The Lexicon of Jewish Culture is a media-rich website developed at the Center for Educational Technology (CET) at the initiative of AVI CHAI and with its support. The Lexicon is intended for the general public as well as the education system. It provides users with a colorful mosaic of the best of Jewish and Israeli culture. The Lexicon includes more than 1,000 entries organized around 11 topics: philosophy, life, the calendar, texts, people, communities, events, Jewish languages, symbols, Zionism, and historical periods. The site is user-friendly, reliable, and accurate: each entry is based on research and includes references, explanatory notes, examples, and internal and external links for greater breadth and depth. The entries are accompanied by excerpts from literary works, poetry, and essays, as well as audiovisual media/sound files, video clips, and approximately 1,200 pictures. The Lexicon of Jewish Culture attracts more than 30,000 visits every month.

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