Sometimes we bounce off the
motivation of others to get our juices flowing. That’s how I work anyway. So I
want thank the members of the Haveil Havalim bloggers community for encouraging
me to host this week’s blog carnival.
Havel Havelim is a long running, weekly
international Jewish blog carnival that has been appearing well over a decade.
It was begun by Soccer Dad who no longer blogs. He
coordinated it for quite a while. Now we use our facebook page to coordinate and
publicize it.
Next week’s Havel
Havelim will be hosted by Yocheved Golani at
http://itsmycrisisandillcryifineedto.blogspot.co.il/.
Please read and be inspired to
join us. You can send in your links to Yochved with a one-line description
of your post and HH as the “subject.” Feel free to address the theme of sacrifices as we begin
Sefer Vayikra (no name-calling, and NO foul language. Focus on kedusha.) Our
weekly deadline is before Shabbat.
I must say that there is a
different feeling in Israel over the past couple of weeks. Maybe it’s the
upcoming national elections (*gulp*) coming up this Tuesday. Maybe it’s the post-marathon endorphins I’m vicariously
experiencing through those who actually
ran the Jerusalem Marathon. Or it might be the happiness-residue from Purim (that, boys and girls, is what we call a "SUGAR HIGH". Now repeat after me: "SUGAR HIGHHHHH!"), or pre-Pesach anxiety. I guess it’s all of
this goodness together. Adrenaline in
Jerusalem is running high, and y'know what? I LIKE IT.
And as
long as the sun keeps shining and the cold stays on the other side of the
Atlantic (so sorry, Boston, really), I’m one happy lady.
So, without further ado, here is
the best of Jewish blogging from this week:
The Sussmans, AKA the family of
superheroes, experienced the true joy and
miracles of Purim last week. Check out their awesome costumes and story.
Jacob Richman features 77 Jewish proverbs and
Sayings, conveniently provided vowels, transliteration, English translation and
audio. We are a wise people, indeed!
Batya Medad offers her take the upcoming elections and on Bibi in particular.
She also shares a bit of Long Island history as she travels the US. (I always wanted to know how LawnGuyIsland (yea that's one word) became so Jewish!) and how she celebrated Purim differently this year.
The Real Jerusalem Streets displays a photo gallery of the Jerusalem Marathon and more.
Yocheved
Golani is
gonna keep us in stitches (and she'll know how to treat them, too!) with her
Pesakh Prep. Tune
in to all of Yocheved's looks at how to laugh your way through Pesakh
cleaning.)
The parasha offers inspiration for love and marriage for Ben-Tzion.
Aliyah Land displays a selection of her favorite
advertisements that use Hebrew word plays and Passover puns to publicize sales
and deals.
Please show your love and leave your comments here and at each blog to let us know that you stopped by. Thanks & Shavua Tov!
Thank you for hosting and including my posts!
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