Haveil Havalim #266: Happy Mother's Day!

What's going on here today?
Founded by Soccer Dad, Haveil Havalim is a carnival of Jewish blogs -- a weekly collection of Jewish & Israeli blog highlights, tidbits and points of interest collected from blogs all around the world. It's hosted by different bloggers each week and coordinated by Jack. The term 'Haveil Havalim,' which means "Vanity of Vanities," is from Qoheleth, (Ecclesiastes) which was written by King Solomon. King Solomon built the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and later on got all bogged down in materialism and other 'excesses' and realized that it was nothing but 'hevel,' or in English, 'vanity.'

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There actually wasn't a specifically Mother's Day theme going on with the posts this week, but I couldn't let it go by, right? So...give your mom a kiss, okay?

 
Dan Illouz presents Jewish Chat and Israel Chat and The Symbolic Importance of Jerusalem to Zionism
Ingathered presents Dead Ends as Opportunities...
The Rebbetzin's Husband writes The story of a tie.
Frume Sarah was Sorely Disappointed and got An UNsatisfying Response.

Jew in the City wants to know How Can You Be an Orthodox Jew Considering Its Position on Homosexuality?
Mottel and the Big Easy - Part I was posted at Letters of Thought.
Mordechai presents World Expo 2010 Jewish Visitors at Home With Chabad of Shanghai.
Frum Satire wants to know Is communal pressure to marry too high?

Seraphic Secret has Friday Fashion.
Good News from Israel has Photos of the Lag Ba'Omer Parade and Celebration and Educational Resources about Jerusalem.

Israeli Soldier's LIFE & THOUGHTS is Balancing the books this week.
David Bedein has this post: Israel Behind the News: Israel Resource Review - Confirmed Israel Intelligence Study: Saudis Will Now Pose a Nuclear Threat - Yet It Goes Virtually Unreported in Israel.
Tikkun Olam wants to remind us about Israel's cutting edge tech: Israel Technology Creates "X-Ray Vision"
Israelity has Beaten to the punch, Graffiti overcomes Kassams in Sderot and Nostalgia Sunday – Israeli dentistry gets a wisdom tooth.Joel Katz presents Religion and State in Israel - May 3, 2010 (Section 1) and Religion and State in Israel - May 3, 2010 (Section 2).
Eretz Avot shares A Reminder in Time Square.

Our Shiputzim: A Work In Progres tells us The Top 10 Ways You Know It’s Lag BaOmer.
Ilana-Davita does her Weekly Interview: Treppenwitz.

The Israel Situation considers Proportionate Response.
Isramom celebrates Milestones.
Fear No Question muses on The power of being a parent.
Achas L'Maala V'Sheva L'Matta reflects on What about the Holocaust, WHAT ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST?

The Minnesota Mamaleh presents Random Acts of Kindness.
I wrote this post about Ellis Island on my recent trip to NYC: Echoes
Ki Yachol Nuchal! offers up Soldier Boy the Second and Hashem runs the world. Thank G-d for THAT.
To Kiss A Mezuzah is Choosing Something Holy.
Batya wrote A Milestone in Jewish Life, What Would Theodor Herzl Think? , אבן ... פינה Even ... Pina The Cornerstone and Get It Straight: The "PA" Promotes Arab Terrorism and The United States Isn't An Objective Mediator posted at Shiloh Musings.

Hadassah Sabo Milner posted Loyalty and step-parents and Every Day is Mother’s Day – yeah, right!!
Friar Yid offers No Bias Here.

parshablog's Josh Waxman ask How did Chazal know that hemophilia is transmitted by the mother's DNA? and Hashgacha Pratis? The Volcano Liver-Transplant Recipient

Geshmack Torah has Perseverance under duress.


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