The First International Jewish Bloggers Convention took place in Jerusalem, Israel. About 200 bloggers attended the event, and 1,200 more watched the live broadcast. The convention was organized by Nefesh B’Nefesh. While all blogs represented at the conference dealt in some way or another with life in Israel, the spectrum ranged from immigration through carrying guns in Israel to discussions of Jewish law, board games and interior design.

Under the motto “The Power of the JBlogosphere: Taking JBlogging to the Next Level,” the half-day conference featured two panel discussions with popular Jewish bloggers and a speech by Zavi Apfelbaum, Director of Brand Management in the Foreign Ministry.

The organizers consider the convention a huge success, and it seems like the participants also had a lot of fun.

“The conference is an opportunity for people who are online friends through writing and reading blogs to meet in person for the first time,” said Rabbi Gil Student, one of the panelists and editor of Hirhurim, a blog about religion.

“Jewish bloggers everywhere - unite! That was the feeling Wednesday night at the first International Jewish Bloggers Convention”, writes Vickie Lecy, another blogger.

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