Resources - Education

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Aspaklaria – The entire Aspaklaria, an encyclopedia on Jewish thought, is available online. The encyclopedia cites all of the main sources on each major topic in Jewish thought.
Mechon Mamre has Hebrew-English translation of all of Chumash (the translation is VERY dated, so it may need some editing). They have also begun working on a translation of Rambam.
Halacha Brura is a collection of commentaries on all of the Aggadita in Shas organized according to the page in the Gemorah. This site can serve as an great way to find added insight in a passage of Talmud you may be presenting.
Sefaria.org offers a free English translation for many sources (including Mishna and Talmud), and the ability to easily create your own Hebrew sourcesheets. Also see the Beta Midrash App
Hebrewbooks.org
Otzar HaHochma
Olamot is a website created by R’ Tzvi Reisman of Los Angeles to help facilitate in depth learning. On the website you can find outlines for hundreds of topics.
A google doc of all free primary Jewish Sources and Resourced on the Internet

Chinuch.org has many great lesson plans and educational resources.
The Lookstein Center has classroom activities, lesson plans, multimedia, and more.
Ner L’Elef has many fantastic resources including booklets on each parshah, essential questions, and a host of materials for outreach education. Make sure to check out the Ner LeElef Booklets.
Morasha Syllabus – a 120-part curriculum to introduce Jewish students to the most fundamental aspects of Judaism, Jewish History, and Jewish life. Available in English, French, Hebrew, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
Kaye7
Partners in Torah Book List – a list of suggested books for learning about basic Judaism, Gemara, G-d, Chumash, Women’s Issues, Death and Suffering, and more.

RAMBI – an index of academic articles on Jewish studies.
Hebrew University’s Jewish History Resource Center
The Lookstein Center contains many valuable resources for curriculum building and education. Although it’s designed for formal education, there may be many relevant resources for NCSY education as well.

Transliterate Hebrew – This online tool will automatically transliterate Hebrew into English. You can even choose the type of transliteration: Ashkenazi, Sefardi (advanced), Sefardi (simplified), or technical.
Modern Ketubah – Use this tool to reverse the direction of Hebrew text.
Morfix dictionary – This is an online Hebrew-English dictionary.

YU Torah has thousands of shiurim. Of particular interest to NCSY educators may be Rabbi Netanel Weiderblank’s shiurim on major topics in Jewish thought which he presented to RIETS students.
Rabbanan.org
Aish.com
Chabad.org
OU Torah
Yeshivat Har Etzion’s Virtual Beit Midrash (VBM)
Torah.org

Ner LeElef’s Thinking Gemara Series presents a series of contemporary cases and dilemmas addressed by a guided presentation of the sugiya by Gemaras, Rishonim and Achronim using English – Hebrew (menukad) sources.
The Halacha Education Center offers halachic curricula geared for high school classroom instruction or adult learning initiatives, on a range of topics including Hilchot Kashrus, Hilchot Shabbat, V’Halachta Bidrachav, and Shemitta. (View a Teacher sample and Student sample.) See more about it here.
The Gemara Card – A tri-folded laminated Aramaic reference card containing frequently used terms and abbreviations and other relevant niformation, designed to make Talmud study easier and more eccessible.

Shabbat Table Discussions on YUTorah.
Weekly Parsha Resources on Chabad.org Hebrew text of the parsha, English translations, summaries (divided by aliyah), reflections on the parsha, audio classes, and more! For this week’s parsha, click here. For all parshiyos, click here.
Weekly Torah Portion on Aish.com
Aleph Beta Academy

Torah Musings has daily relevant news links and discusses the major issue in Orthodox life.
The Seforim Blog is an academic blog related to issues of Jewish history.
Beyond BT – A blog maintained by baalei teshuva which discusses the struggles of integrating into the frum community.
Daat Torah – Created by the author of the amazing compendium, Daat Torah (a collection of rabbinic approaches to major theological issues-check it out) this blog relates to major issues of Jewish identity.

Wing Clips – A library of video clips that can be used to inspire teens or illustrate key concepts. Organized by category and by theme. (Submitted by Doovie Jacoby)
Aleph Beta Academy
Godcast
Torah Live

Teampedia – A collaborative encyclopedia of team-building activities, icebreakers, teamwork resources, and tools for teams.
Gamestorming
30 Team-Building Games, Activities, and Ideas

Adobe Spark – Create professional-looking videos and presentations with animated effects

Mindmeister – Create mind maps online. A useful tool for organizing complex information in a visual way.