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@xxxxxxxx> To: "Press Release to Israeli Educators" <jrichman@xxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 6:38 AM Subject: Passover at The J Site and 165 Websites about Passover > Hi Everyone! > > Passover is a Jewish holiday, of Biblical origin, marking the > birth of the Jews as a people and their emergence as a unique > nation in history, devoted to G-d's will. It celebrates the > liberation of the children of Israel from slavery in Egypt > over 3000 years ago, under the leadership of Moses. > > This year Passover starts on Wednesday night, April 16, 2003. > > The J Site - Jewish Education and Entertainment > <a href="http://www.j.co.il";> > http://www.j.co.il > </a> > has several entertaining features for Passover: > > Passover Trivia > How old was Moshe's mother when she gave birth to Moshe ? > How long did the Jews' exile in Egypt last ? > What happened to Pharoh's daughter, Batiya, when the > Jewish people left Egypt ? > These are just a few examples of Passover trivia that you > will find in the Jewish Trivia Database. The facts, > the whole facts, and nothing but the facts! > > Passover Clipart > Whether you need a picture for your child's class project, > a graphic for your synagogue, Hillel or JCC Passover > announcement, the Jewish Clipart Database has the pictures > for you. You can copy, save and print the graphics in > three different sizes. > > Passover 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. Learning Passover words has never > been more fun. Each game is randomly generated from a > special list of Passover words. 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 - Passover 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. No need to go buy a coloring book this Passover. > > Hebrew Passover Songs with Vowels (Nikud) > Enter My Hebrew Songbook and choose the category Passover. > You can view any song online or create a printed song sheet > with several songs together for a sing along. All Hebrew is > graphic so you do not need Hebrew support to view or print > the songs. > > The J site has something for everyone, but if that is not > enough, I posted on my website 165 links about Passover, > ranging from laws and customs to games and recipes. > The web address is: > <a href="http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdaypa.htm";> > http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdaypa.htm > </a> > > Please forward this message to relatives and friends, > so they can also benefit from these holiday resources. > > Enjoy! > Happy Passover, > Jacob > > > > WWWëúåáú äøùéîä åàøëéåï ääåãòåú á :äéà //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=neveh-l :àôùø ìöàú îäøùéîä òì éãé ëúéáú äåãòä ì neveh-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx òí :äîìä äáàä áùåøú äðåùà unsubscribe