Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Welcome Home to the New Olim and Photos - December 18, 2024


Hi Everyone!
Today, 44 new olim arrived in Israel on the last group flight of 2024.
Welcome Home!

Courtesy of NBN, I posted photos of this historic and exciting event at:
https://jr.co.il/aliyah/2024/a1080.htm
Enjoy the photos!

Please share. Thank you!

I added many new Chanukah videos to:
https://jr.co.il/videos/chanukah-videos.htm

I also added several Chanukah humor items to:
https://jr.co.il/humor/chanuka.htm
Enjoy!

Please continue to pray for and support Israel.
https://jr.co.il/prayers/

May the wounded have a complete and speedy recovery.
May the hostages be freed now.
May God protect the IDF, the police, the security forces
and all of Am Yisrael.

Have a good night.
Jacob

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

New Israeli Educational Stamps


Hi Everyone!

I posted online images of the new Israeli stamps that
will be issued in December 2024.
https://jr.co.il/stamps/index-2024.html

Under each stamp is a link to a Hebrew / English PDF file
with information about the stamp.

* Israel Police

Israel Nature and Parks Authority
* National Park Director
* Cultural Heritage Conservator
* Park Ranger

* Mossad - Israeli Secret Intelligence Service

* Bnei Brak Centennial

* Urban Garden

Animals from the Bible
ATM Machine Labels
* Lion
* Goat

Enjoy!
Please share. Thank You!

Please continue to pray for and support Israel.
https://jr.co.il/prayers/

May the wounded have a complete and speedy recovery.
May the hostages be freed now.
May God protect the IDF, the police, the security forces
and all of Am Yisrael.

Have a good night,
Jacob

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Educational resources, videos and humor about Chanukah


Hi Everyone!

Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is observed for
eight days, beginning on the evening of the 25th day of
the Hebrew month of Kislev. This year Chanukah starts
Wednesday Evening, December 25, 2024.

Chanukah is a wonderful holiday of renewed dedication,
faith, hope and spiritual light. It's a holiday that says:
"Never lose hope." Chanukah commemorates the victory of a
small band of Maccabees over the pagan Syrian-Greeks who
ruled over Israel.

The Chanukah Page includes lesson sites in several languages,
videos, songs, Chanukah trivia quiz, English Hebrew vocabulary lists,
recipes, games, humor, photos, clipart, coloring pages and
a map of the sites of the Maccabees 166-161 BCE.

The address is:
https://jr.co.il/hotsites/chanukah.htm

The Chanukah Video Page has links to over 1,250 cool Chanukah videos:
https://jr.co.il/videos/chanukah-videos.htm
The video page will be updated as we get closer to Chanukah.

The Chanukah humor section has 130 items that will make you smile.
https://jr.co.il/humor/chanuka.htm

Enjoy!

Please share these holiday resources. Thank You!

Please continue to pray for and support Israel.
https://jr.co.il/prayers/

May the wounded have a complete and speedy recovery.
May the hostages be freed now.
May God protect the IDF, the police, the security forces
and all of Am Yisrael.

Have a good night,
Jacob

Sunday, December 8, 2024

New JR Resource: Learn Hebrew Words and New Chanukah Stamps


Hi Everyone!

I created a new resource on my site called:
Learn Hebrew Words
https://jr.co.il/hebrew

The initial topics include:
- Shabbat
- Jewish Calendar
- Jerusalem
- Chanukah
- Best Wishes
- Business
- Employment
- Renting an Apartment
- Jewish Proverbs and Sayings
- Israeli Sayings
- Hebrew Riddles
- Hebrew Tongue Twisters

The difference between this resource and other vocabulary
lists is that the word lists are not graphic.
When viewing words, you can actually copy and paste them into
your own douments. The coding for those saving in notepad
or other word processors is utf-8.

Feedback is welcome.
Based on feedback, I may add more topics.

Please share. Thank You!

FYI: I added the new USA and Canada Chanukah stamps to:
https://jr.co.il/stamps/chanukah-stamps.htm

Addional Chanukah updates coming soon...

Please continue to pray for and support Israel.
https://jr.co.il/prayers/
May the wounded have a complete and speedy recovery.
May the hostages be freed now.
May God protect the IDF, the police, the security forces
and all of Am Yisrael.

