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The following list is not intended to be comprehensive. If you know of any additional Jewish web sites that might be of interest to traditional Jews or our members, please E-mail the Webmaster.
AFFILIATES
Gold Medal Ideas - Custom apparel, including Hebrew embroidery.
Yardley Travel Ltd. - When you book with Yardley Travel, they will donate 1/2 of their commission to the shul. Just let them know that you want the donation to go to Congregation B'nai Shalom of Buffalo Grove. Contact Yardley at 215-493-8800 or email Rick Wilson.
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INDEXES AND COMPILATIONS
Judaism and Jewish Resources is one of the largest and most comprehensive indices of Jewish subjects on the Internet. Created and maintained by Andrew Tannenbaum, this is a wonderful resource.
Another user maintained Jewish resource site is maintained by Jacob Richman in Israel. There is a huge amount of information here and it's very well organized into categories.
The Maven, based in Israel, promotes itself as the ultimate Jewish/Israel index, with more than 5000 links to Jewish sites around the world. Check out especially, their index to Jewish Communities and Synagogues around the world.
Shamash.org is the web site of the Jewish Internet Consortium, featuring topics on Israel, Tanach, Jewish places, the Holocaust, Judaica, computers and social action.
Also check out JewishFamily.com, an extraordinary web site focusing on Jewish family and parenting issues.
Yahoo is one of the most popular and comprehensive Internet search engines and reference sites.
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ISRAEL
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs - important updates on current events in Israel, including interviews, background information and video feeds describing Israel's position on the war against terrorism.
State of Israel Bonds - visit this site for information on how our donations help to build Israel's economy.
The Jerusalem Post - Internet Edition (US mirror site)
Virtual Jerusalem is the largest online Jewish Community site, with articles, discussion forums, chat, singles, travel, business and other online resources.
Israel For Kids is an educational website produced by the Embassy of Israel to teach young American students about the history, symbols and major sites of Israel.
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JUF
JUF or Jewish United Fund -The Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago is the largest not-for-profit social welfare institution in Illinois. The funds raided through the Jewish United Fund Annual Campaign provide critical resources to support the agencies, organizations, and institutions that bring food, refuge, health care, education, social services, advocacy and other community projects and programs to 300,000 Chicagoans of all faiths and 2 million Jews in more than 60 countries around the world. To access JUF/JF programs, news and services, visit www.juf.org. For information on programs available in the northwest suburbs, to receive a monthly northwest newsletter or to help access social service agencies, visit www.juf.org/northwest. .
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CHICAGO
Virtual Jewish Chicago is an exciting new web site sponsored by the Dawn R. Schuman Institute for Jewish Learning, the Chicago Jewish News, the Greater Chicago Jewish Folk Arts Festival and Rosenblum's World of Judaica. It is a comprehensive guide to Jewish life in Chicago, including articles, calendar, listings, photos, Jewish living and other links.
Chicago Jewish Community Online - Local, world and government news affecting the Jewish community, an events calendar featuring hundreds of events, lectures, and notices and The Guide to Jewish Living in Chicago a directory for the Jewish community, covering an incredible array of topics from Services, Health and Food, to Education, and Culture.
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MUSEUMS AND CULTURE
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, D.C.
The Museum of Tolerance - Simon Weisenthal Center
Los Angeles
The Israel Museum
Jerusalem
Yad Vashem - The Holocaust Museum
Jerusalem
Beth Hatefutsoth - Museum of the Jewish Diasporah
Tel Aviv
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SOFTWARE, HEBREW FONTS, CLIP ART, ETC.
Jewish Clip Art - try these sites for free and shareware GIFs, animated GIFs, backgrounds, borders, and other graphics for personal use in your own web pages, cards, reports and publications. Many of these pages also provide links to other pages with additional content.
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EDUCATION
The J Site - Jewish Education and Entertainment, featuring Hebrew Songbook, Jewish Coloring Book, Israel Geography Game, Language Match Game, and many other sections.
The Associated Talmud Torahs run more than 30 Jewish primary, secondary and Sunday schools in the Chicago area and surrounding communities. This web site lists the various ATT organizations, programs and services.
Solomon Schechter Day Schools of Metropolitan Chicago
Jewish Genealogical Society is an important resource if you want to trace your roots. JewishGen�, Inc. is the primary internet source connecting researchers of Jewish genealogy worldwide. Its most popular components are the JewishGen Discussion Group, the JewishGen Family Finder (a database of over 200,000 surnames and towns), the comprehensive directory of InfoFiles, ShtetLinks for over 200 communities, and a variety of databases such as the ShtetlSeeker and Jewish Records Indexing-Poland. JewishGen's online Family Tree of the Jewish People contains data on over one million people.
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RELIGIOUS TOPICS
The Jewish Outreach Center in Ra'anana is run by Rabbi Shmuel Weiss, a former Rabbi of Congregation B'nai Shalom. They provide a weekly parsha commentary and D'var Torah, plus other services and information.
Check out the Orthodox Union site for information on OU-certified kashruth products, torah articles, basic information about shabbat and yom tovim, and other fascinating Jewish topics. OU.com brings the world of Jewish learning to you!
Jewish Torah Audio (613.org) features hundreds of hours of Jewish audio, including liturgy, songs, readings, stories, spoken essays and other materials.
Jewish America provides links for Torah and Traditional information, products and services. They feature excellent commentary on the the weekly parshiyot, Jewish observance and ritual, all from a traditional and orthodox perspective.
Navigating the Bible, sponsored by ORT, allows you to study bible portions, hear the melodies, learn the notes for Sedrah and Haftorah and learn about the people, places and events described in the bible.
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RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS
JewishMusic.com is an excellent source of cantorial, Israeli, kids, folk, klezmer and other forms of Jewish music. You can hear excerpts online and order using a typical shopping cart metaphor. And best of all, B'nai Shalom receives a percentage of each order that you place using the link above. So if you want to buy Jewish music, do it from this link and help to support your shul. (B'nai Shalom does not endorse JewishMusic.com over any other online or offline source of Jewish music.)
KosherSupermarket.com provides OU-certified kosher food, delivered to your door. In some areas (not yet Chicago), they deliver same day using their own trucks, just like Peapod or Webvan. For us in Buffalo Grove, we have to use FedEx or UPS Overnight. But Kosher Supermarket has many hard-to-find items, including grocery, deli, meat, bakery, sweets, wines and spirits, gift baskets, nutrition, and holiday specials. And, as with JewishMusic.com above, B'nai Shalom receives a percentage of each order that you place by clicking on the link above. So if you want to buy kosher food, you can also help to support your shul. (B'nai Shalom does not endorse KosherSupermarket.com over any other online or offline source of Jewish food.)
Hamakor Gallery, located in Skokie, is one of the largest Judaica stores in the country. They have a mail order catalog and many unusual art items. You can order directly from this web site.
Rosenblums's claims to be the oldest and largest full-service Jewish bookstore in the Midwest. They feature Jewish and religious books, giftware, religious items, multi-media and artwork. You can purchase online from this site.
Galerie Robin is in Cincinnati. They also publish a catalog that features unusual items from less well-known artists.
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