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commentaries, such as [11]http://www.chabad.org/ and
[12]http://www.torah.org/.
There is also a free Talmud study course being offered by the net by
Rabbi Judith Z. Abrams, Ph.D. For more information, see
[13]http://www.maqom.com/, or write her at: [14]jabrams@maqom.com.
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Subject: Question 20.9: What software is available for Hebrew applications?
Answer:
There are numerous utilities. A good place to start is the [5]Hebrew
Computing document on www.shamash.org at
[6]http://www.shamash.org/computers. Another good place to start is to
search on a meta-search engine such as [7]http://www.dogpile.com/ for
"Hebrew Software" (or on one of the Jewish search engines).
Some other sources are:
* Davka Corporation. 7074 N.Western Ave, Chicago IL 60645, USA.
Within the USA, the following toll-free number may be used: (800)
621-8227. The following numbers may be used anywhere: FAX (312)
262-9298; VOICE (312) 465-4070. [8]http://www.davka.com/
* LEV Software, Inc.; Hebrew Educational Software; 1-800-776-6538;
[9]lev@netzone.com [10]http://www.levsoftware.com/
* HebrewSoft. Hebrewsoft has a Hebrew English dictionary and a
Hebrew tutor. Email: [11]info@hebrewsoft.com. Tel: +
972-4-8346756. [12]http://www.hebrewsoft.com/
Jacob Richman also maintains a list of Hebrew Software at
[13]http://www.cji.co.il/hotsites/j-soft.htm.
If you have suggestions for software to add to this list, please
contact the FAQ maintainer at [14]maintainer@scjfaq.org.
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Subject: Question 20.10: What other Jewish software is available?
Answer:
Again, this ia an area that has seen quick a bit of growth. There is
now quite a bit of software available. One starting point for a search
in this area is the [5]Shamash Web Page on computers
(<[6]http://www.shamash.org/computers/>), which provides a lot of
information on different sources of software, and includes a
searchable software archive. Another source are the Jewish Search
Engines listed in [7]Section 20.4. You can also do a search for
"Jewish Software" on a meta-search engine such as
[8]http://www.dogpile.com/. Some other sources are the Jewish Mall
([9]http://www.ipol.com/JMALL/SOFTWARE.HTM),
Here are some additional references:
* Davka ([10]http://www.davka.com/). A manufacturer of a wide
variety of Jewish software.
* Dor L'Dor Interactive Judaic Software
([11]http://www.radix.net/~dor_l_dor/). Provides software for
hands-on experiential learning of the Hebrew alphabet and prayers.
* Lev Software ([12]http://www.levsoftware.com/). A wide variety of
Hebrew Software
* The Jewish Software Center ([13]http://users.aol.com/jewishsoft).
A distributing company distributing Jewish software from 13
manufacturers.
* Torah Educational Software ([14]http://www.torahscholar.com/).
Israel's largest developer and distributor of Judaic educational
software. Developer and Distributor for ArtScroll Stone Chumash...
Bar Ilan University... Judaic Encyclopedia... Yad Vashem etc.
* The Kabbalah Software Catalog. ([15]http://www.kabsoft.com/)
Kabbalah Software is a producer of high-quality, low-priced Judaic
software, including Clip-Art, Print Shop products, Fonts,
reference material, calendar programs, utilities, word processors,
hebrew utilities, torah study materials, and educational software.
* Right to Left Software. ([16]http://www.rtlsoft.com/)
Manufacturers of Hebrew Software.
* Torah Productions ([17]http://www.torahproductions.com) has two
products to help students learn Torah and Talmud:
+ [18]Sedra Bytes
(). This is a bible study program that includes each of the
54 traditional weekly study sections for the Five Books of
Moses and 51 areas for broad conceptual browsing. The text of
this Bible study program is 100% interactive. It can be
modified and edited to suit the user's individual needs and
religious perspective. With the appropriate software it can
be used for desktop publishing and multimedia applications
limited only by the user's skill and imagination. The books
are beautifully illustrated with unique and original woodcuts
that capture the essence and spirit of each book.
+ [19]The Torah La-Am Library
() This contains the complete set of 105 Sedra Byte books. It
includes 54 traditional weekly study sections for the Five
Books of Moses and 51 areas for broad conceptual browsing.
