General Jewish Feminist Resource Sites
Jewish Feminist Resources
Website: http://www.jew-feminist-resources.com/
E-mail: jfeministr@earthlink.net
Notes: Includes links for “Torah thoughts,” sermons, ritual and liturgy, recipes, books, Jewish music, gifts, message boards, and web resources.
Kol Nashim: Jewish Women’s Resource Center
Website: http://www.kolnashim.org
E-mail: info@kolnashim.org
Notes: “NASHIM signifies both the voice of women and all women (or every woman)…KOL NASHIM seeks to be a place where the many voices of Jewish women can be heard.” “Provides a resource bank of materials and people for Jewish women's programming.”
Yiddishe Maydl
Website: http://geocities.com/yiddishemaydl/
Notes: links for activism, articles, Jewish women’s history and culture, and Maydeleh (see below under journals).
Harry Lechter's Women's Page
Website: http://www.haruth.com/WOMEN.htm
E-mail: JewishWomen@haruth.com
Notes: No original content, but an extensive list of links.
ISHA - The Jewish Woman's Resource Page
Website: http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/Garden/4025/oldindex.html
Notes: This site is supposedly up-dating. “The page as it now exists…is organized topically…along all topical matter with respect to Judaism, Feminism, Health [sic], and sundry items of interest as they occur.”
Feminism and Judaism
Website: http://judaism.about.com/cs/feminism/
Address:1440 Broadway, New York, NY, 10018
Phone: 212-204-4000
E-mail: reachus@about-inc.com
Notes: A collection of sites that focus on Feminism and Judaism. Resources for Jewish Feminists. Contemporary articles about women in Judaism. Online journals that explore gender-related issues in Judaism.”
Jewish Women
Website: http://www.jewishpeople.net/jewishwives.html
E-mail: info@jewishpeople.net
Notes: Links and content. Many of the links relate to issues of particular pertinence for Orthodox women; links also to several Jewish women’s organizations.
Academic Sites
Jewish Women’s Archive
Website: http://www.jwa.org
Address: 68 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02445
Phone: 617-232-2258
Fax: 617-975-0109
Email: webmaster@jwa.org
Notes: “The mission of the Jewish Women's Archive is to uncover, chronicle, and transmit the rich legacy of Jewish women and their contributions to our families and communities, to our people and our world.” Content includes a searchable virtual archive, exhibits, and resource links relating to Jewish women’s history in the modern era.
Hadassah International Research Institute on Jewish Women at Brandeis University
Website: http://www.brandeis.edu/hirjw/
Address: Mailstop 079, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454-9110
Phone: 781-736-2064
Fax: 781-736-2070
E-mail: hirijw@brandeis.edu
Notes: “The mission of the HIRIJW is to produce and promote scholarly and artistic projects and to build a strong, international network of Jewish women.” Content includes working papers, bibliographies, exhibitions, and articles.
The Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Center for the Study of Women in Judaism
Website: www.biu.ac.il/JS/jwmn/
Address: The Faculty of Jewish Studies, Bar-Ilan University, 52900 Ramat-Gan, Israel
Phone: (972) 3-5318286
Fax: (972) 3-5351233
E-mail: jwmn@mail.biu.ac.il
Notes: Aims to “to help bridge the gap between the role of women in orthodoxy and advanced feminist research on the role of women in society, religion and culture.” Affiliated with Bar Ilan University. Content includes an eclectic bibliography of articles.
Kolot: The Center for Jewish Women's and Gender Studies
Website: http://www.rrc.edu/departments/kolot.htm
Address: Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, 1299 Church Road, Wyncote, Pennsylvania 19095-6143
Phone: 215-576-0800, ext. 149
Fax: 215-576-6143
Notes: “trains rabbinical students, advances scholarship, and develops and implements innovative programs.” Affiliated with the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Links to Ritualwell.org, “a website of innovative lifecycle and holiday rituals” (co-sponsored with Ma’yan).
