Educational and Fun Resources for Shavuot

 Hi Everyone!

Shavuot is the Jewish holiday that celebrates the giving of the 

Torah, the first harvest, and the ripening of the first fruits. 

The two day festival - 1 day in Israel - begins on Saturday night, 

June 4, 2022.

The Jewish Trivia Quiz

https://jewish-trivia.com

has a selection of multiple choice questions about Shavuot.

What are the five names of Shavuot ?

On what mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments ?

How many letters are there in the Torah ?

In the days of the Temple what did people do on Shavuot ?

Who married Ruth ?

Who was Ruth the great-grandmother of ?

What is the connection between the number 7 and Shavuot ?

The above questions are examples from the multiple choice 

quiz. There are two levels of questions and two timer settings.

Adults and children will find The Jewish Trivia Quiz entertaining and

educational.

Free Shavuot Clipart 

https://jewish-clipart.com

Whether you need a picture for your child's class project, 

a graphic for your synagogue, Hillel or JCC Shavuot

announcement, the Jewish Clipart Database has the pictures

for you. You can copy, save and print the graphics in

three different sizes. 

English Hebrew Shavuot vocabulary study sheets. 

Learn Hebrew words related to Shavuot: 

https://english-hebrew-dictionary.com/shavuot-1.htm 

Cool Shavuot Videos

https://jr.co.il/videos/shavuot-videos.htm

The Shavuot Photo Gallery 

https://jr.co.il/hotsites/shavuot-photos.htm

Spotify Shavuot Songs playlist at:

http://bit.ly/jrichman-spotify-shavuot 

To learn more about Shavuot, I posted on 

my website 50 links, ranging from laws and 

customs to games and recipes. 

Site languages include English, Hebrew, Russian, 

Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch and Portuguese.

The address is:

https://jr.co.il/hotsites/shavuot.htm

Please share the holiday resources. Thank you!

Chodesh Tov!

Chag Shavuot Sameach!

Have a Happy Shavuot!

Jacob 

Photos of the Jerusalem Day Flag March in Ma'ale Adumim

 Hi Everyone!

Today, Yom Yerushalayim, I took photos of the Jerusalem Day

Flag March in Ma'ale Adumim.

I posted the photos at:

https://jr.co.il/ma/pic/2022/ma1505.htm

Enjoy!

Shavua Tov,

Jacob 

Photos of Kikar Tzahal and Kikar Safra in Jerusalem and updated the Jerusalem Stamps page

 Hi Everyone!

After a 2 year absense, I finally took a bus to our capital city, Jerusalem.

While I was there, I took photos of Kikar Tzahal and Kikar Safra.

I posted the photos at:

https://jr.co.il/jerusalem/2022/jer660.htm

This week: 

* Updated the Jerusalem Stamps page at:

https://jr.co.il/stamps/jerusalem-stamps.htm

* Added the new HaMizrachi Torah-based Magazine

Yom Yerushalayim - Shavuot Edition to the Jerusalem hotsites at:

https://jr.co.il/hotsites/jerusalem.htm

Enjoy!

Please share. Thank you!

Have a good night,

Jacob Richman

jrichman@jr.co.il

30 new Hebrew song pages

 Hi Everyone!

I created 30 new Hebrew song pages at:

https://jr.co.il/links/#hebrew-songs

Each page includes Hebrew videos, Hebrew lyrics with

English translations and transliterations.

Listening to and understanding Hebrew songs 

is a fun way to improve your Hebrew.

There are now 81 Hebrew song pages on the site including

14 Shabbat / Zemirot pages.

Enjoy!

Please share. Thank You!

Have a good week.

Shavua Tov,

Jacob Richman

jrichman@jr.co.il

Updated: 72 Lag Ba'Omer Cakes from around the Net

 Hi Everyone!

I updated the Lag Ba'Omer Cakes page.

There are now 72 cakes and 1 vegetable platter at:

https://jr.co.il/humor/jewish-34.htm

Page 33 is for Lag Ba'Omer plan B:

https://jr.co.il/humor/jewish-33.htm

Educational and Fun Resources for Lag Ba'Omer

https://jr.co.il/hotsites/lag-ba-omer.htm

Lag Ba'Omer Sameach!

