Update: Passover resources, videos and humor

 Hi Everyone!

Here are the latest updates to the Passover resources:

My Playlist of 182 Passover Songs on Spotify

http://bit.ly/spotify-jrichman-passover

Passover Hotsites

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

I added links: 

- Torah Tidbits: Practical Halachot for Shabbat Erev Pesach - pdf

- HaMizrachi Torah-based Magazine: Passover Edition - pdf

- Yeshiva University Torah To-Go Pesach Edition - pdf

- Pardes: Elmad: An Interactive Seder Experience - pdf

- OU Guide to Passover 5781 / 2021 - pdf

- Meuchedet: Kosher for Pesach Medicine List - online search - English / Hebrew

- Clalit: Kosher for Pesach Medicine List - pdf

- Maccabi: Kosher for Pesach Medicine List - pdf

- Leumit: Kosher for Pesach Medicine List - pdf

- STAR-K Product Directory 2021 - pdf

- CRC Passover Guide 2021 - pdf

Passover Videos

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

Over 760 Videos including 35 new ones for 2021 - 5781

- Jerusalem Boy's Choir - Passover Songs 

- Passover with Mayim Bialik - You Know How I Know?

- Aharon Guerliz - Chad Gadya 

- Beatdos Passover Medley

- The Global Dayenu

- Sabbathsong Klezmer Band: Passover Medley

- Aish: The Passover Weekend - Passover Music Video 2021

- Dayenu - Josh Goldberg 

- Hazzan Israel Eliasz Maroko - Chad Gadya 

- Tali Hecht - Chad Gadya

- Passover Seder Medley - Azi Schwartz and Children

- Passover Medley on PBS- Cantor Netanel Hershtik

- HiliMood: Leaving Egypt - for Kids

- The 13 Types of Wine Drinkers at the Passover Seder

- Ynet: Increase for Passover Packages for the Needy

- Laws of Passover: Using a Candle and a Flashlight for Bedikas Chometz

- Rav Dayan Elgrod: Passover 2021

- Jamie Geller and guest Cookbook Author Jake Cohen

- Officially Julie: A Recipe for Disaster: A Passover Comedy

- Pesach Perspective: The Wise Son

- How to Make Your Passover Seder More Meaningful

- Pink Panther Pesach 

- The Year That Pesach Got Cancelled

- The Meaning of the 4 Shabbatot Before Passover

- PAS Pesach Commercial

- How to make a Sodastream kosher for Pesach

- Pesach on Saturday Night: Get It Right - with Rabbi E

- Chabad Denmark: Passover Message - Danish

- How to prepare the Shabbat meal before Pesach

- Songs from the Pesach Cantata

and more....

Passover Humor

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

- Ma Nishtana 2021

- Quarantine and Passover Venn Diagram

- The Jewish Mask Collection

- Dr. Seuss and Social Distancing during Pesach

and more....

Enjoy!

Please share. Thank You!

May everyone have a safe, healthy, 

kosher and happy Passover.

Chag Pesach Sameach!

Jacob

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

Purim Update: Over 530 Cool Videos and Purim Hotsites Additions

Hi Everyone!

There are over 530 Purim videos posted at:

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

The list includes 30 new videos for Purim 5781 - 2021:

- Israel Klezmer Orchestra - Mi Shenichnas Adar 

- Mishalot Boys Choir - Purim Medley 

- Jerusalem Boy's Choir - Purim Songs 

- Rabotai Jewish A Capella: Girls Like You - Purim Parody

- Purim with Mayim Bialik - You Know How I Know?

- Gula: Purim Medley and Purim Play

- Naftali Blumenthal - Mi Shenichnas Adar

- Purim @ CSI 5781 Promo

- CTI Purim Play Pandemic Edition: Mamma Mia 2021 

- Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler: Webdvar Purim 5781

- Rabbi Yona Metzger: The Secret of Megilat Esther 

- How to Make Rainbow MamanTaschen!!!

- Congrefation Bet El - Esther HaMalka: A Purim 5781 Music Video

- "KAVOD-19" - Rosenblum Shaloch-E-Manos - Purim 2021

- Purim Corona Anthem 

- Merav Housman: Mishloach Manot from Fairy Tales 

- Avraham Deitch - Purim Medley 

- Everyday Jewish Mom: Purim: The Basics / What is Purim?

