Photos of the Jerusalem Day Flag March in Ma'ale Adumim

 Hi Everyone!

Today, I took photos of the Jerusalem Day

Flag March in Ma'ale Adumim.

I posted the photos at:

https://jr.co.il/ma/pic/2023/ma1528.htm

Enjoy!

Yom Yerushalayim Sameach!

Jacob 

Updated: The Jerusalem Page

 Hi Everyone!

Yom Yerushalayim - Jerusalem Day 

begins Thursday Night - May 18, 2023

I updated the Jerusalem page at:

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

The page includes:

- Lessons, Facts, History, Articles

- 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 - topic: Jerusalem

- Stamps

- Clipart

- Coloring Pages

- Jerusalem Medical and Social Services

- Jerusalem Synagogues

- Jerusalem Community Sites / Groups / Mailing Lists

- Jerusalem Facebook Pages / Groups

- Jerusalem Hotels

- Jerusalem Holiday Apartments

- Jerusalem Restaurants 

- Jerusalem Social Organizations / Groups

- Jerusalem Schools /Seminaries / Yeshivot

- Jerusalem Shops / Services

Enjoy!

FYI: I am currently updating the Shavuot page at:

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

Please share. Thank You!

Shavua Tov,

Jacob 

Educational and Fun Resources for Lag Ba'Omer

 

Hi Everyone!

The Jewish festival "Lag Ba'Omer" is Tuesday, May 9, 2023. 

If you are flying over Israel on Monday night, May 8, and you 

look down out of your plane, you will see thousands of bonfires 

dotting the landscape as far as the eye can see. There are various 

customs and explanations for these celebrations.

I posted on my website 48 links to learn about "Lag Ba'Omer".

The address is:

https://jr.co.il/hotsites/lag-ba-omer.htm

Lag Ba'Omer Spotify song playlist at:

http://bit.ly/jrichman-spotify-lag-baomer

Enjoy the bonfires!

FYI: 

I am currently updating the links for Yom Yerushalayim,

Jerusalem Day, which is celebrated this year on May 19, 2023.

Educational resources:

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

Videos about Jerusalem:

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

Jerusalem Song Pages

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

I will be updating the Shavuot hotsites at:

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

Please share the links. Thank You!

Have a good day,

Jacob 

Yom Ha'atzmaut Sameach - Updated Israel Photo Gallery

 Hi Everyone!

I added some cool new logos and short videos to:

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

Enjoy!

Please share. Thank you!

Yom Ha'atzmaut Sameach!

Happy Israel Independence Day!

Jacob

Israel Resources Update

 Hi Everyone!

Here is the Israel Independence Day 

resources update:

https://jr.co.il/hotsites/israel-resources.htm

* 75+1 new reasons I love Israel - Barbara Sofer

* Israe21c: Meet 48 Israelis who are uniquely 

shaping Israel and the world

* The Jew and His Land - Rabbi Shmuel Goldin

* Israel 75 - New Cool Map by Yael Harris Resnick 

* Israel Anniversary Coin

Films about Israel

* A Wing and a Prayer - free online at PBS

* The Long Way Home - free on Youtube

* Mivtsa Yonatan / Operation Thunderbolt 

free on Youtube - Hebrew with English subtitles

2023 Israel Videos on Youtube

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

* Yom Ha'atzmaut Songs with Reuti

* Anachnu Nesharim Ba'aretz - Jerusalem Boy's Choir 

* Israel's Holy Flag

* Kan Leolam - Ofra Haza and Zohar Argov in a new duet.

The first musical production in Hebrew whose singers' voices

have been reproduced using AI technology.

* Yom Ha'atzmaut Ceremony for Kindergarden Children

* Medley of Songs for Yom Ha'atzmaut - Shin Shin 

* South Floridians travel to Jerusalem to celebrate Israel

* Ronit & Jonatan: Yom Ha'atzmaut - Hebrew, Humor

* Israeli Archive: Independence Day 1954 

* Independence Day Set - DJ Yaniv S 

* Independence Day Practice Flights near Tel-Aviv Beach

* F35 Practice Flights near Tel-Aviv Beach

Israel Photo Gallery

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

Enjoy!

Please share. Thank you!

Shavua Tov and and Yom Ha'atzmaut Sameach!

Jacob

jrichman@jr.co.il

Educational and Fun Resources for Israel Independence Day

 Hi Everyone!

Israel Independence Day is celebrated this year

on Wednesday, April 26, 2023.

All the resources and links below are located online at:

https://jr.co.il/hotsites/israel-resources.htm

The Jewish Trivia Quiz - topic: Israel

https://jewish-trivia.com

What is the national emblem of Israel ?

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 languages 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.

Learn Hebrew words related to Israel Independence Day.

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

Free Israel Clipart

https://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.

Prayers for the welfare of the State of Israel and

for members of the IDF.

https://jr.co.il/prayers/index.html

I included the Hebrew prayers with nikud and English translations.

Israel Videos on YouTube

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

There are over 600 videos about Israel on the site.

There is something for everyone.

Additional new videos will be added this week.

Hebrew songs about Israel

Hebrew song pages including Hebrew videos, Hebrew lyrics,

English transliterations and translations.

https://jr.co.il/hotsites/israel-resources.htm#hebrew-songs

Jacob Richman's Spotify Hebrew Songs Playlist

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

The "Hatikvah" Page

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

includes 15 unique videos of Hatikva

201 Videos of "Adon Olam"

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

The page includes lyrics in Hebrew with Nikud

and an English translation.

201 melodies to this well know prayer / song.

Last but not least, I posted on my website 130 links

about Israel, ranging from history and tourism to

photographs and stamps.

The address is:

https://jr.co.il/hotsites/israel-resources.htm

Please forward this message. Thank You!

Chodesh Tov and Yom Ha'atzmaut Sameach!

Jacob Richman

jrichman@jr.co.il

Educational Resources for Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day - Tuesday, April 18, 2023

 Shalom.

Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, is Tuesday, April 18, 2023.

I posted on my website 182 links to learn about the Holocaust.

Site languages include English, Hebrew, Arabic, French, German,

Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.

The address is:

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

The official State Opening Ceremony for Holocaust Remembrance Day 

will take place on Monday at 8:00 PM, in Warsaw Ghetto Square, 

Yad Vashem, on the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem.

Six Holocaust survivors will be lighting the memorial torches.

I posted their survival stories at:

https://jr.co.il/articles/holocaust-survival-stories.htm

Please forward this message.

Thank you.

We must not forget.

Jacob Richman

jrichman@jr.co.il