I don’t know about you, but I don’t wanna miss a thing…actually, now that I live in Durham, North Carolina, I don’t wanna miss a thang. Loss aversion and regret are basic...
Moral Reminders in Judaism
Some Behavioral Economists believe that moral reminders cause us to lie and cheat less. This is suggested through research that shows that when someone is reminded of the 10 Commandments (people...
Will Netanyahu Still Be Governing Israel at the Time He’s Calling for a Strike Against Iran?
Israeli politics just got a lot more urgent, as an election is now scheduled for before the end of winter. What does this mean for Israel, the United States, and Iran?
2012 Night of Unity Honors Mayim Bialik Nov. 18th in Los Angeles
The Night of Unity, Sunday, November 18th in Los Angeles, brings together the Jewish community to honor those who exemplify the cause of Jewish unity, and to support the work of Jewlicious. The Night...
Nobel Prize in Lit to Howard Goldblatt?
This morning, in Stockholm, the Swedish Academy conferred the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature upon China’s prolific author, Mo Yan (which means “don’t speak” in Chinese). To...
Jewish Erotica? Jewrotica! Why?
I first met Ayo Oppenheimer, the founder and creator of Jewrotica.org at the first TribeFest in Las Vegas. We’d been in touch via email earlier about some of the projects she was involved with...
How the Obama and Netanyahu Administrations are Getting U.S. & Israel on Same Plan for Iran Nuclear Development
Following Netanyahu’s bold speech at the United Nations, an exclusive interview with his spokesperson, Mark Regev, in which he discusses how the U.S. and Israel have “an agreement in...
Hayehudim Show, Los Angeles Oct. 14: Get Discounted Tickets Here!
Hayehudim, literally The Jews, has been rocking the fuck out of Israel for two decades now. In that time they have won pretty much every accolade a band can win, they have opened for major...
Scott’s Absentee Ballot in Israel
Guest Post by Scott Piro To my pro-Obama and very-active-about-it-on-Facebook-friends (particularly the gay, NY ones), today I mailed in my absentee ballot for Barack Obama, Kristen Gillibrand...
The Apple iPhone 5 and Israel
After months and months of speculation, Apple released the iPhone5 on on September 21, 2012. The new iPhone features a slightly larger screen, a faster processor and a number of software and hardware...