The library includes an index of 500 subjects and topics and
a powerful search engine. The library is non-denominational
and therefore useful to a broad spectrum of people of many
faiths and religious convictions.
* Shamash [20]graphic images
([21]http://shamash.org/computers/graphics).
* Shamash: A wide variety of [22]Hebrew Fonts for a wide variety of
platforms ([23]http://shamash.org/computers/hebrew-fonts).
Another source is the software store at Jewish.com
([24]http://www.jewish.com/store/software.html)
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Subject: Question 20.11: Are there any Jewish Libraries on the Internet?
Answer:
This question is yet another example of how the times have changed.
When the FAQ stared, there were few libraries on the Internet; the few
that were available were accessible only via telnet (terminal
emulation) and VT100 emulation.
Today, there are many libraries on the Internet:
* University of Haifa Library ([5]http://www-lib.haifa.ac.il)
* Hebrew University: Jewish National and University Library
([6]http://sites.huji.ac.il/jnul/contents.html)
* Jewish Theological Seminary. ([7]http://www.jtsa.edu/library/)
* Jewish Public Library (Montreal CANADA)
([8]http://www.jewishpubliclibrary.org/)
* New York Public Library, Jewish Division
([9]http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/jws/jewish.html)
* Haifa Library. ([10]http://www-lib.haifa.ac.il/)
* Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles
([11]http://www.jclla.org/)
* Chabad Lubavitch Library. ([12]http://www.chabad.org/library/)
* Albert and Temmy Latner Jewish Public Library of Toronto, Toronto,
Ontario, CANADA.
([13]http://webhome.idirect.com/~alephtav/index.htm)
Princeton University maintains a list of Jewish Libraries at
[14]http://www.princeton.edu/~pressman/libjew.htm. Another source of
information is the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) at
[15]http://www.jewishlibraries.org.
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Subject: Question 20.12: I'm interesting in ordering books or music on the
internet. Where should I look?
Answer:
With the growth of the Internet, there are now many, many, many
retailers of both secular and Jewish products on the Internet. This
FAQ cannot claim to list them all; however, we can identify some of
the largest ones. Note that the FAQ makes no claim as to the quality
of any of these services. They are likely all good, but the FAQ can
provide no guarantees.
The line has blurred between book retailers and music retailers. In an
effort to grow their business, many book retailers stock music and
videos, and many music retailers stock books.
Secular Services
The following commercial concerns all provide a large selection of
books and/or music, including a fair selection of Jewish books and/or
music:
* Amazon. [5]http://www.amazon.com/
* Barnes and Noble. [6]http://www.bn.com/
* CDNow. [7]http://www.cdnow.com/
Jewish Retailers
The following retailers all provide a large selection of Jewish books
and/or Music:
* Broders Rare and Used Books. [8]http://www.brodersbooks.com/
A good sources for the rare or used books, often not stocked by
other retailers.
* Jewishmall [9]http://www.jewishmall.com/
A collection of online Jewish retailers
* Jewishmusic.Com [10]http://www.jewishmusic.com/
Operated by Tara Publications. Stocks both books and music.
* Judaism.Com. [11]http://www.judaism.com/
Operated by US Judaica, formerly Pinsker's Bookstore in Pittsburgh
PA. This concern is well known from their land-line number:
1-800-JUDAISM.
* J. Levine Books and Judaica. [12]http://www.levinejudaica.com/
Based out of New York, NY. Sells books, media, and Judaica.
* My Jewish Books. [13]http://www.myjewishbooks.com/
An online discount Jewish bookstore. Orders are fulfilled by
Amazon.com, and proceeds go to tzedakah.
* Virtual Jerusalem Shops. [14]http://vjshops.virtualjerusalem.com/
A collection of Judaica shops in a wide variety of categories.
Publishers
The following are publishers of Jewish Music or Jewish texts. You can
often order directly from them. An additional source of Jewish
Publishers is the Association of Jewish Book Publishers
([15]http://www.avotaynu.com/ajbp.html). There is another list of
publishers at
[16]http://www.lights.com/publisher/db/topics-Religion-Jewish.html.
Additionally, almost all "mainstream" publishing houses, such as Simon
and Schuster ([17]http://www.simonsays.com/), Macmillan Publishers
([18]http://www.macmillan.com/), Doubleday
([19]http://www.randomhouse.com/doubleday/, another division of Random
House), Random House ([20]http://www.randomhouse.com/), Harper Collins
([21]http://www.harpercollins.com/hc/), among others, all offer
popular Judaica in their catalogs.
