Resources
BALTIMORE
Jewish Museum of Maryland – Exhibitions, a research library and family history center, and programs and special events for children, adults, and families. jewishmuseummd.org
Jews United For Justice - community organization mobilizing Jews to work for social, racial, and economic justice locally. jufj.org/about-us/
jLINK – Guide to Jewish life and resources. www.jlinkbalt.org
The Associated – Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore - www.associated.org
Jewish Community Services – social services organization www.jcsbaltimore.org
Baltimore Jewish Times – Weekly newspaper. www.baltimorejewishtimes.com
JMORE – Monthly magazine. www.jmoreliving.com
CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM
Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) – educational institution in New York City providing thought leadership for the Conservative Movement www.jtsa.edu
The Shefa Network – Virtual community for professional and lay activists in the Conservative Movement. www.shefanetwork.org
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism – central organization for the vast network of Conservative congregations throughout the US www.uscj.org
Conservative Yeshiva - institution for higher Jewish learning based in Jerusalem www.conservativeyeshiva.org/
Masorti Olami - the international organization for Conservative and Masorti Judaism. masortiolami.org/
LEARNING
Learn@JTS – The JTS distance learning site. learn.jtsa.edu
Sefaria – Online Tanakh (with New JPS translation), Talmud (with Steinsaltz translation), and myriad classical rabbinic texts. www.sefaria.org iOS Android
My Jewish Learning – Trans-denominational website of Jewish information geared toward learners of all ages and educational backgrounds. www.myjewishlearning.com
Project Zug – Online courses with inspiring teachers where you study with a havruta (partner) in America, Israel, or around the world. Recommended by Rabbi Katz. www.projectzug.org
Beliefnet – Omnibus site about religion and spirituality. Independent, unaffiliated with any organization or movement. Thought provoking blogs. www.beliefnet.com.
Learn Torah and Haftorah Trope
Learn Melodies for Shabbat, Holiday and High Holiday Services
JEWISH NEWS
The Jewish Times – Baltimore's weekly Jewish magazine/newspaper.www.baltimorejewishtimes.com.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) – Current events and issues of interest to the Jewish community. http://jta.org.
Tablet Magazine – Daily online magazine of Jewish news, ideas, and culture. www.tabletmag.com.
The Times of Israel – News, opinions, and blogs from Israel and around the world. www.timesofisrael.com
The Forward - forward.com/
Jewschool - Progressive news and opinions jewschool.com/
Jewish Currents - Thought, activism, journalism and culture from the Jewish left. jewishcurrents.org/
Moment - Independent magazine focusing on the life of the American Jewish Community www.momentmag.com/
Commentary - monthly magazine focusing on religion, Judaism, and politics, as well as social and cultural issues www.commentarymagazine.com/
ISRAEL NEWS
Haaretz (Left wing newspaper) – www.haaretzdaily.com
Israel Hayom (Sheldon Adelson's free right wing newspaper) – www.israelhayom.com
Jerusalem Post (English language newspaper) – www.jpost.com
The Times of Israel (Online-only, centrist newspaper with English, French, Arabic, and Farsi editions) – www.timesofisrael.com
Yedioth Ahronoth (Israel's largest paid-circulation newspaper) – www.ynetnews.com
+972 (a far-left news and opinion webzine) - 972mag.com/
Hamodia (Haredi newspaper) – hamodia.com
Arutz Sheva (Religious Zionist & settler newspaper) – www.israelnationalnews.com
Globes (Business newspaper) – www.globes.co.il/en/
Government – Prime Minister's Office || Ministry of Foreign Affairs || IDF
Daily Alert (Center-right news digest from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) – www.dailyalert.org
Al-Monitor Israel Pulse (News and commentary from a regional perspective) – www.al-monitor.com/pulse/israel-pulse
MOBILE APPS
CalJ – free iOS and Android app featuring a Jewish calendar; Gregorian ⇔ Hebrew date conversion; holiday calendar with customizable yahrzeits, birthdays, and anniversaries; candle lighting times and start and end times for Shabbat, holidays, and fast days; daily Zmanim; and birkat hamazon and numerous other prayers and blessings. www.calj.net/en/
Sefaria – free iOS and Android app offering online and offline access to Tanakh, Talmud, and numerous classic rabbinic texts. www.sepharia.org
Vaani T’fillati - free version of the Conservative/Masorti Siddur from Israel available on your phone
DuoLingo - free app for learning Hebrew
OmerCount - app for counting the Omer
ShabbatAlert - for setting alarms on shabbat that go off automatically
Leviticus! - learn about the sacrificial system in the Ancient Temple through this fun game for your phone! itunes.apple.com/us/app/leviticus/id589546556?mt=8
Jewish Museum of Maryland – Exhibitions, a research library and family history center, and programs and special events for children, adults, and families. jewishmuseummd.org
Jews United For Justice - community organization mobilizing Jews to work for social, racial, and economic justice locally. jufj.org/about-us/
jLINK – Guide to Jewish life and resources. www.jlinkbalt.org
The Associated – Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore - www.associated.org
Jewish Community Services – social services organization www.jcsbaltimore.org
Baltimore Jewish Times – Weekly newspaper. www.baltimorejewishtimes.com
JMORE – Monthly magazine. www.jmoreliving.com
CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM
Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) – educational institution in New York City providing thought leadership for the Conservative Movement www.jtsa.edu
The Shefa Network – Virtual community for professional and lay activists in the Conservative Movement. www.shefanetwork.org
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism – central organization for the vast network of Conservative congregations throughout the US www.uscj.org
Conservative Yeshiva - institution for higher Jewish learning based in Jerusalem www.conservativeyeshiva.org/
Masorti Olami - the international organization for Conservative and Masorti Judaism. masortiolami.org/
LEARNING
Learn@JTS – The JTS distance learning site. learn.jtsa.edu
Sefaria – Online Tanakh (with New JPS translation), Talmud (with Steinsaltz translation), and myriad classical rabbinic texts. www.sefaria.org iOS Android
My Jewish Learning – Trans-denominational website of Jewish information geared toward learners of all ages and educational backgrounds. www.myjewishlearning.com
Project Zug – Online courses with inspiring teachers where you study with a havruta (partner) in America, Israel, or around the world. Recommended by Rabbi Katz. www.projectzug.org
Beliefnet – Omnibus site about religion and spirituality. Independent, unaffiliated with any organization or movement. Thought provoking blogs. www.beliefnet.com.
