What is DIASPORA?

Jewish creativity and spiritual practice is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere. Sites listed here share our commitment to the ever growing richness of Jewish civilization and are worth a look. Tell' em Rasheit and the Virtual Yeshiva sent you.

 





"Where Israel comes alive on the Internet, the leading, award-winning, Israel-related site since 1995."

Searching for ever-closer connection to The Creator, building a thinking, growing and caring community, Congregation Beth Ha'Ari is committed to the Tora as a spiritual path.

Or Shalom is a thriving creative, open Jewish spiritual community in Vancouver, B.C., part of the movement for Jewish Renewal. Their website is organized according to the Four Worlds model. This model comes from Kabbala (Jewish mysticism), especially as taught by Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. Explore and learn.

TIKKUN magazine -- the bimonthly Jewish critique of politics, culture, and society.

BIOSPIRITUALITY - recommended by Prof. Richard Schwartz for its extensive materials on vegetarianism and animal rights.

Aish Hatorah's live camera at the western wall with updates about once per minute.

MAKOM OHR SHALOM is a synagogue dedicated to the development of spiritual consciousness through Jewish meditation, mysticism, music, chanting and prayer.

  A very friendly site devoted to the appreciation and sharing of Hasidic stories. Includes articles, links, resources, and stories. Encourages your participation.

The official website of the Victoria Holocaust Symposium. The site invites people to remember and learn about the Holocaust, to reflect on what it means to today, and to rekindle hope for a better future.

JESNA, the Jewish Education Service of North America, was created in 1981 by the Jewish Federation movement to serve as its continental instrument of Jewish educational planning and services.

The excellent Richard Schwartz collection on Judaism, Vegetarianism, and Animal Rights.

Beth Or, a Reconstructionist synagogue in Miami, Florida. Rami Shapiro, rabbi. Take a look at the picture section!

MAVEN: A clearinghouse of everything Jewish.

The central clearing house for all things Lubavitch.

Haskalah is London's only weekly Jewish social and cultural group for 25-35 year olds and welcome all from around the world who are in London.

Addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and web-sites of nearly 300 Jewish publications devoted to Jewish news. The coverage of U.S. media is particularly impressive.

Extensive selection of fine Jewish art by over twenty different Jewish arts all over the world. A great place to find ritual items, holy day pieces, and handicrafts.

Tara Publications is the most comprehensive Jewish music catalog ever.

Jewish Communication Network:
A commerical site with numerous links and features. JCN seeks to create an on-line center where families, teachers, writers, Jewish professionals and organizations from around the world can create a vibrant digital Jewish community.

Maintained by Stessa Cohen with links to many Jewish sites, especially Jewish Reconstructionist, Feminist, and Renewal resources.

home page for shamash

archive of Arthur Waskow essays

home page for Society of Humanistic Judaism

homepage for list delivery of Torah readings daily

homepage for Eliezar Segal

Web site for the Olam Katan mailing list for rural Jews, small Jewish communities and small congregations.

Jewish short stories from Eastern Europe and beyond.

Actual texts of documents, encyclopedia entries, museum exhiits, and the like for all the branchs of Judaism.

Rabbi Judith Z. Abrams' mission to bring Talmud study to as many people as possible has resulted in an intellectual website for Talmud study.

Outstanding list of resources presented by the University of Colorado Jewish Student Union.

Everything you need to know about reading Hebrew on the Web.


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