Thursday, September 27, 2012

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 Sunday night, September 30, 2012.

My English Hebrew Dictionary - Sukkot Vocabulary Study Sheets
http://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

The Jewish Trivia Quiz
http://www.jewish-trivia.com
has 35 multiple choice questions about Sukkot.

What is the Hebrew date of the first day of Sukkot ?
What is another name for the Sukkot holiday ?
What does Sukkot commemorate ?
What is the minimum area of a Sukkah as defined in the Talmud ?
What is the maximum height of a Sukkah ?
What does the Aramaic word "Ushpizin" mean ?
Who gets called to the Torah reading on Simchat Torah ?

The above questions are examples from the multiple choice Flash quiz. There are two levels of questions, two timer settings. Both kids and adults will find it enjoyable.

Free Sukkot Clipart
http://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
http://www.jr.co.il/videos/sukkot-videos.htm
47 cool Sukkot video links.
There is something for everyone.
The list includes:
Livin' in a Booth - Fountainheads Sukkot
How to Build a Sukkah - Moishe House Rocks
Sukkot Fun for Kids - Learn about Sukkahs!
Sukkot: The Ultimate Shelter
Shalom Sesame Sneak Peek: Monsters in the Sukkah
Shalom Sesame: Noam's Sukkot
Learn Hebrew - Sukkot Video
Sukkot Preparations
Speed Sukkah
The Sukkot Shake (in Jerusalem)
Big Etrog
Halacha Yomit: Sukkot - Living in the Sukkah - Rabbi Chaim Brovender
Sukkot - Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
13 reasons to build a Sukkah
Learn How to Make A Lulav Ring In 25 Seconds
Chabad UCSB Lulav Shake
Frumsatire: Sukkos Thoughts
Shlomo Carlebach - Hoshana Raba
Ushpizin - movie trailer
Sukkot in Israel
and many others.....

To learn more about Sukkot, I posted on my website
56 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 56 links have been reviewed / checked.
The address is:
http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdaysu.htm

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

Enjoy!
Happy Sukkot!
Jacob


Thursday, September 13, 2012

221 Rosh Hashana Videos

Hi Everyone!

I have been updating the Rosh Hashana video list at:
http://www.jr.co.il/videos/rosh-hashana-videos.htm

The updated list has 221 videos including these new videos:

- What Makes Rosh Hashana Beautiful
- Rosh Hashanah Robot Hip Hop Dance Happy New Year (Technion)
- Shana Tova from KTM and the Montreal Shlichim
- The Maccabeats - Rosh Hashanah Card
- Because It's Rosh Hashanah! A Musical Video Greeting
- I Just Called to Say Shana Tova
- Stop-motion Rosh Hashana - Scopus Rosario!
- Changing Our Destiny During Elul
- Call Me Maybe-Chana Tova (French)
- El Al Worldwide Managers Wish a Shana Tova
- Street Shofar
- A Rosh Hashana Song from Latma
- Shana Tova from Rabbi Riskin and Ohr Torah Stone 5773
- Knesset members wishing you shana tova!!
- Shana Tova played by Swing De Gitanes
- Shana Tova from Herzlia Loves Animals
- Rosh Hashannah Aliyah Video
- Shana Tova From Solomon Schechter Day School
- Shana Tova Animation from Shai Perchik
- Raising Bees (learn Hebrew words)
- Chag Sameach to the animals at the Safari
- Shana Tova! from Pardes
- Six13 - Shema (Live)
- Rosh Hashanah Innovative Meals with Doris Schechter
- Rosh Hashanah Message with Rabbi Benji Levy

and many more...

Enjoy!

Shana Tova!
Jacob



Monday, September 3, 2012

Educational Stamps, Websites and Videos for the Jewish New Year


Hi Everyone!

Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year 5773, begins Sunday night, September 16, 2012.

I scanned and posted on my website the new Israeli stamps that were issued in September 2012.

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

- Festivals 2012 - The Month of the Tishrei
Rosh Hashanah, Tashlikh
Yom Kippur, Kol Nidrei Prayers
Sukkot, Bear the Lulav

- Thanks to Them - Senior Citizens Contribution to Israel

- 100 Years - Hadassah
The Women's Zionist Organization of Ameica

- The Highest and Lowest Places on Earth
Israel-Nepal Joint Issue

- Tourism - Visit Israel
Rosh Hanikra
Jaffa
Timna

- IPA - International Police Association, Israel - 50 Years

The new stamp images are located at:
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/stamps/index-2012.html

I also uploaded the images to Facebook.
The Facebook address is:
http://on.fb.me/israeli-stamps-2012

The Jewish Trivia Quiz
http://www.jewish-trivia.com
has 55 multiple choice questions about Rosh Hashana.

Which special prayer is said in the days before Rosh Hashana ?
Which group of foods is customary to eat on Rosh Hashana ?
What are the other three names of Rosh Hashana ?
How many times is the shofar sounded during Rosh Hashana ?
Which food is customary NOT to eat on Rosh Hashana ?

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.

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

Rosh Hashana Cool Videos
http://www.jr.co.il/videos/rosh-hashana-videos.htm
The list has 173 cool Rosh HaShana videos.
There is something for everyone.

To learn more about Rosh Hashana , I posted on my website
74 links ranging from laws and customs to games and recipes.
Site languages include English, Hebrew, French, German, Italian,
Portugese, Russian and Spanish.

http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdayrh.htm

Last but not least, the 3 Year Jewish Holiday Calendar
is located at:
http://www.jr.co.il/calendar.htm

For best printed results use the Acrobat PDF file.
When printing the PDF file use the print option "fit to print margins".

Please share the resources. Thanks!

Enjoy!
Shana Tova - Have a Good Year!
Jacob