Jewish Web Design

We have all seen the success of Facebook, Myspace, Hi5, Bebo and more - Now it’s time to have out very own social network with all of the features you would expect. With popular features like Friends, Networks, Groups, Blogs, etc…It is more then one can ask for. You can now enjoy a clean social atmosphere online. No annoying applications, No spam messages, No dirty ads, it’s Free of schmutz!

K, so the name is cheesy - so what! I like mango, and I love Jews!
I truly hope jewmango will be the next big hit in the online Jewish community, In fact i believe it will be - very soon, IY”H. jewmango is absolutely FREE we will never ask you for your credit card, NEVER! We will not store any of your information, We will not bombard you with advertising & we will never sell your information.

All in all, we are sure you will have an amazing time with us at jewmango and if theres ever anything we can do for you, just let us know. What are you waiting for? Sign up today!

Free Jewish Wallpapers, way better then last time. These Jewish Wallpapers are actually worth downloading!

I created a few cool concepts that I think you guys would like to see on your desktop. Inspirational Quotes as Well as psukim like “Mitzvah Gedolah Liyos Besimcha Tamid” and more.

These Jewish Desktop Wallpapers aren’t just backgrounds for your desktop, It’s actually Art!

Feel free to post these on your Jewish Blogs and Websites but don’t forget to link back to me please.

These wallpapers are mostly 1024×768 with the exception of two being 1280×1024 due to special requests.

If you have any concepts or ideas for Jewish Wallpapers feel free to leave a comment below.

Running a blog, writing quality content and maintaining your search rankings is not an easy task for a one man band. Us bloggers don’t have a team of SEO experts taking care of our blogs, we are forced to do it ourselves. It is very difficult to be first on Google for common search terms, but if you have a Specialty blog like Jewlab, then you will find it easier to be first on Google for less common keywords.

I have put together a few tips based on my own experience that I believe everyone should follow, It will almost guarantee better placement for your blog, especially if paired with quality content and constant updates.

The first rule in blogging is to constantly add quality content, You need to write at least one post a week to be considered a good blog. The posts have to be relevant to what your blog is about, and they have to be very keyword rich.

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Free Jewish Wallpapers - Every Jew should have a Jewish wallpaper on his computer, It’s the 614th Mitzvah.

I have created a few abstract jewish wallpapers for you to download for free. You will also find some Jewish backgrounds based on different color themes like Black, Orange, Blue, Pink and more. The wallpapers are all 1600×1200 which will fit almost any size monitor. If you want another size jewish wallpaper feel free to request one by posting a comment.

If you choose to feature these wallpapers on your website, Kindly credit me by Linking to www.jewlab.com

I can make custom wallpapers for anyone - all you have to do is ask.

Jewish Addons for Firefox and Hebrew extensions for Fire Fox are out there, but they are sometimes hard to find. I have compiled a list of the most popular Jewish widgets and Jewish addons and Extensions for Firefox and other applications.

Gmail RTL Firefox Extension

“The extension adds the direction buttons, that are currently available only in the Hebrew & Arabic Gmail interfaces. Direction buttons allows you to write in Right-To-Left and Left-To-Right manners”

This hebrew gmail addon was created for the sole benefit of being able to write and read hebrew in gmail using Firefox

Keywords: Hebrew Gmail, Hebrew Gmail in Firefox, Firefox right to left, Firefox rtl, firefox ltr, Hebrew Gmail Firefox Extension

Sifrei Kodesh Search for Firefox“Search the Hebrew texts of Tana”ch, Mishna, Talmud Bavli, Talmud Yerushalmi, Tosefta and Mishna Torah.” Combining the power of Firefox, Google and the Mechon Mamre text library, this extension allows you to search the Hebrew texts of Tana”ch, Mishna, Talmud Bavli, Talmud Yerushalmi, Tosefta and Mishna Torah. You can search as broadly as all of these sources or as specifically as a single book of Tana”ch, a single tractate of Mishna or a single set of Halachot of the Mishnah Torah. The extension includes an onscreen Hebrew keyboard to assist those who do not know the Hebrew keyboard layout and/or do not have Hebrew input support on their machines. (You can use this keyboard to copy and paste Hebrew text into other things also).keywords: Sefer Firefox Extensions, Torah Firefox, Hebrew Firefox, Jewish Firefox, Search Hebrew Books, Search Seforim, Search sefer in firefox,

Hebrew Keyboard for Firefox“Allows typing into phonetic Russian, Ukrainian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Hindi Davangari, Hebrew, Mongolian, greek… transforming translit into the choosen language…”This seems to be a very cool Hebrew Firefox Addon, Although I haven’t tried it yet it seems to have only positive feedback. Typing hebrew in firefox is not an easy task so this addon will deffinatly help you type Hebrew or Ivrit in Firefox.

Hebrew Calendar for Firefox “Show the Hebrew date in your browser’s status.. “The reviews are not so great but it is still a worthwhile extension for Displaying the Hebrew Date in Firefox. So if you are looking for a Hebrew Date Firefox addon, you should try it.

Keywords: Jewish Date for Firefox, Hebrew Calendar for Firefox, Firefox Hebrew Calendar, Zmanim for Firefox, Israeli Calendar for Firefox, Jewish Calendar for Firefox,

I am a very big fan of Mozilla Firefox. I love it for many reasons but the thing I love most about Firefox is the ability to add Plugins, Addons, and Extensions. Most of the addons are user contributed - Yes there are people out there who dedicate their time to making the web a better place & making it easier for guys like me to go about their daily lives.

I have compiled a list of the Top 8 Firefox Addons for Web Designers.

I hope you find it useful

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For Jewish Web Designers & Jewish Graphic Designers everywhere - Hebrew Fonts have always been an issue, especially when using Photoshop. So, I have uploaded the fonts I currently have on my system. From Alef to Taf you will find every Jewish Font & Hebrew Font I Currently have. I hope I’m not infringing on any copyright laws, (I got these fonts legally off a public domain - I don’t remember where)

Some of the hebrew fonts included in the zips are:

• H_Hameiri [ttf]
• H_Hadasa[ttf]
• H_Hazvi [ttf]
• H_Hebrew[ttf]
• H_Jerusalem[ttf]
• H_Narkisim[ttf]
• BN Pinky
• BN Cloud
• BN Anna

And hundredes of other hebrew fonts & jewish fonts!

I have 2 Different folders attached to this post, Hebrew Flip Fonts & Hebrew Fonts.

Hebrew Flip Fonts

Hebrew Fonts

I have made a small compilation of Jewish Feeds, Jewish calenders and other Jewish web accessories.

Lets start with OnlySimchas’s Mazel Tov Anouncment feed

There are a few options on the page, but I like this one the most:

You can customize it by changing the colors, dimensions, url etc.. You can share it Via Igoogle™, Myspace­™, Blogger™ and other social sites. »Grab it here

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Download Free Jewish Stock Photos. I have several thousand jewish themed images sitting on my harddrives from my days as a Studio Manager. I decided, it will do more good in your hands then in mine. Feel free to use them as you wish for commercial or non-commercial use - all i ask is that you include a linkback and/or a simple photo credit.

Credits can look like this:
[Photo Credit: Yakov Vershubsky] [Photo Credit: www.jewlab.com]

This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

For high resolution versions of the above images (2.5mb - 5mb), feel free to contact me at yakov[at]jewlab.com

For More Jewish Stock Photos Click Here

The list below represents some amazing work by various artists who have made their work available to the general public for a variety of uses. If you use any of the free icons make sure you give proper credit to the creator of the icons.

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