1. RBS Blog celebrated a couple of siyums. Mazel tov.

2. Love of the Land discusses Thomas Friedman's latest piece

3. Life in Mitzpe Ramon visits the Alpaca Farm. We were there a few years ago and it is definitely worth a visit...

4. On the Main Line has an interesting piece of Jewish History with the Trefa Banquet and the Jewish community's reaction to it

5. Tzedek-Tzedek helped thwart the move of a known pedophile from the US to Israel (RBS)

6. Catriel has a parable of a halachic house

7. The Astronomer's Wife has 3 planets coming into view in our western sky

8. Point of no Return quotes a Syrian leader about how lucky they are that the Jews only want Jerusalem... and he retells a fascinating story of a woman who made a promise to the Prophet Ezra and made sure to keep it...