Educational Resources for International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jan. 27)

Shalom.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is Tuesday,
January 27, 2015

I posted on my website 170 links to learn about the Holocaust.
Site languages include English, Hebrew, French, German,
Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
All 170 links have been reviewed / checked this week.

www.jr.co.il/hotsites/holocaust.htm

Please forward this message. Thank you.

We must not forget.

Jacob

70 multiple choice questions about Shabbat

Hi Everyone!

I added 70 multiple choice questions about Shabbat to the Jewish Trivia Quiz. Take a 10 or 25 question quiz at:
www.jewish-trivia.com

Feedback is welcome!
Enjoy!

Chodesh Tov!
Jacob Richman
jrichman@jr.co.il

157th Anniversary of Eliezer Ben Yehuda (Tevet 21)

Hi Everyone!

Today is the 157th Anniversary of Eliezer Ben Yehuda - Father of Modern Hebrew

I posted videos and biographies at:
www.jr.co.il/t/eliezer-ben-yehuda.htm

Please share. Thanks!

Have a good day,
Jacob Richman
jrichman@jr.co.il

New features and questions added to the Diabetes Quiz

Hi Everyone!

The Diabetes Quiz
www.diabetes.co.il
is a free educational website to help you learn about diabetes. There are 400 multiple choice questions about diabetes basics, diet and nutrition, fitness and exercise, stress and relaxation, and statistics.

All questions include the source of the question and answer. You can share the entire site or individual questions via the social media buttons on each page.
For teachers, there is a print function to create and print offline quizzes.

Feedback is welcome!

Please share this educational resource.
If you have a website with educational links, please consider adding this site to your links.
Thank you!

Have a good day,
Jacob

New features added to the Bible Quiz site (with 4,327 questions)

Hi Everyone!

This week, I launched an upgraded version of my educational website:
The Bible Quiz
www.bible-quiz.co.il

The quiz has 4,327 multiple choice questions about the 5 books of Moses and the Prophets. Both kids and adults will find the quiz educational and entertaining.

All questions include the source of the question and answer. You can share the site or individual questions via social media buttons on each page.
The site works on popular computer platforms including smart phones.

For teachers, there is a print function to create and print weekly offline parsha quizes. I also added the new print function to the Jewish Trivia Quiz at:
www.jewish-trivia.com
and the Diabetes Quiz at:
www.diabetes.co.il

Feedback is welcome!

Please share these educational resources. Thank you!

Have a good day,
Jacob Richman
jrichman@jr.co.il

English - Hebrew Elections Vocabulary

Hi Everyone!

Time to brush up on elections vocabulary.

www.english-hebrew-dictionary.com/elections-1.htm

Please share with friends. Thank you!

Have a Good Week,
Shavua Tov,
Jacob Richman
jrichman@jr.co.il

New Israeli Educational Stamps and New Features on The Jewish Trivia Quiz Website

Hi Everyone!

Below are three announcements that you can enjoy during Chanukah and beyond.....

I scanned and posted on my website the new Israeli stamps that were issued in December 2014.

I included the stamp itself, the first day cover, and an English and a Hebrew flyer about the stamp.

- Hanukkah

- Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef z"l

- Arik Einstein z"l

Sundials in Eretz Israel
- The Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem
- Al Jezzar Mosque, Acre
- Zoharie Chama Synagogue, Jerusalem

Israel's Automotive Industry
- Standard Carmel, 1936
- Kaiser Manhattan, 1951
- Sabra Sport, 1961
- Sufa Jeep, 1992

- Orchids
Israel-Ecudaor Joint Issue

The new stamp images are located at:
www.history-of-israel.co.il/stamps/index-2014.html

I also uploaded the images to a Facebook album.
The address is:
http://on.fb.me/israeli-stamps-2014
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This week, I launched an upgraded version of my educational and entertaining website:
The Jewish Trivia Quiz
http://www.jewish-trivia.com

There are over 800 multiple choice questions in the system.
Level 1 questions are geared to young students and Level 2 questions are geared to older students and adults. There are 14 topics including Chanukah. You can choose your level of play and timer settings.

The new site lets you share questions with your friends.
For example question 829 (level 2) is:
On back of which Israeli coin, in use today, is a picture
of the temple candelabrum (menorah) ?
You can share this question directly with the link:
www.jewish-trivia.com/q829

There are social media buttons to share questions on social networks.

Feedback is welcome!
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Today, I was in Jerusalem taking cool Chanukah Photos.
I posted them online at:
www.jr.co.il/hotsites/chanukah-photos.htm

I also posted them in a Facebook album at:
http://bit.ly/Facebook-Chanukah

Enjoy!

Please share this email with friends.
Thank You!

Have a good month (Tevet) and Happy Chanukah!
Chodesh Tov and Chanukah Sameach!

Jacob Richman
jrichman@jr.co.il