Local Resources
- The JEC Website The Jewish Education Center is the central school and synagogue of the Orthodox Elizabeth community.
- Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok and Kollel of Elizabeth Yeshiva and Kollel Be'er Yitzchok located on North Avenue, in Elizabeth, NJ.
- Bris Avrohom Lubavitcher shul and community center
- YM-YWHA of Union County The Green Lane Y
- Jewish Federation of Central New Jersey
- NJ Transit train and bus schedules
- Port Authority of NY & NJ
- The City of Elizabeth NJ official Website
- The Greater Elizabeth Chamber of Commerce
- Union County NJ official Website
- The State of New Jersey official Website
- Hatzalah of Union County Hatzalah of Union County is a voluntary, not-for-profit emergency medical response team.
Kashrut and Minyan Information
- Kosher Restaurant Database
- OU Kashruth Department
- OK Kashrut Site
- Star-K Kashrut Site
- Kof-K Kashrut Site
- Kashrut.com
- Koshernews.com
- Kosher Information Bureau
- 4Kosher.com
- Kosher Supermarket.com
- Kosher Delight magazine
- eLuna English-langauge listing of kosher restaurants in Israel, with reviews and discount coupons.
- London Beth Din Kashrut site Useful for travel in Europe
- Manchester Badatz
- Searchable worldwide list of minyanim
Orthodox Jewish Religious Organizations
- Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (OU)
- Rabbinical Council of America (RCA)
- Beth Din of America
- National Conference of Synagogue Youth (NCSY)
- The National Council of Young Israel
- Chabad-Lubavitch in Cyberspace
- Operation Refuah Worldwide organization that promotes Ahavat Yisrael among all Jews in an attempt to bring bountiful blessings to Klal Yisrael including refuah for all cholim.
Jewish Learning Sites
- OU Pardes Project
- Project Genesis / Torah.org
- HebrewBooks.org Site includes a complete Shas online fully OCR'ed, allowing copy/paste from Gemara, Rashi, Tosafos and marginal comments.
- WebShas online Talmud bibliography
- The AishDas Society Committed to the advancement of meaningful worship in the Orthodox Jewish community
- Torah Community Connections From The World Council of Torah Education
- Searchable text of the Tanach-Mishnah-Talmud-and Rambam Requires that you have Hebrew fonts installed in your web browser first.
- Rabbi Zev Leff Audio Shiurim Large and constantly updated collection of audio shiurim on the weekly parsha, halachot, hashkafa, an Amud Yomi gamara shiur, Q&A (open to the public) and much more. Free.
- 5-minute Tefillah Shiurim Delivered by Rabbi Moshe Rosenstein at the Chicago Community Kolel (RealAudio).
- Hamaayan-The Torah Spring
- Ohr Somayach International
- Shema Yisrael Torah Network
- Torah Tots A fun site for kids with interactive learning activities, Parshat Hashavua, Yomtovim, etc.
- Hebrew on the Net A guide to fonts and software.
- Partners in Torah Free, personalized phone mentoring program for Jews new to Jewish learning.
- Daf Notes An advanced forum for those studying the Daf Yomi.
- WebYeshiva Online yeshiva founded by Rabbi Chaim Brovender.
Jewish Employment Sites
Daf Yomi Sites
- Dafyomi.org Daf Yomi resources including free English Daf Yomi shiurim in RealAudio format
- Internet Center for the study of Daf Yomi
- E-Daf.com Review Daf Yomi using the actual Daf - not an abridged version (designed by an Elizabeth resident)
- Daf Yomi Advancement Forum Explanations and insights into the daily Daf with a massive archive of previous Daf resources
Halachic Times Calculators
- Z'manim calculator for any point on the globe
- Sunrise-sunset time calculator for any point on the globe
- OU.ORG Zmanim Database
News Sites
- Arutz Sheva
- Eretz Daily
- Jerusalem Post
- Globes - Israel Business News
- JTA Global News International news service and features on events and issues of concern to the Jewish people.
Other Sites of Interest
- Torah Index Directory of Torah and Chesed Organizations
- Kehillah.com Jewish community site for Queens and Long Island
- Official Jerusalem Website
- PilotYid Site for Jewish PalmPilot users
- The Tehilim Hotline A nationwide network of volunteers saying Tehilim daily on behalf of individuals in Klal Yisroel.
- Keren Ezras Shabbos An organization that assists poor families of Jerusalem with the purchase of basic Shabbos necessities
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