20 Ways for Teenagers to Help Other People by Volunteering <http://www.bygpub.com/books/tg2rw/volunteer.htm>The Breast Cancer Site <http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/>
[click daily to help fund free mammograms]Care Girl (http://www.girlzone.com/html/caregirl.html)
[projects for girls and young women who wish to volunteer]Do Something <http://www.dosomething.org/index.cfm>
Do Something is an organization that helps you get involved in your community. As part of Do Something at your school, you and your friends identify the issues YOU care about and create community projects to turn your ideas into action.The Hunger Site (http://www.thehungersite.com/)
The Hunger Site ... is the world's first "click-to-donate" site where more than 88 million visitors have donated more than 10,000 metric tons of free food to help feed the hungry. They have done this by visiting The Hunger Site daily and simply clicking a button. The donations of staple food, paid for by The Hunger Site's sponsors, are distributed to the world's hunger hot-spots by the United Nations World Food Programme.Idealist - Action Without Borders <http://www.idealist.com/>
Action Without Borders connects people, organizations and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives.Kids Can Make a Difference (http://www.kids.maine.org/)
Kids Can Make A Difference® (KIDS), an educational program for middle- and high school students, focuses on the root causes of hunger and poverty, the people most affected, solutions, and how students can help. The major goal is to stimulate the students to take some definite follow-up actions as they begin to realize that one person can make a difference.Kids Care Clubs (http://www.kidscare.org/kidscare/index.htm)
The mission of Kids Care Clubs is to develop compassion and the spirit of charity in children through hand-on service projects that benefit the needy in their local and global community.Points of Light Foundation - for Volunteers <http://pointsoflight.org/forvolunteer/volunteer.cfm>
Project Ideas -- National Youth Service Day (http://www.servenet.org/nysd/nysd_project_ideas.html)
The Rainforest Site (http://www.therainforestsite.com/)
The Rainforest Site ... was founded May 1, 2000 to help protect our environment. Visitors to The Rainforest Site can save a free area of rainforest with the "click of a button." These donations, distributed by The Nature Conservancy, are paid for by The Rainforest Site's sponsors. The Rainforest Site was founded by GreaterGood.com, which also operates The Hunger Site.Volunteer Match <http://www.volunteermatch.org>
Ziv Tzedakah Fund (http://www.ziv.org/)
The Ziv Tzedakah Fund is about Mitzvahs - Doing Good Things and about Tikkun Olam - Fixing Up the World with whatever talents and resources we have as individuals.
And it is about Mitzvah heroes, Giants of Human Action (as well as of the Human Spirit), most of whom are just ordinary people who found their way one way or another into Mitzvah work and have grown, assumed their True Selves, and exceeding their old visions of who they thought they were.
Names, address, phone numbers, faxes, e-mails, web-sites: we offer them all to you so you can get involved with their work. We trust them all. Pick what you like, what you are good at, and as Nike would have it - Just do it!
Aish HaTorah's Window on the Wall (http://aish.com/wallcam/)
Live view of the Western Wall photographed from atop Aish HaTorah's World Center - the Dan Family Building. New photo every 60 seconds. You may need to "reload/refresh" with some browsers.Ahavat Israel (http://www.ahavat-israel.com/)
[a site with an Orthodox perspective]
Ahavat Am Israel - Love for the Jewish People - Help Jews From Around the World - Including Yourself! [Kindness | Charity | Parents | Children | Women | Family | Love | Gossip | Forgive | JewWho | Goyim | Holocaust | Moshiach | Postcard | Forum | Chat | Rabbi]
Ahavat Torat Israel - Love for the Jewish Culture - Become a Better Jew - Ignorance is Our Worst Enemy!
[Shabbat | Kosher Food | Treif | Festivals | Prayer | Calendar | Life Cycle | Brit Milah | Bar Mitzvah | Marriage | Divorce | Death | Signs & Symbols | Tefillin | Mezuza | Tzitzit | Temple | Kisui Rosh | Rosh Hashana | Yom Kippur | Sukkot | Simchat Torah | Pesach | HaOmer | Shavuot | Chanukah | Tu BiShvat | Purim | Lag BaOmer | Tisha BeAv Fast]
Ahavat Eretz Israel - Love for the Land of Israel - Come Home to Our Land of Israel - Make It Stronger!
