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A Reconstructionist Community in Summit, New Jersey




Activities

National Havurah Committee -- contact Rick Pincus for more information

Peace in Israel

Walk the Road to Peace -- a national, interfaith movement to advocate for peace in Israel

Local Organizations

The Jewish Community Center in Whippany and West Orange
Metro West -- our local Jewish Federation
Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest
Jewish Vocational Service of New Jersey

National Reconstructionist Sites

Jewish Reconstructionist Federation
Links to Reconstructionist Congregations
Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College

National Jewish Organizations

Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory
Anti-Defamation League
ARZA/World Union of Progressive Judaism in North America
Belief Net -- for information on and links to many religions and religious communities
Congress of Secular Jewish Organizations
Gather the PeopleTraining & Education in congregational Community Organizing (Note: Rabbi Stephen Booth was among the founders of this site which is an excellent resource for community organizers)
H-Judaic Jewish Studies Network
H-Net -- online book reviews in Judaica
HUC -- Hebrew Union College/Jewish Institute of Religion
Hillel Foundation
JESNA: Jewish Educational Services of North America
Jewish Studies Resources at Princeton University Library
Jewish Women's Archives
JTS -- Jewish Theological Seminary of America (Conservative)
Mazon -- a Jewish response to hunger
The Shalom Center
UAHC -- Union for Reform Judaism (formerly Union of American Hebrew Congregations)
United Jewish Communities
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
World Union of Progressive Judaism

Israel sites

The Israeli Knesset Home Page
Zionist Archives Records
The Israel Forum For International Humanitarian Aid

Research/Trends

FACT Report on Religion in the United States Today

Educational

Ritual Well -- new Jewish rituals
Hebrew for Me -- activities and applets for teaching and learning Hebrew
Starting with Aleph, a free course for adults in Hebrew reading and Jewish values
Jewish Encyclopedia
Toldot is the Online Jewish Museum of the Next Generation. Toldot pushes the boundaries of museum education by integrating kids and teens --their stories, things, and art-- into online exhibits for home and school use.
Jewish Education Association of Metrowest Extensive educational programs, services, and resources for all ages in our local area)
Wikipedia article on Jew. Wikipedia is an "open" encyclopedia and this link is included as part of a grass roots campaign to ensure that a friendly web site is at the top of the Google search on 'Jew,' displacing a hateful website.
Devrei Torah Index of devrei torah published by the Reconstructionist Devrei Torah list; the current week's d'var torah can be found at this weeks's parasha.

Food

The Kosher Wine Club

Here are resources used by Judah Levenson in his 2009 High Holiday study session; all are from the website The Jew & The Carrot: Jews, Food & Contemporary Issues.

A Meditation on Fasting, by Rachel Somerstein

For the Sin We Have Committed: Eating Not Just Sustainably, But Sacredly, by Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster

Which Is the Fast?, by Rabbi Mark Hurvitz

Reflections on Eating (or not eating) During the High Holidays, by Dr. David Kramer

Current News Sources

Jewish Portals (Super-Sites)

Hareshima -- The Jewish Internet Portal
InterfaithFamily.com
Jewish Family -- parenting with meaning
Jewish Feminist Resources
Shamash: Internet tools and discussion forums for Jewish organizations and individuals. Comprehensive list of links.
Zipple -- a portal for Jewish information

Periodicals

Canadian Jewish News
Commentary Magazine
The Forward -- English language weekly
Ha'aretz -- daily Israeli newspaper
Jerusalem Post -- a terrific site for daily news and commentary about Israel
The Jerusalem Report -- a twice monthly magazine
The Jewish Chronicle -- London based British
JTA -- Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Maariv
Tikkun Magazine and Organization
USAJewish -- daily news and feature stories plus discussion forums and Jewish humor and stories

Local Jewish Newpapers

Atlanta Jewish Times
Baltimore Jewish Times
Boston Jewish Advocate
Chalav U'Dvash Magazine is the magazine for Israelis in North America
Chicago Jewish News
Cleveland Jewish News
Detroit Jewish News Online
Jewish Bulletin of California & Northern California
Jewish Exponent (Philadelphia)
Jewish Journal (North of Boston)
Jewish Post of New York
Jewish Press (New York)
New Jersey Jewish News