Other Jewish Feminist Organizations
Ma'yan
Website: http://www.jccmanhattan.org/mayan.asp
Address: Jewish Community Center In Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10023
E-mail: paulette@mayan.org
Phone: 646-505-4432
Fax: 212-799-0254
Notes: Ma’yan “serves as a catalyst for change and a resource for women working for change within the Jewish community. Ma'yan's current focus is on the development and dissemination of innovative, feminist ritual. In addition, Ma'yan continues to work toward the advancement of women professionals in the Jewish community.” Links to Ritualwell.org, “a website of innovative lifecycle and holiday rituals” (co-sponsored with Kolot). As well as sponsoring many programs, classes, and a library, Ma’yan publishes Journey: A Journal of Feminist Judaism
US Israel Women to Women
Website: http://usisraelwomen.org/
Address: 45 W. 36th St., 10th floor, New York, NY 10018
Phone: 917-351-0920
Fax: 917-351-0921
E-mail: info@usisraelwomen.org
Notes: “US/Israel Women to Women provides financing and support to Israeli women of all faiths and backgrounds in their struggle for social justice, wellness and economic empowerment.” Links include grantees, projects, and newsletters.
National Council of Jewish Women
Website: http://www.ncjw.org/
Address: 53 West 23rd Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10010-4204
Phone: 212-645-4048/1-800-829-6259
Fax: 212-645-7466
Email: actionline@ncjw.org
Notes: “The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a volunteer organization, inspired by Jewish values, that works through a program of research, education, advocacy and community service to improve the quality of life for women, children and families and strives to ensure individual rights and freedoms for all.”
Hadassah: The Women's Zionist Organization of America
Website: http://www.hadassah.org
Address: 50 West 58 St. New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-355-7900
Fax: 212-303-8282
E-mail: webmaster@hadassah.org
Notes: “HADASSAH, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, is a volunteer women's organization, whose members are motivated and inspired to strengthen their partnership with Israel, ensure Jewish continuity, and realize their potential as a dynamic force in American society.” Promotes awareness of women's health issues, domestic violence and rape, etc. New website is under construction.
Na’amat: The Women’s Labor Zionist Organization
Website: http://www.naamat.org/
Address: 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4700, New York, NY 10118
Phone: 212-563-5222
Fax: 212-563-5710
Email: naamatusa@naamat.org
Notes: “An organization and a movement striving to enhance the quality of life for women, children and families in Israel, the U.S. and around the world.”
Jewish Feminist Journals (and Magazines and ‘Zines)
Lilith Magazine
Website: http://www.lilith.org
Address: 250 West 57 Street, Suite 2432, New York, NY 10107
Phone: 800-783-4903/212-757-0818
E-mail: LilithMag@aol.com
Notes: An “independent nonprofit Jewish women's quarterly…brings news of creative lifecycle rituals and holiday celebrations, restores women to Jewish texts and history, showcases Jewish women writers, educators and artists, and illuminates Jewish women's lives in all their religious, ethnic, sexual and social-class diversity.” Site includes selected articles from previous issues; site is not up to date.
Bridges: A Journal for Jewish Feminists and Our Friends
Website: http://bridgesjournal.org/
Address: P.O. Box 24839, Eugene, OR 97402
Phone: 1-888-359-9188
E-mail: clare@bridgesjournal.org
Notes: “Features essays, fiction, poetry, art and reviews on the cutting edge of feminist Judaism, including translations of literature side-by-side with the Ladino, Spanish and Yiddish originals.” Links to tables of contents of previous issues, other feminist and social justice sites. Site is not up to date.
Noga: A Feminist Magazine
Website: http://www.tau.ac.il/~giorar/noga.html
Address: P.O.B 21376, Tel Aviv 61213, Israel
E-mail: noga_mag@shani.net , ostrow@shani.net
Phone: (972) 3-5227663
Fax: (972) 3-5237787
Notes: An Israeli feminist journal. E-mail links only.
Women in Judaism
Website: http://www.utoronto.ca/wjudaism/index.html
Address: 246-1054 Centre St., Thornhill, Ontario L4J 8E5, Canada
Email: dina.eylon@utoronto.ca
Notes: This site includes a multidisciplinary, academic journal, a journal of contemporary writings, and the beginnings of an on-line encyclopedia.
Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues
Website: http://www.brandeis.edu/hirjw/nashim.html
Address (US): Hadassah International Research Institute on Jewish Women, Mailstop 079, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454-9110
Phone (US): 781-736-2064
Fax (US): 781-736-2070
E-mail (US):hirijw@brandeis.edu
Address (Israel):The Schecter Institute of Jewish Studies , POB 8600 , Jerusalem 91083, Israel
Fax (Israel): (972) 2-6790840
E-mail (Israel): dvorahg@zahav.net.il
Notes: Links to Table of Contents of current and previous issues, but not to articles themselves.
