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

Educational Resources, Videos and Humor pages for Passover

Hi Everyone! 
 
Passover is a Jewish holiday, of Biblical origin, marking the 
birth of the Jews as a people and their emergence as a unique 
nation in history, devoted to G-d's will. It celebrates the 
liberation of the children of Israel from slavery in Egypt 
over 3000 years ago, under the leadership of Moses. 
 
This year, Passover begins on Wednesday night, April 1, 2026
 
The Jewish Trivia Quiz - Passover Trivia 
https://jewish-trivia.com  
 
In which Hebrew month is Passover celebrated ? 
Why do we eat matzah during Passover ? 
How old was Moshe's mother when she gave birth to Moshe ? 
How long did the Jews' exile in Egypt last ? 
Where did the Jews live in Egypt ? 
How many days did the plague of blood last ? 
What happened to Pharoh's daughter, Batiya, when the 
Jewish people left Egypt ? 
 
The above questions are examples from the multiple choice 
quiz. There are two levels of questions, two timer settings. 
Both kids and adults will find it enjoyable. 
 
Learn Hebrew Words - Passover
https://jr.co.il/hebrew/passover.htm

My English Hebrew Dictionary - Passover Vocabulary Study Sheets 
https://english-hebrew-dictionary.com/passover-1.htm
 
Free Passover Clipart 
https://jewish-clipart.com
You can copy, save and print the graphics in 
three different sizes. 
 
Cool Passover Videos 
https://jr.co.il/videos/passover-videos.htm
Over 1,000 Cool Passover video links including
37 new ones for 5786
There is something for everyone.
 
The Passover Humor Files 
https://jr.co.il/humor/passover.htm
 
Over 220 Passover humor files ranging from funny cartoons and jokes
to song parodies. You may want to print several of 
them before Passover and distribute copies to your family 
between the seder meal courses. Both kids and adults 
will find them entertaining and even educational. 
 
My Passover Songs Playlist on Spotify
180 Passover related songs in Hebrew and English
https://jr.co.il/hotsites/passover.htm#spotify
 
Passover Song Pages - Hebrew Lyrics, Videos,
English Translations &Transliterations
https://jr.co.il/links/#hebrew-songs-passover

Over 200 free Whatsapp Passover stickers.
Details and the link to the Whatsapp English and Hebrew sticker channel at:
https://jr.co.il/wsc.htm

To learn more about Passover, I posted on my website 
145 site links, ranging from from laws and customs to games and 
recipes. Site languages include English, Hebrew, Russian, 
Spanish, French, Portuguese, German and Italian. 
The page also includes all links in this message.
The address is: 
https://jr.co.il/hotsites/passover.htm
 
Enjoy! 
Please Share. Thank you! 

Welcome Home! to the new olim that made aliyah this week.
Kol Hakavod!
Photos at:
https://jr.co.il/aliyah/2026/a1095.htm

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 and Happy Passover!
Pesach Sameach!!
Jacob Richman

Photos of Purim in Ma'ale Adumim - March 3, 2026

Hi Everyone!

Today, I took Purim photos in Ma'ale Adumim.
Due to the security situation, I stayed on my
street Derech Mitzpe Nevo.

I posted the photos at:

https://jr.co.il/ma/pic/2026/ma1589.htm

I also updated my new humor page:
https://jr.co.il/humor/purim63.htm

Enjoy! Please share. Thank you!

Please continue to pray for and support Israel.
https://jr.co.il/prayers/

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

Purim Sameach!
Jacob

Photos of Chanukiyot in Ma'ale Adumim and additional Chanukah AI Animations

Hi Everyone!

Tonight, 8th candle of Chanukah, I took a short walk
in my neighborhood and took photos of Chanukiyot.
I posted them at:
https://jr.co.il/ma/pic/2025/ma1584.htm

I also added several Chanukah AI animations to:
https://jr.co.il/humor/chanuka149.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 God protect the IDF, the police, the security forces
and all of Am Yisrael.

