I just joined Twitter

Hi Everyone!
I am waiting for the dryer repairman to pay a visit and then I hope to get some sleep.
Meanwhile.....

I just joined the very popular, free, Twitter social network.

My page on Twitter is:
http://twitter.com/jacobrichman

Some of you may be asking what Twitter is.

Here is the definition from Wikipedia:

Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send "updates" (or "tweets"; text-based posts, up to 140 characters long) to the Twitter website, via short message service (e.g. on a cell phone), instant messaging, or a third-party application such as Twitterrific or Facebook. Updates are displayed on the user's profile page and instantly delivered to other users who have signed up to receive them. The sender can restrict delivery to those in his or her circle of friends (delivery to everyone is the default). Users can receive updates via the Twitter website, instant messaging, SMS, RSS, email or through an application.
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Ok...in short it is a one line blog. I am not sure how often I will update it and what I will include. Some people twitter several times an hour. Maybe I will start with several times a week.

Feedback is welcome.
Have a good day,
Jacob

Educational Resources and Cool Videos for Israel Independence Day

Hi Everyone!

Israel Independence Day is celebrated this year on Thursday, May 8, 2008.

The J Site - Jewish Education and Entertainment

http://www.j.co.il/

has several entertaining features to celebrate Israel's 60th birthday:

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Israel

What is the national emblem of Israel ?
"Pehsek Zeman" and "Egozi" are what type of Israeli foods ?
Who was the first president of Israel ?
What was the 1917 British Balfour Declaration ?
What is Israel's Internet country code ?
What was "Operation Babylon" ?
Who were the first two countries to recognize Israel ?
What are Amos and Offeq ?

How many lanuages are engraved on Israeli coins used today ?
The above questions are examples from over 200 multiple-choice questions about Israel that may be randomly selected by the online quiz. There are two levels of questions, two timer settings. Both kids and adults will find it enjoyable.

Additional Israel resources and games on the J site include:

Free Israel Clipart
The Israel Geography Game
The Multilingual Word Search Game (English / Hebrew / Russian)
My Jewish Coloring Book (online / offline)
Hebrew Hangman Game
Israeli Hebrew Songs with Vowels (Nikud)

The J site has something for everyone, but if that is not enough, I posted on my website 126 links about Israel, ranging from history and tourism to photographs and stamps.
All 126 links have been reviewed / checked this week.

The web address is:
http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdayil.htm

and......
This year I added a new Israel section to my YouTube Video sections. I gathered 106 cool Israel videos on YouTube.
Enjoy the videos at:
http://www.jr.co.il/videos/israel-videos.htm

Please forward this message to relatives and friends,
so they may benefit from these holiday resources.

Happy Israel Independence Day!
Jacob

166 Educational Websites about the Holocaust

Shalom.

Holocaust Remembrance Day is Thursday, May 1, 2008.
I posted on my website 166 links to learn about the Holocaust.
Site languages include English, Hebrew, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. All 166 links have been reviewed / checked this week.

The web address is:
http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-holoc.htm

The top of the page should display the 2008 date. If the page has an older date, hold the control key and press the F5 key to refresh your browser with the updated page.

Please forward this message to relatives and friends, so they can benefit from these educational resources.

We must not forget.

Jacob

My Hebrew Name on Facebook passes 80,000 installations

Hi Everyone!

My Facebook application called My Hebrew Name, which I launched in October 2007, passed 80,000 installations.

If you would like to display your Hebrew name on your Facebook profile, visit:
http://apps.facebook.com/myhebrewname/

If you would like to use the program outside of Facebook, visit:

http://www.my-hebrew-name.com/

Feedback is welcome!
Chag Sameach,
Jacob

Pictures of A.H.A.V.A. Readathon Awards Ceremony

Hi Everyone!

Sunday I attended the A.H.A.V.A. Readathon Awards Ceremony at Eshkol Hapayis in Ma'ale Adumim.

You can view the pictures at:
http://www.jr.co.il/ma/pic/2008/ma248.htm

When the first page comes up, press the F11 key on the top of your keyboard for a full page view. Use the icon buttons on the bottom of each page to navigate.

Congratulations to everyone that participated in the readathon.

Chag Sameach,
Jacob

The Passover Humor Files

Hi Everyone!

I posted on my website 50 Passover humor files. They range from funny jokes and stories to song parodies. You may want to print several of them before Passover and distribute copies to your family and guests between the seder meal courses. Both kids and adults will find them entertaining (and sometimes educational).

The humor files are located at:
http://www.jr.co.il/humor/passover.htm

The files include:
- The Computer Engineer's Haggadah
- The Dr. Seuss 4 questions
- An Adam Sandler Passover
- Seder Pickup Lines
- Halachik Issues for Peisach
- Exodus of the 3 Stooges
- Passover Story by The New York Times
- Passover Song (tune of "Hotel California")
- Passover Songs (Beatles Paradoy)
- The Plague Song (tune of "This Old Man” )
- Pharaoh, Pharaoh (tune of "Louie, Louie")
- Pesach Macarena (tune of "Macarena")
- Those Were the Plagues (tune of "Those Were the Days")
- The Ten Plagues (tune of "Adams Family")

and many more...

Enjoy!
Happy Passover,
Jacob

Uploaded New Learn Hebrew Video - Nature

Hi Everyone!

I uploaded a new Learn Hebrew video to the Internet.
The topic of the new video is Nature.

The video address is:
http://www.learn-hebrew.co.il/videos/index.html

Learn Hebrew is a free, on-line, educational resource to learn Hebrew words. The flash site incorporates 46 topics, along with over 1,700 Hebrew words and phrases. Each Hebrew word is presented as an image with nikud [vowels]. When you click on a word or phrase you can hear it spoken. The high quality audio was created in a sound studio.

The site is multilingual. The menus, transliterations and translations are in five languages: English, French, Russian, Spanish and Dutch.

The address is:
http://www.learn-hebrew.co.il

Please forward this message to anyone that may be interested in learning Hebrew. Thank you!

Shavua Tov - Have a good week,
Jacob