Journey: A Journal of Feminist Judaism
Website: http://www.jccmanhattan.org/mayanjourney.asp
Address: Jewish Community Center In Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10023
E-mail: paulette@mayan.org
Phone: 646-505-4432
Notes: Sponsored by Ma’yan. Fall 2002 edition is available on-line (in pdf format); a digital archive of previous issues is promised soon.
Maydelah: a zine for nice Jewish Grrls
Website: http://www.geocities.com/maydeleh/
Address: c/o Reyna's Press, PMB #816, 298 4th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94118
E-mail: maydeleh@aol.com
Notes: Maydelah’s motto: “We have issues! (Of course we do, we’re Jewish Feminists)”; “a literary, political, angry (or at least irritable), unbearably hip Jewish grrrlzine.”
SocialAction.com
Website: http://www.socialaction.com
Notes: “An On-Line Jewish Magazine Dedeicated to Pursuing Justice, Building Community, and Repairing the World”; includes articles relating to feminism, sexuality, domestic abuse, sexual trafficking and more, though it may take some digging to find things.
Orthodox Perspectives
Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance
Website: http://jofa.org
Address: 15 E. 26th Street, Suite 915, New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212-679-8500
Fax: 212-679-7428
E-mail: jofa@rcn.com
Notes: “The mission of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance is to expand the spiritual, ritual, intellectual and political opportunities for women within the framework of halakha.” Links to journal articles, publications, current projects, and advocacy for agunot.
Kresel's Korner
Website: http://www.beingjewish.com/kresel/
E-mail: kressel@beingjewish.com
Notes: Site creator Kresel Housman argues in a series of articles that women are equal, even if different, in Orthodox Jewish law and practice as it currently stands.
(See also The Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Center for the Study of Women in Judaism above.)
Domestic Violence
Jewish Women International
Website: http://www.jewishwomen.org
E-mail: jwiinfo@jewishwomen.org)
Phone: 202-857-1300
Notes: The independent organization that grew out of B’nai B’rith Women is now dedicated to the issue of domestic violence
CHAI: Community Help & Abuse Information
Website: http://www.jewishabuse.org/
Phone: Crisis Line: 303-836-1819/General Information: 303-836-1818
Notes: An on-line hotline in Denver, CO. Includes useful links about domestic abuse.
(See also “Bibliography of Sources on Sexual and Domestic Violence in the Jewish Community” below; see also Mevo Satum below.)
Divorce
Mevo Satum – Helping Agunot in Israel
Website: www.mavoisatum.org
Address: P.O. Box 8712, Jerusalem, 91086, Israel
E-mail: agunot@yahoo.com
Notes: “A non-profit, entirely voluntary organization dedicated to alleviating the plight of agunot and women denied a religious divorce by their husbands.” Jerusalem based. Links to news items and to an extensive list of organizations and resources for agunot and/or battered women.
Agunah International, Inc.
Website: http://www.agunahintl.org/
Phone: 718-434-6246
E-mail: effreilich@aol.com.
Notes: “The mission of Agunah International, Inc., is to help free women trapped in dead marriages by husbands who refuse to grant them a Jewish divorce (get); to alert the Jewish community as to the severity and magnitude of the agunah problem; to educate the Jewish community about Halachic precedents and remedies for freeing agunot…” Site includes several articles on proposed solutions to this problem in Jewish Law.
KAYAMA
Website: http://www.kayama.org
Address:1202 Avenue J Brooklyn, New York 11230
Phone: 800-932-8589/718-692-1876
Fax: 718-692-2044
E-mail: info@kayama.org
Notes: “KAYAMA is a non-profit organization that provides information and assistance for obtaining a Jewish divorce (get).”
Agunot Conference – Rabbi Meyer E. Rabinowitz
Website: http://learn.jtsa.edu/topics/luminaries/monograph/agunot.shtml
Notes: Adapted from Rabbi Meyer E. Rabinowitz's comments to the Agunot Conference in Jerusalem in July 1998. Rabbi Rabinowitz is the chair of the Joint Bet Din (Jewish court) of the Conservative Movement, and this article is a summary of the approaches of the Movement to divorce and the agunah problem.
