Updated: The Jerusalem Page

Hi Everyone!

Yom Yerushalayim - Jerusalem Day
begins Thursday Night - May 14, 2026

I updated the Jerusalem page at:
https://jr.co.il/hotsites/jerusalem.htm

The page includes:
- Lessons, Facts, History, Articles
- Attractions / Places to Visit
- Online Guides
- Activities
- Jewish Trivia Quiz - topic: Jerusalem
- Maps - including English and Hebrew maps of
Jerusalem Light Rail current red line and future green lines
- Photos
- Videos
- Jerusalem songs with lyrics and translations
- Spotify Jerusalem Song Playlist
- English Hebrew Vocabulary List
- Jerusalem Stamps
- Jerusalem Whatsapp Stickers
- Jerusalem Clipart
- Jerusalem Coloring Pages
- Jerusalem Medical and Social Services
- Jerusalem Synagogues
- Jerusalem Community Sites / Groups / Mailing Lists
- Jerusalem Facebook Pages / Groups
- Jerusalem Hotels
- Jerusalem Holiday Apartments
- Jerusalem Restaurants
- Jerusalem Social Organizations / Groups
- Jerusalem Schools /Seminaries / Yeshivot
- Jerusalem Shops / Services
- Jerusalem Posters / Memes

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 God protect the IDF, the police, the security forces
and all of Am Yisrael.

Shavua Tov and Yom Yerushalayim Sameach!
Jacob

Photos of the NBN Book Shuk at the Jerusalem Cinema City

Hi Everyone!

Tonight, December 7, I went to the NBN Book Shuk
at the Jerusalem Cinema City.
The literary fair celebrated the creativity and talent
of olim from across Israel.
I took photos and posted them at:
https://jr.co.il/jerusalem/2025/jer680.htm
Under each photo, I gave a link to the author's website.

Enjoy! Please share. Thank you!

Not related to the book event,
I updated the following pages on my site:

Educational Resources for Chanukah
https://jr.co.il/hotsites/chanukah.htm

The Chanukah Video Page has links to
over 1,350 cool Chanukah videos:
https://jr.co.il/videos/chanukah-videos.htm

Under the 2025 section, I added 26 new videos including:
* AI Channel: Chanukah Story for Kids - Hebrew, animation
* Hakol Sababa - Don't mess with the Jews
* The Maccabeats - Kpop Demon Hunters Hanukkah Medley
* Chanukah with Root and Tooty
* Eight Hanukkah Nights by Marvelous Matzo Balls
* OU: The Mitzvot and Minhagim of Chanukah
* J-TV: Hanukkah Is NOT Jewish Christmas
* Hanukkah on Fire - New Remix 2025
* Hanukkah Storyteller 2025 - Epcot
* Hanuka Miracles - Fun Animated Hanukkah Song for Kids
* Sheri Pop - Chanukah Songs for Kids - Hebrew, f
* Chanukah with Lalush - for kids, Hebrew, f, 75 minutes
* Haneirot Halaloo - for kids, Hebrew song, animation
* Meir Shitrit: Hanukkah on Fire - New Remix 2025 - instrumental
* Fox 24 News: Exploring Jewish Food Culture
and Hanukkah Traditions
* My Jewish Mommy Life - Target Hanukkah Haul 2025!
* Cantorial Legends: Jan Bart - Chanukah Candles
and more...
The video page will be updated again later this week.

The Chanukah humor section:
https://jr.co.il/humor/chanuka.htm

The Chanukah Photo Gallery:
https://jr.co.il/hotsites/chanukah-photos.htm

I also added a new fun page to my humor section:
The Minions Page
https://jr.co.il/humor/minions.htm

Enjoy!

Please share these 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 God protect the IDF, the police, the security forces
and all of Am Yisrael.

Shavua Tov!
Have a good week!
Jacob

Photos of Chol Hamoed Sukkot in Jerusalem and a new map and information booklet about Yehuda and Shomron

Hi Everyone!

Today, October 8, Chol Hamoed Sukkot in Israel,
I ventured out to Jerusalem and took photos of Sukkot.
https://jr.co.il/jerusalem/2025/jer679.htm

Enjoy the photos!

FYI: I added a new map and a new Hebrew pdf booklet
about Yehuda and Shomron to my website.
There are many good developments mentioned in the booklet
including housing and roads.

You can view and download the map and booklet at:
https://jr.co.il/ys

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.

