444 Passover Videos including 32 new ones

Hi Everyone!

I have been updating the Passover video list at:
www.jr.co.il/videos/passover-videos.htm

The updated list has 32 new videos for
Passover including these:

- Passover Pesach Technion 2016 Breakdance High Tech Haggadah
- Boys Town Jerusalem - Ma Nishtana - The Four Questions
- Boys Town Jerusalem - Chad Gadya
- Passover Songs Mashup - Dance Spectacular!
Elliot Dvorin - Key Tov Orchestra
- Y-Studs - Seder - Passover
- Shtar - Ma Nishtana
- The Safer Seder
- The Adele/Bieber Passover Mashup
- Colel Chabad - Preparing Food Crates
- 5 Passover Seder Hacks
- Happy Passover from Omaha Nebraska
- Rose Blumkin Jewish Home
- Hebrew Passover Commercial for Israel Railways Library in the Station
- The Passover Recipe That You DON'T Want to Miss!
- Hebrew Commercial for Machsanei Chashmal
- Jewish Music Toronto: Vehi Sheamda - A Passover Seder Multitrack
- 10 Facts You Definitely Don't Know About Pesach
- Passover Message from Rabbi Styner
- Passover in Yad Beyad
- Making Matzah at Kfar Chabad in Israel
- Passover Matzah Rolls with Meat Stuffing Recipe
- Passover Freedom - Nissim Black
- Spinach Feta Mini Quiches for Passover
- #MatzahSmile - Lets put a smile on families in need
- A Dash of Eve - Pesach Is Coming
- Jew in the City: Top 3 Pesach Cleaning Hacks
- Matzah and Wine 11 Second Animation (Hebrew)
- UJS Charoset!
- Matzo Medley From Three Gold Bros
- Pesach Seder- Passover video Rova School, Rochester NCSY
- Why we keep our kids up for the Seder - Rabbi Lawrence - JEC
- How to Make Coconut Macaroons for Passover
- RRIS students wish you a happy Passover!

Enjoy!

Happy Passover!
Chag Sameach!
Jacob

Educational Resources 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 Friday night, April 22, 2016.

The Jewish Trivia Quiz - Passover Trivia
www.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.

My English Hebrew Dictionary - Passover Vocabulary
www.english-hebrew-dictionary.com/passover-1.htm

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

Cool Passover Videos
www.jr.co.il/videos/passover-videos.htm
400 Cool Passover video links.
There is something for everyone.
Additional videos will be added as we get closer to Passover

The Passover Humor Files
www.jr.co.il/humor/passover.htm

120 Passover humor files ranging from funny jokes and stories to song parodies. You may want to print several of them before Passover and distribute copies to your family and
guests between the seder meal courses. Both kids and adults will find them entertaining (and even educational).

Passover Photo Gallery
www.jr.co.il/hotsites/passover-photos.htm

To learn more about Passover, I posted on my website 114 site links, ranging from from laws and customs to games and recipes. Site languages include English, Hebrew, Russian,
Spanish, French, Portuguese, German and Italian.
All 114 links have been reviewed / checked.

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

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

Enjoy!

Happy Passover!
Jacob Richman
jrichman@jr.co.il

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 and Fun Resources for Purim

Hi Everyone!

Purim, the fun-filled Jewish holiday, falls on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar. This year Purim
begins Wednesday night March 23, 2016.(In Jerusalem it starts Thursday night March 24)

The following resources will help you appreciate and enjoy the holiday.

English Hebrew Purim vocabulary study sheets.
www.english-hebrew-dictionary.com/purim-1.htm

The Jewish Trivia Quiz
www.jewish-trivia.com

Purim Trivia
Why do people eat poppy seeds on Purim ?
From what tribe was Mordecai ?
Why was Haman angry at Mordechai ?
Who was queen of Persia before Esther ?
Esther had another name, what was it ?
How many times is Haman's name mentioned in the megillah ?
What did the king do when he couldn't sleep ?
What does the word "Esther" mean ?
How many advisors did king Achashverosh have ?

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.

Free Purim Clipart
www.jewish-clipart.com

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

My Hebrew Songbook - Purim Songs
www.my-hebrew-songbook.com

Enter the songbook and choose the category Purim. You can view any song online or create printed song sheets with several songs together for a sing along. All Hebrew is graphic so you do not need Hebrew support to view or print the songs. All songs include Hebrew nikud (vowels).

Purim Humor Files
www.jr.co.il/humor/purim.htm
Worth printing several to entertain your guests at the Purim Seudah (festive meal).

My Jewish Coloring Book - Purim
www.my-jewish-games.com
Kids love to color, need I say more.

Purim Videos on YouTube
www.jr.co.il/videos/purim-videos.htm
277 videos ranging from Purim Speils to funny gags.

To learn more about Purim, I posted on my website 75 site links, ranging from from laws and customs to games and recipes. Site languages include English, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish, French, Portuguese and German.

All 75 links have been reviewed / checked this week.
The web address is:
www.jr.co.il/hotsites/purim.htm

Feedback is welcome.

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

Enjoy!

Happy Purim!
Jacob Richman
jrichman@jr.co.il

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

New Israeli Educational Stamps including Turtles in the Marine Environment

Hi Everyone!

I scanned and posted on my website the new Israeli stamps
that were issued in February 2016.
I included the stamp itself, the first day cover,
and an English and a Hebrew flyer about the stamp.

- Seasons in Israel - Winter

Pioneering Women
- Nehama Pohatchevsky
- Zelda

- Ephraim Kishon

- Israel-Greece Joint Issue - 25 Years of Diplomatic Relations
Haifa and Thessaloniki Ports

Turtles in the Marine Environment
- Loggerhead Turtle - Caretta caretta
- Green Turtle - Chelonia mydas
- Hawksbill Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata
- Leatherback Turtle - Dermochelys coriacea

The new stamp images and flyers are located at:
www.history-of-israel.co.il/stamps/index-2016.html
Short sharing address:
bit.ly/israel-stamps-2016

Images are also posted on Facebook at:
bit.ly/israeli-stamps-2016

Selected stamp images are on Instagram at:
instagram.com/jrichman2003/

Please share the pages. Thank you.

Shabbat Shalom,
Jacob Richman
jrichman@jr.co.il

English - Hebrew Tu B'Shvat Vocabulary and the Tu B'Shvat Trivia Quiz

Hi Everyone!

Tu B'Shvat is this Monday, January 25, 2016

Do you know the Hebrew words for:
agriculture, almond, almond tree, apple, apricot, banana, barley, blossom, branch, bud, carob, cherry, date, figs, fruit, forest, garden, gardener, gardening, grape, greenery, ground, hoe, Land of Israel, leaves, lemon, lime, nature, nature reserve, nuts, oak, olives, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, pitchfork, plant, raisins, rake, ripe, root, seed, seedling, soil, spade, sprout, tree, vine, walnut, willow, wine, semi-dry wine?

Start learning 100 Tu B'Shvat related words at:
www.english-hebrew-dictionary.com/tu-bshvat-1.htm

There is a Tu B'Shvat custom of eating jam or a similar delicacy made from a certain fruit. What is the fruit ?
Check out your answer at the Jewish Trivia Quiz:
www.jewish-trivia.com/q453

For additional Tu B'Shvat educational and fun resources visit:
www.jr.co.il/hotsites/tu-b-shvat.htm

Happy Tu B'Shvat!
Jacob