidic thoughts, Kabbalah, and Halacha.

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Travel/Adventure


Birthright Israel
Birthright Israel provides the gift of first time, peer group educational trips to Israel for Jewish young adults ages 18 to 26.

www.totallyjewishtravel.com/ - Be the first to find special rates for holiday traveling, Kashrut information while vacationing, and deals on package vacations.

www.tevacenter.org/ - Jewish environmental education - engaging the mind, body and spirit while pursuing tikkun olam.

Teva Adventure - A not-for-profit organization aimed to rekindle the link between the natural world and Judaism. TevAdventures include programs such as skiing in Canada, backpacking in New Hampshire, and mountaineering in Alaska.

www.endangeredspirit.com/ - Organizing trips and programs that are focused on exploring the connections between Judaism, nature and the environment. All programs are strictly Kosher and Shabbat observant.

www.projectotzma.org - Project OTZMA is a ten-month volunteer program in Israel. This program is designed for recent college graduates (ages 20-25) and gives participants an opportunity to live and work in a variety of settings throughout Israel.

www.jewishservice.org/ - Jewishservice.org is a network of Jewish service organizations that provide opportunities for Jewish youth and adults to engage in Tikkun Olam.

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Job Opportunities

www.panim.org
PANIM is a nonprofit educational foundation dedicated to the renewal of American Jewish life through the integration of Jewish learning, values, and social responsibility.

www.delet.org - DeLet is a 13 month Fellowship Program dedicated to increase the number of teacher leaders who are prepared to teach and support Jewish families in Jewish day schools of America.

Avodah: The Jewish Service CorpsAVODAH is a year-long program combining front-line antipoverty work, Jewish study, and community building. It provides an opportunity for you to live out and deepen your commitments to Jewish life and social change through a year of work in low-income communities in New York City or Washington, DC.

www.joi.org - Jewish Outreach Institute is a leader in the development of Jewish community-based outreach programming. Their focus includes national conferences, publications and informational resources.

Hillel's Steinhardt Jewish Campus Service Corps
The prestigious Hillel Steinhardt Jewish Campus Service Corps is a paid, one-year fellowship that enables recent college graduates to work on campuses across North America helping students explore and celebrate their Jewishness.

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Summer Opportunities

- Brandeis Collegiate Institute is a 26 day exploration of self and Judaism within a safe, pluralistic community. Each session brings together young Jews (ages 18-26) with the world's finest Jewish scholars and artists in a living laboratory where they experience the multi-faceted aspects of Jewish life and culture.

Camp Ramah In California An Egalitarian yeshiva-study summer program for Jews ages 18 through 25 who want to explore traditional texts from a religious perspective. During six unforgettable weeks, you will learn Torah, daven and participate in tikkun olam - "repairing the world" - in the beautiful setting at Camp Ramah in California.

www.partner.org.il/kefiada/ - Kefiada is an English speaking day camp in Israel. The campers are from the local Israeli region and you are the counselors. Kefiada assists Israeli children living in the Negev and Galilee of Israel to master basic English language skills in a camp setting while enjoying creative and fun camp activities!

www.juf.org/news_public_affairs/article.asp?key=2743 - The Hillels of Illinois Lewis Summer Intern Program in Jewish Community Service is an eight-week work/study program which includes an orientation to the Jewish community of Chicago -- its history, institutions, needs and some of its key leaders. Undergraduates living or attending school in Chicago are eligible.

AIPAC - The AIPAC Internship Program enables students to contribute to strengthening the U.S.-Israel relationship by participating actively in one of the most dynamic lobbying groups in American politics. AIPAC selects interns from a pool of highly qualified applicants who work at various AIPAC offices and departments and then return to their campuses to promote pro-Israel political activism.

National Yiddish Book Center - Each summer, the National Yiddish Book Center chooses a select group of hard-working undergraduate students to spend eight weeks learning Yiddish and hauling and sorting Yiddish books. They pay each student a stipend of $2,400, plus a generous allowance for room and board. No prior knowledge of Yiddish is required.

email - rporze@montevideo.com.uy - Summer with Hillel of Uruguay

The Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem - An opportunity to study the classic texts of Judaism, including Rabbinic literature, Bible, and Philosophy, Intensive Hebrew Ulpan, and advanced classes in Talmud and Halacha. This program is appropriate for all levels, backgrounds, and interests.

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Israeli News and Radio

www.haaretzdaily.com - Haaretz is an independent daily newspaper with a broadly liberal outlook both on domestic issues and on international affairs, published in Tel Aviv

www.jpost.com - Internet Jerusalem Post, daily newspaper

www.aipac.org/issues.cfm - America's Pro-Israel lobby, covering issues in-depth

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs - The Israeli Government's Official Website, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

RealOlam.com - RealOlam’s main goal is to unite and educate the Jewish community around the world, encourage cultural preservation and to connect the communities to other communities. They offer interactive message forums, chat rooms, news, entertainment, education, and much more!

Arutz Sheva - IsraelNationalNews.com - Arutz Sheva Israel National Radio, the only independent national radio station in Israel.

www.kolisrael.com - Live Radio, News, Sports and Arts from Israel

MSN Israel - MSN Israeli News in Hebrew

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Advocating for Israel

Neil Lazarus
- Neil Lazarus, an internationally acclaimed expert in the field of Middle East, Israel Advocacy and effective communication training, leads up to date seminars about current affairs

http://www.adl.org/Israel/advocacy/ - An activist's guide: What You Need to Know to Fight for Israel's Security

Orthordox Union - How You Can Help Israel - Grassroots Activism Online, Political Action, PR/Media Monitoring, Guides, Cartoons, and Facts

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Jewish Resources

www.maven.co.il/
- Search engine for all things Jewish

www.jewishstreet.com

Jewish Feminist Resources - Jewish Feminist Resources gives people the opportunity to share their "Torah" with each other.

COEJL - The Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life promotes environmental education, scholarship, advocacy, and action in the American Jewish community.

www.jewishcrafts.com/ - Craft arts and projects - "The Crafts Kids Never Outgrow"

www.jewishfood-list.com/ - Recipes, information on holiday menus, food preparation techniques, cookbook resources, restaurant reviews, and kashrut guidelines

CAJE - By enhancing the dignity and professional development of the Jewish teacher, CAJE works to elevate the status of Jewish education on the Jewish communal agenda.

Jewish Geography - Who hasn't played Jewish Geography? The Internet is now able to help Jewish people reconnect!

Hazon - Jewish Environmental Bike Rides

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Jewish Singles

JDate.com
- The Largest Jewish Singles Network - Join Free!

www.jewishcafe.com - JewishCafe.com is a comfortable, relaxed virtual Cafe, in which single, divorced, and widowed can meet interesting and interested people in a flourishing singles community. Whether you're looking for a companion, a date, or a soul mate, JewishCafe.com is the place for you!

www.jmatch.com - That's right, you may now join thousands of Jewish Singles at JMatch for FREE!You can post a profile, send and receive messages and do everything you want to for FREE.

www.jcafe.com - A work in progress...

Shalom! Singles.com - Whether you're looking for your soul mate or a great date, Shalom Singles is the place to meet your match!

www.thejewishpeople.org/ - Jewish Singles Connection is an attempt to help reconnect young single Jews across the U.S. and the world to each other and recreate in a new dimension the community of yester year.

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