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Netherlands · Local contacts below; national and online resources are labeled separately.

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Shuls

AMOS

Amstelveen, Netherlands

Modern Orthodox synagogue, as tagged on OpenStreetMap.

Source checked · Amstelveen, Netherlands

Gerard Dou Synagogue

Gerard Doustraat 238, 1073 XC Amsterdam

The oldest actively functioning Ashkenazi Orthodox synagogue in Amsterdam, founded in 1892 by the…

Source checked · Amsterdam, Netherlands

Lekstraatsynagoge

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Synagogue, as tagged on OpenStreetMap.

Source checked · Amsterdam, Netherlands

Portugese Synagoge

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Sephardi synagogue, as tagged on OpenStreetMap.

Source checked · Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Tabernacle

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Synagogue, as tagged on OpenStreetMap.

Source checked · Amsterdam, Netherlands

Chabad houses

Schools

Colleges & degrees

Cheider

Amstelveen, Netherlands

Jewish college, as tagged on OpenStreetMap.

Source checked · Amstelveen, Netherlands

Eruvin

Hachnasas orchim

Heritage tours

Judaica stores

Kashrus questions

Kollelim

Lawyers & legal services

Museums & heritage sites

Confirm hours, availability, and kosher supervision directly.

Resources for this location

OU restaurant directory

Search the OU’s food-service listings. Coverage is limited to listed establishments, not every kosher restaurant.

Online / multiple locations

Din Online — halacha archive

Browse published answers by subject, including Shabbos, kashrus, prayer, and business matters. An answer depends on its facts; bring your own circumstances to a rav.

Online / multiple locations

Din Online — private question form

Submit a halacha question with the relevant facts and minhag. Use the private question form rather than publishing sensitive family or financial details here.

Online / multiple locations

Bais HaVaad — ask the dayan

Public contact route for practical halacha and business questions. Useful for questions about agreements, pledges, disputes, and organizational arrangements; ask which department handles your case.

Online / multiple locations

Bais HaVaad — beis din

Information about monetary-dispute resolution. Before proceeding, ask about process, required documents, participation, scheduling, and fees.

Online / multiple locations

ZUUG

Create a singles or parent profile and work through a chosen shadchan. The service describes mutual-interest suggestions followed by shadchan involvement; review current privacy and membership terms.

Online / multiple locations

MDY Shidduch

Résumé-based matching introduced through the MDY community, with a shadchan involved after mutual interest. The platform describes itself as open to Klal Yisrael.

Online / multiple locations

CauseMatch

Peer-to-peer fundraising and campaign support. Compare ambassador pages, matching rules, donor exports, currencies, platform fees, and support availability for your organization.

Online / multiple locations

Charidy UK

Campaign technology and fundraising support. Request a country-specific quote and clarify who receives funds, who issues receipts, and what happens after the campaign.

United Kingdom · Online / multiple locations

The Chesed Fund

Community crowdfunding with campaign and matching options. Establish your audience before launch; a campaign page does not provide a ready-made donor list.

Online / multiple locations

Chesed Fund — fundraiser FAQ

Review fundraiser requirements, platform and processing costs, and campaign expectations. Check the live fee terms instead of assuming the service is free.

Online / multiple locations

IsraelGives

Fundraising, donor records, and campaign tools for Israeli organizations. Ask about onboarding, currencies, receipt arrangements, and your complete processing costs.

Israel · Online / multiple locations

IsraelGives — international fundraising

Cross-border giving arrangements offered by the provider. Confirm supported donor countries, receiving entity, eligibility, receipt rules, and payout timing for your specific campaign.

Israel · Online / multiple locations

DonorPerfect donor CRM

Manage donor records, gift histories, and reporting beyond a single appeal. Compare imports, permissions, duplicate handling, integrations, export rights, and ongoing cost.

Online / multiple locations

TAG filtering guidance

Find device-filtering guidance and contact local support. Prepare your exact device model, operating-system version, required apps, and present filter; check the office’s current service area.

Online / multiple locations

Torah Umesorah

Jewish education network and school resources. Ask about a school in your intended community; network membership alone does not determine the right placement.

Online / multiple locations

Hidden Sparks

Resources for supporting children with varied learning needs in Jewish classrooms. Discuss availability, school participation, and the child’s actual support plan.

Online / multiple locations

Chai Lifeline

Family support connected with serious illness. Contact the relevant regional office about eligibility and programs; local availability varies.

Online / multiple locations

OU certification enquiries

Start a kosher-certification enquiry for an actual product or operation. Prepare ingredient lists, suppliers, equipment, production steps, and intended markets.

Online / multiple locations

STAR-K consumer resources

Product information, kosher alerts, appliance guidance, and a kashrus question contact. Match advice to the exact model or item and your circumstances.