Moadim L'Simcha!
Jacob

Photos of the NBN Shuk Olim in Jerusalem

Hi Everyone!

Today, I took the bus to Jerusalem to visit
the NBN Shuk Olim. Very nice.
Kol Hakavod to the organizers!

I posted photos at:
https://jr.co.il/jerusalem/2025/jer678.htm

Enjoy the photos and 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

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 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.

This year 5785 - 2025 we observe the fast day of Tisha B'Av
starting from Saturday after nightfall, August 2,
until nightfall on Sunday, August 3.

You can learn more about this Jewish fast day at:
https://jr.co.il/hotsites/tisha-b-av.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.

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

Updated: The Jerusalem Page

Hi Everyone!

Yom Yerushalayim - Jerusalem Day
begins Sunday Night - May 25, 2025

I updated the Jerusalem page at:
https://jr.co.il/hotsites/jerusalem.htm

The page includes:
- Lessons, Facts, History, Articles
- Attractions / Places to Visit
- Online Guides
- Activities
- Jewish Trivia Quiz - topic: Jerusalem
- Maps - including English and Hebrew maps of
Jerusalem Light Rail current red line and future green lines
- Photos
- Videos
- Jerusalem songs with lyrics and translations
- Spotify Jerusalem Song Playlist
- English Hebrew Vocabulary List
- Jerusalem Stamps
- Jerusalem Clipart
- Jerusalem Coloring Pages
- Jerusalem Medical and Social Services
- Jerusalem Synagogues
- Jerusalem Community Sites / Groups / Mailing Lists
- Jerusalem Facebook Pages / Groups
- Jerusalem Hotels
- Jerusalem Holiday Apartments
- Jerusalem Restaurants
- Jerusalem Social Organizations / Groups
- Jerusalem Schools /Seminaries / Yeshivot
- Jerusalem Shops / Services

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.

Yom Yerushalayim Sameach!
Jacob

In memory of my mother

Shalom Everyone!

Wednesday, the 5th of Adar - March 5, is my mother's 12th yahrzeit.

Please put a few coins in any charity box in memory of:
Hennia Rachel Bat Shmuel Moonie a"h
Thank you!

You can read an article I wrote in memory of my mother at:
https://jr.co.il/richman/in-memory-of-my-mother.htm

May her memory be for a blessing.

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

Sunset over Jerusalem + JR Updates

Hi Everyone!

Today, February 13, I took a cool photo of sunset over Jerusalem.
I took the photograph from a playground in Ma'ale Adumim.
I posted the photo at:
https://jr.co.il/ma/pic/2025/ma1568.htm

This month I added many images to the the Shabbat Shalom image page at:
https://jr.co.il/shabbat-shalom/
Depending on your Internet connection, it may take 15-60 seconds
to load all 575 images

Clever Humor additions:
https://jr.co.il/humor/clever-humor.htm
* Shoe Repair
* Free Snow Shoveling Class Tomorrow
* Why I Do Not Dust
* Fast Food

Funny Wildlife Photos
https://jr.co.il/humor/fwp.htm

Funny Snowmen
https://jr.co.il/humor/funny-snowmen.htm

Additions to The Snoopy Page at:
https://jr.co.il/humor/snoopy.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.

Shabbat Shalom!
Jacob

A Rare 1,700 Year Old Oil Lamp was found in Jerusalem

HI Everyone!

A rare 1,700 year old oil lamp was found in Jerusalem.
I posted an article, images and a video about the unique find at:
https://jr.co.il/only-in-israel/rare-oil-lamp.htm

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.

Chanukah Sameach and Shabbat Shalom!
Jacob

Only in Israel - The Jerusalem Shoe Store

Hi Everyone!

Today, Sunday July 21, I went to Jerusalem to buy shoes.
While buying shoes, I learned something interesting about the shoe store.
https://jr.co.il/only-in-israel/the-jerusalem-shoe-store.htm
Enjoy the posting.
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 week!
Shavua Tov!
Jacob

Updated: The Jerusalem Page

Hi Everyone!

