August 2001
Well schools out - at least for the students. Those educators among us are hopefully on the prowl for innovative ideas for the coming year. The Creative Learning Pavilion is a site run by the Orthodox Torah u'Mesorah movement. The site takes a bit getting used to and it is only in its first stages, but from what is already available it will be worth the effort. There is also an extremely well done help file which answers almost any question about the techi side of the site and what to do when things just don't go as planned.
http://www.jewsforjudaism.org/j4j-2000/index.htmlIt isn't often (hopefully) that we may have a reason to use this web site, but if you do, it is a comfort to know that it is there. Jews for Judaism is the knowledge base center site for the organization Jews for Judaism, providing clear and concise information about missionary groups and cults. The longer I spent here, the more I wanted to know, and that is about as good of a recommendation as anyone can give to a web site.
The United Jewish Communities website is designed to entertain, educate, inspire and remind you that you are part of a vibrant, bold, sometimes daring community that pursues social justice and human rights. This website is all about helping you take part. It's everything from holidays and literature to world events and travel. From kosher restaurants to Jewish movies. It's at your fingertips, with the click of a button.
http://www.jewishlink.net/music.htmlShabbat Nachamu is upon us and music might be on your mind. The Jewish Music Links Page offers a wide variety of links including Chabad, Israeli, Sephardic, etc. For those baby boomers out there- you might want to check into the Bob Dylan - Yiddish connection.
http://www.ou.org/torah/aviner/tubav.htmIf you've been looking at Tu B'Av related sites and all you've found are descriptions of marriage prospects in the days of yore, then have a look at The OU.ORG Jewish Calendar which explains in a bit more depth as to why the sages have compared Tu B'Av to Yom Kippur as quoted in Mishna, Taanit: "There were no holidays as joyous for the Jewish People as the fifteenth of Av and Yom Kippur ..."