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Jewish crafts

Haggadahs R Us

Benny's Educational Toys

Jewish Educational Toys

http://www.torah4kids.com/index.html

http://www.torahaura.com/Welcome.aspx

http://www.behrmanhouse.com/

http://www.jewishlights.com/

http://www.urjbooksandmusic.com/press.html

http://www.hebrewworld.com/index.html

Hilarious Jewish Greeting Cards

Israeli Poster Center

http://www.judaism.com/

https://shop.thejewishmuseum.org/jmuseum/default.asp

Davka Corporation

http://www.hebrewtoday.com/

http://www.mibereshit.org/english/index.asp

EKS Publishing

Awesome collection of stock photography and videos showcasing the beauty of Israel. Buy them or browse the samples: http://albatross.co.il/

iPod & iPad Apps

Resources suitable for use by kids and adults...

Chagim

http://www.zigzagworld.com/hebrewforme/ -- very useful interactive games for primary levels

http://www.antiquities.org.il/rosh_eng/html_eng.html -- neat slideshow from the Israel Antiquities Authority featuring Tishrei-themed finds from 2000 years ago. You can even make out the lulavim and etrogim on the coins!

An excellent freeware Tu B'Shevat Seder: http://www.ivritype.com/toolkits/tubstk12.pdf

Awesome collection of fun and funny Passover songs. "Weird Al" Yankovic, eat your heart out! http://www.jr.co.il/humor/passover.htm

General Stuff, Current Events, Etc.

http://babaganewz.com/ -- terrific website & newsmagazine for kids

http://www.akhlah.com/ -- good learning resources for beginners

http://www.torahtots.com/home.htm -- good learning resources for really young kids

http://www.j.co.il/index.asp -- good database of Jewish clipart and content

Jewish Heritage Online Magazine -- non-denominational and non-political site promoting Judaism through the arts -- great collection of historic art

World Jewish Congress: World Jewish Communities -- historical and current information on -- you guessed it -- world Jewish communities

Leonard Nimoy talks about the Jewish origin of Vulcans: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmkDOzjfSSY&NR=1

Great music video on being proud to be Jewish: http://blogs.jta.org/telegraph/article/2010/05/11/2394761/im-a-jew

Amazing blog about Jewish comic books: www.jewishcomics.blogspot.com

Indispensable resource for Jewish genealogy: http://www.jewishgen.org/

Lyrics to Bob Dylan's song about Israel and the Jews from 1983: http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/neighborhood-bully\

Excellent database of ancient, medieval and modern sources about anything connected to social justice: http://on1foot.org/

Organization devoted to educating about emerging Jewish communities in Africa, South America and Asia: http://www.bechollashon.org/. Book off a lot of time for yourself to visit this site. Amazing!

Hebrew

http://www.zigzagworld.com/hebrewforme/ -- interactive games for primary levels

http://www.hebrewsongs.com/index.asp -- as the name suggests, a great collection of Hebrew songs in transliteration and English translation. Note that you have to follow an external link under each song to go to the Hebrew text. The translations aren't always accurate -- so check the Hebrew text and make corrections before using.

History

Jewish Heritage Online Magazine -- non-denominational and non-political site promoting Judaism through the arts -- great collection of historic art

World Jewish Congress: World Jewish Communities -- historical and current information on -- you guessed it -- world Jewish communities

Virtual Shtetl -- terrific site with maps and histories of Jewish shtetl life

Indispensable resource for Jewish genealogy: http://www.jewishgen.org/

And speaking of genealogy and shtetls, check out this database of shtetls from the good people at JewishGen.org: http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/

Another indispensable resource for Jewish history and genealogy:  Beit Ha-Tefutsot in Tel Aviv!  http://bh.org.il/default.aspx

Neat photo essay of Jewish life in Poland pre-World War 2

Holocaust & AntiSemitism

Subliminal & Miri Ben Ari Holocaust Rap to Adon Olam -- outstanding for Gr. 6 and up. A must-see.

Virtual Shtetl -- terrific site with maps and histories of Jewish shtetl life

Great take on modern iterations of anti-Semitism: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCtjjNFokTw&feature=relmfu.

Israel

http://www.israel21c.net/ -- current events site for intermediate/senior and young adult

http://www.3disrael.com/index.cfm -- tourism site with 3D panoramas of sites around Israel

http://roadtostatehood.org/-- great interactive site about the history of Zionism and ancient Israel with games, etc.

http://israelexperts.com/ -- tourism website

http://www.goisrael.com/vt/ -- ministry of tourism website with virtual itineraries

http://www.aboutisrael.co.il/eng/ -- neat page with notable quotes, lots of easy-to-digest information and really cool panoramic pictures

Herzl Museum online -- 'nuff said! Great resource for everything you wanted to know about one of the founding fathers of modern Zionism.

