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Kol Tikvah Links
Links to Some Interesting Sources
- Reform Judaism took root in North America more than 130
years ago under the leadership of Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise,
one of several European rabbis who brought the changes in
Judaism occurring in Europe to these shores. Reform Judaism
is now the largest Jewish movement in North America, with
more than 900 congregations and 1.5 million people
Reform Judaism
- A musical adventure of historic proportions, the Milken
Archive of American Jewish Music is an international
undertaking to record, preserve and distribute a vast
cross-section, comprising hundreds of outstanding pieces of
American Jewish music from the past 350 years.
Milken Archive-American Jewish Music
- "We propose to collect the records of this great Jewish
center...we seek to understand how American Jews lived, how
they worked, how they established their own cultural and
religious community, how they interacted with this novel
environment, creating a new Jewish life and at the same time
helping to give birth to a new American world."
American Jewish Archives
- Davka Corporation was established in 1982. With over 100
titles to its credit in the areas of Jewish history, customs
and traditions, Hebrew language, and much more, it is the
world's ultimate developer of Judaic software. As computers
become more powerful, Davka strives to develop intriguing
and innovative state-of-the-art software to harness that
increased power.
Jewish
Software
- MyJewishLearning.com is a trans-denominational website
of Jewish information and education geared toward learners
of all ages and educational backgrounds. As the central
Internet site for learning about Judaism, it is designed to
be: Content rich and pedagogically sound--to invite and
facilitate site visitors' engagement in ever-deeper levels
of learning; Relevant to adult audiences of diverse
backgrounds and learning objectives--from novice learners,
who know little about Judaism, to experienced learners, who
know a great deal but want to learn much more; Accurate,
well written, and visually engaging; Representative of the
wide range of trans-denominational perspectives within
Judaism; Compatible with a broad range of user
experiences--from self-guided browsing and learning, to
site-assisted browsing and learning.
My Jewish Learning
- BabagaNewz is a full-color monthly classroom magazine
for grades 4-7. It analyzes major news stories, religious
holidays, cultural events and youth trends. Connect to the
BabagaNewz website for articles, games, e-cards, and other
material.
BabagaNewz.com
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- The Jewish Journal was founded February 28, 1986 by lay
leaders of the Jewish community to serve as an independent
community newspaper. The Jewish Journal is published weekly
in Los Angeles. They distribute 60,000 copies each week, and
estimate readership at more than 160,000. The largest Jewish
weekly outside New York City.
Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
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- REFORM JUDAISM is the official voice of the Union for
Reform Judaism, linking the institutions and affiliates of
Reform Judaism with every Reform Jew. Received quarterly by
310,000 member households (members of more than 900+ Union
congregations) as a benefit of their synagogue's Union
affiliation, RJ strives to convey the creativity, diversity,
and dynamism of Reform Judaism. RJ covers developments
within our movement while interpreting world events and
Jewish tradition from a Reform perspective.
Reform Judaism Magazine
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- EverythingJewish.com is committed to strengthen our
identity by celebrating Jewish life through the explanation
and discussion of Jewish holidays, Jewish life cycle events,
rituals and traditions.
Everything Jewish
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- The AMERICAN-ISRAELI COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISE (AICE) was
established in 1993 as a nonprofit 501(c)(3), nonpartisan
organization to strengthen the U.S.-Israel relationship by
emphasizing the fundamentals of the alliance — the values
our nations share. Tangibly, this means developing social
and educational programs in the U.S. based on innovative,
successful Israeli models that address similar domestic
problems, and bringing novel U.S. programs to Israel. These
cooperative activities, which stem from our common values,
are called Shared Value Initiatives
Jewish Virtual Library
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- Do you like Jewish Music? There is a
great web site with tapes and CDs for sale at
jewishmusic.com
- Yearn to travel to sites of Jewish
interest, or travel with other Jews? Check out
TotallyJewishTravel.com.
- Follow your family roots at
JewishGen.org.
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Jewishla.com The Jewish Federation of Greater Los
Angeles has a web site.
- The leading newspaper in Israel, the
Jerusalem
Post
- Visit the
Jewish
Publication Society, the oldest publisher of Jewish
literature published in the English language.
- The Internet is rich with Jewish
resources. If this page of links is not enough, check out
Shamash.org This page shows you the gates to these
resources, so that you may go in and explore.
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Congregation Shir Ami (formerly The Ami Havurah) was
formed in the Spring of 1998 in the Western San Fernando
Valley (North of Los Angeles) in an effort to retain close
friendships fostered during the many years of Temple Beth
Ami's existence (which subsequently merged with a
neighboring synagogue to form a third synagogue) , and to
help sustain the work of Rabbi David Vorspan.
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Jewish
Community Centers
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