Welcome Home to the New Olim

Hi Everyone!

Congratulations and welcome home to the new olim that
made aliyah to Israel this week from North America.

Courtesy of NBN, I posted photos of this historic and
exciting event at:
https://jr.co.il/aliyah/2026/a1108.htm
Enjoy the photos!

I added two new aliyah news clips to:
https://jr.co.il/aliyah/why.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 God protect the IDF, the police, the security forces
and all of Am Yisrael.

Shabbat Shalom!
Jacob

Welcome Home to the New Olim

Hi Everyone!

Congratulations and welcome home to the new olim that
made aliyah to Israel this week from North America.

Courtesy of NBN, I posted photos of this historic and
exciting event at:
https://jr.co.il/aliyah/2026/a1105.htm
Enjoy the photos!

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.

Shabbat Shalom!
Jacob

Welcome Home to the New Olim

Hi Everyone!

Congratulations and welcome home to the new olim that
made aliyah to Israel this week from North America.

Courtesy of NBN, I posted photos of this historic and
exciting event at:
https://jr.co.il/aliyah/2026/a1102.htm
Enjoy the photos!

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.

Shabbat Shalom!
Jacob

Welcome Home to the New Olim and User Friendly Technology Videos

Hi Everyone!

Congratulations and welcome home to the new olim that
made aliyah to Israel this week from North America.

Courtesy of NBN, I posted photos of this historic and
exciting event at:
https://jr.co.il/aliyah/2026/a1098.htm
Enjoy!

Updated: User Friendly Technology Videos
https://jr.co.il/training/videos/

16 additions include:

- All Kinds of Internet Connections Explained in an Easy Way

- How Hair-Thin Fiber-Optic Cables Are Made

- eSIM vs. SIM: Which Future Wins?

- Why Not Use Airport USB Chargers

- What's Really Behind Israel's
Massive Bee Release in the Desert?

- Israel Built a Hidden Fish System Beneath
the Desert And It Actually Worked

- 15 Facts About Boeing 747

- The Purpose of the 'Empty' Space in Your Pringles Can

- Branded vs Generic Medicine: Is the Expensive One Really Better?

- Why Does Our Eyesight Worsen as We Age?

- Before You Buy a TV, Watch This First
LED, QLED, OLED, Mini LED, HDR

- How Does Your Phone Provider Find and
Connect to Your Phone?

- How Does the Starlink Dish Actually Work?

- Do Phones 'Listen' to Our Conversations?
And How to Stop Them

- What Makes Bitcoin So Valuable?

- How Does 3D Printing Work?

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.

Have a good night,
Jacob

The Lech Lecha Page

Hi Everyone!

The Lech Lecha Page has lessons, videos, children parsha pages,
coloring pages, trivia quiz, and commentary pages in English and Hebrew.

https://jr.co.il/t/lech-lecha.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 God protect the IDF, the police, the security forces
and all of Am Yisrael.

Shabbat Shalom,
Jacob

Welcome Home to the New Olim - August 12, 2025

Hi Everyone!

Congratulations and welcome home to the new olim that
made aliyah to Israel from North America and to the new olim
that made Aliyah via Holon and Jerusalem Immigration offices.
Courtesy of NBN, I posted photos of these historic and exciting events at:

https://jr.co.il/aliyah/2025/a1089.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.

Have a good night!
Jacob

Hi Everyone!

Congratulations and welcome home to the 54 new olim that 
made aliyah to Israel from North America. The olim arrived today
on 6 different flights.


Courtesy of NBN, I posted photos of this historic and exciting event at:
https://jr.co.il/aliyah/2025/a1082.htm

The Passover Page is being updated.
Many educational and fun resources at:
https://jr.co.il/hotsites/passover.htm

I added several new funny items to the Passover Humor Page at:
https://jr.co.il/humor/passover.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.


Have a good night!
Jacob

Welcome Home to the New Olim and Photos - December 18, 2024

Hi Everyone!
Today, 44 new olim arrived in Israel on the last group flight of 2024.
Welcome Home!

Courtesy of NBN, I posted photos of this historic and exciting event at:
https://jr.co.il/aliyah/2024/a1080.htm
Enjoy the photos!

Please share. Thank you!

