Over 1,100 Chanukah Videos including 30 favorites from the past 16 years

 Hi Everyone!

I added new 2021 videos to the Chanukah video list at:

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

There are now over 1,100 Chanukah videos 

posted from the past 16 years.

If you do not have time to watch them all, 

at the top of the list are 30 favorites including:

2021

* The Yeshiva Boys Choir "Live" - Those Were The Nights of Chanukah

* Six13 and Friends: Al Hanissim - Hebrew

* EZToddler: Why do we Celebrate Chanukah - Hebrew, for kids

* Menchem Lifschitz - Bouncing Hanukkah Set - Hebrew

2020

* Jerusalem Boy's Choir - Chanukah Medley - Hebrew

* Evanston Symphony Orchestra - A Chanukah Overture

* Six13 - Arianukah - An Ariana Grande Chanukah

2019

* Six13 - A Star Wars Chanukah

* Kippa Families - Al Ha'Nissim

2018

* BeatDos: "Rachok Mikulam" - Chanukah Version

* The Maccabeats - I Have a Little Dreidel - Hanukkah

2017

* Boys Town: The Dreidel Song - Sevivon Sov Sov Sov

* Six13 - Al Hanissim - Bridgeside Live

2016

* Hanukkah oh Hanukkah - Shir Soul

2015

* The Maccabeats - Latke Recipe - Hanukkah

2014

* The Maccabeats - All About That Neis - Hanukkah

* Six13 - Chanukah  - Shake It Off

* Hanukkah - Dreidel - music video by Shir Soul

* Hanukkah Song Mashup - Dance Spectacular! - Key Tov Orchestra

2013

* Nes Gadol Haya Po - A Great Miracle Happened Here

2012

* The Shul Hebrew School:

Chanukah Style - A Gangnam Style Parody

2011

* The Yeshiva Boys Choir - Those Were The Nights of Chanukah

* Chanukah Jewish Rock of Ages - Official Hanukkah Song

* The Shlomones - The Rocky Hora Chanukah Song

* Light Up the Night - Fountainheads Hanukkah

2010

* The Maccabeats - Candlelight - Hanukkah

2006-2009

* Adam Sandler Chanukah Song

* Kenny Ellis sings his hit single Swingin' Dreidel

* The LeeVees: How Do You Spell Channukkahh

* Nefesh B'Nefesh Hanukkah Flash Mob

Enjoy!

Please share. Thank you!

Chanukah Sameach!

Have a Happy Chanukah!

Jacob Richman

jrichman@jr.co.il

Updated: 160 Adon Olam Videos

 Hi Everyone!

I updated the Adon Olam Video page at:

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

There are now 160 Adon Olam videos on the page.

The page also includes the Hebrew words with vowels and

an English transliteration and English translation.

Enjoy!

Please share. Thank you!

I am currently updating the Passover educational resources, 

humor files and videos on my site. 

Meanwhile, here is a sample of the Passover humor files:

Matzah - The Original Fast Food

https://jr.co.il/humor/pass158.htm

Stay Safe and Have a Good Day,

Jacob

298 Purim videos and counting....

Hi Everyone!

The Purim video list is growing every day.
There are now 298 Purim videos at:
www.jr.co.il/videos/purim-videos.htm

New ones include:
- Shir Soul: Chag Purim - a percapella Purim grogger mash-up
- Esther vs. Haman: A Modern-Day Purim
- Achim Freund & Yanky Briskman - Purim Medley
- Promo for Shuk Purim (Hebrew)
- Esther's A Jew - Purim Parody
- Katz Hillel Day School Purim Video
- Purim at My House - Rosenblum Shaloch-E-Manos
- Quick Craft: Two-Minute Grogger for Purim!
- Purim at Chabad Stony Brook
- Eliana Light: 4 Mitzvot 4 Purim! New Children's Purim Song
- Purim Happy Session
- Oorah: 3,000 Purim Packages!
- Franciska Kay - Avadti (Megilat Esther)
- Jewish Music Toronto: Shoshanat Yaakov - Purim Multitrack
- Elan Mazer Dvar Torah Purim
- Layehudim - Hillel Kapnick
- Aish: My Father's Best Marriage Advice & the Power of Purim
- The Caps Band: The Purim Song
- Purim Message from ProMedia
- Purim - A Nation Among Nations: Weekly Insights with Rabbi Lankry
- Stanford College Jewish Studies Students: Purim 2016!
- BMAD Wilkes Purim Music Video
- Purim Parade in Ariel
- Ramzor Adom - Purim Songs Remix 2016
- Purim with Fairy Tales (Hebrew)
- Special Purim #2: Indian Makeup (Hebrew)
- Makeup for Superman Costume (Hebrew)
- Mabat News Report: Inexpensive Purim Costumes (Hebrew)
- Have Fun It's Chag Purim - Holliswood Youth Department
- Inside Israel: Purim Happiness from Israel

Tonight, I added a cool "Pillsbury" photo to the Purim Photo Gallery at:
www.jr.co.il/hotsites/purim-photos.htm

Enjoy the videos and photos.

