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Practice the skill of zooming in and out and take a closer look at Israel’s cultural life.

Discover the secrets of the history and evolution of Hatikva. Turn on the closed captioning for English translation.

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

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

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

Music is a powerful language that shapes emotion and meaning. In Hatikva, it expresses hope, identity, and resilience.

Can you find which biblical events and locations are on these ancient maps of Israel?

Are you a pragmatist or a philosopher? Are you more like Herzl or Weizmann? Find out in this personality quiz!

Discover how ancient maps reveal the cartographer’s politics, culture, and historical perspective, not just practical geography.

Gil Hovav presents three unique maps of Jerusalem, that depict the city from an unusual point of view.

Piyutim are Yemenite Jewish liturgical poems used in prayer. This piyut, Atem Yotze’i Ma’arav, sung by Rabbi David Buzaglo, expresses the deep sense of human connection to God felt during the holiday of Mimouna.

Explore three rare Haggadot from the NLI's collection with the help of three unusual Seder meal guests!

This geography and Tanach teacher from Jerusalem talks about how she uses historic illustrated maps of the Exodus in her classroom.

Discover how to use primary sources to enrich your teaching and prepare your learners for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. This video is in English.

This on-demand webinar explores the centrality of rituals in Israeli culture and discusses new initiatives for commemoration.

This webinar discusses how learning personal stories can help contextualize and forge connections to grand historical events.

In this video, we will give you useful tips on how you can use them in your teaching. Choose any of the NLI's resources and analyze them with your students!

Discover how to use primary sources to enrich your teaching and prepare your learners for Sukkot and Simchat Torah

Learn about the Balfour Declaration, an essential milestone in Israel’s creation, and the people who made it happen.

Learn about this Hungarian Jewish poet and paratrooper who risked her life to save Jews under Nazi rule. (Turn on closed captioning for English subtitles.)

Gal, an Israeli high school teacher, shares one of her favorite Simchat Torah flags from the National Library of Israel. (This video is subtitled in English.)

Dina talks about primary sources on sukkot

What does it mean for Jews to live under the laws of the societies in which they reside? This source sheet explores the Talmudic principle of dina d'malchuta dina—"the law of the land is the law"—through a collection of Jewish texts.

In this activity, learners practice writing and asking thoughtful questions and learn how to conduct themselves during an interview.

In this lesson, learners are introduced to primary sources and the insights they can provide.

In this activity, learners discover how family trees can reveal personal histories and help preserve the stories of past and present generations, and create their own family tree

Share the story of your family object with the National Library of Israel to ensure your story lives on for future generations.

Can you solve the riddles? Take a look at primary sources that connect to the festivals of Tishrei and guess which riddle they match!

PaRDeS is a traditional four-level framework for Jewish learning. In this activity, the PaRDeS approach has been adapted to help learners engage more deeply with primary sources and explore questions of Jewish identity and peoplehood.

In this source sheet, we will examine how Jewish texts and culture understand physical strength, how its purpose is defined, and how these ideas continue to shape Jewish identity today.

Learners analyze Israeli health advertisements to understand how visual and textual elements shape health promoting messages.

Explore how the Maccabiah Games are a living example of the strength and diversity of Jewish athletes from around the world.

Analyze historical maps of Jerusalem to uncover how political and religious beliefs shaped views of the city over time.

Step back in time to the the Roman Jewish community in the 1400s to consider the effect illustrations can have on the prayer experience.

Learn about Shavuot customs through traditional texts, primary sources and first-person accounts recorded by Centropa.

Most Jewish holidays have a fixed Hebrew date. But Shavuot? No date. None. The holiday’s timing has long been the subject of debate, a dispute that once split the Jewish people. So who won, and why?

These items highlight different aspects of this holiday and demonstrates how it was celebrated in different times and places in the Jewish world.

Discover the Library's various collections and treasures through the fascinating articles of the NLI's magazine

How was Shavuot celebrated in the time of the temple, and how does this tradition compare with its modern Zionist interpretation?

How was Shavuot celebrated in the time of the temple, and how does this tradition compare with its modern Zionist interpretation?

Match Hebrew words with their correct English translations, paying attention to tricky aspects of the language — such as homophones and homographs.

Explore Israel’s agriculture and advertising campaigns that encouraged Israelis to buy certain foods in different time periods.

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

Learn how to recognize tools used by designers to influence the viewers.

Explore your connection to Israel and think about other adventurous activities that could be part of the celebrations.

Analyze Israeli advertisements from the 1970s for food and cooking products and gain insight into the social situation at that time.

Explore Israel’s history and culture through primary sources, creating a visual story, and reflecting on your personal connection to Israel. This activity was created in partnership with The iCenter

Watch a clip from a parade in Jerusalem, Israel’s capital city, celebrating the very first Yom Ha’atzmaut (Independence Day) in May 1949.

The story of Purim has earned recognition for its perceived feminist message. Get a glimpse into the lives of other Jewish women in the past.

Watch rare footage taken by pioneer Zionist pilots in pre-state Israel. View the Land of Israel on an aerial tour as you have never seen it before.

Explore the evolution of Israeli society and national identity through a Yom Ha’atzmaut poster from each decade.

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

On May 14th,1948, a big crowd of Jews gathered near the Arch of Titus in Rome to celebrate the foundation of the State of Israel. But why there? Let's figure it out in our new video!

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?

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

Learn about several modern Haggadot that expand on the traditional versions with various levels of interpretation and innovation, including references to current events

Explore the unique photos from the National Library of Israel's collections and discuss questions with your students.

Learn how different historical circumstances come to life in the unique design of each Haggadah.

See how the passage about the Four Sons has been a source of inspiration for illustrators of Haggadot over the centuries.

How do we create educational projects that preserve family history? How can primary sources help us achieve this goal? These and other questions were explored in a joint webinar by Centropa and the National Library of Israel. Participants discovered tools and resources for developing meaningful family history projects—and gained fresh perspectives along the way.

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

Use these worksheet to discover deeper truths about a stunning illustrated Esther scroll from Italy and learn to create your megillah!

Explore Tu Bishvat through Israeli water-saving posters and learn why fresh water is one of Israel’s most precious resources.

In this activity, you will research the Dreyfus Affair, create a “Free Dreyfus” campaigns and choose which one would have been the most effective.

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

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

Explore a virtual collection of unique ancient maps of Holy Land, the largest of its kind in the world!

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

Explore sources about Jewish communities reciting a prayer for the welfare of the government under which they live, its origins, purposes, and evolving views.

Discover the story of the first Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon and reflect his deep sense of responsibility to his family, Judaism, the Jewish people, and the State of Israel.

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.

How did the Maccabees inspire Jews throughout the ages? What made them role models for the founders of the State of Israel?

Connect to the people featured in the memorial stickers, which are meant to inspire hope, resilience, and unity post October 7th.

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

When might lighting Chanukah candles be challenging? Learn about how IDF soldiers deal with that question.

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

In these printable pages, you can explore sukkot ('succahs') built as you've never seen them before.

Join us on a fascinating journey through the history of Simchat Torah flags: From the Middle Ages, through the early Zionist movement and to this very day