Educational Resources about Tisha B'Av

Shalom.

Tisha B'Av is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar because of the incredible series of tragedies which occurred on that date throughout Jewish History.

Tisha B'Av means "the ninth (day) of the Hebrew month of Av." Tisha B'Av primarily commemorates the destruction of the first and second Temples, both of which were destroyed on the ninth of Av (the first by the Babylonians in 586 B.C.E.; the second by the Romans in 70 C.E.).

Although this day is primarily meant to commemorate the destruction of the Temple, it is appropriate to consider on this day the many other tragedies of the Jewish people, many of which occurred on this day, most notably the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492.

You can learn more about this Jewish fast day (begins Saturday evening, July 28, 2012) at:
www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdayav.htm

May we see the rebuilding of the Temple in our days and that Tisha B'Av becomes a day of celebration.

If you are fasting:
Have a meaningful fast.

Jacob

Welcome Home to the New Olim (and 300 photos)

Hi Everyone!

Congratulations and welcome home to the 229 new olim that made aliyah to Israel from North America. The NBN aliyah charter flight arrived in Israel on Thursday morning and included 99 children in 38 families and 59 singles. The youngest oleh in the group is 6 months old and the oldest oleh is 86 years old. The flight also included 6 dogs.

I took 300 photos of the exciting, historic event and I posted them online at:
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/israel/history/2012/a705.htm

I also posted the 300 photos on Facebook for name tagging. There are two sets of photos and you can access the albums via:

http://on.fb.me/olim-july12-2012-facebook-1
and
http://on.fb.me/olim-july12-2012-facebook-2

If you have a Facebook acccount and you are in the photos or see someone you know, please feel free to name tag the photos.

May the aliyah from all over of the world grow and bring more Jews back to their homeland, Eretz Yisrael.

Have a good day,
Jacob

New Video: Learn Hebrew Phrases - Business Meeting

Hi Everyone!

I created a new learn Hebrew video called "Business Meeting". The video includes 18 Hebrew phrases with Hebrew audio, Hebrew text with vowels, English translations and transliterations.

The phrases in the new video include:

What time does the meeting start?
What is today's agenda
What are our goals?
Our sales team had a great year.
Our revenues grew during the last quarter.
How can we improve our sales?
Here are some new marketing ideas.
We need to vote on the proposal.
We need to cut costs.
We need a competitive advantage.
What are the results of the marketing survey?
What is the size of the market?
We need to build brand loyalty.
What is the advertising budget?
We will raise money via the stock market.
Any questions?
Thank you all for attending.
The meeting is over.

There are additional Hebrew "business meeting" phrases on the free site.

You can view the video on the website at:
www.in-hebrew.co.il/videos/index.html
or
directly on Youtube at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mM9mgz3tGw

Feedback is welcome.

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

Have a good day,
Jacob

New Video: Learn Hebrew Phrases - Hiking and Camping

Hi Everyone!

I created a new learn Hebrew video called "Hiking and Camping".

You can view the video on the website at:
www.in-hebrew.co.il/videos/index.html
or
directly on Youtube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDgid7GUX1o#!

Feedback is welcome.

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

Have a good week,
Jacob