Some good publishers that focus specifically on Judaica are:
* Artscroll/Mesorah. [22]http://www.artscroll.com/
Publishers of timeless Jewish classics, including Talmud
commentaries.
* Jasob Aronson Inc. [23]http://www.aronson.com/
Publishers of Judaica
* Behrman House. [24]http://www.behrmanhouse.com/
Behrman House is the leading publisher of Judaica and educational
materials for Jewish religious schools in North America and in
English-speaking countries around the world.
* Ben-Simon Publications. [25]http://www.swifty.com/bensimon/
Publishes Jewish and family themed books.
* CCAR Press. [26]http://www.ccarnet.org/press/
Publishers of liturgical and reference material for the Reform
movement.
* Feldheim Publishers. [27]http://www.feldheim.com/aa/index.shtml
"Bringing you the finest in Torah Literature for the Entire
Family"
* Five Star Publications. [28]http://www.fivestarsupport.com
Various categories including kosher cookbooks, Holocaust memoirs,
consumer-oriented (Profits of Death, an expose of the funeral
industry) and children's books.
* Jewish Lights Publishing. [29]http://www.jewishlights.com/
Publishers of a large amount of contemporary Jewish thought and
practice books, including Anita Diamont's stuff.
* Jewish Publishing Society. [30]http://www.jewishpub.org/
The oldest publisher of Jewish literature published in the English
language. Since 1888, JPS has providing titles that further Jewish
culture and education
* Jonathan David Press.
[31]http://www.jonathandavidonline.com/home.htm
A New York-based nonfiction trade book publisher that specializes
in sports, biography, reference, and popular Judaica. The parent
corporation, Jonathan David Co., Inc., markets and distributes
Jonathan David publications throughout the world. In addition, it
issues Judaica Book Guide, a mail-order catalog offering the very
best in Judaica from the lists of all publishers at bargain
prices.
* Kehot Publishing. [32]http://www.kehotonline.com/
The publishing arm of Chabad.
* KTAV Publishing Company [33]http://www.ktav.com
Publisher of fine Jewish books and gifts, including prayer books,
books for children and young adults, toys, games, school supplies
and textbooks. KTAV also produces distinguished scholarly books on
topics ranging from Biblical study to contemporary issues.
* Milah Press. [34]http://www.milahpress.com/
Books on the holocaust, Hebrew language, and Zionism.
* Pelican Publishing Company, Inc. [35]http://pelicanpub.com
Publishes books of Jewish interest for all ages, including A
Travel Guide to Jewish Europe, Passover Lite Kosher Cookbook,
Kosher Cajun Cookbook, Kosher Creole Cookbook, Kosher
Southern-Style Cookbook, Toby Belfer's Seder: A Passover Story
Retold, Toby Belfer Never Had a Christmas Tree, and A Belfer Bar
Mitzvah.
* The Reconstructionist Press.
[36]http://www.jrf.org/pub/listmain.html
Publishing arm of the Reconstructionist movement. Publishes over
fifty titles dealing with Reconstructionist philosophy, liturgy,
education and current issues in daily Jewish life. The press also
publishes and distributes the works of Mordecai M. Kaplan.
* Schocken Books.
[37]http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/schocken/home.html
A division of Random House, Schocken is well known for publishing
scholarly books on a wide variety of Jewish subjects.
* SHJ Press. [38]http://www.shj.org/gift.html
The publishing arm of the Society for Humanistic Judaism movement.
* Soncino Press. [39]http://www.soncino.com/
Publishers of Judaic classic books.
* SoundWrite. [40]http://www.soundswrite.com/
The publisher of Jewish music for a large number of contemporary
Jewish artists, including Debbie Friedman, Julie Silver, Rabbi Joe
Black, and others.
* Targum Press. [41]http://www.targum.com/
A major publisher of Jewish books. A subsidiary of Feldheim
Publishers.
* Torah Aura Productions. [42]http://www.torahaura.com/
Publishers of Jewish educational material.
* Transcontinental Music. [43]http://www.uahcweb.org/transmp/
The music publishing arm of the Reform Movement.