Yom Yerushalayim - Jerusalem Day
begins Tuesday Night - June 4, 2024

I updated the Jerusalem page at:
https://jr.co.il/hotsites/jerusalem.htm

The page includes:
- Lessons, Facts, History, Articles
- Attractions / Places to Visit
- Online Guides
- Activities
- Maps
- Photos
- Videos
- Jerusalem songs with lyrics and translations
- Spotify Jerusalem Song Playlist
- English Hebrew Vocabulary List
- Trivia Quiz - topic: Jerusalem
- Stamps
- Clipart
- Coloring Pages
- Jerusalem Medical and Social Services
- Jerusalem Synagogues
- Jerusalem Community Sites / Groups / Mailing Lists
- Jerusalem Facebook Pages / Groups
- Jerusalem Hotels
- Jerusalem Holiday Apartments
- Jerusalem Restaurants
- Jerusalem Social Organizations / Groups
- Jerusalem Schools /Seminaries / Yeshivot
- Jerusalem Shops / Services

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.

Shabbat Shalom,
Jacob

Photos of Chol HaMoed Sukkot in Jerusalem

 Hi Everyone!

Today, Monday October 2 - Chol HaMoed Sukkot,

I went to Jerusalem to enjoy the chag and to take photos.

I posted the photos at:

https://jr.co.il/jerusalem/2023/jer677.htm

Enjoy!

Please share. Thank You!

Moadim L'Simcha,

Jacob Richman

jrichman@jr.co.il

Photos of the NBN Olim Shuk and the Jerusalem Business Conference

 Hi Everyone!

This week, I went to two events in Jerusalem:

The NBN Olim Shuk

https://jr.co.il/jerusalem/2023/jer673.htm

The Jerusalem Business Conference

https://jr.co.il/jerusalem/2023/jer675.htm

Both events were very nice.

Kol Hakavod to all the organizers!

Enjoy the photos and please share. Thank you!

Have a good night,

Jacob

jrichman@jr.co.il

Photos of Shuk Machane Yehuda - Centennial Celebration

 

Hi Everyone!

Today, the Mahane Yehuda street market in Jerusalem started

the celebrations in honor of 100 years in business.

I decided in the late afternoon to go for a visit and I took photos

of the market and the entertainment.

https://jr.co.il/jerusalem/2023/jer669.htm

BTW - I looked at the rugelach more than once, but I was able 

to resisit the temptation :-)

Enjoy the photos!

Please share. Thank You!

Have a good week!

Shavua Tov,

Jacob

jrichman@jr.co.il

Photos of the Jerusalem Book Fair

 Hi Everyone!

Today, I went to the Jerusalem Book Fair at the First Station

(the original train station in Jerusalem).

There was a good turnout for the first day of the book fair.

After 38 years in Israel, I still get a kick out of seeing the covers

of English books I read when I was a kid but with Hebrew titles and text.

You can see some examples in the photos I took today.

The photos are posted at:

https://jr.co.il/jerusalem/2023/jer668.htm

Enjoy and please share. Thank You!

Have a good night,

Jacob 

jrichman@jr.co.il

Updated: The Jerusalem Page

 Hi Everyone!

Yom Yerushalayim - Jerusalem Day 

begins Thursday Night - May 18, 2023

I updated the Jerusalem page at:

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

The page includes:

- Lessons, Facts, History, Articles

- Attractions / Places to Visit

- Online Guides 

- Activities

- Maps

- Photos

- Videos

- Jerusalem songs with lyrics and translations

- Spotify Jerusalem Song Playlist

- English Hebrew Vocabulary List

- Trivia Quiz - topic: Jerusalem

- Stamps

- Clipart

- Coloring Pages

- Jerusalem Medical and Social Services

- Jerusalem Synagogues

- Jerusalem Community Sites / Groups / Mailing Lists

- Jerusalem Facebook Pages / Groups

- Jerusalem Hotels

- Jerusalem Holiday Apartments

- Jerusalem Restaurants 

- Jerusalem Social Organizations / Groups

- Jerusalem Schools /Seminaries / Yeshivot

- Jerusalem Shops / Services

Enjoy!

FYI: I am currently updating the Shavuot page at:

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

Please share. Thank You!

Shavua Tov,

Jacob 

Updated: The Jerusalem Page

 Hi Everyone!

This week, I updated the Jerusalem page at:

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

The page includes:

- Lessons, Facts, History

- Attractions / Places to Visit

- Online Guides 

- Activities

- Maps

- Photos

- Videos

- Jerusalem songs with lyrics and translations

- Spotify Jerusalem Song Playlist

- English Hebrew Vocabulary List

- Trivia Quiz

- Stamps

- Clipart

- Coloring Pages

- Jerusalem Medical and Social Services

- Jerusalem Synagogues

- Jerusalem Community Sites / Groups / Mailing Lists

- Jerusalem Facebook Pages / Groups

- Facebook Employment Groups

- Linkedin Employment Job Groups

- Jerusalem Hotels

- Jerusalem Holiday Apartments

- Jerusalem Restaurants 

- Jerusalem Social Organizations / Groups

- Jerusalem Schools /Seminaries / Yeshivot

- Jerusalem Shops / Services

Enjoy!