Shavua Tov!
Jacob

Saturday, November 30, 2024

JR Update: Easy Hebrew Radio News, Israel Salary Tables, Fiddler on the Roof in Hebrew, Funny Wildlife Photos


Hi Everyone!

I added two new sections to my links page:
Easy Hebrew Radio News
https://jr.co.il/links/#easy-hebrew-radio-news

Israel Salary Tables
https://jr.co.il/links/#israel-salary-tables

I added several links to:

Volunteering in Israel
https://jr.co.il/links/#israel-volunteering
- Shishnitzel - Prepare kosher and delicious
schnitzel challah for our soldiers
- Grilling for IDF - Serving the Soldiers of Israel
- Beef Up Our Boys

Parsha Pages
https://jr.co.il/links/#parsha
- Torah Fax
- Chabad Weekly Torah Lectures
- Rabbi Orlofsky: Parsha in Five Minutes - video podcast

Hebrew Resources
https://jr.co.il/links/#hebrew-resources
- Hebrew Virtual Keyboards
- How to Write Hebrew Script
- Hebrew Names
- Hebrew Fonts

New Hebrew Song Page: Shiru Lamelech
https://jr.co.il/shiru-lamelech.htm

I added two new Youtube playlists:
- Foxes and Fossils
https://jr.co.il/yp/#foxes-and-fossils

- Fiddler on the Roof in Hebrew
https://jr.co.il/yp/#fiddler-on-the-roof-hebrew

I created new humor page:
Funny Wildlife Photos
https://jr.co.il/humor/fwp.htm

Enjoy!
Please share. Thank You!

Please continue to pray for and support Israel.
https://jr.co.il/prayers/
May the wounded have a complete and speedy recovery.
May the hostages be freed now.
May God protect the IDF, the police, the security forces
and all of Am Yisrael.

Shavua Tov and Chodesh Tov!
Jacob

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

The Jewish Trivia Quiz - over 1,000 multiple choice questions on 17 topics


Hi Everyone!

The Jewish Trivia Quiz
https://jewish-trivia.com

has over 1000 multiple choice questions
about 17 Jewish topics:

Chanukah
Entertainment
Food
Israel - General
Israel - Jerusalem
Israel - Places
Jewish Inventors and Innovations
Purim
Passover
Rabbis
Rosh Hashana/Yom Kippur
Shabbat
Shavuot
Sports
Sukkot
Tu B'Shvat
Women

Each topic has 2 levels of questions:
level 1 questions are geared to young students and
level 2 questions are geared to older students and adults.
You can choose your level of play and timer settings.
Choose 10 or 25 questions per quiz.
There is a print option if you want print your own customized quiz.

The site lets you share questions with your friends.
For example question 829, level 2, is:

On back of which Israeli coin, in use today, is a picture
of the temple candelabrum - menorah ?
You can share this question directly with the link:
https://jewish-trivia.com/q829

There are social media buttons to share the quiz
or questions on social networks.

Feedback is welcome!

Please share. Thank You!

Please continue to pray for and support Israel.
https://jr.co.il/prayers/
May the wounded have a complete and speedy recovery.
May the hostages be freed now.
May God protect the IDF, the police, the security forces
and all of Am Yisrael.

Have a good night,
Jacob

Monday, November 25, 2024

Updated: The 12 Tribes of Israel, The Jewish History of Yehuda and Shomron, Backups


Hi Everyone!

I updated the 12 Tribes of Israel page with
a video and several images:
https://jr.co.il/t/12-tribes-of-israel/

I also updated the Jewish History of Yehuda and Shomron page
with a new video and maps at:
https://jr.co.il/ys/

Tips / Reminders:

* Did you do a recent backup of your phone contacts?
It takes two minutes and you should copy the exported file to
your computer, by cable, or to a disk on key.

* Is your Whatsapp backup working?
Check it under the three dots on your main Whtasapp menu
settings --> chat history --> chat backup
If your phone is running out of working storage space your backups may have stopped

* Do not let your phone free main storage space go below 10% free

Contect your phone to your computer and copy all video files. like your camera directory
and your whatsapp video directory, to your computer and
consider removing them from your the phone.

Please share. Thank you!

Please continue to pray for and support Israel.
https://jr.co.il/prayers/
May the wounded have a complete and speedy recovery.
May the hostages be freed now.
May God protect the IDF, the police, the security forces
and all of Am Yisrael.

Have a good day,
Jacob