Explore ketubot from different times and places and learn how artistic design can reflect one's values and identity

Discover unique Torah scrolls that hold the sacred text, and also a fascinating story of community!

Get a chance to hear recordings from Jewish holiday and life cycle events across time and place.

The National Library of Israel annually participates in the European Days of Jewish Culture. Check out exhibitions and educational materials that were developed espesially for this event.

Explore ways to anchor this difficult time using primary sources that touch upon different aspects of memory and illustrate how Jewish culture has dealt with crises in the past

Explore what Hevruta learning is and how it is different from other types of learning

Who inspired hundreds of young athletes and continues to be a role model to those who wish to combine a career with motherhood?

What is special about Shabbat and how do you celebrate it?

Create your own illustrated scene from the Megillah based on the analysis of historical illuminated manuscripts from the NLI collections.

What makes Jewish newspapers special and important, and what would you include in yours?

Learn about Sukkot in the past and connect it to how we celebrate Sukkot today.

Who is responsible for maintaining harmonious relations within the community?

Explore our responsibility to each other within the community and to then try to put what you learned into practice

Compare and contrast a wide variety of artistic depictions of Jews around the world observing Shabbat during the 1800s and early 1900s.

Use primary sources to curate a visual linear story to reflect on your identity as a Jewish athlete

Explore a collection of Jewish newspapers published in various countries, languages, and time periods.

Reflect on the value of solidarity in Jewish tradition and to explore a few examples from different times and places

On Chanukah Jewish kids all over the world play with dreidels. We invite you to discover the origin of the famous Chanukah game.

What does Judaism have to say about teaching the next generation?

Analyze the prayer written in 1809 by Rabbi Moses Sofer as a response to the Austro-Polish War.

Take a trip around the world, solve the clues and discover synagogues throughout Jewish history.

Research a community to discover its unique history and customs!

Step into Ben Yehuda’s mission to bring Hebrew back to life as you invent new words, enjoy interactive word games, and grow your Hebrew vocabulary.

Experimental artificial intelligence (AI)-based search in the National Library's image database

How a women's protest group made a difference by raising the cause of Soviet Jewish political prisoners during the Cold War

Learn how Israel has absorbed immigrants from around the world and helped them adjust to their new country by teaching them Hebrew.

Reflect on what you have learned during the project and how this impacts on your Jewish identity

Record a meaningful oral history of a family member and get a personal glimpse into historical events, as well as our own history and identity.

Explore the significance of Hebrew for Jewish culture and peoplehood and reflect on its potential for connecting Jews all over the world.

Test your geography skills and discover historical photographs of Jewish schools from all over the world from the NLI collections.

In this webinar, Shuvi Hoffman will introduce you to several modern Haggadot that expand on the traditional versions with various levels of interpretation

Explore the themes of identity and community through the lens of Bar and Bat Mitzvah invitations of the past.

Why is community so important and how can individuals connect and contribute to it?

Discover rare items from the permanent exhibition at the National Library of Israel

What factors come into play when building a Sukkah, and has the structure changed througout history?

Listen carefully to tunes and prayers and guess what communities they are from and what rituals they are part of

Design your own Shana Tova card inspired by illustrations and texts from historical cards!

Create a timeline that tells the story of your community and learn about the people behind these events

Ever wonder what Rabbis do? Now you have the chance to find out

Listen to the recordings of Chanukah songs from all over the world and learn more about different Jewish communities!

The unbelievable story of how a record number of people flew aboard a single airplane as part of 1991's Operation Solomon.

Take a closer look at some of the individuals who were involved in the grand historical events that shaped the State of Israel.

In the early 20th century, there was a major Zionist effort to turn this day of grief and sadness into one of hope, renewal and redemption.

Explore different aspects and functions of the synagogue in Jewish communal life, and reflect on what it means to you!

Ever wonder what community leaders do? Now you have the chance to find out!

Design your own model community by choosing which infrastructures, organizations, and people are key to a successful Jewish community

Create a map of your community Jewish institutions that provide services and resources for its members

Explore traditional rituals that are associated with the Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremony, including reading from the Torah and putting on tallit and tefillin.

Explore the posters about learning Hebrew from the Library's collection and share their comparisons and the effectiveness.

Match traditional garments with the Jewish community they are from

Play our trivia game to find out about what Sigd celebrates and how it is marked today.

The content varies depending on the group organizing the event and can include a lecture, singing, refreshments, or any other type of entertainment.

Explore the tradition of sending Shana Tova cards for Rosh Hashanah through historical examples from the National Library of Israel’s collection.

Light up your Chanukah with 8 different treasures in 8 different languages!

Passover Seder is essentially the world's oldest Jewish role-playing game, predating "Dungeons & Dragons" by millennia! How did the Sages of yore get us to joyfully participate in Jewish rituals, and what does all this have to do with mutual scallion whippings?

Play a game of bingo to discover the different objects you can find in a synagogue!

Help us documenting October 7, 2023 and its aftermath

Through food ads, “get a taste” of the foods that are customary in different Jewish communities

To Have and to Hold: at the start of their studies, children in Morocco went through a symbolic wedding ceremony to bond them forever with the Torah.

In this unit you will discuss the difference between primary and secondary sources and the importance of these sources for historical research.