Jewish Internet Resources for High School Libraries
Created by Diane Romm--June 20, 2004
Last Update--April 27, 2022
Anti-Semitism
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SICSA - Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism-- http://sicsa.huji.ac.il/
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Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism-- http://humanities1.tau.ac.il/roth/
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Map of Antisemitic Acts Worldwide - http://global100.adl.org/
Art
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Israel Art Guide-- http://www.israelartguide.co.il
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Israeli Art Center -- http://www.imj.org.il/artcenter
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Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art - http://cja.huji.ac.il/browser.php
Basic Judaism
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Jew FAQ--http://www.jewfaq.org
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Jewish Literacy from Aish HaTorah--http://aish.com/literacy/
Biographies
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International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame-- http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/Tables/LastNameSearch.htm
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Torah Commentators-- http://www.torahproductions.com/commentators.html
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Biographies of Tzadikim-- http://www.nehora.com/pages/Tzadikim.html
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Biographies of Gedolim--http://www.chaburas.org/
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Biographies of People in Tanach - http://www.tanakhprofiles.org/
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Biographies of Famous Rabbis - https://www.ou.org/judaism-101/bios/
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Biographies of Famous Jews - http://www.jewishbiography.com/
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Jewish Nobel Prize Winners - http://www.nobel.bh.org.il/en/
Dictionaries
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Hebrew Abbreviations--http://library.princeton.edu/departments/tsd/katmandu/hebrew/open.html
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Hebrew Acronyms and Abbreviations--http://www.abbreviations.com/acronyms/HEBREW
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Dictionary of Hebrew Acronyms and Abbreviations -- http://www.kizur.co.il/home.php
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Glossary of Yiddish Expressions-- http://www.pass.to/glossary/Default.htm
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Yiddish Dictionary Online--http://www.yiddishdictionaryonline.com/
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Morfix Hebrew Dictionary--http://milon.morfix.co.il/MorDictFirstPage.htm
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Hebrew Aphorisms--http://lib.cet.ac.il/pages/glossary.asp?item=16
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Hebrew Expressions--http://lib.cet.ac.il/pages/glossary.asp?item=21
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Learn Hebrew Verbs--http://www.hebrew-verbs.co.il/
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Hebrew-English, English-Hebrew Dictionaries-- http://www.babylon.com/define/106/Hebrew-Dictionary.html
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Jastrow Dictionary for Talmudic and Midrashic Literature-- http://www.tyndalearchive.com/tabs/jastrow/
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Learn Hebrew Signs -- http://www.learn-hebrew-signs.com/
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Hebrew Spell Checker -- http://hspell.ivrix.org.il/
Divrei Torah
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Shamash Divrei Torah-- http://shamash.org/tanach/dvar.shtml
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Bible quizzes from Jewish Bible Association-- http://www.jewishbible.org/bible-quizzes/
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Nehama Leibovitz's Iyunim and Gilyonot in English--http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/English/Jewish+Education/Compelling+Content/Jewish+Time/Jewish+Sources/Iyunum/
Encyclopedias
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Jewish Virtual Library-- http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/
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Jewish Encyclopedia-- http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/
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Jewish Encyclopedia in Russian-- http://www.eleven.co.il
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Daat Encyclopedia in Hebrew-- http://www.daat.co.il/encyclopedia/index.asp
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Ynet Encyclopedia in Hebrew (full text requires subscription)-- http://www.ynet.co.il/home/0,7340,L-1361,00.html
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Encyclopedia of Jewish Wisdom-- http://www.jewish-wisdom.com/
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YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe -- http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org
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Encylopedia of the Founders and Builders of Israel -- http://www.tidhar.tourolib.org/
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Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia -- http://jwa.org/encyclopedia
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Zissel Encyclopedia of Kivrei Tzadikim - http://www.zissil.com/topics/Category:Kivray-Tzadikim
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Aspeklaria: Jewish Philosophy -- http://www.aspaklaria.info/
Guidance
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Hillel's Guide to Jewish Life on Campus-- http://www.hillel.org/HillelApps/JLOC/Search.aspx
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Directory of Jewish Camps -- http://www.jewishcamp.org/
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Birthright Israel--http://www.birthrightisrael.com
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Crisis or Challenge: A Guide to Bereavement, Stress, and Modern Day Terror-- http://www.crisis.org.il
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Directory of Jewish Day Schools in North America -- http://www.lookstein.org/school_db.php
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Guide to Programs in Israel from Yeshiva University - https://www.yu.edu/israel-program/gis
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Guide to Programs in Israel from Touro College - https://las.touro.edu/admissions--aid/israel-option/
