SerandEz and Friends: Ezzie's JIB Picks II

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Ezzie's JIB Picks II

Part I is here.

Best in Class:

Jewish Religious
Group A - Emes Ve-emunah beats out ADDeRabbi in this one. I always find myself nodding along to most of what Harry says, though he always seems to go a bit further than I would myself.
Group B - BeyondBT. Gotta love what they're doing there.
Group C - Hirhurim, by a mile.
Group D - DovBear over RWAC, mostly because he was around all year long. DB's posts on midrashim and the like are often very interesting.
Torah
Group A - Emes Ve-emunah.
Group B - Hirhurim.
Group C - BeyondBT.
Group D - I went with Drew Kaplan, which was the only one I've really read; but I've since discovered that among the others is a brilliant cousin of mine. Small world, eh?
Humor
Group A - This was a rough one. DryBones, RenReb, and PsychoToddler?! DryBones is a bit more serious funny, and RenReb a bit busier, so I went with the one who makes me laugh on a regular basis. Go PT! Frum Satire, Jacob's Jokes, and Pillage Idiot have been funny the times I've seen them as well.
Group B - This whole group is funny, but nothing tops some of AskShifra's stuff, which seemed to switch from a bit more serious to a combo of serious and hilarious the past few months, starting with the introduction of Hot Chanie. Heck, that alone deserves an award.
Group C - This was tough, but Kasamba's hilarious ramblings beat out Jack and the rest. She'll be missed...
Jewish Culture
Group A - Orthomom. Yeshiva World and DovBear are good, but I've said many times that nobody is sharper and clearer while making their points as OM.
Group B - Jewlicious over DryBones.
News/Current Events
Group A - Jameel over TownCrier, Yeshiva World, and Daled Amos, primarily due to his coverage of the war. That was just incredible.
Group B - Meryl Yourish. She's just great, period.
Group C - DryBones. His commentary is done in a comic, and just expresses your own thoughts so well. That's amazing.
Pro-Israel Advocacy
Group A - IsraellyCool.
Group B - Jameel. Duh.
Group C - DryBones.
Slice of Life in Israel
Group A - This was one of the worst ones: Treppenwitz vs. Jameel. The others are good, too, but these are my two favorites. I think I went with Trep in the end, since I'd voted for Jameel elsewhere.
Group B - This was a tough one, too, but I think I went with AbbaGav over Robbie and Jewlicious.
Right-Wing
Group A - Irina over JoeSettler? Or was it the reverse? I think I went with Irina. Both are great.
Group B - Jameel over Dave and Ze'ev, who didn't write much this year.
Left-Wing
Group A - Jewish Atheist over TownCrier. There are people on the left worth having discussions with, even if they're not the ones that are the most outspoken.
Group B - OlehGirl, though I'll admit to not really knowing many of these.
Jewish Skepticism
Group A - Jewish Atheist over Ben Avuyah and Da'as Hedyot.
Group B - BEAJ over Orthoprax, though I don't read most of these that often.
Anti-Establishment
Group A - Depends how you define this, but I went with Wolf.
Group B - Again, depends on the definition, but I went with Orthomom.
Non-English - Umm, yeah. Don't really speak those languages.
Personal
Group A - Treppenwitz. Duh.
Group B - A lot of great ones in this group, but SweetRose has always been my favorite personal blog.
Group C - Another few good ones, but in terms of personal, Jack wins this one.
Group D - Aidel Maidel and Chayyei Sarah are great... but I don't know how anyone can read Ha'azina Tefilati and not be touched, not feel anything. It's one of the most important blogs to read out there.
Student
Group A - AH! So many of my friends, blogs I like... oy. I went with the one that I've gotten the most out of this year, at least lately, and went with... Which Way is Up? [And now everyone else wants to throw things at me.] Of course, I did see SJ last of all of y'all before I voted, so that may have played a role.
Group B - Chana. Not really a question, there.
Photo/Graphics
Group A - Squiggle Sarah! Her pictures are stunning and so talented. I'm amazed she isn't advancing.
Group B - Balaboosteh over the more recently begun Temunot. Her stuff has been good all year, particularly when I was brought to tears continually by the images she found during the war.