(See also “Bibliography Covering the Agunah Problem, Jewish Marriage, Jewish Divorce, and Related Issues” below.)
Bibliographies
Bibliography of Jewish Women's Resources
Website: http://aleph.lib.ohio-state.edu/www/jewomen.html
E-mail: pashkoff@netvision.net.il
Notes: Compiled by: Tsiporah Wexler-Pashkoff. Updated: 05/24/98. Divided by categories: General, Liturgy, Synagogue and Worship, Holidays, Life Cycle, Biblical and Talmudic Women, Post-Talmudic and Modern Women, History, Holocaust, Fiction, Childrens' Books, Periodicals, Bibliographies and Course Guides, Web Sites
Judaism and Feminism Bibliography
Website: http://www.cddc.vt.edu/feminism/jud.html
Notes: By Kristen Switala, 1999. Covers items published in the 1990’s.
Soc.Culture.Jewish Newsgroups
Website: http://www.shamash.org/lists/scj-faq/HTML/rl/gen-women.html
Notes: A reading list from Soc.Culture.Jewish Newsgroups "In this section, you'll find a wide variety of material, from the strongly feminist perspectives of Reform Judaism to the more traditional perspectives of Orthodoxy, with a few more general books relating to feminism ."
The Yiddishemaydl Jewish Women's History Pages Bibliography
Website: http://www.geocities.com/yiddishemaydl/JWH_Bibliography.html
E-mail: yiddishemaydl@yahoo.com
Notes: A small bibliography of historical works.
Hadassah International Research Institute on Jewish Women at Brandeis University – Publications
Website: http://www.brandeis.edu/hirjw/publications.html
Phone: 781-736-2064
E-mail: hirijw@brandeis.edu
Notes: Links to a number of bibliographies and working papers relating to Jewish women’s history.
Bibliography of Sources on Sexual and Domestic Violence in the Jewish Community
Website: http://www.mincava.umn.edu/bibs/jewish.htm
Notes: Compiled by: Marcia Cohn Spiegel. Updated 04/11/2000. Also includes links to useful organizations and sources of additional information. More journalistic than academic items.
Bibliography: Covering the Agunah Problem, Jewish Marriage, Jewish Divorce, and Related Issues.
Website: http://users.aol.com/agunah/bib-agun.htm
Notes: Articles, books, and fiction concerning Jewish divorce.
Bibliography: By, For, and/or about Jewish Lesbian/Bisexual Women
Website: http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/seworkspace/wein/414/biblio.html
E-mail: wein@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu
Notes: By Terren Ilana Wein; July 11, 2002. “Many of the articles referenced below are not scholarly work…Most of them are, rather, first-person accounts of various facets of what it means to live as a Jewish lesbian. I have also included work by/for/about bisexual women.” Annotated. Materials are limited to 1990 and later. Also includes web links.
(See also The Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Center, above.)
Learning
MyJewishLearning.com: The Personal Gateway to Jewish Exploration
Website: http://myjewishlearning.com
Notes: “MyJewishLearning.com is a project of the Samuel Bronfman Foundation and the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation. The co-producers of MyJewishLearning.com are Hebrew College and Jewish Family & Life!.” Articles on “Sex & Sexuality” and “Gender & Feminism” can be found in the section on “Ideas & Beliefs.” As of Dec. 20, 2002, there were no articles yet posted regarding “Gender & Feminism,” but the “Sex & Sexuality” section has a variety of articles, addressed to homosexuality, marital and extra-marital sexuality, etc. There is also a link to a small bibliography.
Mistabra: Institute for Jewish Textual Activism
Website: http://www.brandeis.edu/~mistabra
Address: Women’s Studies Research Center, Brandeis University MS 79, 515 South Street, Waltham MA 02454-9110
Phone: 781-736-2173
Fax: 781-736-8117
E-mail: mistabra@brandeis.edu
Notes: “Challenges the study of traditional Jewish sources with urgent contemporary ethical issues.” Issues addresses include encouraging Jewish study, building community, women’s interfaith dialogue, and fighting trafficking in women. Links to social action organizations.
Homosexuality
The World Congress of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Jews: Keshet Ga'avah
Website: http://glbtjews.org/
Address: PO Box 23379, Washington, DC 20026-3379
Phone: 202-452-7424
E-mail: info@glbtjews.org
Notes: “Consists of more than 65 member organizations in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Mexico, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.” Includes links for “A Brief History of GLBT Jews,” news, and “member groups.”
