Websites for Educators
Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory
American Jewish Archives (Online Exhibits)
American Jewish Historical Society (Online Exhibits)
Ancient Treasures and the Dead Sea Scrolls (Online Exhibit)
Areyvut – Enhancing Jewish Education with Jewish Values
Association of Jewish Book Publishers Site
Beth Hatefutsoth/Museum of the Jewish Diaspora – Online Exhibits
Canfei Nesharim – Orthodox Environmentalist Organization
Center for Jewish History – Online Exhibitions
Center for Online Judaic Studies
Children in the Ghetto by Snunit Center for the Advancement of Web-Based Learning
Chinuch.org
Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life – Educational Resources
Da’at: Israeli Ministry of Education Website
Eliezer Segal’s Home Page
Professional website of Professor Eliezer Segal. Includes interactive maps of central Jewish texts like the Talmud.
Haftorahman – Weekly Haftorah Resource Sheet by Reuben Ebrahimoff
Haftorahman contains short attractive resource sheets(2-3 pages) for each Haftorah (including holidays and fast days). Each resource sheet includes the storyline of the Haftorah, the connection of the Haftorah to the Parasha, the biography of the prophet and a lesson of the week. The sheets also contain photos of archeological sites, maps and timelines. The sheets can be printed up and distributed to students.
The Halacha Yomit Program is in use in over 40 schools around the world. The program provides weekly sheets, with a halacha for every school day, set up based upon your school calendar.
Hebrew Songs Database
Holocaust Teacher Resource Center
The Holocaust Teacher Resource Center web site offers lesson plans and related materials that educators can use directly in the classroom. Included on the site are materials from Yad Vashem, AMCHA, and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum.
J.E.L.E.D. – Jewish European Learning Experience Dot.Net
Jewish HomeSchoolers Group (Site and e-group)
Jewish Literacy Project (portal)
JNF’s Education Department
Kotel Website
League of Jewish Observant Homeschoolers
Lookstein Center – Russian language website
Lookstein Center – Spanish language website
Matan Website
Mofet JTEC Online – Jewish Portal of Teacher Education
Museum of Tolerance – Teacher Resources
Nechama Leibowitz Site (in Hebrew)
Nurit Reshef’s Homepage
P’til Tekhelet – The Association for the Promotion and Distribution of Tekhelet
Passover Through Archeology and Rare Documents: A Teaching Site
Simon Wiesenthal Online Multimedia Learning Center
Snunit
Teaching Rabbinic Literature: Bridging Scholarship and Pedagogy (videos of presentations) by Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education
Video presentations from a conference at Brandeis University bringing together academics and educators from across the denominational spectrum. Fifty topics were covered, including include A Systematic Approach to Teaching the Laws of Holidays, Teaching Halakha and Respecting Student Autonomy and Enacting the Mishnah: Teaching Skills and Ethics in a Middle School Classroom.
Teva Learning Center: Jewish Environmental Education Institute
The Gallery of Our Great – Biographies (chabad.org)
The Jerusalem Archeological Park Site
The site includes a timeline about the Jerusalem Archeological Park area: Temple Mount, Mount of Olives, Kidron Valley, and the Valley of Hinnom. The site includes biographies of historical personalities, photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and a bilbiography.
The Jewish History Resource Center
Resources and links relevant to research and the study of Jewish History. 1000’s of links to sites on the web organized in over 30 categories. A search engine helps find the information you are looking for. Primary and secondary sources.
The Living Torah Museum website provides images and explanations of authentic ancient artifacts from the Biblical, Mishnaic, and Talmudic periods. Online exhibits include “Torah Times”, “39 Melahos”, “Great Torah Personalities” and “Mishna/Talmud Times”. Worth taking your class on the virtual tour.
The Orthodox Union
The Temple Institute
This website includes descriptions and pictures of the Temple vessels and the holiday sacrifices and celebrations in the Temple.
The Website of the Chief Rabbi
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum – Teaching about the Holocaust (Educational Resources)
Wiki for Librarians in Jewish High Schools
Yad Vashem