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Study Abroad in Israel - http://www.masaisrael.org/programs/
Halacha
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Halacha World Center-- http://www.halacha.net
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Jewish Law-- http://www.jlaw.com
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Index to Halachic Topics-- http://www.halachabrura.org/s-index.htm
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Halacha Brura and Birur Halacha Institute-- http://www.halachabrura.org/
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Shulchan Aruch in English--Orach Chayim and Yoreh De'ah--https://torah.org/series/shulchan-aruch/
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Tshuvos.com--http://tshuvos.com/
Hebrew Literature
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Hebrew Literature-- http://www.benyehuda.org
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Poetry and Prose of Yehudah HaLevi-- http://www.angelfire.com/ct/halevi/index.html
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Medieval Hebrew Poetry -- http://www.medievalhebrewpoetry.org/
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Bio-Bibliography of Modern Hebrew Literature--http://library.osu.edu/projects/hebrew-lexicon/index.htm
Holocaust
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Cybrary of the Holocaust-- http://remember.org/
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Holocaust Chronicle-- http://www.holocaustchronicle.org
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The Holocaust Resource Project-- http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/holocaust/resource_center/index.asp
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Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust -- https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005213
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YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe -- http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org
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Jewish Partisans - http://www.jewishpartisans.org/
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Holocaust Encyclopedia -- https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/
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Encyclopedia of America's Response to the Holocaust -- http://enc.wymaninstitute.org/
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Facts about the Holocaust -- https://aboutholocaust.org/
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NEW The Holocaust Explained -- https://www.theholocaustexplained.org/
Israel Today
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Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs-- http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA
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Background Notes-- http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3581.htm
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CIA World Factbook on Israel-- https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/is.html
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Israel's National Parks—http://www.parks.org.il
Jewish Communities Worldwide
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Jewish Communities of the World-- http://www.worldjewishcongress.org/en/communities
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Kulanu-- http://www.kulanu.org
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Centropa-- http://www.centropa.org
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Hidden Jewish Communities -- http://www.shavei.org/
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Jewish Communities Around the World - http://www.haruth.com/jw/
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Beit HaTefutzot Database of Jewish Communities - http://dbs.bh.org.il/search?collection=places
Jewish History, General
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Internet Jewish History Sourcebook-- http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/jewish/jewishsbook.html
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This Day in Jewish History--http://www.ou.org/about/judaism/bhyom/
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Dinur Center for Jewish History-- http://jewishhistory.huji.ac.il/index.htm
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Haruth Communications Jewish History Site-- http://www.haruth.com/Jewish/JewishHistory.html
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Jewish History Timeline-- http://www.jewishhistory.org.il/
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Center for Online Jewish Studies--http://www.cojs.org/
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Jewish History Timeline -- http://www.odyeda.com/English/JewishTimeline.html
Jewish History, American
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Jewish Heroes and Heroines in America-- http://seymourbrody.com/index.htm
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Jewish-American History of the 19th Century-- http://www.jewish-history.com/Default.htm
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Jewish American Hall of Fame-- http://www.amuseum.org/jahf/
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From Haven to Home: The Library of Congress Exhibit on Jewish Life in America--http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/haventohome/
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Jews in America --http://www.jewsinamerica.org/
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American Jewish Yearbooks--http://www.ajcarchives.org/main.php?GroupingId=40
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American Jewish Heritage Portal --http://www.jewishheritage.gov/
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Database of Early American Jews -- http://loebjewishportraits.com/
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Interactive Timeline of American Jewish History -- http://www.ajhs.org/timeline
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Interactive Timeline of American Jewish History in the Twentieth Century -- http://ajcarchives.org/main.php?GroupingId=10
Jewish History, Israeli
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National Photo Collection-- http://gpophoto.gov.il/haetonot/Eng_Default.aspx
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Etzel: The History of the Irgun-- http://www.etzel.org.il
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Hagana-- http://www.irgon-haagana.co.il/
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Palmach -- http://www.palmach.org.il/Web/English/Default.aspx
