Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education

Family Education

Resources

Jewish Family-Friendly Web Sites

http://www.akhlah.com
Akhlah: The Jewish Children's Learning Network

http://www.babaganewz.com/parents/
A parent link with the new magazine for Jewish middle school students.

http://www.behrmanhouse.com/cat/free/h2s/index.shtml
Information for Family Education Committees about the options for implementing Family Education

http://lists.bjeny.org/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=shabbat_table&A=1
To subscribe to a family oriented guide to the weekly Torah portion, check out "Around the Shabbat Table" It consists of twenty family discussion starters, especially written for families with religious school students in grades 7 - 10. The discussion starters are being written by a team of rabbis and educators.

http://www.caje.org
For parenting sites to cope with news events

http://www.clickonJudaism.org
A project of the Reform Movement's UAHC-CCAR Commission on Synagogue Affiliation. 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.

http://www.idealist.org/kt/familyvolunteer.html
A resource for family volunteering research, ideas and opportunities.

http://www.imj.org.il/arc-tel/index.html
For a visual understanding of the time of the Exodus, look at the virtual tel dig of the Israel Museum Youth Wing. Focus on the types of walls and homes and the related artifacts: grinding bowls, arrow heads, and jars that were used in the Canaanite period.

http://www.jewishfamily.com
Jewish Family & Life - an online magazine with features and information for today’s Jewish families.

http://www.jewishgen.org
The primary Jewish genealogy site that assists families in tracing and preserving their family history and roots.

http://www.joi.org
Jewish Outreach Institute – advice, research, and connections to the Jewish community for Interfaith families and professionals who work with interfaith families.

http://www.jopp.org
Jewish Outreach Partnership of Philadelphia: Making Connections - provides families with online, user-friendly home-based educational materials (Home Study Kits)

http://learn.jtsa.edu/index.shtml
An opportunity for families to learn together about Jewish holidays, values, and Jewish life.

http://www.nmajh.org
A family experience in Philadelphia’s Museum of American Jewish History

http://www.mentsh.com
Contains a guide and translation of Pirkei Avot for family discussion and an on-line chat opportunity for families.

http://www.mishpacha.org
A virtual community for Jewish families with many helpful tips on Jewish parenting. The virtual communities provide an opportunity for groups of parents to come together online, encountering each other and their Jewish identities. New groups start throughout the year.

http://world.std.com/~aradding/
Jewish stories for families to read together.

http://uahc.org/educate/parent/
Parenting opportunities to connect with Jewish tradition.

http://www.uahc.org/torah/index.shtml
UAHC Family Shabbat Table Talk

http://www.ujc.org/content_display.html?ArticleID=66311
Israel Education Month Materials For the Family

General Family Sites

http://www.beliefnet.com
Offers answers to many questions families have about what is special about Jewish life and how it differs from other religious traditions.

http://www.familyeducation.com/home
Family Education Network: a parenting and education

http://www.interfaithfamily.com
Advice and network for interfaith families who seek information about the Jewish community and living in an interfaith relationship.

http://www.wholefamily.com/aboutyourkids/index.html
The Whole Family Center offers parenting and family advise from experts and other parents. Useful tips and solutions to everyday family issues.