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Center for Online Judaic Studies [off-line 2/4/2023]

State of the art interactive encyclopedia offers free online access to an impressive collection of multimedia exhibits of Jewish culture & history including the Bible & archaeology, Hebrew Bible, Dead Sea scrolls, the Greco-Roman period, Jewish mysticism, the promised land, American Judaism, & Jewish festivals.

Dogmas of Judaism

Solomon Schechter's influential 1897 essay on the traditional sources of Jewish belief (Internet Sacred Text Archive).

Daniel Elazar On-Line Library

Extensive selection of important papers by the late pioneer of Jewish political thought features seminal works on the idea of covenant, biblical studies, Jewish community, Israel-Diaspora relations, & religion in Israeli society [posted by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs].

Internet Jewish History Sourcebook

Paul Halsall's extensive list of links to electronic resources for historical research (Fordham U).

Jewish Interactive Studies

Rabbi Moshe Zauderer offers free courses on biblical studies, holidays & ethics (from Jerusalem).

Jewish Internet Guide

Well-organized gateway to websites on topics of interest to Jews includes pages on the academic study of Judaism, anti-Semitism, Torah portions, Hebrew language, Jewish history, the holocaust, & mysticism.

Jewish Virtual Library

Electronic encyclopedia with lucid articles on Jewish history, biography, religion & politics; features a virtual Israel experience & graphic section on Judaic treasures in the Library of Congress (developed by the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise).

Judaism 101

Tracey Rich maintains a well-organized encyclopedia of basic information on Judaism in several formats. Includes pages on Jewish beliefs about G-d & human nature, movements within Judaism, attitudes toward non-Jews, the role of women, major sages, Hebrew words, divine names, Torah, halakhah, & the 613 commandments.

Resources for the Study of Philo of Alexandria

Torrey Seland's comprehensive list of links to on-line materials related to the 1st c. CE Jewish Platonist.

The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit

Website of the extensive collection of historic materials from the genizah of Cairo's 1000 year old Ben Ezra synagogue at the library of Cambridge U. provides an illustrated introduction to the project, with clickable images of important documents (such as the "Zadokite" fragments, the Wisdom of ben Sira, letters signed by Moses Maimonides) as well as an e-newsletter and access to Cambridge's Digital Library of the almost 3000 genizah fragments.