Haveil Havalim #279: It's Almost Elul!

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.'

Please please please publicize HH on your own blog and share the news about it! 

The Rebbetzin's Husband reminds us that Rabbi! Your job should not be fulfilling! He also posted Halachic Sources for the Statement of Principles on Jews with a Homosexual Orientation.

Chabad presents On Two Jews posted at lubavitch.com Chabad-Lubavitch news site.

Mottel of Letters of Thought had some Conversations on the Rebbe's Scholarship.

SimplyJews wants to know, Is Oliver Stoned? Nope, just doing a Gibson and also posted Shimon Peres on British anti-Semitism.

Miriyummy shares Rapunzel with some beautiful old family photos.

Pomegranates: Not Just for Trendy Juice Drinks was posted at JewishBoston.com.

Tikkun Olam examines Israeli National Bird: the Hoopoe.

Frum Satire makes us laugh with Orthodox shul is going to allow women to lead kabalas shabbos.

Esser Agaroth wrote Torture And Abuse Continue Against Chaim Perlman.

Batya of Shiloh Musings asks Israel's Children of Illegals, Nu... What do Other Countries Do? and Matching Funds, The Right Partner and also needs some help with Email Problem, Please Help, Mailing Lists Gone. (hey, Batya, put me back on the jblog lists, please. I’m phyl613 at gmail.com!)

Good News from Israel presents Welcome Home to the New Olim (and 338 photos) (I love aliyah photos....)

Israelity posts this week: A respite in the Golan, Saved by the meat and Eilat under attack.

The Weisser's Journey to Israel shared Sabra Album 9th of Av edition.

Our Shiputzim: A Work In Progress wrote Har HaZeitim.

Wikibias, a new blog that wants to monitor bias on Wikipedia (see Who am I, What is Wikibias?) posted Wikipedia Article: Israeli Occupied Territories. What do you think?

Ilana-Davita posted her weekly interview: Weekly Interview: Risa.

TOMER DEVORAH wrote The Happy Chatan - A Sad Picture.

Velveteen Rabbi wants to talk about A shameful blow to interreligious coexistence in New York.

Kissmeimshomer presents Shidduch Mating, Reinventing Skype, and Hefner’s Girlfriends and Touched By a Rabbi.

Daniel Ben-Shmuel wrote Sodomites In Beit Knesset posted at THE JEWISH FIST: A Call to Resurrect the Jewish Scholar-Warrior of Old. *careful, this post is pretty offensive, IMHO.

 The rockin’ Minnesota Mamaleh asks Mama, What's Heaven?

To Kiss A Mezuzah followed up on last week’s post with Update on Rose.

Batya posted Stung! at me-ander.

Beneath the Wings mused on Walking, Memories, and Regular Life.

SuperRaizy is bidding blogging farewell with It's Time For Me To Fly Away. :-(

Lamrot Hakol (Despite Everything) considers A Tale of Two Insanities.

parshablog wants to know Did Malbim on Yonah predict the undersea river?

FrumeSarah is trying to Do the Right Thing.

The Homeshuler is talking about Marriage.

Rabbi Jason Miller is considering the Internet’s Effect on Jewish Newspapers.

The Real Jerusalem Streets (I love this blog) shared pictures of Festival Time.

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