http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org Jewish iPhone apps | Jewish applications for iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry | Siddur Talmud for iPhone | Kosher iPhone | Hebrew apps | Apps made in Israel | Israeli startups | Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:50:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/torahtogo/parshat-beshalach http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/torahtogo/parshat-beshalach#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:49:03 +0000 robertpass http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/?p=17118 וַתַּעַל  שִׁכְבַת  הַטָּל  וְהִנֵּה  עַל  פְּנֵי  הַמִּדְבָּר  דַּק  מְחֻסְפָּס  דַּק  כַּכְּפֹר  עַל הָאָרֶץ The  layer  of  dew  lifted,  and  behold,  on  the  surface of  the  desert, a  fine,  substance  as  fine  as  frost  on  the  ground  —  Exodus 16:14 If  you  had  to  pick  one  item  to  symbolize  Shabbat,  the  day  of  rest,  which  item  would you [...]]]> http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/torahtogo/parshat-beshalach/feed 0 http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/news/yiddish-tanach-for-ipad http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/news/yiddish-tanach-for-ipad#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:29:11 +0000 robertpass http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/?p=17111 If you do a search on the Apple iTunes App Store for “Bible“, you will see the (literally) hundreds of  Bible applications that are available. If you narrow your search to “Hebrew Bible” or “Jewish Bible“, you will still get dozens of results. However, if last week you had searched for “Yiddish Bible“, you would not have seen a [...]]]> http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/news/yiddish-tanach-for-ipad/feed 1 http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/video/parshas-bo-2 http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/video/parshas-bo-2#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:47:56 +0000 robertpass http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/?p=17108 The First Mitzvah — Fixing the New month The Torah was given to bring sanctity to the world. Each time a mitzvah is observed this goal is brought one stage closer, as another place and another moment becomes holy. The mitzvah causes holiness to be felt in two dimensions: space and time, but most mitzvos are limited to a specific place [...]]]> http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/video/parshas-bo-2/feed 0 http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/torahtogo/parshat-bo-2 http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/torahtogo/parshat-bo-2#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:33:17 +0000 robertpass http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/?p=17105 אַךְ בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן תַּשְׁבִּיתוּ שְּׂאֹר מִבָּתֵּיכֶם … but on the preceding day you shall clear away all leaven from your houses — Ex. 12:15 וְהָיָה לְאוֹת עַל יָדְכָה וּלְטוֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ כִּי בְּחֹזֶק יָד הוֹצִיאָנוּ ה’ מִמִּצְרָיִם And it shall be for a sign upon your hand and for ornaments between your eyes, for with a [...]]]> http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/torahtogo/parshat-bo-2/feed 0 http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/made-in-israel/science-and-tradition http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/made-in-israel/science-and-tradition#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:56:54 +0000 robertpass http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/?p=17092 “Science and the Jewish Tradition: The Biology Section” book presents in a clear and engaging fashion the correspondence between numerous modern scientific discoveries and the  Jewish tradition. The book negates the classic, erroneous assumption that there is a contradiction between Judaism and modern science. With each update developers intends to add new chapters, on Health, [...]]]> http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/made-in-israel/science-and-tradition/feed 0 http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/news/ipad-app-hebrew-from-insight-out http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/news/ipad-app-hebrew-from-insight-out#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:45:40 +0000 robertpass http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/?p=17086 This new exciting application is part of  Ulpan-Or  iHebrew  series of  Hebrew learning books and applications. It presents to the reader fascinating insights, parables and commentaries associated with all twelve weekly Torah portions included in the book of Genesis – Be’Reshit. The main objective of this application is to assist the user in accessing biblical [...]]]> http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/news/ipad-app-hebrew-from-insight-out/feed 1 http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/from-the-net/jewish-ipad-2 http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/from-the-net/jewish-ipad-2#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:12:59 +0000 robertpass http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/?p=17081 “Jewish day schools putting Apple iPads to the test”  by Rabbi Jason Miller WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (JTA) — Toward the end of his life, Apple’s visionary leader, Steve Jobs, was visited by another computer innovator, Microsoft’s Bill Gates. The conversation turned to the future of education. As related in Walter Isaacson’s recent biography of Jobs, both [...]]]> http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/from-the-net/jewish-ipad-2/feed 0 http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/audio/yosef-karduner http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/audio/yosef-karduner#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:53:57 +0000 robertpass http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/?p=17078 Try this for a riddle: Name one song that you can hear synagogue youth groups singing in Canada and the USA, Israeli soldiers singing in border outposts, and Kabbala scholars humming while immersed in their learning. Here’s your answer – Yosef Karduner’s Shir Hamaalot. Rebbe Nachman of Breslev is more than explicit about the qualities that [...]]]> http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/audio/yosef-karduner/feed 0 http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/library/maharal-on-shabbos http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/library/maharal-on-shabbos#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:03:08 +0000 robertpass http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/?p=17074 “Shabbos Insights of the Maharal on Zemiros and Birkas HaMazon” by Rabbi Eliyahu Yaakov Inspirational Torah thoughts by the Maharal on the Shabbat  Birkon.  A must-have for anyone looking to make their  Shabbat meal experience more  meaningful.  A masterful commentary accompanied by a beautiful original translation. Enlightening and inspiring, this is one-of-a-kind that offers an elevating glimpse [...]]]> http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/library/maharal-on-shabbos/feed 0 http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/from-the-net/voice-translation http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/from-the-net/voice-translation#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:05:18 +0000 robertpass http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/?p=17068 Lexifone, Haifa-based company released its star product  real  time  voice translation.  Lexifone  enables  enterprises  to  cater  to clientele  that  does not  speak  the  local  language.  Lexifone  breaks  down  language  barriers  by simply eliminating  them. How does it work? Using any telephone the  user simply dials the Lexifone  number, s peaks and hears the other’s  response in his [...]]]> http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/from-the-net/voice-translation/feed 0 http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/made-in-israel/perfect-shot http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/made-in-israel/perfect-shot#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:10:12 +0000 robertpass http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/?p=17063 GroupShot app allows you to create a perfect photo by choosing the best face in every picture you took. If you ever tried to take a  family picture you know that no matter how hard you try,  you always end up with a few photos and in every photo someone else is blinking, or looking at the [...]]]> http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/made-in-israel/perfect-shot/feed 0 http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/news/myheritage-com-goes-mobile http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/news/myheritage-com-goes-mobile#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:24:26 +0000 robertpass http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/?p=17050 MyHeritage.com is an online genealogy site based in Bnei Atarot, Israel. MyHeritage.com was founded by an Israeli Startup, team of people with a passion for genealogy and a strong grasp of Internet technology. The homepage features a ‘Create a Family Tree’ tool where visitors can enter some information about themselves and their parents and begin the process of [...]]]> http://www.jewishiphonecommunity.org/news/myheritage-com-goes-mobile/feed 0