I added many new Chanukah videos to:
https://jr.co.il/videos/chanukah-videos.htm

I also added several Chanukah humor items to:
https://jr.co.il/humor/chanuka.htm
Enjoy!

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

Welcome Home to the New Olim and Photos - August 7, 2024

Hi Everyone!

Today, 42 new Olim from LA, including future lone soldiers,
touched down and officially joined the Israeli family!
Welcome Home!

Courtesy of NBN, I posted photos of this historic and exciting event at:
https://jr.co.il/aliyah/2024/a1073.htm
Enjoy the photos!

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, safe and quiet day!
Jacob

Welcome Home to the New Olim and Photos - August 6, 2024

Hi Everyone!

Congratulations and welcome home to the 70 new olim that 
made aliyah to Israel from North America. The NBN aliyah
group flight arrived in Israel on Tuesday - August 6.

Courtesy of NBN, I posted photos of this historic and exciting event at:
https://jr.co.il/aliyah/2024/a1072.htm
Enjoy the photos!

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, safe and quiet day!
Jacob

Welcome Home to the New Olim and Photos

Hi Everyone!

Congratulations and welcome home to the 71 new olim that 
made aliyah to Israel from North America. The NBN aliyah
group flight arrived in Israel on Wednesday - July 31.

Courtesy of NBN, I posted photos of this historic and exciting event at:
https://jr.co.il/aliyah/2024/a1071.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

JR Website Updates

 Hi Everyone!

Below are recent updates to my website.

209 Adon Olam Videos on YouTube

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

117 Hebrew song pages including 

Hebrew videos, Hebrew Lyrics,

English translations and English transliterations

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

Aliyah Oriented Sites

https://jr.co.il/links/#aliyah

- Israel Traffic Signs

- Hebrew Body Language:

The Top 32 Gestures You'll Need

- Israeli Customs, Etiquette and Behavior

- Doing Business in Israel

and Israeli business customs

- Megavolt - Electrical Information in Israel

Aliyah FAQ, Lighting FAQ, Tips and Info, Electrical Halacha Corner

Podcasts

https://jr.co.il/links/#podcasts

- At Home in Jerusalem - 613 Books

Jewish Resources

https://jr.co.il/links/#jewish-resources

- National Library of Israel: Historical Jewish Press

Collection of Jewish newspapers published

in various countries, languages, and time periods

Youtube Jewish Educational Channels

https://jr.co.il/links/#youtube-jewish

- OU Israel

- Begin Center - English / Hebrew

- Noam Jacobson - Hebrew

- Torah Live

- Stories to Inspire

Internet Resources

https://jr.co.il/links/#internet-resources

- WayBack Machine

History of over 624 billion web pages

- WayBack Machine - Save Page Option

Jerusalem Facebook Groups

https://jr.co.il/links/#jerusalem-facebook

- Pomeranz Books

- Sefer ve Sefel

- Eva's Used Books

Maps of Jerusalem

https://jr.co.il/links/#jerusalem-maps

- Lookup History of Every Jerusalem Street - Hebrew

Maps of Israel

https://jr.co.il/links/#maps

- Israel Railways Planned Eastern Line Map 

Youtube Animal Videos

https://jr.co.il/links/#youtube-animals

- BBC Earth

- Incredible Stories

- National Geographic Wild

- Four Ever Green

- Scenic Scenes

- The Pet Collective

- The Dodo

- GeoBeats Animals

Youtube Technology Channels

https://jr.co.il/links/#youtube-technology

- Just Have a Think

- Electrified

- Wonder Documentaries

Clever Humor

https://jr.co.il/humor/clever-humor.htm

- Gardening Tip

- Your Password

- The Great Escape

- Touch My Coffee...

- This Is Why I Have Trust Issues

- Eggplants

- According to the Law of Infinite Probability

Old Tech Humor

https://jr.co.il/humor/old-tech-humor.htm

- Landline

- Looters have it easy today

- When I was a kid

this is how we made a play list

- I'm Still Here

The Snoopy Page

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

jrichman@jr.co.il

Welcome Home to the New Olim and Photos

 Hi Everyone!

Congratulations and welcome home to the 215 new olim that 

made aliyah to Israel from North America. The NBN aliyah charter 

flight arrived in Israel this morning, Wednesday - August 16.

