Reuven Werber Ed Tech Coordinator Neveh Channah HS - Gush Etzion, Israel www.nevnet.etzion.k12.il Virtual Reference Desk Information Specialist Instructor - Herzog Teacher's College - Yeshivat Har Etzion ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Richman" <jrichman@xxxxxxx> To: <j@xxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 6:59 AM Subject: Israel Independence Day at the J Site + 113 Hotsites > Hi Everyone! > > Israel Independence Day is celebrated on the 5th day of the > Hebrew month of Iyar. This year (5764 / 2004) the 56th birthday > of the establishment of the state of Israel is on Tuesday, April 27. > This year it is celebrated 1 day after the Hebrew day because > the eve of memorial day (the day before independence day) was > moved from Saturday night to Sunday night. > > The J Site - Jewish Education and Entertainment > <a href="http://www.j.co.il";> > http://www.j.co.il > </a> > has several entertaining features to celebrate Israel's 56th birthday: > > Jewish Trivia Quiz: Israel > > What is the national emblem of Israel ? > "Pehsek Zeman" and "Egozi" are what type of Israeli foods ? > Who was the first president of Israel ? > What was the 1917 British Balfour Declaration ? > How long is Israel's coastline ? > 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 lanuages are engraved on Israeli coins used today ? > > The above questions are examples from over 200 multiple-choice > questions about Israel that may be randomly selected by the online > quiz. There are two levels of questions, two timer settings. > Both kids and adults will find it enjoyable. > > The Israel Geography Game > This Flash game will help you learn about the history and geography > of 101 locations in Israel. There is a learning mode and game mode. > Find out if you know more about Israel then Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv and > Haifa. > > Israel Clipart > Whether you need a picture for your child's class project, > a graphic for your synagogue, Hillel or JCC Independence Day > announcement, the Jewish Clipart Database has the pictures > for you. You can copy, save and print the graphics in > three different sizes. > > Israel Word Search Game > Enter the Multilingual Word Search game and choose the > language you would like to play in: English, Hebrew or > Russian. There is an easy mode for the kids and a harder > mode for us big kids. Each game is randomly generated. > Israel topics include: > Jerusalem, Biblical Cities, Kibbutzim, Presidents and Prime Ministers, > Writers, Singers and Israeli Foods. > You can even print out a blank game (and the solution page) for > offline playing. The easy mode was simple? Try the hard mode in > a foreign language with the timer on. Remember that looking at the > solution page is a last resort :-) > > My Jewish Coloring Book - Israel Pictures > Young kids love to draw and this online coloring book > is made just for them. Three different size "brushes" > and 24 colors to choose from. You can print the completed > color pictures or print black and white outlines to color offline. > > My Hebrew Song Book - Over 200 Hebrew songs (with vowels) > for viewing and printing. All songs are in graphic format so you > do not need Hebrew installed to view or print them. Your camp fires > or sing-a-longs will never be the same. > > The J site has something for everyone, but if that is not > enough, I posted on my website 113 links about Israel, > ranging from history and tourism to photographs and stamps. > The web address is: > <a href="http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdayil.htm";> > http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdayil.htm > </a> > All 113 links have been reviewed / checked this week. > > Please forward this message to relatives and friends, > so they can also benefit from these holiday resources. > > Happy Israel Independence Day! > Jacob > > > WWWכתובת הרשימה וארכיון ההודעות ב :היא //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=neveh-l :אפשר לצאת מהרשימה על ידי כתיבת הודעה ל neveh-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx עם :המלה הבאה בשורת הנושא unsubscribe