Jewish Internet Defense Force

Small site about a vanishing culture.

Formerly known as "Spertus College of Judaica"; homepage of a Jewish college in Chicago.

At least not for Pesach. Yes, this has apparently been ruled on: marijuana is hametz - if you're Ashkenazic. Otherwise, I guess you can ... what ... light up in the middle of seder? Kashrut - a far more interesting subject than you know. Note: You might want to view this one in Firefox, as I just had difficulty back arrowing out of this page in Internet Explorer.

Keeping alive the memory of old Jewish radio broadcasts, not all of which are in Yiddish so, no, you won't have to have bubbe there to translate.

Alas, it only comes once every two years.

A Jewish Synagogue in the Tunisian city of Kabes was set on fire last night. The Jewish community spokesman said that the Torah books were completely burnt. The spokesman condemned the brutal action and stated that the purpose of the action was to increase the tensions between Jews and Muslims who have been living in peace for decades.

If you encounter the idiotic and jealous attacks on us by a handful of dishonest morons who view Jewish/Israel advocacy as some sort of "competition" or something, people do nothing but regurgitate and plagiarize the news while spreading lies about us....and if you have any questions about their ridiculousness feel free to contact us directly about it. In the meantime, enjoy the most exciting stuff happening in music right now: http://youtu.be/N9GYqd-ZCdM

We're dealing with a lot of insanity behind the scenes and need your support. We're not afraid or ashamed to ask for it. We urge you to support the privacy, safety, and security of Jews and Israel online. And to support Israel & the fight against antisemitism and terror: http://www.thejidf.org/1990/02/support-jidf.html - And if you cannot make a financial contribution, we understand. There's other ways to help, such as asking others to, and clicking the "Take Action!" link on our website. Thank you!

who wants to hear one of the sickest guitar solos ever performed on tv? http://youtu.be/T7BDB2Kb_QY

We need your support, and we're not afraid or ashamed to ask for it. We urge you to support the privacy, safety, and security of Jews and Israel online. And to support Israel & the fight against antisemitism and terror: - And if you cannot make a financial contribution, we understand. There's other ways to help, such as asking others to, and clicking the "Take Action!" link on our website. Thank you!

Nothing inherently Republican about it; this is the homepage for an association of schuls that follow a middle path between Orthodoxy and Reform.

Use your keyboard to type in Hebrew. If you know Hebrew, that is. No translator is available, this is just a keyboard conversion program that lets one use a different alphabet.

So you're serving at a Jewish wedding and naturally, you go upstairs to play recorded chants from a pro-Hamas demonstration. What could possibly go wrong?

This report comes from London, but the attitudes mentioned can easily be found in the United States as well. Wondering if, in the long run, the Diaspora has a future, at least anywhere in the West or the Middle East, outside of Israel.

Group working with the Spertus museum to document the history of the Jewish community in Chicago.