Shavua Tov!
Chanukah Sameach!
Jacob

Photos of the Business Fair to support Northern Merchants and Sukkot Updates

Hi Everyone!

Today, I went to the business fair to support northern merchants
that took place at Merchaz Karaso, Ma'ale Adumim.
I posted the photos at:
https://jr.co.il/ma/pic/2024/ma1554.htm

I also updated the Sukkot sites:

Educational:
https://jr.co.il/hotsites/sukkot.htm

Photo Gallery:
https://jr.co.il/hotsites/sukkot-photos.htm

Videos:
https://jr.co.il/videos/sukkot-videos.htm

Humor:
https://jr.co.il/humor/sukkot.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.

Chag Sameach!
Jacob

Photos of the Back to School Happening and Ki Tetze - Weights and Measures - my parsha

Hi Everyone!

Today, September 12, I went to the "Back to School"
happening in memory of Nativ Kuzaro z"l.
I posted photos online at:
https://jr.co.il/ma/pic/2024/ma1553.htm

This week's parsha, Ki Tetze, was my Bar Mitzvah Parsha.
During my high school years and college years,72-80,
I lived at home and attended the shul Ahavath Israel
on East 29 and Avenue K in Brooklyn.
Rabbi Bernard L. Berzon z"l was the rabbi of the shul for 43 years.
Here is a short Dvar Torah from Rabbi Berzon z"l.

Ki Tetze - Weights and Measures
https://jr.co.il/books/rberzon/styr083.htm

I updated the Rosh Hashana hotsites at:
https://jr.co.il/hotsites/rosh-hashana.htm
Additions will be made as we get closer to the chag.

I also changed the layout of the High Holiday humor section at:
https://jr.co.il/humor/hh.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

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

Photos of Flora in Ma'ale Adumim

 

Hi Everyone! 

Today, I took a walk in Ma'ale Adumim and took photos of flora. 

I posted them at:

https://jr.co.il/ma/pic/2023/ma1523.htm

Enjoy! Please share. Thank you! 

Shavua Tov,

Jacob 

jrichman@jr.co.il

Photos of Purim in Jerusalem

 Hi Everyone!

I did a lot of walking today in Jerusalem and I had a lot of fun

watching various performers and seeing the creative costumes 

that people wore. 

I started at Kikar Safra - City Hall, then up Yaffo street

to the Midrachov and then continued to Machane Yehuda.

I then took the light rail back to city hall to take more photos.

I saw one girl dressed up as Wednesday Adams. She looked

very "Adams" and even had "thing" with her. However, she did not want 

to be photographed. Stayed in character all the way.

At the end of my walk, I took a unique photo near the 

City Hall light rail station. Did you know that Jerusalem

has a street called "Shushan" ? 

Check out the last photo on the second page of photos.

I posted the photos at:

https://jr.co.il/jerusalem/2023/jer663.htm

Enjoy the photos!

Please share. Thank You!

Have a good night,

Jacob

jrichman@jr.co.il

Photos of Purim in Ma'ale Adumim

 Hi Everyone!

Today, there were many Purim events in Ma'ale Adumim.

I took photos and posted them at:

https://jr.co.il/ma/pic/2023/ma1520.htm

Enjoy the photos!

Please share. Thank You!

Have a good night,

Jacob

jrichman@jr.co.il

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

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

Photos of Purim in Jerusalem

Hi Everyone!

Today, Wednesday March 11, was Purim in Jerusalem.
I took a bus to Jerusalem and then the light rail to Yaffo Street.
Most of the the photos I took were on Ben Yehuda Street.
I posted the photos online at:
https://jr.co.il/jerusalem/2020/jer657.htm

I also upload the photos to a Facebook album at:
http://bit.ly/facebook-purim-jerusalem-2020

Enjoy the photos.
Please share. Thank you!

Have a good night,
Jacob

Welcome Home to the New Olim and photos and Rosh Hashana Resources

Hi Everyone!

