Judaic Studies

Journals

Online Journals and News Sources

American Jewish Archives Journal
http://www.americanjewisharchives.org/aja/journal/index.html

     Selected issues are online at this site.

Atlanta Jewish Times
http://www.atljewishtimes.com/index.php

     This site is free but requires registration.

Azure
http://www.azure.org.il/index.html

     “Azure: Ideas for the Jewish Nation presents the best in Jewish and Israeli thought from the Jewish state and around the world. Published in English and Hebrew, Azure goes beyond the headlines to provide thought-provoking analysis of the latest cultural and intellectual trends in the Jewish world.”  Only selected articles are available online.

Chicago Jewish News Online
http://www.chijewishnews.com/

Forward
http://www.forward.com/

     Founded in 1897 as a New York Yiddish-language daily newspaper.  In 1990 the Forward became a weekly English-language paper.  Known for its crusading journalism, the Forward is considered American Jewry’s leading newspaper of record.

Haaretz
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/

     “Haaretz is an independent daily newspaper with a broadly liberal outlook both on domestic issues and on international affairs. It has a journalistic staff of some 330 reporters, writers and editors. The paper is perhaps best known for its Op-ed page, where its senior columnists - among them some of Israel's leading commentators and analysts - reflect on current events.”  The English-language online edition is published in Israel in association with the International Herald Tribune.

Jerusalem Post
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/P/FrontPage/FrontPage&cid=1002116796299

     Published since 1932, The Jerusalem Post is Israel’s leading English-language newspaper “Written for the English speaking population as well as international diplomats, Israeli professionals, the UN and tourists.”   

Jewish Action: Magazine of the Orthodox Union
http://www.ou.org/publications/ja/

     Covers “…topics of interest to an international Orthodox Jewish audience…[including] articles related to current ongoing issues of jewish life and experience, human-interest features, poetry, art, music and book reviews, historical pieces and humor….” 

Jewish Advocate
http://www.thejewishadvocate.com/

     Established in 1902, the Jewish Advocate covers local (Boston), regional (New England), and worldwide news items of particular Jewish interest.

Jewish Exponent
http://www.jewishexponent.com/

     The Jewish Exponent has been published weekly in Philadelphia since 1887.

Jewish Heritage Online Magazine
http://www.jhom.com/index.htm

     “Jewish Heritage Online Magazine (JHOM.com) is an innovative web monthly with some 2500 screens devoted to the study of classic and modern Jewish texts, culture and heritage. Originally sponsored by the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture (NY), JHOM.com is an independent, non-denominational webzine, without religious or political platform.”

Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles
http://www.jewishjournal.com/

     “The Jewish Journal is a community non-profit weekly serving the Jewish community of Greater Los Angeles.”

Jewish Post
http://www.jewishpost.com/

     The Jewish Post, published weekly in New York, covers local, national, and international news.

The Jewish Press on the Web
http://www.thejewishpress.com/

     Published in New York, The Jewish Press is a weekly independent newspaper that covers local, national, and international news.  This is their online version.

Jewish Telegraphic Agency
http://www.jta.org/

     “JTA is an international news service that provides up-to-the-minute reports, analysis pieces and features on events and issues of concern to the Jewish people. JTA correspondents in New York, Washington, Jerusalem, Moscow and 30 other cities around the globe provide in-depth coverage of political, economic and social developments affecting Jews in North and South America, Israel, Europe, Africa and Australia.”

Tikkun Magazine
http://www.tikkun.org/magazine/

     Produced by the Tikkun Community, Tikkun is “A Bimonthly Jewish and Interfaith Critique of Politics, Culture, & Society.”

Women in Judaism
http://www.utoronto.ca/wjudaism/

     “WOMEN IN JUDAISM: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL is an academic, refereed journal published exclusively on the Internet, and devoted to scholarly debate on gender-related issues in Judaism. The ultimate aim of the journal is to promote the reconceptualization of the study of Judaism, by acknowledging and incorporating the roles played by women, and by encouraging the development of alternative research paradigms.”

     The Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History http://jewishhistory.huji.ac.il/links/Journals.htm  has an extensive listing of  journals relating to Jewish history on their web site, with links provided for titles that are available online. A number of these journals are online through Project Muse http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/ , a database to which the library subscribes and which may be accessed from the Article Resources section of the library’s home page.

The Langsam Library maintains a subscription to the current issues of The American Israelite.  Published in Cincinnati, The American Israelite was founded in 1874 and is the oldest English-language Jewish weekly in the United States.  The American Israelite is retained in the library’s Current Periodicals Department for one year.  Complete runs of The American Israelite are available in the library at HUC-A