History | Land | Travel | Wars | Peace | Future | Exile | State | Jewish | Army | Hebron | Jerusalem | Housing | Jobs | HighEd | College | Yeshiva | Health | Technion | Growth | HiTech | R&D | Invest | Venture | SmallBiz | Economy | News | Business | Weather]
Jewish Music; Jewish Humor; Arcade Games; Jewish Classifieds; Jewish Software; Jewish LinksAmerica's Jewish Bookstore (http://www.judaica.com/)
Also known as 1-800-JUDAISM, this is an on-line bookstore.Babylon Ltd. (http://www.babylon.com/)
[F]ounded in September 1997, develops and distributes the Babylon Single click translation software. Babylon is a joint venture of Mashov Computers Ltd. and Product Computers Ltd. [Select Hebrew, download the shareware program, and from then on you'll be able to translate words in your word processing program into Hebrew on your own computer.]Children's Judaica (http://members.tripod.com/~ProudMommy/judaica.html)
[Many great links of interest to children and Hebrew/Judaica educators]Hanukkah -- Festival of Lights (http://www.ort.org/ort/hanukkah/)
History | Lights | Family | Songs | Games | Art | Terms | ContinuityHebrew for Me (http://www.zigzagworld.com/hebrewforme/)
Java applets for Hebrew vocabularyHebrew Language Resources (http://www.nyu.edu/acf/usg/multi-l/hebrew.html)
[links from NYU]Hebrew Resources (http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/lss/lang/hebrew.html)
[links from the University of Wisconsin]Holocaust Teacher Resource Center (http://www.Holocaust-trc.org/)
This Holocaust Teacher Resource Center (TRC) web site is dedicated to the memory of the six million Jewish people slaughtered during the Holocaust and the five million other people slaughtered during the Nazi era. It strives to combat prejudice and bigotry by transforming the horrors of the Holocaust into positive lessons to help make this a better and safer world for everybody. This site is sponsored by the Holocaust Education Foundation, Inc.
Educators, (kindergarten through college) will find at this site materials which can be brought into the classroom and studied. Whenever possible entire documents are included and may be downloaded for direct use in the classroom. In other instances a sample from the documents is presented. The complete set of materials can be purchased directly from the "owner's" listed address.The Human Languages Page -- Hebrew Languages and Literature (http://cgi.hardlink.com/~chambers/cgi/HLPsearch.cgi?language=&stype=DIV&DIVS=Languages+and+Literature%5c%5c0Hebrew)
[links]InnerNet Magazine (http://www.heritage.org.il/innernet/index.htm)
Your monthly connection to the Jewish frontier
InnerNet Magazine is published monthly as an on-line digest of fascinating articles from the Jewish world. Topics include relationships, spirituality, personal growth, philosophy, incredible true stories, and special editions for the Jewish holidays. InnerNet Magazine Archives (http://www.heritage.org.il/innernet/archives.htm)Information Regarding Israel's Security <http://www.iris.org.il/index.html>
The Israeli-Jewish-Yiddish-Hebrew-Folk-Cultural Music Midi Free Library (http://members.aol.com/israelmidi/index.html)
Jewhoo! The Jewish Celebrity Consortium (http://www.jewhoo.com/)
[Topics as of 11/22/99:]
Arts & Humanities: Artists, Authors, Fashion...
Business & Economy: Hollywood, Lawyers...
Entertainment: Actors, Actresses, Comedians...
Government: Congress, Governors, Mayors...
News and Media: Columnists, Journalists, News Casters...
Music and Musicians: Classical, Composers, Rock and Roll...
Science: Medicine, Philosophers, Physicists...
Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Boxing...The Jewish Ethicist <http://jewishworldreview.com/jewish/ethicist.html>
[From Jewish World Review]Jewish Funland (http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/yreshef/funland/funland.html)
This is a place where kids learn through playing. Come in and explore. Accompany your surfing with music. Select a tune, select a game - you're in business! [There are links to several content-specific sites--exploring Zionism, Shabbat, holidays, Rosh Chodesh, etc., with information, activities, and music; and there are several games. Games include:]The Jewish Holidays (http://bnaibrith.org/caln.html)
- Israel's Map (Puzzle)
- Hangman--Jewish Concepts
- Hebrew Word Match
- Alef Bet Puzzle (Script)
- Hebrew Picture Game
- Wordsearch
- Word Match (Animals)
- Holidays' Challenge
- Hangduke (Biblical)
- Alef Bet Puzzle (Print).
