Useful Jewish Links

National Jewish Orthodox Religious Organizations:
- Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (OU). KMS is a member congregation.
- Rabbinical Council of America (RCA)
- Beth Din of America
- The National Council of Young Israel
- National Conference of Synagogue Youth (NCSY)
- The Yerushalayim Network
- Chabad-Lubavitch in Cyberspace
- Kollel Torah Mitzion. There is a local branch at the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy.
- The Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals, founded by Rabbi Marc Angel, Rabbi Emeritus of Shearith Israel Synagogue.
Local Jewish Organizations:
- Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington. KMS is a member congregation.
- Shalom DC, web site of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
- Internet Guide to the Jewish Community of Greater Washington
- Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
- DC Jewish Community Center
Local Jewish Schools:
Jewish Learning Sites:
- OU Pardes Project
- Project Genesis
- Torahnet index to Torah web sites. (Very useful, but use with caution -- covers dozens of Jewish sites of all persuasions, from Chareidi to reform.)
- Internet Center for the study of Daf Yomi
- Searchable text of the Tanach, Mishnah, Talmud, and Rambam. Requires that you have Hebrew fonts installed in your web browser first. For instructions, see the next item.
- Hebrew on the Net. A guide to fonts and software.
- Another site with the text of the Tanach, Mishnah, Talmud, and Rambam. This one includes Tanach with nikkud and a bilingual Tanach, plus Targum Onkelos. (However, the Hebrew with nikkud does not work with all Hebrew font installations.) There is search capability in both Hebrew and English.
- Full text of the Talmud Bavli, photoreproduced. Unlike the Snunit website above, this version doesn't require that you install any Hebrew fonts, and you get the "traditional layout" of the Vilna Shas, but the text isn't searchable.
- Another site with the complete text of the Mishnah, using Hebrew fonts.
- An online version of the 1918 edition of Rodkinson's English translation of the Talmud, including Seder Moed and Seder Nezikin.
- Hebrewbooks.org, a web archive of out-of-print sefarim, drashot, teshuvot, etc., mostly by American rabbis from previous generations. Many gems here.
- Digital library of the National Library of Israel. An important source for medieval manuscripts of the Talmud, machzorim, haggadot, etc.
- Seforim Online, a web archive of old seforim of Rishonim and Acharonim which are hard to find but in the public domain.
- Hamaayan, The Torah Spring, edited by Shlomo Katz
- Ohr Somayach International
- Shema Yisrael Torah Network
- Virtual Beit Midrash of Yeshivat Har Etzion, excellent collection of yeshiva-style lessons in Torah and Judaism.
- Tanach Study Center of Rabbi Menachem Leibtag.
- Web site devoted to the Gilyonot of Nechamah Leibowitz. Includes a useful index to commentators on the Torah.
- Jewish Law, a site devoted to the study of Halacha and its broader impact. Edited by our own Yitz Kazdan and Nathan Diamant.
- The original Jewish Encyclopedia of 1901-1906, now in the public domain.
- A brief index to the major Rishonim and Acharonim, with the acronyms by which they are known.
- The Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies Asher Library. Will give you access to many electronic resources if you become a member.
- "Daat", A free modern Jewish encyclopedia in Hebrew. Good quick summaries of topics in halachah and Jewish history.
- "Daat" free virtual library of Jewish books. Contains many important classics, such as Midrash Rabba, Midrash Tanchuma, reference works, Teshuvot, etc.
- "Halacha Brurah" free virtual library of Jewish books. Another source for digitized copies of many major seforim. Indexes copies available at many other sites, by topic.
- A site with a new edition of the Talmud Yerushalmi, with Nikud and commentary in modern Hebrew.
- A site with the entire text of the Zohar (currenly under construction).
- Another site with the text of the Zohar, both Aramaic with the Sulam commentary and English translation.
- Tosefta online, a site dedicated to studies of the Tosefta.
- Yerushalmi online, a site dedicated to studies of the Yerushalmi.
- The Seforim blog, edited by our own Dan Rabinowitz.
- Text and texture blog, an offshoot of the RCA's Tradition.
- Navigating the Bible, an online Chumash with translation with a "bar mitzvah" tutor for learning the trope for the Torah and Haftarot.
- Tradition magazine, published by the RCA.
- Mikranet, an Israeli website for the study of Tanach.
- A web site for the study of the history, tunes, and analysis of piyutim.
- Archive of German Jewish periodicals from the period 1806 und 1938 (mostly in German, some in Hebrew or Yiddish)
Kashrut Information:
- OU Kashruth Department
- OK Kashrut Site
- Kof-K Kashrut Site
- Star-K Kashrut Site
- Kashrut.com
- Uniglobe Kosher (formerly known as AK Kosher Consulting Asia)
- Koshernews.com
- Kosher Quest site
- Kosher Delight magazine
- Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington. See their list of kosher food providers and restaurants in Greater Washington.
- Kosher Restaurant Database
- London Beth Din Kashrut site. Useful if you're travelling to Europe.
- Web site of the Paris Beth Din. Has a complete list of what's kosher in France, plus lists of approved bakeries, restaurants, etc.
- NSW Kashrut Authority site. Tells you what's kosher if you're travelling to Australia and New Zealand.
Halachic Times:
Other Synagogues and Minyanim:
- Minyanim database
- Orthodox synagogues in the Washington metropolitan area
Miscellaneous Useful Israel Information:
- Israel telephone book (in Hebrew)
- Israel postal code lookup (in Hebrew)

Disclaimer:

KMS has included this page in the hope that it will be useful to our members and visitors, but takes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information that may be found on the websites listed on this page, nor for the Halachic authoritativeness of any opinions that may be found on those websites.