Israel Broadcasting Authority -- good site with short news items and an RSS feed

http://benatlas.com/2009/07/life-in-israel-in-1948-part-1/ -- photo essay of Israel in... you guessed it! 1948!

http://www.minisrael.co.il/?categoryId=42583 -- It's Israel... in mini!  Cool!

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs -- good hub for current affairs affecting Israel.  Includes easy-to-read press releases.

Israel's National Photo Collection -- "THE" national photo collection for -- you guessed it -- Israel!  Terrific collection but an unbelievably obtuse search engine makes them very hard to sort through.

Jerusalem Online:  an excellent one-stop shop for daily news feeds and video from Israel.

Excellent video debunking the myths of the Boycott, Divestment & Sanction (BDS) movement against Israel.

Excellent group of YouTube videos about Israel's water crisis and desalination technology at work in Israel:  here, here, here and, last but not least, here.

Terrific response to the BDS / Israel Apartheid crowd that turns the "one-state solution" on its head: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIEeiDjdUuU&feature=youtu.be.

Sobering op-ed piece in a Qatar newspaper about the tremendous gulf between Israel and the Arab world in terms of education and R&D: http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar/156943-israel-trumps-the-arab-world-.html.

Great Yahoo News article about Israeli scientific achievements: http://news.yahoo.com/tiny-israel-giant-scientific-research-173242245.html.

Video to Ofra Haza's Yerushalayim Shel Zahav that will make you want to hop on a plane

An interesting counterpoint to Yerushalayim Shel Zahav is the very poignant Yerushalayim Shel Barzel

Thought-provoking Israeli perspective to the pressures placed on Israel by the Western world: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaGHUZ-8DWw&feature=player_embedded

Three excellent videos with Danny Ayalon from Israel's foreign ministry summarizing myths and facts about the Israeli / Palestinian Conflict: The Truth About The Refugees, The Truth About The West Bank, and The Truth About The Peace Process.

Kibbutz Lotan's official website highlights some amazing developments in eco-living and eco-learning. A must-see for environmental educators!

Awesome collection of stock photography and videos showcasing the beauty of Israel. Buy them or browse the samples: http://albatross.co.il/

Great site highlighting Israel's "green" leadership: http://www.greenzionism.org/

Jerusalem

http://www.cityofdavid.org.il/index.html -- outstanding animations of ancient and modern Jerusalem

http://www.ust.ucla.edu/ustweb/Projects/israel.htm -- terrific virtual tour of the Second Temple

Jerusalem Timeline -- user-friendly history of Jerusalem

Neat video from Fox News on the discovery of a new sewer from Roman Jerusalem:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taN_em6-ZUw

Music

Subliminal & Miri Ben Ari Holocaust Rap to Adon Olam -- outstanding for Gr. 6 and up. A must-see.

http://www.idelsohnsociety.com/home.html -- really neat non-profit project looking to teach about Jewish civilization by cataloging Jewish music.

Torah / Tanach / Rabbinics

http://www.g-dcast.com/ -- animated parashat ha-shavu’a shorts

http://www.biblewalks.com/index.html -- great collection of high-res images and stories of Biblical sites in Israel

Talmud Comics -- original comics of sugyot from the Talmud (note some images may not be suitable for young children)

MikraNet -- classical Jewish texts on a kid-friendly website (100% Hebrew with a cool Eng-Heb dictionary feature)

http://tanakhprofiles.org/index.html -- biographical listing of every personal name in the Tanach

Geography of a Page of Talmud -- click on parts of a daf yomi page to see what each part is all about -- really neat

Navigating the Bible -- user-friendly cross between trop trainer and a luach

Chizuk Shaya -- well-organized blog with Divrei Torah about a wide variety of topics and on a wide variety of parashot. Worth a look!

Resources suitable mainly for use by adults...

Chagim

http://www.haggadahsrus.com/4childrenGallery1.htm

Environment

http://www.coejl.org/index.php

General Stuff -- Non-Orthodox

http://myjewishlearning.com/

http://www.jstor.org/

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/ -- the Jewish answer to Wikipedia. Only properly researched. A must-have for every educator's toolbar.

http://morim.org/Home.aspx -- program bank

http://babaganewz.com/ -- curriculum and program bank

Internet Sacred Text Archive -- just about every sacred text you can imagine under one roof -- cool!

Institute for Global Jewish Affairs -- good collection of articles and information about -- you guessed it -- global Jewish affairs.