Jacob Richman

jrichman@jr.co.il

77 Hebrew Proverbs and Sayings with English transliterations and translations

 Hi Everyone!

I updated the proverbs page at:

https://jr.co.il/hebrew/proverbs.htm

77 Hebrew Proverbs and Sayings with 

English transliterations and translations

Feedback is welcome.

Please share. Thank you!

Have a good week.

Shavua Tov,

Jacob Richman

jrichman@jr.co.il

Educational and Fun Resources for Lag Ba'Omer

 

Hi Everyone!

The Jewish festival "Lag Ba'Omer" is Thursday, May 19, 2022. 

If you are flying over Israel on Wednesday night, May 18, and you 

look down out of your plane, you will see thousands of bonfires 

dotting the landscape as far as the eye can see. There are various 

customs and explanations for these celebrations.

I posted on my website 48 links to learn about "Lag Ba'Omer".

The address is:

https://jr.co.il/hotsites/lag-ba-omer.htm

Lag Ba'Omer Spotify song playlist at:

http://bit.ly/jrichman-spotify-lag-baomer

Enjoy the bonfires!

FYI: 

I am currently updating the links for Yom Yerushalayim,

Jerusalem Day, which is celebrated this year on May 29, 2022.

Educational resources:

https://jr.co.il/hotsites/jerusalem.htm

Videos about Jerusalem:

https://jr.co.il/videos/jerusalem-videos.htm

Jerusalem Song Pages

https://jr.co.il/links/#hebrew-songs-jerusalem

I will be updating the Shavuot hotsites at:

https://jr.co.il/hotsites/shavuot.htm

Please share the links. Thank You!

Shabbat Shalom,

Jacob Richman

jrichman@jr.co.il

Educational and Fun Resources for Israel Independence Day

 Hi Everyone!

Israel Independence Day is celebrated this year

on Thursday, May 5, 2022.

All the resources and links below are located online at:

https://jr.co.il/hotsites/israel-resources.htm

The Jewish Trivia Quiz - topic: Israel

https://jewish-trivia.com

What is the national emblem of Israel ?

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 languages are engraved on Israeli coins used today ?

The above questions are examples from over 200 multiple-choice 

questions about Israel. There are two levels of questions, two timer settings.

Both kids and adults will find it entertaining and educational.

English Hebrew Israel vocabulary study sheets.

Learn Hebrew words related to Israel Independence Day.

https://english-hebrew-dictionary.com/israel-1.htm

Free Israel Clipart

https://jewish-clipart.com

Whether you need a picture for your child's class project,

a graphic for your synagogue, Hillel or JCC Israel event

announcement, the Jewish Clipart Database has the pictures

for you. You can copy, save and print the graphics in three

different sizes.

Prayers for the welfare of the State of Israel and

for members of the IDF.

https://jr.co.il/prayers/index.html

I included the Hebrew prayers with nikud and English translations.

Israel Videos on YouTube

https://jr.co.il/videos/israel-videos.htm

There are over 600 videos about Israel on the site.

There is something for everyone.

Additional new videos will be added this week.

Israeli and Hebrew songs.

60 Hebrew song pages including Hebrew videos, Hebrew lyrics,

English transliterations and translations.

https://jr.co.il/links/#hebrew-songs

Jacob Richman's Spotify Hebrew Songs Playlist

http://bit.ly/spotify-jrichman-hebrew

The "Hatikvah" Page

https://jr.co.il/hatikva.htm

includes 15 unique videos of Hatikva

170 Videos of "Adon Olam"

https://jr.co.il/videos/adon-olam.htm

The page includes lyrics in Hebrew with Nikud

and an English translation.

170 melodies to this well know prayer / song.

Last but not least, I posted on my website 130 links

about Israel, ranging from history and tourism to

photographs and stamps.

The address is:

https://jr.co.il/hotsites/israel-resources.htm

Please forward this message. Thank You!

Chodesh Tov and Yom Ha'atzmaut Sameach!

Jacob Richman

jrichman@jr.co.il