Comments on: WordCamp Israel: Exploring Israeli Bloggers

By: rose ramadhan

rose ramadhan — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:53:34 +0000

77. But seek, with the wealth which Allah has bestowed on you, the reward and happiness of the Hereafter. Do not forget your share (of the needs and provision) from this world, and be good (to others) as Allah has been good to you (by giving you more than what you needed), and do not seek mischief in the land. Allah does not like the mischiefmakers

By: Deborah

Deborah — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:58:56 +0000

Avi, hi, thanks for writing.
Let me know when u have built ur tree at Famillion.

thanks and good luck!
Debby

By: Deborah

Deborah — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:58:08 +0000

Avi, hi, thanks for writing.
Let me know when u have built ur tree at http://www.jworld.famillion.com

thanks and good luck!
Debby

By: Avi

Avi — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:36:46 +0000

Hi Debby,

I totally agree, life aint always easy here!
being here is more than weighing the pros and cons, if u ask me. It s a clear decision. I decided for myself to do it and I haven t had doubts about it a single day.
Famillion is Israel? Ah, I didn t know that. I heard about it, but havent checked it out yet. Is it a social website, just with families???
Well, I will have a look at it!!!
cheers,
Avi

By: Deborah

Deborah — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:11:06 +0000

I made Aliya from France 2 years ago.
I had good times in Israel and less good times, but I know it was the right decision to come here.
I will be happy to answer any questions from people who think of doing it and give my advise to them.
Having relatives in Israel already is a big asset.
In case someone wants to find new relatives and stay in touch with the old ones, I can recommend the Israeli website http://www.jworld.famillion.com
Famillion is a worldwide family project connecting people across the globe, transcending borders and languages. you simply build your family tree and the system matches it with related trees and that way you connect to new or old relatives and make your family tree grow. you can also upload pictures and exchange family stories.
It s a great tool to find relatives and stay in touch with them.
So, guys, let s get all connected!!!
looking forward to receiving your comments…
Stay in touch,

Deborah

By: Any (Word)Press is Good (Word)Press « What War Zone???

Any (Word)Press is Good (Word)Press « What War Zone??? — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 14:53:14 +0000

[...] Here’s some nice press for What War Zone???. In honor of the conference, Lorelle features some English and Hebrew Israeli blogs to watch out for including this one, calling it rip-roaring and twisted. (Boy, you barbeque even one baby on Yom Ha’atzmaut and nobody lets you forget it.) I’m looking forward to the conference; should be interesting And I may migrate this site over to WordPress sometime. (And Blogger will be hacking my site in 3…2…1…) [...]

By: Guy Mizrahi

Guy Mizrahi — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:54:28 +0000

Hi Lorelle,
Thanks a lot for the mention of my blog.
in my post about Wordcamp I wrote that I was listening to Hannit and you talking and it was very interesting :-)
loved your talk there,
Guy (Zull, Hacker’s Blog).

By: mother in israel

mother in israel — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:42:03 +0000

Israelity.com is another good resource for Israeli blogs. It highlights entertaining blog posts about life in Israel. My own blog, A Mother in Israel, is not the most popular (yet) but was chosen as a finalist for the 2007 Weblog awards in the category “Africa and the Middle East.” I’m a mom of six writing about parenting, motherhood, life in Israel, and more.

By: Oren Todoros

Oren Todoros — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:41:11 +0000

Hi Lorelle

Good work recaping some of the best names in Israeli Blogging… Allow me to throw my blog into this comment. http://www.hebrish.ning.com

Please take a visit!

By: Maya Norton

Maya Norton — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:12:24 +0000

Hi Lorelle,

Great list, which I’ll certainly be following up on, link by link.

Of course I have to add my own WordPress blog, dear to my heart, The New Jew: Blogging Jewish Philanthropy (www.TheNewJew.wordpress.com).

I am also a big fan of a number of blogs in the comment section, so I’m glad to see them there.

Thanks again.

Maya Norton

By: WordCamp Israel 2007 Unofficial English Schedule

WordCamp Israel 2007 Unofficial English Schedule — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 08:07:24 +0000

[...] Lorelle has set the tone by giving the blogosphere an overview of Israeli bloggers. [...]