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First Photos of The Land of Israel--http://www.eretzyisroel.org/~dhershkowitz/index.html
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Zionist Library--https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/texts-concerning-zionism
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Fact and Fantasy in the Middle East by Samuel Katz--http://www.eretzyisroel.org/~samuel/index.html
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From Time Immemorial by Joan Peters--http://www.eretzyisroel.org/~peters/index.html
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Toldot Yisrael: Eyewitness to 1948 -- http://www.toldotyisrael.org
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Encyclopedia of the Founders and Builders of Israel -- http://www.tidhar.tourolib.org/
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The Palestine Post -- http://web.nli.org.il/sites/jpress/english/Pages/palestine-post.aspx
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The Six Day War -- http://sixdaywar.co.uk/
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History of Zionism - http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutIsrael/History/Zionism/Pages/default.aspx
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Photographs of Early Israel - http://meitarcollection.co.il/?language=english
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Newsreels from Early Israel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOH_oW31tWhVFHwreAxhIgA
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Unpacked: YouTube videos from JerusalemU - https://www.youtube.com/user/JerusalemOnlineU
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A-Z Israeli History -- http://www.a-z.digital/en/
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Israel Studies--An Anthology -- https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/israel-studies-an-anthology-table-of-contents
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NEW Unpacked for Educators -- https://unpacked.education/
Jewish Texts
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Hypertext Versions of Jewish Classical Texts--http://kodesh.snunit.k12.il
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Interactive Views of Classical Jewish Texts--http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/TalmudPage.html
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Jewish Texts from Wikisource--http://he.wikisource.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%94%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%94%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95%D7%93%D7%99
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The Bar Ilan Responsa Project (searching is free) -- http://www.responsa.co.il/default.aspx?action=advancedSearch!yes
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Sefaria: Open Source Library of Jewish Texts -- http://www.sefaria.org/
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Mikraot Gedolot -- http://www.mgketer.org/
Tanach
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Navigating the Torah--http://bible.ort.org/books/torahd5.asp?ACTION=displayid&id=7
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Navigating the Haftorot -- http://bible.ort.org/books/haftarotd4.asp
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Rashi in English-- http://www.rashiyomi.com
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Search the Chumash--http://www.mnemotrix.com/texis/vtx/chumash
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US Chidon HaTanach--https://chidonusa.wordpress.com/
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Bible quizzes from Jewish Bible Association -- http://www.jewishbible.org/bible-quizzes/
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Bible Quiz Database--http://www.bible-quiz.co.il/
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Tanach Navigator--http://www.tora.us.fm/tnk1/index.html
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Biblical Atlas--http://lib.cet.ac.il/pages/atlasBible.asp
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Tanach with Rashi -- http://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/63255/jewish/The-Bible-with-Rashi.htm
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HaTanakh - http://www.hatanakh.com/en
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Al HaTorah -- https://alhatorah.org/
Talmud
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Hamakor--http://www.hamakor.org/
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E-daf.com-- http://www.e-daf.com/
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Daf Yomi Advancement Forum-- http://dafyomi.shemayisrael.co.il/
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Yerushalmi Online-- http://www.yerushalmionline.org/
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Index to Commentaries on Aggadot of the Talmud-- http://www.halachabrura.org/a-index.htm
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Maharsho-- http://www.maharsho.com/
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Seforim Online-- http://www.seforimonline.org/
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HebrewBooks.org--http://www.hebrewbooks.org
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Aggadot -- http://agadastories.org.il/
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Steinsalz Talmud - http://www.sefaria.org/texts/Talmud
Rambam
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Index to Commentaries on the Mishneh Torah of the Rambam-- http://www.halachabrura.org/e-mavorambam.htm
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Moreh Nevuchim in English - http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/gfp/gfp003.htm
Journal and Newspaper Indexes
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Historical Jewish Press -- http://web.nli.org.il/sites/jpress/english/Pages/default.aspx
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Index to Hebrew Language Israeli Newspapers -- http://ariela.tau.ac.il/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b&local_base=szc01
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RAMBISH: Hebrew Language Judaica articles -- http://www.rambish.org.il
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Digital Archives of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency -- http://www.jta.org/jta-archive/archive-page
Maps
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Maps of the Middle East-- http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east.html
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Ancient Maps of Jerusalem-- http://web.nli.org.il/sites/NLI/English/digitallibrary/Laor-Collection/about/Pages/Jerusalem-Maps.aspx
