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: <j@xxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 3:38 AM Subject: Shavuot on the J Site > Hi Everyone! > > Shavuot is the Jewish holiday that celebrates the giving > of the Torah, the first harvest, and the ripening of the > first fruits. The two day festival (1 day in Israel) begins > on Thursday night, June 5, 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 to celebrate Shavuot: > > Jewish Trivia Quiz: Shavuot > > What are the five names of Shavuot ? > On what mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments ? > How many letters are there in the Torah ? > In the days of the Temple what did people do on Shavuot ? > Who married Ruth ? > Who was Ruth the great-grandmother of ? > What is the connection between the number 7 and Shavuot ? > > 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. > > Shavuot Clipart > Whether you need a picture for your child's class project, > a graphic for your synagogue, Hillel or JCC Shavuot > announcement, the Jewish Clipart Database has the pictures > for you. You can copy, save and print the graphics in > three different sizes. > > This year (in Israel) I started a tradition of printing several > holiday pictures and posting them before the holiday on our > building bulletin board. The neighbors think it is great! > If you can not do this at home, then consider your school, > temple or JCC bulletin board as a good alternative. > > Multilingual Word Search Game: Shavuot > 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. > 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 - Shavuot 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. > > The J site has something for everyone, but if that is not > enough, I posted on my website 68 links about Shavuot, > from laws and customs to games and recipes. > The web address is: > <a href="http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdaysh.htm";> > http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdaysh.htm > </a> > > Please forward this message to relatives and friends, > so they can also benefit from these holiday resources. > > Enjoy! > 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