This was scheduled to be published yesterday evening at its regular time. I don't know why the scheduler didn't work, but I only just noticed, so I am publishing it now. It is a shame, because I particularly enjoyed this roundup of posts.

1. Tzedek-Tzedek talks about the tragedies of the summer, and the need to solve the situation by working on our derech eretz.

2. Parsha Blog says Good Middot make Good Neighbors (not necessarily good fences..)..

3. The Yeshiva Guy posts about having the fire within and what happens to it in old age...

4. Harry-er Than Them All has a story about why Rav Shimon Shkop went back to Europe after he had already been in America...

5. A Journey to Aliyah just got a new job that he sees as a step in his process of making aliyah soon, as it gives him possibilities in the future. I hope it works out well.

6. The Wolf talks about the Kennedy Curse...

7. Inter Aliya's son was caught shechting (a stuffed goat) in his living room. I have shechted chickens and turkey in living rooms. Never a sheep or goat (closest was a porch)..