Haveil Havalim #211: The Preparing for Pesach Edition

(also known as: The "If You're Not Done Prepping You Now Have More Excuses to Procrastinate" Edition)

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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Preparing For Pesach Posts...

(I tried to group them all here but I might have a few below too. It's been a busy week!)

Especially for bloggers: tips on cleaning your computer of chametz (obviously, we can't do anything about the cookies...)

If you, like me, are always looking for the new Pesach video, here's an article from JTA about the phenomenon.

Here's Passing Over into Spring? (with a delicious-looking lemon Pesach cake) posted at Manely Montana.

Tikkun Olam posted So You Think You Know How to Run a Seder? (funny stuff!) and also Pesach Cleaning.

Following my Judaism explores the difference between Pesach and Spring cleaning.

Read Passover is Coming! (in case you hadn't noticed) by Beneath the Wings

This made me laugh: Why do I (almost) turn into someone else on Passover? posted at Home-shuling. Cocoa-o's anyone?

Mottel wants us to Help this Pesach and Give the Gift of the Exodus from Egypt!

At Shiloh Musings this week: Missionary Christians Hijack Passover, and Preparing For Pesach--Is There A "Rabbis' Sons" CD?

Jacob Richman presents The Passover Humor Files posted at Good News from Israel. (it's a very extenstive list!)

Blog d'Elisson reveals Eliyahu ha-Navi for who he really is...or not... at PASSOVER.

Desperate to clean with your kids around? Read this post: Children and Passover Cleaning. Do you think it's helpful?

Me-Ander muses on Dairy Passover Seder? and Pesach Food-- Lots More Than Potatoes And Matzah

Soccer Dad feels that We were slaves... as he contemplates pickle and sardine sandwiches. Eww!

If you live in Israel, you might find this post useful: Machon Shilo: Pesah Links.

Here's my favorite Pesach dessert and some of my favorite YouTube Pesach Vids ... (hey, it's my blog and I'll link if I want to!)

Israel

Esser Agaroth wants to know Did Anyone Catch This? and Fear Of Jewish Revenge Attack?

Israelity hopes May the new Israeli government live to a ripe old age and also shares Hassidism at Boombamela and Sabra happiness.

Ricki's Mom presents Ricki, Language, and “Machtesh(im)” - a language and geology lesson.

Joel Katz presents Religion and State in Israel - March 30, 2009 (Section 1) and Section 2.

If you want to know How to Be Israeli read this post: Don't be a Fryer. Funny!

Interesting posts: Impressions of TheMarker's COM.vention from a new immigrant and 15 Israel-related headlines from the week March 22, 2009 posted at Israel Innovation 2.0.

Yechezkel wants to know: Children: National Assets or Liabilities? - The Child Allowance Fallacy.

Shmuel Sokol shares this reprint of a JPost article he wrote: New Balad MK praises Iran's nuke quest.

Me-ander is taking A Walk Down Memory Lane.

Judaism

ProfK wants us to drop our European ways...interesting thoughts in this post: And the Song Plays On... And here's another one by ProfK: On Minhagim

Adventures in Chinuch examines the practice of Parent-Teacher Conferences.

Schvach Yid chuckles as the Amish visit Brooklyn...I chuckled too!

The Velveteen Rabbi is in Buenos Aires, spending Shabbat morning at the Libertad, the oldest synagogue in that city.

The Rebbetzin's Husband writes about Science and Religion and Explaining the Holocaust and also Come on, Rabbi, finish what you started.

Shira Salamone is puzzled about Women and ritual: A survey for Conservative Jews. She mentions the movie "Praying in Her Own Voice," about the Women of the Wall. I'm very excited that we're bringing this film and one of its producers to our synagogue in June!

Tuvia is changing his diet: Disposing of the un-kosher food part 1.

Ilana-Davita shares a shiur by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik on First Born Sons.

Should Modern Orthodox Jews say Birchat HaChammah? Or is it a bracha levatalah? Great question and a great post. This could have been the Birkat HaChammah edition of Haveil Havalim. Maybe next week...

Funny Stuff

Toby Curwin presents Just the guys you want to help you keep time posted at A Time of the Signs.

Shira Salamone thinks that there are many Mysteries of the Hebrew language...

The Real Shliach is giving advice: Dear TRS: advice for the masses. Do you think it's funny? Go see!!!

Benji Lovitt presents Maybe Ivri's Just Doing a British Accent posted at What War Zone???.

Jewish Life, Culture, and Everything Else...

Soccer Dad shared this piece of news: LeBron Picks... Schottenstein? LeBron James is Jewish? I'm so confused. That info is missing from his Wikipedia page .

tooyoungtoteach presents On A Scale From One To Ten posted at Sporadic Intelligence.

Seraphic Secret tells us how Hebrew Hollywood Hottie Risks Life for U.S. Troops.

Yisrael Medad shares Multi-faith/Interfaith/Nondenominational Minister and Ignatius Misleadingas well as "Partner for Peace" or Partner of the New York Times?

Rivka with a capital A shares the lighter side of chemo with Chemotherapy Induced Time Travel. As she says: Please daven (or send happy, healing thoughts) for RivkA bat Teirtzel.

Mottel is having One of Those Ripped Pants Days.

Sef presents Shabbos Kodesh and Ain't nothin to do.

Yitzchak Goodman presents Why some Jews should take it easy on the le'chaims? posted at Judeopundit.

Our great leader JackB wrote about When Parents Die and Don't Die Dad. He's having a hard week, I think, so stop by and send him some positive energy. (Or at least good stats, which might translate...)

A Simple Jew is Returning The Next Day.

Chaviva asks Why am I converting Orthodox? - make sure you read the comments too. Great personal post about Jewish choices...

That's all for this week's Haveil Havalim!

Note to self: don't sign up to host four days before Pesach...

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