Online / multiple locations

MDY — Daf Yomi in person, live & recorded

R’ Eli Stefansky’s Daf Yomi at 9 Nahal Noam, Ramat Beit Shemesh. The organizer lists Sunday–Friday at 7:10 am Israel time and Motzaei Shabbos about two hours after Shabbos. Confirm holiday changes. Live Zoom and recordings also available.

Beit Shemesh · Online / multiple locations

Kol Halashon

Torah audio library and live broadcasts. Choose speaker, subject, and language on the platform.

Online / multiple locations

TorahAnytime

Recorded Torah talks and live-event access through the platform and its app.

Online / multiple locations

YUTorah

Audio, video, and text shiurim searchable by teacher, topic, and series.

Online / multiple locations

Start Your Day the Torah Way

TorahWay Golders Green morning shiur programme, with live listening and recordings. The organizer lists weekdays 8:30–9:00 am and Sundays/bank holidays 9:10–9:40 am London time. Contact info@torahway.org.uk for the current venue and holiday arrangements.

London & UK · Online / multiple locations

TAG approved cell phones

Start with TAG’s device-specific guidance. Confirm the exact model, software, carrier, and blocking configuration with your local office; a model name alone is not an approval.

Online / multiple locations

Go Daven

Search for shuls and minyanim on the original directory. Confirm the schedule with the shul before travel, particularly around holidays. JRA does not copy its listings.

Online / multiple locations

Hebcal daily zmanim

Location- and date-based calculated halachic times. JRA’s zmanim tool uses Hebcal’s licensed API with attribution. Calculated times do not establish local minyan schedules.

Online / multiple locations

Smartlist community directory

External Jewish community directory with business and residential listings. Search on Smartlist itself; JRA has no license to reproduce its database or private residential contacts.

Online / multiple locations

TorahWay Manchester

Manchester morning shiur programme for learning before work. Use the organizer’s current programme for venue and timing; recorded shiurim are searchable by speaker and subject.

Manchester · Online / multiple locations

Meshimer

Filtering plans for phones, home computers and workplaces. Offers mobile, home, office and enterprise options; ask support about your exact device and required apps.

Online / multiple locations

Geder

Offers filtered browsing, an approved-site-only setup, or email-and-apps-only access. Personal and business plans, remote support and customization are available.

Online / multiple locations

Bonei Olam

Fertility-related assistance, counselor support and funding enquiries. Use the organization’s private intake for eligibility and available programmes; do not post medical details publicly.

Online / multiple locations

Sister to Sister Network

Support for Jewish divorced women and their children: peer connections, advocates, resource referrals, hospitality, children’s mentoring and employment-related help. Private intake determines appropriate support.

Online / multiple locations

Worldwide women’s mikvah directory

Find a women’s mikvah by city, address or country. Contact the mikvah directly for appointments, accessibility and current supervision.

Online / multiple locations

NJOP · The Interactive Hebrew Alphabet

Free online alef-beis: tap each of the 22 letters to see it and hear its sound (Israeli, Sephardi pronunciation). From NJOP, an Orthodox outreach organization.

Online / multiple locations

Aish Academy · Aleph Bet course

Free short online course on the Hebrew block letters, the script letters and how to write them. Registration required.

Online / multiple locations

NJOP · The Hebrew Vowels (nekudos)

Each vowel sign with its sound. Some vowels, such as the kamatz, are pronounced differently in Ashkenazi and Sephardi communities, so follow your shul or school.

Online / multiple locations

JewishGen · Jewish genealogy

Free Jewish genealogy databases, town pages and research guides for starting a family tree. Free registration needed for most searches.

Online / multiple locations

JewishGen Family Finder

Find others researching the same family names and towns, and list your own so relatives can find you.

Online / multiple locations

NCSY · Choosing your Israel program

NCSY's checklist for choosing a seminary or yeshiva for the year in Israel: goals, learning style, schedule, location, Shabbos policies, costs and financial aid. Ask your school's guidance staff which programs fit you.

Online / multiple locations

OU Torah · weekly divrei Torah

Free divrei Torah on the weekly parsha, plus daily learning, from the Orthodox Union. Useful for ideas when preparing a dvar Torah.

Online / multiple locations

Hebcal · Jewish holiday calendar

Every Yom Tov, fast day and Rosh Chodesh by year, with Israel and diaspora schedules. Holidays begin at sundown the evening before the date shown.

Online / multiple locations

Official Israel entry portal

Visa-exempt foreign visitors generally need ETA-IL. Use the official eligibility guidance; this is not a universal visa answer.

Online / multiple locations

NAIC: travel insurance

Understand coverage types and exclusions before comparing policies.

Online / multiple locations

OU community fair

Find participating communities and representatives

Online / multiple locations

Chabad center locator

Identify local community contacts for travelers and newcomers

Online / multiple locations

KLBD

UK-focused kosher information and contacts

Online / multiple locations

Otzar HaHochma

Search and consult scanned Jewish books

Online / multiple locations

HebrewBooks

Additional lead for scanned Hebrew books

Online / multiple locations

Coverage is growing. Sources checked September 28, 2026.

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