Voting in the final round of the JIBs has begun. Check it out and go vote for your favorite blogs.

I am a finalist in two categories. Go vote for me in Best Slice of Life in Israel category and
Best Small Blog category




This post will be sticky (under the Omer post). So make sure you continue to scroll down for newer posts. The Omer is still more important than the JIBs, so it keeps the top spot.

I was not going to do this, but I now figure "why not?". It is not that big a deal.

The JIB awards are in full gear (practically). The site has even been hacked a couple of times. No website can claim any value or importance until it has been hacked, and now the JIBs have been hacked at least twice. So the JIBs are now important.

I am competing in a few categories, but my Torah blogs are competing against a couple of big boys and have absolutely no chance (though I would have liked for Torah Thoughts to have a strong showing), so I will not even mention those.

Life in Israel (this blog) is competing in Best Small Blog Group D and is still holding the Round 1 lead. The voting there is getting very close and my lead has been whittled down to just a couple of votes, so if you don't mind taking the time, head on over to the voting and vote for me.

I am also competing in Best Slice of Life in Israel Group A but don't really have much of a chance. This is the category I would have preferred to be recognized in and maybe, with your help, we can have a putsch and make a run for second place (or, who knows, maybe even first). So head on over to the voting and vote for me.

The voting round for the JIB awards has officially opened. There are a lot of great blogs competing and you should be encouraged to check them all out and vote for your favorites.

If that might be me, I am competing in a few categories.

Life in Israel can be found in Best All Around subcategory Best Small Blog Group D.

In Best of Class in subcategory Best Torah Blog Group B I am actually competing against myself (and other blogs). You can find Yontiff Thoughts and Torah Thoughts there.

In Best of Class subcategory Best Slice of Life in Israel Group A I am competing with the Life in Israel blog.

Feel free to vote for me, or feel free to vote for any of the other great blogs. I am not much of a campaigner. The important thing is to go vote.

Soccer Dad is kicking around Haveil Havalim #113. Go check it out.

And don't forget to check out the JIB Awards and start voting as soon as voting season opens (should be sometime very soon)

Head on over and start nominating your favorite bloggers or even just your favorite posts even if you normally do not like the blogger.

The point of this is to raise awareness and provide exposure to all the great blogs that deserve it. There is pretty much a category for every type of jblog to fit into, so everyone can participate.

Go give the bloggers the exposure they deserve!!

Get ready! Here they come! The jblogging event you have all been waiting for!

The JIB (Jewish and Israeli Blogging) Award process is finally starting.

The JIBs will be open for nominations starting this Friday morning, Israel time and Thursday evening US time.

Let all your favorite jbloggers know about it and get ready to start nominating them!

with a new url. Welcome back.

The JIBS (Jewish and Israeli Blog) awards are on their way... check out the new site that will be used for managing the upcoming award process at jibawards.com

There are some differences in how it will be run this year. Go to the website, read the info, and be a part of it.

There is a group of jbloggers who took it upon themselves to manage this one. Dave from Israellycool , the founder of the original JIBS, has approved of the whole process.This group is hoping to improve the process from previous years so it will be more enjoyable by all and provide more exposure for the various blogs.

Nominations are scheduled to open right after Pesach (Passover), running April 12 - April 19.

For the rest of the schedule and awards, please go to the website.