Judaism Online

Over 13 million people adhere to the 4000 year old religion of Judaism, and as you may have guessed, it's found its home on the internet as naturally as its other Islamic-Judeo-Christian counterparts have.

Jewish.com is a handy resource for those searching for news about Jews, Judaism, Israel, and more. They have a fantastic Ask-a-Rabbi section with detailed and informative F.A.Q.s about Judaism, Jewish practices, Jewish ethics, and more. BeingJewish.com provides an extensive articles about what it means to be a Jew today, and how to be a better one.

For those searching for a resource to learn or explore text-book Judaism, I'd recommend Torah.org, a fantastic site that lays down the Jewish Law with texts from the Talmud, and fantastic, well-written articles.

As I mentioned last month, because of the importance of community and the importance of the rabbi in modern Judaism, online ordination is extremely rare. However, at Conversion to Judaism, you can commit to the trials and tribulations of conversion, as an introduction to Judaism when no Rabbi is available. All the bliss, without the bris.

The internet has proven to be a valuable resource in the battle against anti-Semitism. As suggested by this article, a search for "anti-Semitism" in Facebook brings up over 350 results, many of which are put together just to stop anti-Semitism on Facebook. Anti Semitism Today is a global news resource site maintained by the World News Network. Their articles focus on the state of Israel, and current events in the Middle East.

On the level of internet community, the online dating service JDate, the world's largest Jewish singles community, has made headlines in recent years due to its success. Not to say that it is the only religious dating service; far from it (in fact Christian dating services have been making headlines as well, most recently because of instances of discrimination against homosexuals.) However, its cultural impact has been significant, including helping to inspire the play Jewtopia.

The World Wide Web has been as tremendous resource in fostering the intelligent discussion of religious differences, as many individuals or organization have used the internet to help promote an atmosphere of discussion and positive communication between Judaism and Christianity, as in this article.

Surprisingly, a vast compendium of resources on Jewish humor and jokes (this one's my favorite) about Judaism has been collected online. It even gets its own Wikipedia article. There are Christian humor sites as well, but most of them seem to focus on "clean" jokes. I suppose we either had to pick Christian Rock or Jewish Humor. Jewish Humor for $500, Alex.