June 2003
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http://www.amit.org.il/learning/english/shavuot/index.htm
Amit has done a nice job with their Shavuot online quiz, which combines basic interactive questions with pages to print, and online games. In addition, instead of just having links, they found a nice intro so that you know a little bit more about the site, before you click. The site is naturally designed for kids, although some of us may be surprised by the answers to the quiz questions.
There aren't enough superlatives to describe this sophisticated, dynamic, state-of-the-art web site. Having said all that, I have to say with a touch of irony, that it's an antiquity site - The Jerusalem Archaeological Park. If you can't make it to the park in person, this is the next best thing. The website covers events spanning some 5000 years, beginning with the Canaanite (Bronze) Age and continuing through the late Islamic period. Don't miss the Virtual Reconstruction Model section - 360 degree panoramas!