Congratulations and welcome home to the 239 new olim that
made aliyah to Israel from North America. The NBN aliyah charter
flight arrived in Israel this morning, Wednesday - August 15.

I took 280 photos of this historic and exciting event and
I posted them online at:
https://jr.co.il/aliyah/2018/a1030.htm


I also uploaded the photos to Facebook for name tagging.
The Facebook album address is:
http://bit.ly/olim-august15-2018-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 photos with friends. Thank you!

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

Rosh Hashana is just around the corner.
I updated the educational resources at:
https://jr.co.il/hotsites/rosh-hashana.htm

I will be updating the Rosh Hashana Video list during the
next 3 weeks. There are currently over 650 videos.
https://jr.co.il/videos/rosh-hashana-videos.htm

The free 3 Year Jewish Holiday Calendar: 5779-5781 / 2018-2021
is posted at:
https://jr.co.il/jewish-calendar.htm

Please share the resources. Thank you!

Time to get some sleep.
Have a good night,
Jacob Richman
jrichman@jr.co.il

Welcome Home to the New Olim and photos

Hi Everyone!

Congratulations and welcome home to the 233 new olim that made aliyah to Israel from North America. The NBN aliyah charter flight arrived in Israel this morning, Tuesday - August 15.

I took 211 photos of this historic and exciting event and
I posted them online at:
www.history-of-israel.co.il/aliyah/2017/a988.htm

I also uploaded the photos to Facebook for name tagging.
The Facebook album address is:
http://bit.ly/olim-august15-2017-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 photos with friends. 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

Welcome Home to the New Olim and photos at the airport

Hi Everyone!

Congratulations and welcome home to the 218 new olim that made aliyah to Israel from North America. The NBN aliyah charter flight arrived in Israel this morning, Tuesday - July 19.

I took 327 photos of this historic and exciting event and I posted them online at:
www.history-of-israel.co.il/aliyah/2016/a909.htm

I also uploaded the photos to Facebook for name tagging.
The Facebook album address is:
http://bit.ly/olim-july19-2016-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 photos with friends. 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

Photos of Good Deeds Day in Ma'ale Adumim

Hi Everyone!

Today, March 15, was Good Deeds Day.
There were many events in Ma'ale Adumim.
I visited the happening in Kikar Yahalom and I posted photos at:
www.jr.co.il/ma/pic/2016/ma1080.htm
Enjoy!

Please share with friends. Thank you!

Have a good night,
Jacob

Welcome Home to the New Olim (and photos)

Hi Everyone!

Congratulations and welcome home to the 238 new olim that made aliyah to Israel from North America. The NBN aliyah charter flight arrived in Israel this morning (Tuesday, July 22). During these difficult days, may this aliyah give hope, strength and optimism to the entire Jewish nation.

I took 168 photos of this historic event and I posted them
online at:
www.history-of-israel.co.il/aliyah/2014/a811.htm

I also posted the 168 photos on Facebook for name tagging.
The Facebook album address is:
http://bit.ly/olim-july22-2014-facebook

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.

May the wounded have a speedy and full recovery.
Jacob

Photos of Purim Night in Ma'ale Adumim

Hi Everyone!

Tonight, I went to Nusach Achid to hear the megillah reading
and then I went to the Purim Carnival at Musar Avicha.

I took photos at both shuls and posted them online at:
www.jr.co.il/ma/pic/2014/ma895.htm

Enjoy!

Chag Purim Sameach,
Jacob

Photos: Remnants of the Jerusalem Snowstorm

Hi Everyone!

Today, I traveled by bus to Jerusalem to see the remnants of
the Jerusalem snowstorm. At Ammunition Hil, I took the light rail
to Safra Square (city hall).

I posted photos at:
www.history-of-israel.co.il/jerusalem/2013/jer371.htm

I also upload copies to a Facebook album at:
http://bit.ly/remnants-snowstorm

Enjoy the photos.

Have a good night,
Jacob