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MidEast Web Maps-- http://www.mideastweb.org/maps.htm
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Eye on Israel--http://www.eyeonisrael.com
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The Size of Israel--http://www.sizeofisrael.com/
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Israel in Maps - http://lib.cet.ac.il/Pages/geography.asp
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Historical Atlas of Israel - http://lib.cet.ac.il/Pages/atlas.asp
Music
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Jewish Music Web Center-- http://www.jmwc.org/
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Milken Archive-- http://www.milkenarchive.org
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Jewish Theatre-- http://www.jewish-theatre.com/
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Hebrew Songs--http://www.hebrewsongs.com/
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Israeli Dance Database--http://www.israelidances.com/search.asp
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Zemer Reshet -- http://www.zemereshet.co.il/
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Guitar Chords for Jewish Songs -- http://www.jewishguitarchords.com/fulllist.php
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Jewish Music Sound and Song Archive - http://web.nli.org.il/sites/nli/english/music/Pages/default.aspx
News from Israel
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The Jerusalem Post -- https://www.jpost.com/
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The Times of Israel -- http://www.timesofisrael.com/
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Yediot Achronot -- https://www.ynetnews.com
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Israel National News -- http://www.israelnationalnews.com/
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Haaretz -- https://www.haaretz.com/
Newspapers
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American Jewish Press Association-- http://www.ajpa.org/
Prayer
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Learners' Minyan-- http://www.webjew.org/
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Guide to Blessings for Food--http://www.brochos.com/
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Virtual Cantor--http://www.virtualcantor.com
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The Piyut Archive-- http://www.piyut.org.il/english/
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Torah and Haftorah Chanting - http://www.bar-mitzva.com/kriote.asp
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Berachot - http://www.berachot.org/
Professional Collection
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Lookstein Virtual Resource Center for Jewish Education-- http://www.lookstein.org/library.php
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Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York-- http://www.thejewisheducationproject.org/
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Board of Jewish Education of Chicago-- http://www.bjechicago.org
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Center for Jewish Education of Greater Baltimore-- http://www.cjebaltimore.org
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Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Los Angeles-- http://www.bjela.org
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Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Boston-- http://www.bje.org/
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Jewish Education Center of Cleveland--http://www.jecc.org
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Bronfman Jewish Education Centre of Montreal--http://www.bjec.org/
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Centre for Jewish Education of Toronto--http://cjetoronto.com
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Agency for Jewish Education in San Diego--http://www.ajesd.org
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Associated Talmud Torahs of Chicago -- http://www.att.org
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Ptach--http://www.ptach.org
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Guide to Selected Jewish Online Resources-- http://www.nmmc.net/Guide/Links.html
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E-chinuch-- http://www.chinuch.org/
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Nurit Reshef-- http://www.ualberta.ca/~yreshef/nuritmenu.htm
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Holocaust Teacher's Resource Guide--http://www.holocaust-trc.org/
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AJL New Values Finder-- http://jewishlibraries.org/content.php?page=Jewish_Values_Finder
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Smart Board Jewish Educational Database -- http://www.legacyheritage.org/SJED/
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Prizmah--https://prizmah.org/home
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Online Catalog of Jewish Day School Libraries - http://avichai.calypso.scoolaid.net/bin/home
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Teaching Israel with Materials from Librarians-- http://www.librariansforfairness.org/
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The Digital JLearning Network -- https://www.digitaljlearning.org/
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Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education -- https://www.thecije.org/
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Journey to the Mizrah ---http://journeytothemizrah.org/
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Jewish Educator Portal ---https://educator.jewishedproject.org/
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Teach Torah---http://teachtorah.org/
Professional Materials in Hebrew
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Akhlah-- http://www.akhlah.com
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Arachim-- http://www.arachim.org/
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Daat-- http://www.daat.ac.il/
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Navat Educational Library from Snunit-- http://navat.snunit.k12.il/
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Amal Net-- http://www.amalnet.k12.il
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Center for Technology in Education Library--http://lib.cet.ac.il/pages/frontpage.asp
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Hebrew Wikisource: Open Digital Library --http://he.wikisource.org/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%93_%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%A9%D7%99
This site was created by Diane Romm for use by Avi Chai Bookshelf high school libraries