April 2003
What do you know about the Arab Israel conflict? If you are interested in minimalist design with a tremendous amount of information, Palestine Facts brought to you by the Jewish Internet Association should be on your list. In their own words it is a "comprehensive source of historically accurate information about the geographic, military and political background " of the area.
http://www.jacsweb.org/index_ie.html
The Purim and Passover holidays can be quite harrowing for some - in more ways than one. The site JACS addresses the problem of addiction for Jews. Although the layout of this site is a bit offputting, don't let it deter you. JACS stands for Jewish alcholics, chemically dependent persons, and signficant others. It's an organization manned by volunteers to help support, encourage, and provide information all year round. Regarding Passover, I found the ANONYMOUS HAGGADAH - a synthesis of the Passover ritual and liturgy with the twelve steps of recovery - quite uplifting.
http://www.aish.com/holidays/passover/last/cleaning.htm
And for those suffering from cleaning addictions this time of year, Aish HaTorah's Pesach Cleaning Made Easy --- sounds too good to be true -- but it is true! Although the web page is long, it has an index with links at the top of the page so you can pick and choose. A quote from Rabbi Berkowitz: "Halachically, if you're not using your oven on Pesach, it does not have to shine. Please don't make anyone scrub your oven for hours because of a stringency". "All you have to do is make sure there's no edible chometz and no kezayis of gook."---- I love it!