[Through Shavuot 5766 (June 3, 2006)]Jewish World Review <http://jewishworldreview.com/>
JWR is a free magazine published five days a week on the World Wide Web of interest to people of faith and those interested in learning more about contemporary Judaism from Jews who take their religion seriously.The Jewish Year (http://www.vjholidays.com/vjholidaysindex.htm)
[Extensive information about holidays]Judaism and Jewish Resources (http://shamash.org/trb/judaism.html)
[links]Kaluach <http://kaluach.org/>
Kaluach - Hebrew/civil calendars [available for Windows and Palm]
Learn Hebrew Prayers <http://www.learnhebrewprayers.com/main.html>
Learn the Luach (www.temple-israel.com/luach/luach.html)
There are many special days in the Jewish year, some festive, some solemn. To each special day, we associate symbols for the unique activities, foods, religious observances, or community celebrations that mark it. A brief summary of the important dates in the Jewish year follows, along with the meaning of the symbols used in the Learn the Luach activity on this page.Links from the Solomon Schechter Day School (Worcester, Massachusetts) (http://www.ultranet.com/~ssds/links/general.htm)
Maven The Jewish Portal (http://www.maven.co.il/)
[Thousands of Jewish/Israel links arranged in the following categories (as of 11/22/99):]
• Business & Economics--Companies, Employment, Organizations
• Communities & Synagogues--Conservative, Orthodox, Reform
• Computers & Internet--Jewish Software, Internet Services
• Education--Learning, Schools, Universities
• Entertainment--Film, Music, Television
• Food & Drink--Kashrut, Recipes, Restaurants
• Government & Politics--Embassies, Peace Process, Parties
• Holocaust & Antisemitism--Anne Frank, Yom Ha'Shoah
• Hospitals & Medicine
• Israel--Aliyah, Cities, Travel, Zionism
• Judaism--Festivals, Life Cycle, Judaica
• Law
• News & Information--Current Affairs, Magazines, Newspapers
• Regional Resources--USA, Europe, Israel, South America
• Science & Technology
• Shopping & Gifts--Judaica
• Social & Personal--Relationships, Chats, Genealogy
• Sports & Hobbies--Soccer, Museums, Photography
• The Arts--Art, Books, Dance, Philosophy
• Travel & Tourism--Hotels, Travel Agents, Restaurants, Camps
• Women & Feminism
• Youth & Students--Youth Movements, Students, Universities, HillelsMy Hebrew Dictionary (http://www.dictionary.co.il/)
allows you to find the Hebrew word for many common English words. Select a category at the Select a Group dialog box; then click on a word in the frame on the left of your screen to have the Hebrew word displayed.Navigating the Bible (http://bible.ort.org/)
online bar/bat mitzvah tutorOpen Directory Project > Society > Religion and Spirituality > Judaism (http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Judaism/)
Nurit Reshef: Shabbat (http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/yreshef/shabbat/index.html)
Learning and Fun: Shabbat and Rosh Chodesh (http://www.bus.ualberta.ca/yreshef/shabbat/shabbatmenu.html)
Shabbat Customs, Shabbat Prayers, Special Shabbatot, 39 Avot Melacha, Rosh Chodesh Customs, Rosh Chodesh Prayers, Kidush Ha'Chodesh, The Jewish Year's Month, Shabbat MusicTorah Tots (http://www.torahtots.com/index.htm)
WELCOME to the world of Torah Tots - a world in which the traditions that we, as Jews, hold most dear, come to life in a swirl of splendor. The Torah Tots teach important Jewish lessons in a notably unique fashion that will keep children (and we dare say adults) entertained for hours at a time! From the moment the Torah Tots overture and theme song begins, children and adults will be mesmerized by the zany voices, hilarious lyrics and exciting tunes fashioned after the style that has made Disney so popular. [This site contains:]Tu B'Shvat (http://www.learn.jtsa.edu/topics/kids/together/tubshevat/)
- The Music
- Fun & Games
- Parsha On Parade [the weekly portion in simple language]
- Educational Material
- Torah Tots Live
- Torah Link Cards
- Links for Torah Tots
Virtual Jerusalem: The Jewish World from the Heart of Israel. (http://www.jer1.co.il/vjindex.htm)
Contains Virtual Jerusalem Educator (http://www.vjkids.com/educator.htm):Yiddish Radio Project <http://yiddishradioproject.org/>
- Excite your students with our award-winning Holiday sites. Complete with historical information, how-to-guides and unique interactive activities for all age groups, Virtual Jerusalem Holiday sites challenge students to think about age old holidays in new ways. From Purim and Pesach to Tisha Ba'Av and Yom Yerushalyim, VJ Holidays has what you are looking for, complete with educators' guides.
- Expand your students' historical knowledge with our unique Time Line and Time Travel Channel. Sponsored by Encyclopedia Judaica, VJ Timetravel puts Jewish history into context. Hear first hand accounts from creators of the State of Israel or visit Jewish communities around the world with the changing exhibits at Beit Hatefusoth, The Israel Museum of the Diaspora. Teach your students the story of master spy Eli Cohen with VJ's dynamic site. Or visit the Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance Learning Center to explore the Holocaust.
- Help students improve their Hebrew with the Passing Phrase, real audio ulpan, in coordination with the World Zionist Organization, or Hebrew for Me games.
- Expand your students' understanding of traditional Jewish sources with the VJ Torah Channel. Or explore the Western Wall - live with the, Kotel Kam or with one of our 3D interactive tours.
- All the news that's fit to teach about Israel and the Jewish World comes together in VJ News Channel with our exclusive media partners, including the Israeli daily Ha'aretz, The Jerusalem Report, The Jewish Week, JTA wire service, Israel Wire 24-Hour News Service, The Jewish Press, and more!
- Check out our more than 300 client sites and see how they can help you broaden your students' horizons and strengthen their ties to the Jewish World. (site index)
- Or have your students discover the breadth of Jewish sites online with our exclusive Maven Index, including more than 9000 Jewish Sites!
Chanukah
History Channel - The History of the Holidays <http://www.historychannel.com/cgi-bin/frameit.cgi?p=http%3A//www.historychannel.com/exhibits/holidays/main.html>
[Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa]
Tu Bishvat
Jewish - Holidays - Tu B'Shvat <http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdaytu.htm>Tu Bishvat at JTS <http://learn.jtsa.edu/tubshevat/>