It's official. I'm leaving Israel at the end of the month. And then returning to Israel in the middle of next month. Because I heart jetlag.

As you may know, I've been in Israel for the last several months, and am due home in NYC (via Burlington, VT for CAJE) at the beginning of the month. But I'm heading back here August 19 for a new opportunity sponsored by Nefesh B'Nefesh, the organization responsible for helping olim from North America get to and find their place in Israel.

Previously, NBN had hosted journalists on its special charter flights, but this is the first such opportunity being offered to bloggers. Each of us will be paired with one or several NBN olim and we'll be interviewing them before, during and after their experience. In addition to being a part of the excitement of an NBN flight full of olim and their optimism for a new future in Israel, we'll also be participating in the First International Jewish Bloggers Convention hosted by Nefesh B'Nefesh and powered by WebAds, to take place in Jerusalem on August 20.

If you're a blogger who's going to be in Israel on August 20, you can register to participate in person--if not, you're invited to join us via the Internet.

Stay tuned for more on this developing story, and of course, to hear the inside scoop of what the NBN experience is like, on the ground, in the air, and on the holy ground.