Resources
Resources:
The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
This is the official Web site for the association of Conservative Congregations in North America. The United Synagogue provides many Jewish educational resources for synagogues and Jewish schools. Individuals can also use this Web site to study the weekly parsha, get involved in a daily Mishna or Tanakh study program or learn about Jewish observance from a Conservative perspective.
Jewish Theological Seminary
Educates Jewish professionals and lay leadership in the spirit of Conservative Judaism for the total community through academic and religious programs, both formal and informal.
The Rabbinical Assembly
The Rabbinical Assembly, founded in 1901, is the international association of Conservative rabbis. The Assembly actively promotes the cause of Conservative Judaism and works unceasingly to benefit Klal Yisrael, publishes learned texts, prayerbooks and works of Jewish interest; and administers the work of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards for the
The Masorti Foundation for Conservative Judaism in Israel
Supporting the umbrella of Conservative congregations and institutions in Israel with an energetic program of information and fund raising.
Camp Ramah
The Camping Arm of the Conservative Movement of Judaism
Hebcal.com
Hebcal.com This site is primarily a provider of Jewish calendar tools, but through its creative sources obtained from other sites, it is much more. Create your own custom Jewish calendar, convert a Gregorian date to a Hebrew date, get candle lighting times and information on Jewish holidays. One great use of this web site is the collection of Torah readings for each parsha. The site also provides the list of dates of each parsha for upcoming years, JPS translation of that parsha and haftarah, specific verses for each aliyah, and a “tikkun” style page with audio files.
The Feinberg E-Collection of the Asher Library of Spertus Institute
Through this site, you can become a member of the library at the Spertus Institute, then obtain access to their e-collection. This collection includes the Encyclopedia Judaica, the Bar Ilan Responsa Project, Soncino Classics, Book of Legends, DBS Torah CD-ROM Library, Bible Works, and an index to Jewish periodicals. By joining this library, you have access to hundreds of dollars worth of Jewish textual and educational CD-ROMs. This includes all of Tanakh in multiple languages and English translations, Biblical commentaries, both Talmuds, halachic materials and Rambam.
The Jewish Virtual Library
This virtual Jewish encyclopedia offers a wealth of information. The library divides its content into the following areas: History, Women, The Holocaust, Travel, Israel & The States, References, Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress, Vital Statistics, Maps, Politics, Biography, Israel and Religion.
In the News
http://www.thejewishweek.com/
“The Jewish Week, an independent community newspaper, is recognized widely as the largest and most respected Jewish newspaper in America. With its five regional editions– Manhattan, Long Island, Queens, Westchester/The Bronx and Brooklyn/Staten Island — it reaches more than 70,000 households each week. In covering the Jewish world, from Midtown to the Mideast, The Jewish Week and its award-winning editorial staff report on news, trends, features and analysis from Israel as well as from throughout the New York metropolitan area. In seeking to build and strengthen Jewish community while championing an aggressive and independent press, we are supportive of, but not beholden to, the organized Jewish community. Our first loyalty is to the truth…”
http://www.jta.org/
JTA is a, trusted global source of breaking news, investigative reporting, in-depth analysis, opinon and features on current events and issues of interest to the Jewish people. JTA serves as the primary provider of international and national content for over 100 Jewish community newspapers, magazines and Web sites.
http://www.forward.com/
The Forward is a legendary name in American journalism and a revered institution in American Jewish life. Launched as a Yiddish-language daily newspaper on April 22, 1897, the Forward entered the din of New York’s immigrant press as a defender of trade unionism and moderate, democratic socialism….By the early 1930s the Forward had become one of America’s premier metropolitan dailies, with a nationwide circulation topping 275,000 and influence that reached around the world and into the Oval Office… With the end of World War II the Forward entered a period of decline. The vast, Yiddish-speaking world of Eastern European Jewry was no more. Without replenishment, the Forward’s own readership was dwindling and graying. In 1983 the paper cut back to a weekly publishing schedule and launched an English-language supplement….In 1990 the Forward Association, the newspaper’s non-profit holding company, made the bold decision to remake the English-language Forward as an independent, high-profile weekly newspaper committed to covering the Jewish world with the same crusading journalistic spirit as Cahan’s Jewish Daily Forward.
Local Links:
Jewish Community Center of St. Paul
United Jewish Fund and Council of St. Paul
Joint web site with the Minneapolis Jewish Federation, has local directory and community calendar.
Israel
http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/
Israel Government official site.
http://www.jpost.com/
The Jerusalem Post
http://www.haaretz.com/
HaAretz edition in English
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/
Israel Radio online
http://www.ynetnews.com/
News about Israel.