Happy Purim!
Purim Sameach!
Jacob

Educational Resources and Cool Videos for Israel Independence Day

Hi Everyone!

Israel Independence Day is celebrated this year on Thursday, April 23, 2015.

The Jewish Trivia Quiz - topic: Israel
www.jewish-trivia.com

What is the national emblem of Israel ?
"Pehsek Zeman" and "Egozi" are what type of Israeli foods ?
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 lanuages 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.
www.english-hebrew-dictionary.com/israel-1.htm

Learn 34 "Israel" Hebrew Phrases
www.in-hebrew.co.il/he441.htm

Free Israel Clipart
www.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.

Israel Videos on YouTube
www.jr.co.il/videos/israel-videos.htm
There are now 416 videos about Israel on the site.
There is something for everyone.
Enjoy!

Last but not least, I posted on my website 154 links about Israel, ranging from history and tourism to photographs and stamps.
All 154 links have been reviewed / checked this week.

The address is:
www.jr.co.il/hotsites/israel-resources.htm

Please forward this message. Thank You!

Happy Israel Independence Day!
Yom Ha'Atzmaut Sameach!

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 (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 (begins Monday evening, August 4, 2014) at:
www.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

Videos of the Fountainheads performing at the Salute to Olim Festival

Hi Everyone!

The end of August is my 30th anniversary in Israel.
For the past 30 years, I find it amazing how the country switches
within 24 hours from one of the saddest days of the year,
Yom Ha'zikaron, to one of the happiest days of the year,
Yom Ha'aztmaut.

This week the whole country mourned its three sons and we are
worried about our brothers and sisters who are in bomb shelters
in Sderot. A very hard week.

Today, a large group in Jerusalem made the "switch" to enjoy
the Salute to Olim Festival.
Kol Hakavod to the organizers. It was very nice!

I took photos and posted them online at:
http://www.history-of-israel.co.il/jerusalem/2014/jer401.htm

The Fountainheads gave a great performance.
I posted 4 videos online:
Yom Yavo
Coming Home
Yo Ya
Happy

http://www.jr.co.il/videos/fountainheads-in-jerusalem-july-3-2014.htm
Shortcut for Tweeting: http://bit.ly/fountainheads-in-jerusalem

The Jerusalem Barbershop Ensemble also gave a great performance.
Hi Neighbor
Everybody Loves a Lover (Doris Day)
The Longest Time (Billy Joel)

http://www.jr.co.il/videos/jerusalem-barbershop-ensemble-july-3-2014.htm
Shortcut for Tweeting: http://bit.ly/jbs-in-jerusalem

Enjoy and please share with friends to brighten up their day!

Happy 4th of July.

Shabbat Shalom,
Jacob

Educational 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 Tuesday evening,
June 3, 2014.

The Jewish Trivia Quiz
www.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
Flash 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
www.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.

Learn Hebrew Phrases with Audio - 22 Shavuot Phrases
www.in-hebrew.co.il/he839.htm

My English Hebrew Dictionary - Shavuot Words
www.english-hebrew-dictionary.com/shavuot-1.htm

My Jewish Games - Shavuot Games
www.my-jewish-games.com
- The Multilingual Word Search Game (English / Hebrew / Russian)
- My Jewish Coloring Book (online / offline)

Cool Shavuot Videos
www.jr.co.il/videos/shavuot-videos.htm

The Shavuot Facebook Album - Photos and Graphics to share
with friends
http://bit.ly/Facebook-Shavuot

To learn more about Shavuot, I posted on my website 55 links,
ranging from laws and customs to games and recipes.
Site languages include English, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish, French
and Portuguese.

The address is:
www.jr.co.il/hotsites/shavuot.htm

Please share the holiday resources. Thank you!

Have a Happy Shavuot!
Chag Sameach!
Jacob

Hatikvah, Israel's National Anthem - sung by Barbra Streisand, Dudu Fisher, Enrico Macias

Hi Everyone!