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:39:06 +0000

We didn’t forget. Do you know how many “leading” Israeli blogs call themselves “leading”, “most popular” and “award winning” blogs? :D We went through our lists and picked our favorites, under a very narrow perspective for Israeli blogs that do not deal with politics or “issues” but life, personal blogging, and good news. We’re only three people and there are TONS of Israeli blogs for every possible style.

Thanks for adding yours.

I would have loved opening it up to more political rather than apolitical blogs as there are some brilliantly written blogs covering all the different sides of the issue, but we had our restrictions. :D

By: Avi

Avi — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:22:13 +0000

Somehow you forgot one of the leading Israeli Blogs, “Israel On Blog”.
well, it can happen, so here it is: http://www.israel-on-blog.com

By: Dave Bender

Dave Bender — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:52:43 +0000

Hi, Great post.

Just wanted to note that the blog, “Batzek Alim,” as it’s originally spelled – first letter “ayin,” instead of “alef” – is actually a great play on words for phyllo dough (that you’d use for puff pastries, usually meat or vegetable-filled).

THAT’S where the clever inside joke is, about the Hebrew (mis)termed “God’s Dough” or “Violent Dough” foodie blog.

Best,
Dave Bender
“Israel At Level Ground”
News & Views, Original Photography & Video about Israel

By: Alain

Alain — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:50:22 +0000

Thanks Lorelle for the mention.
You are right, translation is a serious issue; no viable solution yet.
For french blogs, audience is more limited, but still there few good blogs out there … A good overview like the one you’ve just done is needed; maybe i should try to do it myself.
I can just tell you that the french israeli blogosphere is getting more and more politically engaged…

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:54:58 +0000

@Alain: Sorry I overlooked FranceIsrael. As I said, one of the things that ticks me off the most is the lack of easy translation, including in search engines. Our parameters were for English and Hebrew, and sites we personally knew and enjoyed. I guess I have to work on my French! Thanks for the kick. You are so right!

By: Aussie Dave

Aussie Dave — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:37:13 +0000

I’m going to pimp my blog since it wasn’t mentioned AND it’s done on WordPress (I’m a huge WP fan, and have consulted your blog on many occasions).

http://www.israellycool.com/

Would love to make the conference, but have already missed out on registration.

By: International probloggers Blog Herald and Lorelle write about Wordcamp Israel 2007 | fiLi’s tech

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:15:30 +0000

[...] have written some reviews of the Israeli blogosphere. The nicest one I’ve read so far is by BlogHerald with a comprehensive overview with some of the best Israeli blogs in both Hebrew and Engl…: Thus it was that I asked two new Israeli friends of mine to help share with you some our favorite [...]

By: Alain

Alain — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:35:31 +0000

And what about the french “speaking” blogs……..????

Nice post…
Thanks

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:20:29 +0000

Just a small correction, Brian Blum’s blog is “This Normal Life”, no “is” involved. :)

Thanks, too, for introducing some new-to-me Israeli English-language bloggers. There’s been a huge increase in the number of Anglo-Israeli bloggers since Sarah Bronson profiled our little group in Ha’aretz in 2004.

By: israel » WordCamp Israel: Exploring Israeli Bloggers

israel » WordCamp Israel: Exploring Israeli Bloggers — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:35:54 +0000

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By: Benji

Benji — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:55:08 +0000

Thanks for the mention, Lorelle!

Ehhhhh…ech omrim “rip roaring?”

By: Adrian

Adrian — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:57:06 +0000

Thanks for the mention.

By: Ayelet Noff

Ayelet Noff — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:17:46 +0000

Thanks so much for the mention Lorelle!
I look forward to meeting you here soon.

Best regards,
Ayelet (aka Blonde 2.0)

By: WordCamp Israel - updates and tidbits | illuminea marketing & media

WordCamp Israel - updates and tidbits | illuminea marketing & media — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:27:43 +0000

[...] WordCamp Israel: Exploring Israeli Bloggers – This post was published on the Blog Herald, and takes a look at some of Israel’s most interesting or popular bloggers. [...]