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Jewish & Israel Links
- Around Town
- Israel
- Reform Jewish Resources
- Teaching and Family
- Youth
- Local Jewish Charities
- Political and Social Action
- Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights
- Other Temple Micahs
- Other
Around Town
- DC Jewish Community Center
- Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia
- Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
- The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Local, national and Israeli news and local activities.
- United Jewish Communities - City Guide to Jewish Washington
- DC's Jewish Folk Arts Festival
Israel
- Shopping in Israel has a variety of sources in Israel for goods and services
- Israel visit has wonderful gifts to view, including artists (such as Abraham Yakin) from whom TM member have bought art work on recent trip to Israel.
[Note: Temple Micah does not endorse any particular source for such products.]
- Jewish National Fund (JNF) The Jewish National Fund offers trips for all kinds of travelers to Israel.
Reform Jewish Resources
- ARZA (Association of Reform Zionists of America)
- ClickOnJudaism A project of the Reform Movement's URJ-CCAR Commission on Outreach and Synagogue Community. The purpose of clickonJudaism is to provide doorways into Judaism for Jews in their 20's and 30's, as well as those considering Judaism.
- Reform Judaism An umbrella site for the Union of Reform Judaism, the Central Conference of Reform Rabbis, and other related organizations.
- Shamash: The Jewish Network A high quality central point of Jewish information and discussion on the Internet. Shamash is a project of Hebrew College Online.
- Torah portion of the week
- Union of Reform Judaism (formerly Union of American Hebrew Congregations). Offers summer kallahs.
Teaching and Family
- Chai Lifeline Fighting illness with love.
- Jewish Holidays (at URJ) Learn about Jewish holidays and customs.
- JewishFamily.com Helping families apply Judaism and Jewish values to their everyday lives and to be a source of user-friendly, family-oriented information and entertainment.
- Mazon A Jewish Response to Hunger
Youth
- Camp Harlam
- North American Federation of Temple Youth Also known as "NFTY", it is the youth activities and youth education division for Reform. Judaism. Contact the Rabbi or the Education Director for more information.
Local Jewish Charities
- Micah House A transitional housing facility for women in recovery founded by members of Temple Micah, but operating independently from Temple Micah.
- Amcha for Tzedakah A locally run organization that provides an easy mechanism to designate charitable contributions to Jewish organizations locally, nationally, and in Israel, that meet the organization's standards for doing justly--including their efficient management of funds. The website provides links to other organizations' websites.
- Yachad ("Together"): The Jewish community engaged in community building in DC.
- Jewish Study Center In Washington, D.C., offering many exciting offerings; one has been co-taught by our own Rabbi Zemel.
Political and Social Action
- Anti-Defamation League
- Religious Action Center (RAC) of Reform Judaism. The hub of Jewish social justice and legislative activity in the nation's capital for over 40 years.
- SocialAction.com An online Jewish magazine dedicated to pursuing justice, building community and repairing the world.
Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights
Other "Temple Micahs"
Other
- B'nai Brith Radio An online radio station which broadcasts an eclectic Judaic play list including traditional Yiddish, secular Israeli, Jewish American, Instrumental, and Chasidic music.
- Jewish Genealogical Society
- Project Judaica Foundation A locally-based foundation with a mission to initiate and execute projects related to the rescue, rehabilitation, dissemination, and exhibition of Judaica.
- Southern Jewish Historical Society
- United Jewish Communities (the Federations of North America)