Please share. Thank You!

Shabbat Shalom,

Jacob Richman

jrichman@jr.co.il

Photos of Chol HaMoed Sukkot in Jerusalem

 

Hi Everyone!

Today, Tuesday October 11 - Chol HaMoed Sukkot,

I went to Jerusalem to enjoy the chag and to take photos.

I posted the photos at:

https://jr.co.il/jerusalem/2022/jer661.htm

I also copied the photos to a Facebook album at:

https://bit.ly/facebook-jerusalem-sukkot-5783

Enjoy!

Please share. Thank You!

Moadim L'Simcha,

Jacob Richman

jrichman@jr.co.il

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 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.

This year 5782 - 2022 we observe the fast day of Tisha B'Av

starting from Saturday after nightfall, August 6,

until nightfall on Sunday August 7.

You can learn more about this Jewish fast day at:

https://jr.co.il/hotsites/tisha-b-av.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 Richman

jrichman@jr.co.il

Updated: 220 Links

 Hi Everyone!

I added 90 new resources to the new links page at:

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

The new additions include:

Israel Hebrew News

- Hadshon - Easy Hebrew Headlines with Audio

- Hadshon - Easy Hebrew Daily News Bulletins with Audio

- Hadshon - Easy Hebrew Daily Weather Report with Audio

Windows Resources

- 10 Free and Useful Windows 10 Applications

- Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts

- Google Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts

- 40 VLC Media Player Keyboard Shortcuts

- 54 IrfanView Graphic Viewer Keyboard Shortcuts

Social Networks

- Whatsapp Backups

- Whatsapp Stickers

- A Whatsapp Folder System

- Waze Live Map

Jerusalem

- The Real Jerusalem Streets

- Jerusalem Shots

Literature

- Project Gutenberg over 58,000 free ebooks

- The Online Books Page over 3 Million free books

- Library of Congress Classic Books

- Hebrew Books - Classical Hebrew Books

- Project Ben Yehuda - Hebrew Literature

- Sefer Li - Short Stories (pdf)

- The Israeli Digital Library

Borrow digital books and audiobooks for free.

(English, Hebrew, French, Russian, Arabic)

Free account via your local Israeli library

Free Audio Books

- Learn Out Loud - Free Audiobooks

- LibriVox - Free public domain audiobooks

- Just Books: Read Aloud

- United for Literacy

- Starfall: I'm Reading

- The Story Place

- PBS Kids: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Stories

- BBC School Radio: Nursery Rhymes and Songs

- Spotify - Kids Short Audio Stories

Entertainment

- Newsday Online Crossword Puzzles

- Fun Trivia Online Crossword Puzzles

- Printable Crossword Puzzles

- Large Print Crossword Puzzles

- Boogle

- Word Search

- Online Train Simulator

- 400+ Jokes and Riddles

- Checkers

- Reversi (Othello)

- Backammon

- Sudoku

- Solitaire

- Animal Sounds

Live Cameras

- Live Kotel Camera from Jerusalem

- 24 Hour Live Cams of Wildlife in Israel

- Israel Highway Cameras

- Chicago Shed Aquarium Underwater Cam

- Smithsonian Zoo Panda Cam

- Cornell Bird Feeder

Photos

- National Library of Israel Ketubot

- NASA Photos Of Israel

- National Library of Israel Photo Collection

- Flora of Israel

- NASA Earth Observatory Image Gallery

- Earth Science Picture of the Day

- Astronomy Picture of the Day

- National Geographic Animal Pictures

- Agricultural Research Service Image Gallery

- Life Magazine Photo Archive

- NOAA Image Gallery

- Wildlife Photographer of the Year

- Forestry Images

- Entomology Image Gallery

- Cal Photos - Plants

- Pics for Learning

- Wikimedia Commons: Featured pictures

- Library of Congress: Panoramic Photographs

Feedback is welcome.

Please share. Thank You!

Have a good week,

Shavua Tov,

Jacob

jrichman@jr.co.il