Ruth’s Favorite Links
Arranged in alphabetical order
Torah Websites
For Torah and inspirational essays by some of my favorite authors, including Sarah Yocheved Rigler and Sarah Shapiro:
www.aish.com
Essays on a vast range of topics including the Portion of the Week, Prophets, Talmud, Midrash, Jewish holidays, Halachah, Pirkei Avot, Faith and the Holocaust (he was a survivor) and other issues of Jewish thought, on introductory and advanced levels, by Rabbi Yehuda Amital (1924-2010) Rosh Yeshiva of Har Etzion Yeshiva, whose world view combined the breadth and depth of Jewish sources with moderation and mentschlichkeit, whose motto was, “Be normal.” His approach is both highly intellectual and broad-minded, embracing a historical perspective, and yet readily accessible to the average reader:
http://vbm-torah.org/rya-articles.htm
Essays, audios and videos on the Portion of the Week, Haftarah, on Jewish holidays, on the Festivals, Psalms, the Five Scrolls, Kuzari, and Pirkei Avot, by Rabbi Sholom Gold. His articles, while lessons in Torah, make for a very enjoyable and entertaining read.
I had the great privilege of studying with Rabbi Gold in classes he gave in the Jewish Quarter, and still gives at the OU Israel Center:
http://www.rabbisholomgold.com
Essays, audios and videos on the Portion of the Week, on the Festivals, Halachah and Jewish thought, by Rabbi Ari Kahn, Director of Foreign Student Programs at Bar-Ilan University, where he is a senior lecturer in Jewish studies. He is also a senior educator at the Aish HaTorah College for Jewish Studies, and MATAN, a women’s college of higher Jewish Studies. Drawing upon the vast reservoir of rabbinic literature – from Talmud to Midrash and Hasidic masters – Rabbi Kahn combines the mystical explorations of kabbalah and Hasidic Thought with a highly-intellectual and broad-minded approach to Torah study. He applies psychology, literature and Jewish history to the understanding of esoteric Midrashim.
I had the great privilege of studying with Rabbi Kahn at Bar Ilan, and afterwards in the Essentials program of Aish HaTorah in the Old City. I find him a true inspiration:
http://rabbiarikahn.com
and http://arikahn.blogspot.com
For those who do not receive the weekly Torah Tidbits, you can read it on-line: an overview of the Portion of the Week, and many articles on related themes and on Jewish Prayer and thought:
http://www.ouisrael.org/tidbits
Literary and the Arts
Literary and Arts e-zine, Cyclamens and Swords: http://cyclamensandswords.com
Literary and Arts e-zine, International Literary Review: http://interlitq.org
Literary, and Jewish World, New Vilna Review: http://www/newvilnareview.com
Poetry print journal and on-line e-zine, Poetica: http://www.poeticamagazine.com
Website associated with journal of poetry, The Deronda Review, with special attention to the section Kippat Binah, which includes many Israeli artists, Point and Circumference: http://www.pointandcircumference.com
Literary e-zine, Shofar Literary Review: http://www.shofarlitreview.com
Website includes the monthly Voices Newsletter, news of the Voices Annual Anthology, the Voices-sponsored Reuben Rose Poetry Competition, workshops across Israel sponsored by the Voices organization and a good resource list of interest to all poets
https://www.voicesisrael.com/
Inspirational
For on-going inspiration from Laya Saul Jackson, a friend and author who lives in Zfat and who never ceases to inspire me, to whom I am very grateful for helping me create and build this site: http://www.AuntLaya.com
For Touring Jerusalem and the Land of Israel
A tour is not just about giving information; it is an interactive experience where everyone is discovering the land and their own connection to it. Our guides will ask the right questions to understand the interests and the knowledge of the group and take the people where they want to go: physically, intellectually, and spiritually.
