Websites and Videos about Tu B'Av

Hi Everyone!

Tu B'Av, the 15th Day of the Hebrew month of Av, is both an ancient and modern holiday. It served as a matchmaking day for unmarried women in the second Temple period. In its modern incarnation, it is gradually becoming a Jewish Day of Love.
This year, Tu B'Av is celebrated on Monday, July 26, 2010.

I posted 21 websites and videos about Tu B'Av at:
www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-htubav.htm

Enjoy!
Jacob

Online Educational Resources about the 3 weeks and 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 (July 20, 2010) 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.

Jacob

New Israeli Educational Stamps Posted Online

Hi Everyone!

I scanned and posted on my website the new Israeli stamps that were issued in June 2010. I included the stamp itself, the first day cover, and an English and a Hebrew flyer about the stamp.

- Simon Wiesenthal - Joint Issue - Israel - Austria

- Rabbi Nachman of Breslev

- Musical Instruments of the Middles East

- Story Garden, Holon

- 100 Years of Kibbutz

- World Sailing Championship, Haifa 2010

The new stamps are located at:
www.jr.co.il/pictures/stamps/index-2010.html

Enjoy!

Shabbat Shalom,
Jacob

New Website: Learn English with Jokes and Riddles

Hi Everyone!

I have a new website called:
Learn English with Jokes and Riddles
www.learn-english-jr.com

There are over 300 jokes and riddles in the database.
All jokes and riddles are suitable for all ages.

The site allows you to browse through the jokes sequentially or choose a specific topic. If you do not have time to read all the jokes now, you can start from a specific joke number the next time you visit. There is also a random button which will display a random joke from the database.

The system has a joke basket where you can add your favorite jokes and then print them out. Reading English jokes and riddles can be a fun activity in your English class. Even native English speakers will find jokes and riddles that are worth telling their friends.

Please share this site. Thanks!

Your feedback / comments about this new site are welcome.

Enjoy!
Have a good day,
Jacob

Uploaded New Learn Hebrew Video - Outdoors

Hi Everyone!

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

The 25 words in the learn Hebrew video include: barbeque, bench, bridge, building, bus, bus stop, car, clouds, crosswalk, fence, grass, ground, parking lot, plam tree, path, playground, pond, road, roof, shadow, shed, snow, tire, traffic light, tree.

The address is:
http://www.my-hebrew-dictionary.com/videos.htm

The updated page also contains past videos that I uploaded.

Feedback is welcome.

Please share this message with anyone that may be interested in learning Hebrew. Thank you!

Have a good day,
Jacob
http://www.jr.co.il

New Website: Hebrew Jokes - Learn Hebrew and Laugh

Hi Everyone!

I have a new website called:
Hebrew Jokes - Learn Hebrew and Laugh
www.hebrew-jokes.com

Each joke is displayed in Hebrew with Nikud, and there is an English translation of the joke. The jokes are suitable for all ages.

The bilingual menus allow you to browse through the jokes, choose a specific topic or click on the random button for a joke. If you do not have time to read all the jokes at once, when you return to the site you can continue where you left off (next joke number). The system, also, has a joke basket where you can add your favorite jokes and then print them out.

Reading jokes in Hebrew can be a fun activity in your ulpan or Hebrew class. Even native Hebrew speakers will find jokes that are worth telling their friends.

In the About / Help page of the site, there are buttons where you can share this unique site with friends on your favorite social networks. Thanks!

Your feedback / comments about this new site are welcome.

Have a good day,
Jacob

Photos of the Salute to Israel Parade

Hi Everyone!

Steven Posner (thanks!) sent me photos of the New York City Salute to Israel Parade which took place on Sunday, May 23, 2010.

I posted the photos on my website at:
http://www.jr.co.il/rally/world/2010/r0031.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.

Enjoy the photos!
Have a good day,
Jacob