- Hebrew Purim Songs mixed with Abba Tunes

- Sruli Broncher featuring Meir Green - Adeloyada

- CBI Office Purim Hamen Gragger Video

- Dj Roi Cohen - Azamra Djs 2021

- Shimon Celebrates Purim 

- PAS Hamantashen / Purim Commercial

- Gut Purim - Eitan Katz

- JKids Story Time Sammy Spider's First Purim

- Ruti's Theater: Purim Stories for Kids 

- Paintings by Didi: How to Draw a Purim Clown

- N12 News: Purim Costumes and Corna 

- Purim Eyes - Ari Abramowitz: The Land of Israel Fellowship

Educational and Fun Resources for Purim

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

Recent additions:

- HaMizrachi Torah-based Magazine: Purim Edition 

- Ohrnet: Parsha Insights - Terumah and Purim 

- Torah Tidbits: Quick Purim Review 

- OU Purim Guidance for Shuls and Communities

- OU: Purim Meshulash - triple Purim - in Jerusalem

Rules and Rationale by Rabbi Daniel Mann 

- Rabbi Moshe Wolfson: Purim Meshulash: The Perfect Purim 

- Philo Torah: Purim Review

- Purim Booklet written by women in Ma'ale Adumim 

Enjoy!

Please share. Thank you!

Happy Purim!

Purim Sameach!

Jacob

New: Telegram Educational and Fun Resources

 Hi Everyone!

I created a new resource page called:

Telegram Educational and Fun Resources

https://jr.co.il/telegram.htm

Enjoy!

Feedback and additional resources are welcome.

Please share. Thank you!

Have a good week!

Shavua Tov!

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 Thursday night February 25, 2021.

The following resources will help you appreciate and 

enjoy the holiday.

 

The Jewish Trivia Quiz

https://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.

 

English Hebrew Purim vocabulary study sheets. 

https://english-hebrew-dictionary.com/purim-1.htm

 

Free Purim Clipart 

https://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. 

 

New: Purim Stickers for Whatsapp

https://jr.co.il/stickers

New: Purim Stickers for Telegram

https://t.me/addstickers/Jholidays

Purim Humor Files - Purim Shpiel / Plays and funny stuff

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

Worth printing several to entertain your guests at the 

Purim Seudah - festive meal.

 

Purim Videos on YouTube

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

Over 480 videos ranging from Purim Shpiels to funny gags.

New videos will be added as be get closer to Purim.

 

My Playlist of Purim Songs on Spotify

http://bit.ly/spotify-jrichman-purim

Purim Photo Gallery

https://jr.co.il/hotsites/purim-photos.htm

Purim Coloring Pages:

https://jr.co.il/hotsites/purim.htm#coloringpages

Megilat Esther - Online and PDF - English and Hebrew Versions

https://jr.co.il/hotsites/purim.htm#megilatesther

To learn more about Purim, I posted on my website 

86 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 web address is:

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

All the links in this message are included on the hotsites page.

 

Feedback is welcome.

 

Please forward this message to relatives and friends, 

so they may benefit from these holiday resources. Thank you!

 

Enjoy!

 

Have a good day and

an early Happy Purim!

Jacob 

New Layout: The Aliyah Photo Gallery - Over 13,000 Photos

 Hi Everyone!

Over the past several weeks, I changed the layout of

the Aliyah Photo Gallery pages to make it easier

to view the photos and navigate the site on smartphones,

tablets and computers.

The gallery has over 13,000 photos from the past 17 years.

If you or your friends or relatives took part in any of the 

welcome home events or you simply want to get some

uplifting inspiration, I highly recommend you spend a few minutes

or hours browsing the photos of these exciting / historical events.

The Aliyah Photo Gallery

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

Enjoy the photos!

Please share. Thank you!

May the aliyah from all over the world grow and bring 

more Jews back to their homeland, Eretz Yisrael.

Stay safe and healthy!

Have a good day,

Jacob

Major Update: Jerusalem Photo Gallery new layout Including 8,107 photos

 Hi Everyone!

Over the past several weeks, I changed the layout of

the Jerusalem photo gallery pages to make it easier

to view the photos and navigate the site on smartphones,

tablets and computers.

The 8,107 photos cover Jerusalem people, 

places, events and activites over the 

past 18 years including:

Jerusalem Day Flag Marches 

Sukkot Parades 

Purim in Jerusalem 

Sukkot in Jerusalem

Shuk Machane Yehuda

Festivals of Light

Concerts

Book Fairs

Khutsot Hayotser - Arts and Crafts Festivals

Cinema City

3D Sidewalk Art 

Yom Yerushalayim in the Old City

The Chanukiyot Collection in Bukharim

Salute to Olim Festival

The Jerusalem Central Bus Station Synagogue

Jerusalem Model Train Exhibition

Jerusalem Biblical Zoo

Jerusalem Ice Festival

AACI July 4th / Canada Day Celebration

International Jewish Bloggers Conventions

Emek Refaim Street Fair

Jerusalem Covered with Snow

Lions of Jerusalem

and more....

You can view all of the above at:

The Jerusalem Photo Gallery

 https://jr.co.il/jerusalem

Enjoy!

Please Share. Thank You!

Stay Safe and Healthy!

Have a good day,

Jacob