Each trip is tailor-made for the specific preferences of each group. Contact Ariel Fogelman at Walk the Path and he will be happy to help fit the best guide, the best plan and the best trip for you.
http://www.walkthepath.co.il/index_en.aspx
Arranged in alphabetical order
Torah Websites
For Torah and inspirational essays by some of my favorite authors, including Sarah Yocheved Rigler and Sarah Shapiro:
www.aish.com
Essays on a vast range of topics including the Portion of the Week, Prophets, Talmud, Midrash, Jewish holidays, Halachah, Pirkei Avot, Faith and the Holocaust (he was a survivor) and other issues of Jewish thought, on introductory and advanced levels, by Rabbi Yehuda Amital (1924-2010) Rosh Yeshiva of Har Etzion Yeshiva, whose world view combined the breadth and depth of Jewish sources with moderation and mentschlichkeit, whose motto was, “Be normal.” His approach is both highly intellectual and broad-minded, embracing a historical perspective, and yet readily accessible to the average reader:
http://vbm-torah.org/rya-articles.htm
Essays, audios and videos on the Portion of the Week, Haftarah, on Jewish holidays, on the Festivals, Psalms, the Five Scrolls, Kuzari, and Pirkei Avot, by Rabbi Sholom Gold. His articles, while lessons in Torah, make for a very enjoyable and entertaining read.
I had the great privilege of studying with Rabbi Gold in classes he gave in the Jewish Quarter, and still gives at the OU Israel Center:
http://www.rabbisholomgold.com
Essays, audios and videos on the Portion of the Week, on the Festivals, Halachah and Jewish thought, by Rabbi Ari Kahn, Director of Foreign Student Programs at Bar-Ilan University, where he is a senior lecturer in Jewish studies. He is also a senior educator at the Aish HaTorah College for Jewish Studies, and MATAN, a women’s college of higher Jewish Studies. Drawing upon the vast reservoir of rabbinic literature – from Talmud to Midrash and Hasidic masters – Rabbi Kahn combines the mystical explorations of kabbalah and Hasidic Thought with a highly-intellectual and broad-minded approach to Torah study. He applies psychology, literature and Jewish history to the understanding of esoteric Midrashim.
I had the great privilege of studying with Rabbi Kahn at Bar Ilan, and afterwards in the Essentials program of Aish HaTorah in the Old City. I find him a true inspiration:
http://rabbiarikahn.com
and http://arikahn.blogspot.com
For those who do not receive the weekly Torah Tidbits, you can read it on-line: an overview of the Portion of the Week, and many articles on related themes and on Jewish Prayer and thought:
http://www.ouisrael.org/tidbits
Literary and the Arts
Literary and Arts e-zine, Cyclamens and Swords: http://cyclamensandswords.com
Literary and Arts e-zine, International Literary Review: http://interlitq.org
Literary, and Jewish World, New Vilna Review: http://www/newvilnareview.com
Poetry print journal and on-line e-zine, Poetica: http://www.poeticamagazine.com
Website associated with journal of poetry, The Deronda Review, with special attention to the section Kippat Binah, which includes many Israeli artists, Point and Circumference: http://www.pointandcircumference.com
Literary e-zine, Shofar Literary Review: http://www.shofarlitreview.com
Website includes the monthly Voices Newsletter, news of the Voices Annual Anthology, the Voices-sponsored Reuben Rose Poetry Competition, workshops across Israel sponsored by the Voices organization and a good resource list of interest to all poets
https://www.voicesisrael.com/
Inspirational
For on-going inspiration from Laya Saul Jackson, a friend and author who lives in Zfat and who never ceases to inspire me, to whom I am very grateful for helping me create and build this site: http://www.AuntLaya.com
For Touring Jerusalem and the Land of Israel
A tour is not just about giving information; it is an interactive experience where everyone is discovering the land and their own connection to it. Our guides will ask the right questions to understand the interests and the knowledge of the group and take the people where they want to go: physically, intellectually, and spiritually.
Each trip is tailor-made for the specific preferences of each group. Contact Ariel Fogelman at Walk the Path and he will be happy to help fit the best guide, the best plan and the best trip for you.
http://www.walkthepath.co.il/index_en.aspx