Foundation for Jewish Camp -- great collection of informal activities for camp and during the year

Jewish Women's Archive -- as the name suggests, an archive of everything you ever wanted to know about the experience of Jewish women in (primarily) America. Includes great educational resources.

http://jrf.org/Recon-Ed-Study-Pack -- as the name suggests, a very handy grab-bag of study materials for educators and their staff (or anyone else, for that matter!)

http://punktorah.org/#axzz1HXzXNQSy -- very interesting organization dedicated to bringing Jewish spirituality to a wired, post-denominational Jewish world.

General Stuff -- Orthodox

http://jewishmag.com/index.htm

http://www.chabad.org/

http://613.org/

http://www.davening.net/index.html

http://www.chinuch.org/index.php -- fantastic website with lots of clipart, lesson plans, graphic organizers

History

http://www.archpark.org.il/index.asp -- terrific resource for the ancient history of Israel.

http://www.medievalhebrewpoetry.org/ -- neat website devoted to -- you guessed it -- Medieval Hebrew poetry. Go figure.

http://www.antiquities.org.il/home_eng.asp -- Israel Antiquities Authority online. 'Nuff said!

Virtual Shtetl -- terrific site with maps and histories of Jewish shtetl life

Indispensable resource for Jewish genealogy: http://www.jewishgen.org/

Another indispensable resource for Jewish history and genealogy:  Beit Ha-Tefutsot in Tel Aviv!  http://bh.org.il/default.aspx

Israel

http://www.melitz.org.il/

http://israelatsixty.org.il/

http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/English/Home

Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs -- very informative and non-partisan

Institute for Global Jewish Affairs -- good collection of articles and information about -- you guessed it -- global Jewish affairs, including items like this article on Jerusalem.

Israel Broadcasting Authority -- good site with short news items and an RSS feed

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=167069 -- Alan Dershowitz provides some needed balance to the recent Goldstone report

http://www.tomgrossmedia.com/index.html -- the website and media dispatches from a respected journalist and specialist on the Middle East

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs -- good hub for current affairs affecting Israel.  Includes easy-to-read press releases.

Israel's National Photo Collection -- "THE" national photo collection for -- you guessed it -- Israel!  Terrific collection but an unbelievably obtuse search engine makes them very hard to sort through.

Excellent video debunking the myths of the Boycott, Divestment & Sanction (BDS) movement against Israel.

Outstanding and well-researched article articulating the myth & truths of apartheid in the Middle East.

Terrific response to the BDS / Israel Apartheid crowd that turns the "one-state solution" on its head: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIEeiDjdUuU&feature=youtu.be.

New website from the Makom Synagogue Initiative with interesting videos and content for professionals: http://makomisrael.org/.

Life Cycle

http://www.jafi.co.il/education/lifecycle/jewishlc/index.html

Music

http://www.neohasid.org/

http://613.org/

Israeli folk music redone

http://www.idelsohnsociety.com/home.html -- really neat non-profit project looking to teach about Jewish civilization by cataloging Jewish music.

Torah / Tanach / Rabbinics

http://www.torah.org/

http://www.neohasid.org/

Internet Center for Talmud Study (Orthodox)

Elu Metziot Shiurim and Aramaic Grammar

Talmud Sanhedric and the Bava's Elucidated (Orthodox)

Talmud Comics -- original comics of sugyot from the Talmud (note some images may not be suitable for young children)

D'var Torah Resources

Bar Ilan's Parashat Ha-Shavu'a page

http://torah.org/

http://jrf.org/recon-dt

Chizuk Shaya -- well-organized blog with Divrei Torah about a wide variety of topics and on a wide variety of parashot. Worth a look!

http://punktorah.org/#axzz1HXzXNQSy -- very interesting organization dedicated to bringing Jewish spirituality to a wired, post-denominational Jewish world. Neat collection of Divrei Torah.

Excellent database of ancient, medieval and modern sources about anything connected to social justice: http://on1foot.org/

Not particularly Jewish but very helpful (or fun) for teaching...

Tons of icebreakers

Word clouds and funky word activities -- you have to click the link to understand what I mean!

http://atmosphir.com/ -- create your own video games

Using Google Earth in the classroom -- lots of neat lesson and program ideas with good examples

Internet Sacred Text Archive -- just about every sacred text you can imagine under one roof -- cool!

Church Sign Generator -- good for educators with a sense of humour

Maps of War -- really neat collection of 90-second animated maps featuring different aspects of world history (religion, Middle East politics, democracy, etc.)

Audacity -- great free software that lets you manipulate and edit podcasts and voice recordings

Comic Life -- make your own comics and comic templates

Xtranormal -- web-based or downloadable tool for creating computer animated videos