Twice Blessed: The Jewish GLBT Archives Online
Website: http://www.usc.edu/isd/archives/oneigla/tb/ or http://www.oneinstitute.org/%7Etwiceblessed/index.shtml
Address: ONE Institute & Archives, 909 West Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007
Phone: 213-741-0094
E-mail: askone@oneinstitute.org
Notes: From 1991 until his death in 2000, Johnny Abush collected and catalogued Jewish GLBT-related material; the archives are now under the auspices of ONE Institute & Archives. Under the slogan “Everything Jewish and Gay / Lesbian / Bisexual / Transgender,” the site includes extensive links to news items, a list of local organizations, web-links, magazines, journals and newsletters, and many other resources.
RMIsaac’s Gay Jewish Page
Website: http://www.eskimo.com/~rmisaac/gayjews.html
E-mail: RMIsaac@eskimo.com
Notes: An annotated, extensive, and well-organized list of links to other sites; many, unfortunately, are no longer active.
"The Agudah” – The Association of Gay Men, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transgender in Israel
Website: http://www.geocities.com/WestHollywood/Stonewall/2295/
Address: 28 Nachmani St - P.O. Box 37604, Tel Aviv 61375, Israel
Phone: (972) 3-6293681
Fax: (972) 3-5252341
EMail: sppr@netvision.net.il
Notes: The Agudah is a national GLBT organization in Israel. Site details activist, educational, support and social activities in Israel; also includes a time-line of gay rights in Israel.
“Marginal Discourse: Lesbianism in Jewish Law”
by Reena Zeidman
Website: http://www.utoronto.ca/wjudaism/journal/journal_index1.html (Follow link to past issues, then to issue 1:1 [1997])
Notes: Article from the on-line journal Women in Judaism on Jewish legal sources and approaches regarding lesbainism.
(See also Bibliography: By, For, and/or about Jewish Lesbian/Bisexual Women, above.)
Homosexuality and Orthodox Judaism
Frum Gay Jews’ Homepage
Website: http://members.aol.com/GayJews/index.html or www.orthogays.com
E-mail: gayjews@aol.com
Notes: Includes a link to a FAQ page on homosexuality in Jewish law and practice; also links to articles and other web-sites and organizations.
The OrthoGays Home Page
Website: http://members.tripod.com/~orthogays/
E-mail: OrthoGays@newmail.net (web-site also includes a link for sending mail without using a personal e-mail address)
Notes: “The purpose of this site is to provide a home on the Internet for Orthodox Gay Jewish Men.” Brother site to OrthoDykes. Links to other organizations and sites, and a small set of articles.
The OrthoDykes Home Page
Website: http://www.orthodykes.org/
E-mail: info@orthodykes.org (web-site also includes a link for sending mail without using a personal e-mail address)
Notes: “The purpose of this site is to provide a home on the Internet for Orthodox Jewish lesbians.” Sister site to OrthoGays. Includes a link to a FAQ page on homosexuality in Jewish law and practice; also links to articles and other web-sites and organizations.
GayJews.Org – The Online Home of Frum GLBT Jews Everywhere
Website: http://members.tripod.com/~djs28/
E-mail: info@gayjews.org
Notes: “GayJews.Org is committed to providing up to date, accurate information for Orthodox Jews who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered.” Includes links to a number of articles and items on homosexuality in Orthodoxy and other rmovements, and links to other organizations and web-sites of interest.
Gay and Lesbian Yeshiva Day School Alumni
Website: http://members.aol.com/GayJews/yeshiva.html
Phone: 212-780-4656 (recorded information)
E-mail: GLYDSA@hotmail.com
Notes: “Our goal is to establish a friendly and supportive community for lesbian and gay yeshiva and day school alumni, and all others with a commitment to their Jewish heritage.” Conducts monthly meetings at the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center in New York City (208 West 13th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues).
The Jewish Queer Youth Home Page
Website: http://www.jqyouth.com/
E-mail: admin@JQYouth.com
Notes: “JQYouth is a social group for frum/formerly frum gay and lesbian Jews aged 17-30.” Site is not fully functional as of 1/03, but will include FAQs, resources, and links.
