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The following are the main "positive" Jewish newsgroups. "Positive"
refers to the fact that the newsgroups tends to take a positive
attitude towards Jews/Judaism; the goal of the group is not to make
fun of Judaism, to have non-Jewish discussions, or to be anti-Jewish.
This list also does not include regional newsgroups.
* Unmoderated Newsgroups. These newsgroups provide no outside
control over content; posting appropriate content is left to the
discretion of the article author. Alas, this results in a high
level of noise in such groups; however, some individuals find the
noise an acceptable price to pay to avoid the oversight of a
moderator.
+ [5]soc.culture.jewish. The granddaddy of all the Jewish
newsgroups. This group is pretty freewheeling, and is
moderated only by user self-control, usually guided by this
FAQ. Any sort of Jewish topic is discussed here.
+ [6]alt.humor.jewish. The unmoderated Jewish humor group.
Expect anything in this group, including Jewish jokes of
questionable taste. There are a number of more questionable
subgroups under alt.humor.jewish.
+ [7]alt.music.jewish. This unmoderated group focuses on the
discussion of Jewish music and Jewish musicians.
+ [8]alt.personals.jewish. This unmoderated group is a forum
for Jews looking for Jews, inorder to form relationships of
various sorts.
* Moderated Newsgroups. In a moderated newsgroup, all submissions
are sent to a moderator or moderation team, who must review the
submission according to some standards to determine if it is
appropriate for the group. Only if it is appropriate is it posted
to the newsgroup.
+ [9]soc.culture.jewish.moderated. This newsgroup is for
discussions of anything Jewish, but with the gentle hand of a
moderator to filter out the noise and personal attacks.
+ [10]soc.culture.jewish.holocaust. This newsgroup is
specifically for discussion of issues related to the "shoah"
or "holocaust"; i.e., the massacre of Jews that occurred
during World War II.
+ [11]soc.culture.jewish.parenting. This newsgroup, an offshoot
of both misc.kids and soc.culture.jewish, provides a
moderated forum for the discussion of Jewish parenting
issues.
+ [12]rec.food.cuisine.jewish. This newsgroup is for the
discussion of Jewish and Jewish-style cooking and related
issues.
+ [13]rec.humor.jewish. Got a good Jewish joke? Then this is
the place for you.
+ [14]soc.geneology.jewish. This newsgroup is for individuals
researching their family trees.
+ [15]alt.religion.judaism.orthodox. This newsgroup (a rare
moderated newsgroup in the alt hierarchy) is for discussion
of things Orthodox. It is a good source of traditional Torah
commentaries.
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