* UAHC Press. [44]http://www.uahcweb.org/press/
Publishers of a large amount of material dealing with the Reform
movement.
* USCJ Bookstore. [45]http://www.uscj.org/mall/bookservice.htm
USCJ is the publisher of books for the Conservative movement.
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Subject: I'm interesting in ordering books or music on the internet. Where
should I look?
There are a number of places on the internet from which books and
music can be ordered.
Books:
* Pinsker's Bookstore
[4]Home/Gopher Page available on shamash.org
(800) JUDAISM [1-800-583-2476]
Pittsburgh PA
* Judaica Emporium
3070 Broadway
New York NY
+1 212 662-7000
* Jewish Book Center of the Workmen's Circle
45 E 33rd
New York NY
+1 212 889-6800 x285 or 800-922-2558
* Levine Jewish Books and Judaica
5 W 30th
New York NY
+1 212 695-6888
* Bob and Bob Fine Jewish Gifts, Crafts, And Books
151 Forest Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
+1 415 329-9050 VOICE
+1 415 329-8451 FAX
EMAIL: [5]esbob@aol.com
* Jason Aronson Inc.
WWW Server:
[6]http://www.flightpath.com/Clients/Aronson/Judaica/titles
Alternate WWW Server: [7]http://www.aronson.com/clients/aronson/
* Bubbe's Bookshelf
P.O. Box 1455
Vienna, Va. 22183
+1 703 255-7028 VOICE/FAX
EMAIL: [8]VABOOKS@aol.com
This bookstore specializes in filling want-lists for used, old,
and out of print Judaica books. They have a large number of titles
on-hand, and an active search service.
Music:
* Jewish Music On-Line
URL [9]
Orders: (800) 233-9494
FAX: (718) 261-3388
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Subject: How do I obtain copies of the FAQ?
Answer:
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* WWW. If you are reading this on Usenet, and would like to see an
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* Email. Scjfaq.org also provides an autoretriever that allows one
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For the reading list, the request has the form:
send rl partname
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general index. The following is a short summary of the mapping to
partnames for the FAQ:
+ [7]01-FAQ-intro: Section [8]1: Network and Newsgroup
Information.
+ [9]02-Who-We-Are: Section [10]2: Who We Are
+ [11]03-Torah-Halacha: Sections [12]3, [13]4: Torah; Halachic
Authority
+ [14]04-Observance: Sections [15]5, [16]6, [17]7, [18]8:
Jewish Holidays; Jewish Dietary Law and Kashrut; Sabbath and
Holiday Observance; Woman and Marriage
+ [19]05-Worship: Sections [20]9, [21]10, [22]11: Jewish
Worship; Conversion, Intermarriage, and "Who is a Jew?";
Miscellaneous Practice Questions
+ [23]06-Jewish-Thought: Section [24]12: Jewish Thought
+ [25]07-Jews-As-Nation: Section [26]13: Jews as a Nation
+ [27]08-Israel: Section [28]14: Jews and Israel
+ [29]09-Antisemitism: Sections [30]15, [31]16, [32]17: Churban
Europa (The Holocaust); Antisemitism and Rumors about Jews;
Countering Missionaries
+ [33]10-Reform: Section [34]18: Reform/Progressive Judaism
+ [35]11-Miscellaneous: Sections [36]19, [37]20: Miscellaneous;
References and Getting Connected
+ [38]12-Kids: Section [39]21: Jewish Childrearing Related
Questions
+ [40]mail-order: Mail Order Judaica
The following is a short summary of the mapping of partnames for
the Reading Lists:
+ [41]general: Introduction and General. Includes book sources,
starting points for beginners, starting points for non-Jewish
readers, General Judaism, General Jewish Thought, General
Jewish History, Contemporary Judaism, Noachide Laws, Torah
and Torah Commentary, Talmud and Talmudic Commentary,
Mishnah, Midrash, Halachic Codes, Becoming An Observant Jew,
Women and Judaism, and Science and Judaism.
+ [42]traditional: Traditional Liturgy, Practice, Lifestyle,
Holidays. Includes Traditional Liturgy; Traditional
Philosophy and Ethics; Prayer; Traditional Practice; The
Household; Life, Death, and In-Between; and The Cycle Of
Holidays.