“GAYNESS AND GOD: Wrestlings of an Orthodox Rabbi”
By Rabbi Yaakov Levado (Rabbi Steven Greenberg)
Website: http://musclememory.com/fogarty/gay_issues/orthodox_gay_rabbi.html or http://www.indegayforum.org/articles/greenberg31.html
Notes: Rabbi Steven Greenberg pseudonymously wrote about his experiences as a gay man and an Orthodox rabbi for the journal Tikkun in 1993; he has since come out, and appears in the film “Trembling Before G-d” (see below).
“The Gay Orthodox Underground”
by Naomi Grossman
Website: http://www.momentmag.com/archive/apr01/feat1.html
Notes: An article which appeared in the Jewish magazine Moment in 2001.
Trembling Before G-d
Website: http://www.tremblingbeforeg-d.com
E-mail: info@tremblingbeforeg-d.com
Notes: Website for the documentary film (2001) about the lives of gay Orthodox Jews, directed and produced by Sandi Simcha DuBowski. Includes links to articles about the movie and its impact in the Jewish community; also articles and organizations about/for gay Jews.
Homosexuality and Conservative Judaism
“Homosexuality and Conservative Judaism”
Website: http://members.tripod.com/~djs28/conservative1.html
Notes: A resolution of the Rabbinical Assembly, the organization of Conservative rabbis, regarding the treatment of gays and lesbians within the Conservative Movement and society at large. Adopted in 1990.
KESHET! The Jewish Theological Seminary's Student Group Advocating for Social and Religious Equality for Jews of All Sexual Orientations Within the Conservative Movement
Website: http://www.keshetJTS.org
E-mail: jegordon@jtsa.edu
Notes: The site is still in early stages of construction as of 3/03. Most notably, the responsa discussed and voted on by the Movement's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards in 1991-92 (and currently binding as policy in the Movement) are available here as pdf files. Conservatively affiliated Jews may sign onto a "Consensus Statement" urging change in the Movement's policies; more articles and links to other relevant sites are planned.
“This Is My Beloved, This Is My Friend: A Rabbinic Letter on Intimate Relations”
By Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff
Website: http://members.tripod.com/~djs28/conservative2.html
Notes: A short excerpt from “A Paper of the Commission on Human Sexuality” of the Conservative Movement’s Rabbinical Assembly, 1996
Morality, Legality, and Homosexuality
by Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis
Website: http://www.vbs.org/rabbi/hshulw/morality.htm
Notes: A Conservative rabbi’s personal reflections on the issue of homosexuality and the Conservative Movement; 1992.
A Second Look at Homosexuality
by Harold M. Schulweis
Website: http://www.vbs.org/rabbi/hshulw/homo.htm
Notes: Further personal reflections of a Conservative rabbi; 1996.
Homosexuality and Reform Judaism
“A Resolution on Promoting Equal Employment and Leadership Opportunities for Lesbians and Gays in the Reform Movement”
Website: http://uahc.org/conv/res/glemp.html
Notes: Proposed by the Commission on Social Action and New York Federation of Reform Synagogues to the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, April 1995 .
Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism: Gay Rights
Website: http://www.rac.org//issues/issuegl.html
Notes: A series of links and short reports on issues of gay rights in the Reform Movement and society at large.
Jewish Portal Sites
Shamash – The Jewish Network
Website: http://www.shamash.org
Notes: “Our mission is to provide a broad array of state-of-the-art education and community building resources to Jewish organizations and individuals for the benefit of the Jewish community.” Links related to Jewish women can be found at http://shamash.org/links/Communities/Women/
HaReshima
Website: http://www.hareshima.com/
Notes: Self-billed as the “The Jewish Internet Portal”; the name of the site is Hebrew for “The List.” The links for “Women” are extremely eclectic and not entirely up-to-date.
Jewish.net – The Jewish Directory
Website: http://www.jewish.net/
E-mail: mail@jewish.net
Notes: Links organized by topic.
MavenSearch: Jewish Web Directory
Website: http://www.maven.co.il
E-mail: info@mavensearch.com
Notes: Link for women is not working properly as of 12/24/02; entering “Women” in the search engine, however, produces a number of links.
Nu!? The Jewish Portal
Website: http://www.jewishsites.org/
E-mail: nu@connect.co.il
Notes: Sponsored by the Jewish Agency for Israel. No specific links relating to women, feminism, or sexuality.