I added Hatikvah, Israel's National Anthem, to my
Hebrew Language song section.
www.hebrew-language.com/hebrew-songs/song40.htm

The page includes the Hebrew lyrics (with Nikud - vowels) and
an English translation

There are 4 Hatikvah videos embedded on the page including:

- Barbra Streisand singing at the conclusion of the
1978 Stars Salute Israel show.

- Dudu Fisher and March of the Living Choir in Krakow, Poland
April 2012

- Enrico Macias (audio with lyrics)

- EL AL Hatikvah clip saluting Israel


FYI: Tonight, Google posted a Google Doodle for Israel Independence Day.

I also posted it at:
www.jr.co.il/t/doodles/index-2014.htm

Please share the pages. Thank You!

Happy Israel Independence Day!
Chag Sameach!
Jacob

Educational Resources and Cool Videos for Sukkot

Hi Everyone!

Sukkot is the Jewish holiday that commemorates how protective
"Clouds of Glory" surrounded the Jewish people after leaving
Egypt during the forty years of wandering in the desert.
It also commemorates how the Jews lived in temporary dwellings
during that same time.
Sukkot begins Wednesday night, September 18, 2013.

All the links and resources below are posted on the new
Sukkot resource page at:
www.jr.co.il/hotsites/sukkot.htm

My English Hebrew Dictionary - Sukkot Vocabulary Study Sheets
/www.english-hebrew-dictionary.com/sukkot-1.htm

Each Hebrew word has vowels, as well as an English transliteration.
The Hebrew words are displayed as graphics. This means you don't
need special fonts to view them.
To view the list of all the words on the site, visit:
http://www.english-hebrew-dictionary.com/sitemap.htm

Created this week: Sukkot Hebrew Songs with Audio,
Hebrew Text (with Nikud), English Tranlslations
www.hebrew-language.com/hebrew-songs.htm

Free Sukkot Clipart
www.jewish-clipart.com

Whether you need a picture for your child's class project,
a graphic for your synagogue, Hillel or JCC Sukkot
announcement, the Jewish Clipart Database has the pictures
for you. You can copy, save and print the graphics in
three different sizes.

Sukkot Cool Videos
www.jr.co.il/videos/sukkot-videos.htm
62 cool Sukkot video links.
There is something for everyone.

To learn more about Sukkot, I posted on my website
57 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 address is:
www.jr.co.il/hotsites/sukkot.htm

Please forward this message to relatives and friends,
so they may benefit from these holiday resources.

Enjoy!
Happy Sukkot!
Chag Sukkot Sameach!
Jacob

306 Rosh Hashana Videos

Hi Everyone!

I have been updating the Rosh Hashana video list at:

www.jr.co.il/videos/rosh-hashana-videos.htm

The updated list has 306 videos including these new videos:

- Rosh Hashanah New Year Experiment from Technion
- Street Shofar Israel
- Shana Tova from the Jewish Federation of San Diego County!
- Six13 - Shana Tova (2013 Rosh Hashanah Jam)
- Get Clarity: Aish.com's Rosh Hashanah Music Video
- Rosh Hashanah - Endless Potential! (Rabbi Tzvi Sytner)
- Tap Into... Rosh Hashana! (for kids)
- Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach - Tiku Bachodesh Shofar (Hebrew song)
- Jewish Federation of Broward County - Rosh Hashanah 2013
- Ulpana Rosh Tzurim - Something New Begins (Hebrew song)
- A Better Judgment on Rosh HaShanah - Rabbi Y. Altman
- Rosh Hashanah Easy Prep 2 - Rabbi Y Altman
- Jewbilation - "Our Song"
- Three Ways to Make Rosh Hashanah Great - Lori Almost Live
- Come Together and Rock Hashanana!
- Webdvar Rosh Hashana 5774
- Shana Tova (multilingual) from JDC Staff
- Shana Tova from Hop (animation and song)
- History of the Shana Tova Postcard (Hebrew)
- Rabbi Riskin on Rosh Hashana - "Torah Lights" 5774
- NCSY Camp Sports 2013: Rosh Hashanah Video Competition
- Shana Tova from Twiigy (puppets)
- Shana Tova from Bezeq Ben Leumi
- Shana Tova - Coral Ensemble
- Shana Tova Card by Liona
- Shana Tova - We Love Leket Israel
- The Elul Teshuva Soul Journey

and many more...

Enjoy!

Shana Tova!

Jacob