Teaching Israel


Jerusalem Day - Yom Yerushalayim
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Inhouse-webpages

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Section
Url
Target
Type
Size
Notes
1 English http://www.jafi.org.il/education/jerusalem/index.html
Also see under J in the Gallery of Places :http://www.jafi.org.il/education/100/places/
places.html#J

Class/ groups of kids, teenage students;commu- nity, adult ed.
Class/ groups of kids, teenage students;commu- nity, adult ed.
3 Activity units x 5-7 files; 3 link units x 1-3 files;

1 source unit; 2 galleries Forum; FAQ.

All year sources & activity collections for history, life, values & Jerusalem; focus on awareness and understanding Jerusalem through activities before Yom Yerushalayim. Comprehensive Museum links, History links, more in FAQ.
2 German http://www.jafi-ed.org.il/german/festivls/
same same same same as English
3 Hebrew http://www.jafi.org.il/education/ivrit/jerusalem/index.html
Teachers& group leaders
Resource/ activities; Ivrit
  creative activities; Ivrit sources, teaching resources & links to come.
4 Spanish http://www.jafi-ed.org.il/espanol/ciclo/
iomierushalaim/pages/index.html

same same    
5 French http://www.jafi.org.il/education/jerusalem/french-links.html
same Jerusalem Links in French    

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Section
Url
Target
Type
Size
Notes
5 Hagshama Dept.
http://www.wzo.org.il/en/resources/
expand_subject.asp?id=35

Student-adult

 
Reflections& sources

4 files


4 Amihai poems; Thoughts on the Kotel; Kotel Selection; Timeline 1004BCE-1980.

Mainly student/adult; basic to advanced, in-depth; some games

6 Aish HaTorah
http://www.aish.com/holidays/
yom_yerushalayim/last/yom.asp

Students,adults, teachers

 
General & in-depth. Articles w. focus - analysis & sources; photos; inter- active Wall; virtual tour w timeline & audio.


6 units = 5 articles & Kotel unit = 4 foci.


All-year round visual connection to Jerusalem, Kotel; printer friendly articles; extensive virtual tunnel tour & Kotel galleries on wallcam or thewall.org; place a note; background on unification, Kotel holiness & survival, history.

7 Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)

http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/jerusalem
%20capital%20of%20israel/


Students, teachers, adults

 
Documentary/ historical, legal, photo-graphic, maps


3 major units with multiple series.


Legal documents, articles, municipal documents; maps; political, historical, architectural, conservational series; online exhibitions – ancient and modern.


8 Orthodox Union

http://www.ou.org/chagim/
yomyerushalayim/default.htm

Adults, students, teachers; kids - see quizzes & songs


 
Audio files – speeches, songs; virtual tours/photos; Kotel notes; quizzes, links


8 units x 1-4, 8 files or series; - 32 songs.


Effective focus on connection to Jerusalem via different media; for content see speeches and virtual tours. Songs –chassidic or English; hands-on photos but uneven quality; Tunnel tour a must.

Challenging quiz contests; links to sources, external media.



9 Torah Org [Project Genesis]

http://torah.org/learning/yomtov/
jerusalem/


Student-adults

 
Thought & sources - textual


2 files


Talmud on Jerusalem; Distance & Return in the sources.


10 Virtual Bet Midrash (Har Etzion Yeshiva)

http://www.vbm-torah.org/yyerush.htm

Adults, students, advanced

 
Interpretation of sources in text; photos.


3 units x 2-5 articles


Complex, multi-sourced discussion in historical & modern context. 2 articles: Kingdom; Rav Kook/state/ vision. Journal: Halachic status; prophesy, Psalms; Healing & Holiness; Sanctity in Talmud, lit.; Sources.

11 Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Yom_Yerushalayim


Adults, students, laypeople, educators


 
Lexicon




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1. VIRTUAL TOURS

Temple


Chabad
http://moshiach.com/temple/audiovisual/default.php
Virtual tour of the Second Temple, for IE4 and upwards. Outline clickable for pictures and description.

Holyland Model on InIsrael
http://www.inisrael.com/holyland/tour/6.htm
Virtual tour covers the entire model in outline with small pictures & legend.

Virtual Jerusalem
http://www.virtualjerusalem.com/ipix/index2.htm
The only website with an interactive image of the Kotel.
Taken from the men's section right by the Kotel, it allows you to manouevre right around and zoom in or
out at ground level or higher up! IE4 upwards for the javascript, or get the Netscape plug-in.


All Jerusalem

Jacob Richman
Links' collection includes tours, galleries
http://www.jr.co.il/hotsites/i-jer.htm


Jerusalem Municipality & Einhanet
http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/english/tour/ipixenglish/virenglish1.html
Virtual tour by einhanet (eye on the net) with dozens of locations to explore in 360 degree interactive pages.
IE5 upwards only.

Knesset website
http://www.knesset.gov.il/vtour/eng/index.htm
25 station long Virtual Tour with enlargeable images, detailed legends.


2. GALLERIES & IMAGES

Historical

Jerusalem Mosaic
http://jeru.huji.ac.il/open_screen2.htm
Historical periods - places, figures, costumes, people, water, food.


Jerusalem Archives

http://www.jerusalem-archives.org/index1.html
Extensive online archives of historical photographs and documents from the 19th century thru recent times (1967).

Modern Jerusalem

Jerusalem Shots
http://www.livejournal.com/users/jerusalem_photo/
300 images from all walks, sites, and walks of life in Jerusalem with downloadable screensavers. Created for the general public.
Excellent photo quality and routes.

Israeli Posters
Online sales, including Jerusalem
http://www.israeliposters.co.il

Al Yisrael
Jerusalem from the Air (Hebrew, but visual)
http://www.alisrael.com/heb_hover.html

Jerusalem Lions
Gallery
http://www.math.toronto.edu/~drorbn/Gallery/Jerusalem/Lions/index.html

My Rova
Synagogues in the Rova (Jewish Quarter)
http://www.myrova.com/discovery_pages/synagogues.htm

Yemin Moshe (Hebrew)
http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/art/moz/Movie1.html and
http://www.jerusalem.muni.il/art/moz/mapa.gif

 

3. MAPS

Current Issues

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jerusalem & Surrounding Area
http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH0hle0

Jerusalem Municipal Area
http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH0hld0
(c) Carta maps on the official Israeli webserver, offering full detail.

Dept of Education, JAFI
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/100/maps/jerusalem2000.html
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/100/maps/gilo.html
Geo-political maps for today.

Old & New


Osher Map Library
http://www.usm.maine.edu/~maps/exhibit1/
Jerusalem 3000 - Historical Map Exhibition: 7 sections of famous ancient and historical maps with legend.

About.com links
http://www.judaism.about.com/od/jerusalem/
Watch this page for more map links!

4. Miscellaneous Articles

Jewish Encyclopedia
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=242&letter=J&search=Jerusalem


Names of Jerusalem:
- 58, with extensive references given online (English versions only)
http://www.israelinprophecy.org/live_site/english/in_depth/refs/V_A_1_a.html

- 60 names for Jerusalem: 31 given in English
http://www.shalomjerusalem.com/forum_one_msg/33.htm

- 70 names of Israel in Hebrew graphic (difficult to read)
http://www.archiegranot.com/70Names.html


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