The videos included:
* How Amazon Delivers Packages So Fast
* How Google Maps Knows There's Traffic
* How Grocery Stores Decide What Goes On Sale
* Where Your Money Goes After You Swipe a Card
* How Do Streaming Apps Recommend Videos?
* How the Internet Actually Works
* How the Internet Works
* How Do Fiber Optic Cables Actually Work?
* What Exactly Is USB-C?
And Why Every Gadget Uses It Now
* How Do QR Codes Work
* What Is RFID and How Does It Work?
* What Are Split System Air Conditioners?
* How Air Traffic Control Works
* Why Israeli F-35s Are More Dangerous Than America's?
* Why Israel Never Runs Out of Water?
The Desert Nation That Solved Drought
* United Hatzalah's AI Dispatch System
This week I added 2 cool Tu B'Shvat AI animations to the
humor page at: https://jr.co.il/humor/tu-bshvat.htm#ai
* The Seven Species
* Hashkediyah Porachat - The Almond Tree is Blooming
I added to the "Only in Israel" section:
"Israel to be cited by Guinness World Records
for Kidney Donations"
Read about it at: https://jr.co.il/only-in-israel/
23 years ago this week, 7 astronauts perished as the
Space Shuttle Columbia re-entered Earth's atmosphere.
Amoung the seven was the first Israeli astronaut,
Ilan Ramon z"l.
The Yahrzeit of Astronaut Ilan Ramon is the 29th of Shvat.
February 16, 2026
I have a memorial page for him at: https://jr.co.il/pictures/israel/history/space.htm
May his memory be for a bless.
On a final, brighter note: I added two new Spotify
playlists to my Spotify page at: https://jr.co.il/spotify.htm
* The Ventures - 14 instrumental hits including
the theme to Hawaii-5-o which is my smartphone ringtone.
* Movie Themes - 41 cool themes
BTW - I use the Spotify app on my phone with
their free sign up. I do not need the extra features
of their paid subscription.
Many people read my updates via mailing lists, Facebook posts,
Whatsapp groups, etc...
I do not always post on all places.
You can always read my latest posts and the past 18 years on
my blog at: https://jrichman.blogspot.com/
Today, I visited the Moshe Castel Museum in Ma'ale Adumim
and took photos of the Avraham Cohen's Exhibition.
I posted the photos at: https://jr.co.il/ma/pic/2026/ma1587.htm
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is January 27.
On my website, there are 170+ links to learn about the Holocaust.
Site languages include English, Hebrew, French, German,
Italian, Russian, and Spanish. https://jr.co.il/hotsites/holocaust.htm
Since I created the page in 1997, I have been updating it
at least 2 times a year: before International Holocaust
Remembrance Day - January 27 and before
Yom HaShoah - this year on April 14, 2026.
If a site listed is no longer online, I try to find an archive copy of
the site in archive.org.
Today, I visited the Moshe Castel Museum in Ma'ale Adumim
and took photos of the Women's Art Exhibition.
I posted the photos at: https://jr.co.il/ma/pic/2026/ma1586.htm
On a different note, there are three new additions to
my Jewish Humor Page at: https://jr.co.il/humor/jewish-cartoons.htm
* Seasons Greetings
* You Need Vitamin B
* Coming Soon...Chabad of Greenland
Tu B'Shvat, the New Year for Trees, falls on the 15th of the
Hebrew month of Shvat, February 2 this year - 5786/ 2026.
This Jewish mini-holiday is of major importance to our
appreciation of nature and our relationship to it.
It is customary to plant trees and partake of the fruits of
the land of Israel to mark the occasion.
Many people in Israel and all over the world will participate in
eating fruits at a Tu B'shvat Seder.
Which fruit is used to make wine ?
When did Kabbalists originate the Tu B'shvat Seder ?
How many glasses of wine are drunk at the Tu B'Shvat seder ?
What branch of a tree did the dove bring back after the flood ?
How many days does the Hebrew month of Shvat have ?
What is associated with both Chanukah and Tu B'Shvat ?
In Israel, what happens to trees starting on the 15th of Shvat ?
Since 1901, how many trees has the Jewish National Fund
planted in Israel ?
According to the Torah, which fruits did the spies bring to the
children of Israel in the wilderness ?
The above questions are examples from the multiple choice
quiz. There are two levels of questions, two timer settings.
Both kids and adults will find it enjoyable.
Learn Hebrew Words - Tu B'Shvat https://jr.co.il/hebrew/tu-bshvat.htm
Tu B'Shvat Hebrew words and terms
with English transliterations and translations
Whether you need a picture for your child's class project,
a graphic for your synagogue, Hillel or JCC Tu B'Shvat
announcement, the Jewish Clipart Database has the pictures
for you. You can copy, save and print the graphics in
three different sizes.
New and Free: 150 Tu B'Shvat Whatsapp Stickers
on the Hebrew and English Whatsapp Sticker Channel https://jr.co.il/wsc.htm
Tu B'Shvat Photo Gallery
https://jr.co.il/hotsites/tu-b-shvat-photos.htm
To learn more about Tu B'Shvat, I posted on my website
85 links about Tu B'Shvat, ranging from Tu B'Shvat Seders and
customs to graphics and recipes and songs. Site languages include
English, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish, French,
Portuguese and German.
Today, we celebrate the 168th Anniversary of Eliezer Ben Yehuda,
the father of modern Hebrew.
Israel celebrates "Hebrew Language Day" on the 21st of Tevet
which is the Hebrew date of birth of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda.
This year the date falls on Shabbat, so we celebrate on Thursday.
The purpose of this day is to promote the Hebrew language
in Israel and around the world.