I took 274 photos of this historic and exciting event and 

I posted them online at:

https://jr.co.il/aliyah/2023/a1066.htm

I also uploaded the photos to Facebook for name tagging.

The Facebook album address is:

https://bit.ly/olim-august16-2023-facebook

If you have a Facebook account and you are in the photos or 

you see someone you know, please feel free to name tag the photos.

Please share the links. Thank you!

May the aliyah from all over the world grow and bring 

more Jews back to their homeland, Eretz Yisrael.

Have a great day,

Jacob Richman

jrichman@jr.co.il

Welcome Home to the New Olim and Photos

 Hi Everyone!

Congratulations and welcome home to the 225 new olim that 

made aliyah to Israel from North America. The NBN aliyah charter 

flight arrived in Israel this morning, Wednesday - August 17.

I took 183 photos of this historic and exciting event and 

I posted them online at:

https://jr.co.il/aliyah/2022/a1061.htm

I also uploaded the photos to Facebook for name tagging.

The Facebook album address is:

https://bit.ly/olim-august17-2022-facebook

If you have a Facebook account and you are in the photos or 

you see someone you know, please feel free to name tag the photos.

Please share the links. Thank you!

May the aliyah from all over the world grow and bring 

more Jews back to their homeland, Eretz Yisrael.

Have a great day,

Jacob Richman

jrichman@jr.co.il

JR Links Update: New Aliyah Sections

 Hi Everyone!

I added new aliyah sections to the JR Links page.

- Aliyah Information Sites

- Aliyah Forums

https://jr.co.il/links#aliyah

Feedback is welcome,

Please share. Thank you!

Have a Good Week!

Shavua Tov!

Jacob Richman

jrichman@jr.co.il

The Lech Lecha Page

 Hi Everyone!

The Lech Lecha Page has lessons, videos, children parsha pages, 

coloring pages, and comentary pages in English and Hebrew.

https://jr.co.il/t/lech-lecha.htm

Please share. Thank You!

Have a great Aliyah Day - 7th of Cheshvan,

Jacob

jrichman@jr.co.il

Updated: The Noach Page, Noach Cartoons, The Lech Lecha Page

 Hi Everyone!

I updated the Noach Page which has links to children parsha

pages, commentary pages, English-Hebrew "animals" vocabulary, 

English and Hebrew songs, humor items, and a section on 

Noach stamps, graphics and clipart. 

The page also includes Noach word search game pages in 

English, Hebrew and Russian.

The address is:

https://jr.co.il/t/noach.htm

In addition to the main Noach page, I updated the humor section 

which has a collection of Noach Cartoons from around the net:

https://jr.co.il/humor/noach-cartoons.htm

I updated the Lech Lecha Page

which has lessons, videos, children parsha pages, coloring pages, 

and commentary pages in English and Hebrew.

The address is:

https://jr.co.il/t/lech-lecha.htm

Enjoy and please share the pages. Thank you!

Have a good week!

Shavua Tov!

Jacob

jrichman@jr.co.il

Jewish New Year Hebrew Poems on Milk Cartons

 Hi Everyone!

In honor of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, 

Tnuva printed Hebrew New Year poems on the side of its milk cartons. 

I included an English translation of each poem.

https://jr.co.il/only-in-israel/jewish-new-year-hebrew-poems-on-milk-cartons.htm

August 30 is my aliyah anniversary.

37 years ago, I made aliyah from Brooklyn to Israel.

It was the best decision of my life. I highly recommend it!

Seven years ago, I made an aliyah anniversary video and posted it at:

https://jr.co.il/aliyah/aliyah-anniversary.htm

Enjoy and please share the sites. Thank you!

May the aliyah from all over the world grow and

bring more Jews back to their homeland, Eretz Yisrael.

Shana Tova!

Jacob

jrichman@jr.co.il

Updated: Why Aliyah?

 

Updated: Why Aliyah?

https://jr.co.il/aliyah/why.htm

Please Share. Thank You!

Have a good night,

Jacob

My Book Recommendations

 Hi Everyone!

Today, I updated my list of books that I highly recommend.

https://jr.co.il/recommend/books.htm

Please share. Thank you!

Have a good day,

Jacob