August 1999
Hungry? Want to take some friends out and are looking for a Kosher restaurant? Search the Shamash Kosher Database allows you to put in a number of parameter i.e. dairy, city, etc. and there you go. Some of them even give you an idea regarding the price.
Since I was still in the mood for food I jumped into zipple. I have to admit that their jumping icons drove me a bit mad but I was able to find most of the guides for kosher restaurants. In addition I looked at their history page. Following it to American Jewish history I looked up Jewish in the civil war. The files were fascinating although the background bothered me.
http://www.israelexperience.org/ie_new/It getting that time. Are you or your children looking for a summer program. The best first step is at the Israel Experience site allowing you to choose a program according to age, religious affiliation, or according to topics of interest.
While you can't view the actual films from The Speilberg Jewish Film Archive, you can get some really nice posters to download for your desktop.
http://www.starkman.com/aviva/yiddish.htmlAhh mama loshen. If you have a love for the language, Avivale's Yiddish Page has both information and great links. By the way, I liked the Indian joke.
http://www.library.yale.edu/testimonies/homepage.htmlOn a far more serious note. Someone asked me if I know where they could find holocaust testimonies on the web.The best site was not Speilberg's but the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies at Yale. Each testimony also has a download and although they put only a fraction of what they have on the net, it is worth looking at. More important, if you are a school or community group, you can use their catalog and borrow them for free.
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/Truly a facinating site! The Jewish World Review, a fairly comprehensive Jewish webzine is published daily and has thought-provoking articles on everything Jewish, commentaries on politics and society, great short stories, and a whole slew of columnists. Very worth your while to visit.
Along the same lines, check into Israel News Online. Compact yet informative. Has a terrific links page for news related sites.
http://www.orthodoxunion.org/chagim/elul/default.htmThe month of Elul is a time for reflection. The Orthodox Union website, commonly known as the OU, has compiled a whole array of information for those in the teshuva (repentance) mode. For those not in that mode, read the "Resh-Lakish," the Reformed Bandit article..you might get inspired.
http://www.studyabroad.com/simplehtml/head/Israel_ach.htmlIf you are planning to study in Israel this coming year, take a look at the Studyabroad web site. It's a free listing and is intended as a resource for students to learn about various study programs abroad. It also has listings for summer and language programs.You can also do a search by subject; i.e. agricultural economics, botany, chinese language, and for the more math inclined - accounting.