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Religions Project: Judaism

Research the origins, major beliefs, 2-3 important holidays, founders, holy books, how did it spread around the world. How does the religion influence its followers?

Judaism

Chabad

The mission of this site is to empower Jews around the world with knowledge about their 3,300 tradition and foster a deeper connection to Judaism's faith

Digital Dead Sea Scrolls

The text of the Dead Sea scrolls as presented by the Israel Museum

 

Jewish Diversity: Sephardic, Ashkenazic, and Mizrahi Jews

Many outside Judaism do not know that Jews have their own internal diversity of cultural traditions, languages, and traditional music and foods. Start learning about the many Judaisms here.

 

Jewish holiday calendars & Hebrew date converter

Holidays, candle lighting times, and Torah readings for any year, past or present.

 

Jewish Virtual Library

The Jewish Virtual Library (JVL) is the most comprehensive online encyclopedia of Jewish history, politics and culture. With nearly 25,000 entries, the JVL is a one-stop shop for students of all ages interested in anything from anti-Semitism to Zionism.

 

Judaica Europeana

A network of archives, libraries and museums working together to integrate access to the most important collections of European Jewish heritage and make them discoverable to more people

 

Judaism 101

Magein David
Welcome to Judaism 101!
Judaism 101 is an online encyclopedia of Judaism, covering Jewish beliefs, people, places, things, language, scripture, holidays, practices and customs.

 

Judaism in Brief

A brief video overview of the origins and central beliefs of Judaism.

 

My Jewish Learning

My Jewish Learning is all about empowering Jewish discovery for anyone interested in learning more. This site offers thousands of articles, videos and other resources to learn about all aspects of Judaism and Jewish life — from food to history to beliefs and practices.

Reform Judaism

The great contribution of Reform Judaism is that it has enabled the Jewish people to introduce innovation while preserving tradition, to embrace diversity while asserting commonality, to affirm beliefs without rejecting those who doubt, and to bring faith to sacred texts without sacrificing critical scholarship

Shiva

Explore the traditions of shiva and Jewish mourning. Learn about visiting a shiva home, sitting shiva and what to bring or send.

What Does Kosher Mean?

A page explaining kosher food from the organization that certifies kosher food around the world.

What is Judaism?

A 17-minute video that introduces students to Judaism and the history of the Jewish people.