Useful Links
Useful Links
Here is an easy-to-use guide to popular Jewish sites that you may find helpful:
Jewish organizations:
- JewishBoston.com is a website for Jews in Boston. Here you can find an immediate connection to all the amazing Jewish things that are happening in Boston. Discover links to cultural events (music, dance, film, lectures, cooking classes), Jewish education (courses, lectures, trips), organizations (synagogues, community centers, professional networking) and lots more.
- The Synagogue Council of Massachusetts is the central organization representing over 120 Conservative, Orthodox, Reform, Reconstructionist and independent member congregations to address a broad spectrum of religious Jewish needs and ideologies.
- Combined Jewish Philanthropies is the country's oldest Federated Jewish philanthropy, serving Greater Boston and beyond
- JCRC Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston
Jewish Social Service Organizations
- Gateways provides high quality special education services, expertise and support to enable students with diverse learning needs to succeed in Jewish educational settings and participate meaningfully in Jewish life.
- Jewish Family Service of Metrowest (JFS) provides vital social, health, and community services to alleviate suffering, enhance lives, and support people in need.
- Jewish family and Children's Service For more than 150 years, Jewish Family & Children’s Service has been helping individuals and families build a strong foundation for resilience and well-being across the lifespan.
- Mazon For more than 30 years, we have been fighting for systemic change. We refuse to accept that anyone in the United States or Israel struggles with hunger.
- Yad Chessed supports Jewish individuals and families by alleviating economic distress and helping them reach financial stability.
Jewish area day schools:
- Jewish Community Day School
- Maimonides School
- MetroWest Jewish Day School
- The Rashi School
- Solomon Schechter Day School
- Gann Academy (the New Jewish High School of Greater Boston)
Jewish education and learning sites:
- MyJewishLearning.com - More than 35 free guided learning online mini-courses
- JewFAQ - Judaism 101, answering frequently asked questions about Judaism
- Navigating the Bible - Online Bar/Bat Mitzvah tutor, with the weekly Torah readings
- Virtual Cantor - Digital recordings of many traditional tunes used for most services, holidays, and special occasions
- The Sukkah Project - Kits for easy-to-build sukkahs
- Hebcal - Jewish Calendar Tools
- isitajewishholiday.com - See if it is a Jewish holiday
Israel:
- Israel21C - 21st Century Israel, its people, its institutions, and its contribution to global society.
- AJC Israel - Global Jewish Advocacy
Jewish medical:
- Halachic Organ Donor Organization - The HOD Society is a non-profit organization that saves lives by encouraging organ donation from Jews to the general population. It educate Jews about the Halachic and medical issues surrounding organ donation, it offers a unique organ donor cards that allow people to choose options that are in accordance with their particular halachic belief, and it offers a live kidney donor program.
- Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation - Gift of Life manages a registry of over 100,000 bone marrow donors of Eastern-European Jewish ethnicity throughout North America and abroad.
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