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Google maps mapping tool

To make the eruv map, someone had to enter all the individual points of the eruv boundary. That someone was Mickey Ariel (thanks!). To make it possible, I wrote a simple web application that contains a Google map and placs a marker at every mouse click. Each marker has a number, and the list of [...]

The Hebrew keyboard

For those who liked the YI Hebrew keyboard, I wrote a similar keyboard that I use to turn Hebrew into HTML entities (for the website), and, at my kids' request, uses Morfix dictionary and Google Israel to translate or search for Hebrew terms. Enjoy!

What free time?

Well, I had every intention of documenting all the PHP and Javascript tricks I've learning to get the YI site running, but I'm leyning Acharei Mot-Kedoshim in 2 weeks, plus trying to keep up with shnayim mikra/echad targum plus Rashi and Emek Davar (i've given up on the Malbim,which I started but can't go through [...]