Learn Torah and Haftorah Trope
- Learn the blessings and the trope from Hazzan Farid Dardashti. Right click on the links to download these MP3 audio files to your computer. These are the same melodies taught to our B'nei Mitzvah students. Torah Blessings Before || Torah Blessings After || Torah Trope || Haftorah Blessings Before || Haftorah Blessings After || Haftorah Trope.
- ORT's Navigating the Bible II website offers a free and convenient way to learn the Torah and Haftorah readings. Hear any portion chanted, along with text and an English translation and notes from Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan’s chumash, The Living Torah. bible.ort.org
- PocketTorah is a free mobile app for iOS and Android with Torah and Haftorah text, translation, and trope. www.pockettorah.com
- Kinnor Software's Trope Trainer software and iOS app offer dozens of Torah and Haftorah melodies from Ashkenazi and Sephardi traditions. One can purchase the audio for a single Shabbat or for the full year. Megillot are available in either version; Tehillim can be purchased only for computers. Unlike recordings, Trope Trainer's speech synthesis allows the student to adjust pitch and tempo. N.B.: the iOS app is considerably more economical and the license allows family sharing. Windows and Mac iOS
Learn Melodies for Shabbat, Holiday and High Holiday Services
- Irwin Weiss teaches the Chevrei Tzedek Shabbat morning service – Learn to Lead
- www.VirtualCantor.com
- www.sidduraudio.com
- www.orzarua.org [Or Zarua, Conservative Synagogue, NYC]
- www.netivotshalom.org [Conservative congregation, Berkeley, CA]
- Tefillah Trainer – Windows and Mac software from the publisher of Trope Trainer. www.kinnor.com/product-tefillah-trainer.html
JEWISH NEWS
The Jewish Times – Baltimore's weekly Jewish magazine/newspaper.www.baltimorejewishtimes.com.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) – Current events and issues of interest to the Jewish community. http://jta.org.
Tablet Magazine – Daily online magazine of Jewish news, ideas, and culture. www.tabletmag.com.
The Times of Israel – News, opinions, and blogs from Israel and around the world. www.timesofisrael.com
The Forward - forward.com/
Jewschool - Progressive news and opinions jewschool.com/
Jewish Currents - Thought, activism, journalism and culture from the Jewish left. jewishcurrents.org/
Moment - Independent magazine focusing on the life of the American Jewish Community www.momentmag.com/
Commentary - monthly magazine focusing on religion, Judaism, and politics, as well as social and cultural issues www.commentarymagazine.com/
ISRAEL NEWS
Haaretz (Left wing newspaper) – www.haaretzdaily.com
Israel Hayom (Sheldon Adelson's free right wing newspaper) – www.israelhayom.com
Jerusalem Post (English language newspaper) – www.jpost.com
The Times of Israel (Online-only, centrist newspaper with English, French, Arabic, and Farsi editions) – www.timesofisrael.com
Yedioth Ahronoth (Israel's largest paid-circulation newspaper) – www.ynetnews.com
+972 (a far-left news and opinion webzine) - 972mag.com/
Hamodia (Haredi newspaper) – hamodia.com
Arutz Sheva (Religious Zionist & settler newspaper) – www.israelnationalnews.com
Globes (Business newspaper) – www.globes.co.il/en/
Government – Prime Minister's Office || Ministry of Foreign Affairs || IDF
Daily Alert (Center-right news digest from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) – www.dailyalert.org
Al-Monitor Israel Pulse (News and commentary from a regional perspective) – www.al-monitor.com/pulse/israel-pulse
MOBILE APPS
CalJ – free iOS and Android app featuring a Jewish calendar; Gregorian ⇔ Hebrew date conversion; holiday calendar with customizable yahrzeits, birthdays, and anniversaries; candle lighting times and start and end times for Shabbat, holidays, and fast days; daily Zmanim; and birkat hamazon and numerous other prayers and blessings. www.calj.net/en/
Sefaria – free iOS and Android app offering online and offline access to Tanakh, Talmud, and numerous classic rabbinic texts. www.sepharia.org
Vaani T’fillati - free version of the Conservative/Masorti Siddur from Israel available on your phone
DuoLingo - free app for learning Hebrew
OmerCount - app for counting the Omer
ShabbatAlert - for setting alarms on shabbat that go off automatically
Leviticus! - learn about the sacrificial system in the Ancient Temple through this fun game for your phone! itunes.apple.com/us/app/leviticus/id589546556?mt=8
