Haveil Havalim #163

As I announced last week, we are hosting Haveil Havalim. Haveil Havalim is a roundup of posts from different blogs. It is organized by Jack and hosted by different bloggers each time. This is my first time hosting it so, please, send me all your constructive criticism so that next time will be better!

To submit post for the next edition, click here.


Pessah

Passover is over! We can now eat Hamtez but many blogposts were submitted during the past two weeks, when most bloggers had passover on their minds!

The Rebbetzin’s husband was already preparing for next year’s Pessah which will start with Birkat HaChama.

MizEllie presents An Unorthodox Seder posted at EllieTalk.

A Simple Jew presents Guest Posting By Rabbi Shlomo Slatkin - Pesach With The Koidenover Rebbe posted at A Simple Jew.

Ben-Yehudah described his Leil Seder Pesah in 5768 posted at Esser Agaroth.

Batya presents Just Before Passover in Jerusalem posted at me-ander.

Batya presents This Year We Were In Jerusalem! posted at Shiloh Musings.

Jack Zaientz is Looking at how the African-American Christian spiritual "Mary Don't You Weep" became a Passover song in Mary, Don't You Weep posted at Teruah - Jewish Music.

Toby Curwin presents Kitniyot Confusion posted at A Time of the Signs.

Friar Yid presents Hametz as a Civil Liberty posted at Friar Yid.

Friar Yid presents Battle of the Haggadahs: The Revenge posted at Friar Yid.

yitz presents KOS SHEL ELIYAHU - ELIJAH'S CUP posted at Heichal HaNegina.

Mottel presents Matzo in the Key of Chametz posted at Letters of Thought.

Batya presents The Great Walls Of Pesach posted at Shiloh Musings.

Batya presents the result of her pessah cleaning with Nu? Where's The Applause? posted at me-ander.

A Simple Jew presents Question & Answer With Chana Jenny Weisberg - 10 Easy Tips For An Unforgettable Kid-Friendly Seder posted at A Simple Jew.


Yom Haatzmaut
The Yom Haatzmaut Project, organize by Tzipiyah.com, has been mentioned on Arutz Sheva.
Tzipiyah.com has posted many posts related to the project . (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

A few bloggers also joined in!

Bar Kochba participated in the Yom Haatzmaut Project

CosmicX also participated.

We, at Tzipiyah.com, will be posting a list of all the bloggers who participated (On Yom Haatzmaut). If you participate, make sure to email tzipiyah@gmail.com!


Other Commentary

The American Elections were dealt with by some bloggers. Eric at The Israel Situation claimed that Hillary will Defend Israel .

The Rebbetzin’s husband has a hard time accepting the comparison between the holocaust and the calls to boycut the Olympic Game

Barbara is unhappy about the latest talks about Olmert giving back land

Barbara also criticized Jimmy Carter’s Hamas visit .

SnoopyTheGoon presents Close encounters of the fourth kind posted at Simply Jews.

JackB presents Chores for two: Why men don't pitch in.

JackB also talks about his son with Daddies Love Their Sons- Darth Vader & Luke Skywalker Edition

Friar Yid presents a non-Haredi reaction to a Haredi Rebbetzin's inability to tell non-Haredi Jews apart in "They All Look Alike" posted at Friar Yid.

Batya presents Teflon Money! posted at Shiloh Musings.

mottel presents I want to write . . . posted at Letters of Thought.

Baruch Pelta presents Critical points on Dr. Shapiro's book (The Limits of Orthodox Theology) which many reviewers seemed to miss in Where History Meets Theology posted at Orthodox Freelancers Guild.