+ [43]mysticism: Kabbalah, Mysticism, and Messianism. Includes
Academic and Religious treatments of Kabbalah, Sprituality,
and the Jewish notion of the Messiah.
+ [44]reform: Reform/Progressive Judaism
+ [45]conservative: Conservative Judaism
+ [46]reconstructionist: Reconstructionist Judaism
+ [47]humanistic: Humanistic Judaism (Society for Humanistic
Judaism)
+ [48]chasidism: Chassidism. Includes general information on
historical chassidism, as well as specific information on
Lubavitch (Chabad), Satmar, Breslaw (Breslov), and other
approaches.
+ [49]zionism: Zionism. Includes Zionism and The Development Of
Israel, The Founders, Zionistic Movements, and Judaism in
Israel.
+ [50]antisemitism: Antisemitism. Includes sections on
Antisemitism, What Led to The Holocaust, Medieval Oppression,
Antisemitism Today (Including Dealing with Hate Groups),
Judaism and Christianity, and Judaism, Freemasonry and other
rumors.
+ [51]intermarriage: Intermarriage. Includes sections on "So
You're Considering Intermarriage?", The Traditional
Viewpoint, Conversion, and Coping With Life As An
Intermarried.
+ [52]childrens: Books for Jewish Children. Includes sections
on Birth and Naming, Raising a Child, Family Guidebooks,
Upsheren, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Confirmation, Holiday Books for
Children, Liturgy for Children, Bible and Torah for Children,
Jewish History for Children, Jewish Theology for Children,
Israel, Learning Hebrew, and Jewish Stories.
Alternatively, you may send a message to
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send usenet/news.answers/judaism/(portionname)
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send usenet/news.answers/judaism/reading-lists/general
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Subject: Who Wrote the FAQ?
Answer:
The original version of the Frequently Asked Questions was developed
by a committee consisting of Mike Allen, Jerry Altzman, Rabbi Charles
Arian, Jacob Baltuch (Past Chair), Joseph Berry, Warren Burstein,
Stewart Clamen, Daniel Faigin, Avi Feldblum, Rabbi Yaakov Feldman,
Itzhak "Jeff" Finger, Gedaliah Friedenberg, Yechezkal Gutfreund, Art
Kamlet, Joe Kansun, CAPT Kaye David, Alan Lustiger, Hillel Markowitz,
Len Moskowitz, Colin Naturman, Aliza Panitz, Eliot Shimoff, Mark
Steinberger, Steven Weintraub, Matthew Wiener, and headed by Robert
Levene. The organization and structuring of the lists for posting
purposes was done by [2]Daniel Faigin, who is currently maintaining
the lists. Other contributors include Aaron Biterman, A. Engler
Anderson, Ken Arromdee, Seymour Axelrod, Jonathan Baker, Josh Backon,
Micha Berger, Steven M. Bergson, Eli Birnbaum, Shoshana L. Boublil,
Kevin Brook, J. Burton, Harvey Cohen, Todd J.Dicker, Michael Dinowitz,
Rabbi Jim Egolf, Sean Engelson, Mike Fessler, Menachem Glickman,
Amitai Halevi, Walter Hellman, Per Hollander, Miriam Jerris, Robert D.
Kaiser, Yosef Kazen, Rabbi Jay Lapidus, Mier Lehrer, Heather Luntz,
David Maddison, Arnaldo Mandel, Ilana Manspeizer, Seth Ness, Chris
Newport, Daniel Nomy, Jennifer Paquette, Andrew Poe, Alan Pfeffer,
Jason Pyeron, Adam Reed, Seth Rosenthall, JudithSeid@aol.com, David
Sheen, Rabbi John Sherwood, Michael Sidlofsky, Michael Slifkin, Frank
Smith, Michael Snider, Rabbi Arnold Steibel, Andy Tannenbaum,
marktan@aol.com, Meredith Warshaw, Bill Wadlinger, Arel Weisberg,
Dorothy Werner, and Art Werschulz, and the
soc.culture.jewish.parenting board. Some material has been derived
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[5]http://www.menorah.org/. Comments and corrections are welcome;
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A special thank you... Special thanks for her patience and
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computer for the two months it took to complete the July/August 2000
remodel of the entire soc.culture.jewish FAQ and Reading Lists. If you
think the effort was worth it, drop her a note c/o
[7]maintainer@scjfaq.org.
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