How to Have Fun in Traffic
Traffic is lame…but there are ways to make it less frustrating. Here are a few of my favorites: 1. Sing loud to your favorite music. The louder you sing, the better you sound, right?…
Time is Money
Imagine you are driving on the freeway and see hundreds of dollars passing by every moment. You can’t grab the cash as you drive, but you see it get completely wasted, $100 at…
Girl, Wake The F$@K Up!
I am sick and tired of your insecurities! I wish there was a way for me to give you confidence; but I am aware that life is not that simple. Too many women (and…
5 Levels of Pleasure? I’ll Take One Of Each, Please. With Pleasure.
We all want to feel pleasure, and we want it now…don’t we deserve it? It’s human nature to feel that way. According to Judaism, there are five levels of pleasure, and at each…
7 Ways NOT To Get A Second Date
We’ve all been on that terrible first date: the guy too nervous to make eye contact with you; the girl who won’t stop talking about her ex; the ex-addict as of two weeks…
Rugged Individualism
Below, please find raw notes I took from Rabbi Shmuley’s lecture given on March 7, 2013 at the Luxe Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, at a Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) event put together by…
Migraines are for Terrorists
Terrorists deserve migraines. Â I have been fighting migraines for almost ten years. My most recent was one of the worst. Laying in bed, my head pounding, eyes aching, stomach burning, neck stiff as…
Mighty, Mighty Good Man
I used to be that hot, young, sexy girl who all the guys liked and always gave attention to. I’m talking about when I was 18-22, more or less. During those years, I…
Change
Control. We think we want it. We think we have it. Do you think you are in control? Do you try to gain control? I know I do not have control over anything,…
Ten Ways NOT To Approach Women
Gals, we have all thought to ourselves, “Are you kidding me?” or “Is this real life?” or “Not going to happen, ever….ever.” or “Why ….just…no.” but for some reason, men do not appear…
Please Steal My Car
Just kidding, don’t; but seriously, do. I have a feeling that would be an easier and more efficient way to rid myself of the headache that has become my 2013 Hyundai Sonata –…
Cuz Tonight Is The Night When Jews Become One
Well, actually, it’s not tonight, but it is coming up very soon – on Sunday, November 18th, to be exact. Our very own Jewlicious and JConnect are putting together a fundraising event, honoring Mayim Bialik,…
My Rock
Cancer is a disease that kills, even if you don’t die from it. The smell of cancer filled our home every time my mother came home from chemotherapy treatment. More than ten years…
Have a Shanti Day
“Everything you can say about India, remember that the opposite can be said and they are both equally true.†This famous Indian quote is sad, but truthful. I once foolishly thought that Israel…
100% Boobilicious
Boobies – a part of womanhood that I recently discovered and had the pleasure to participate in enjoying. I was always aware of them, but never got to know what it felt like…
New Gal in Town
For such a small place, there is quite a large Jewish and Israeli community. Before I arrived, I started contacting people through various Facebook pages, and was pleasantly surprised to get such warm…
Start Me Up
Value: the most common word an MBA student hears. Value, added value, created value, future value, present value, value chain, estimated value, assumed value, depreciated value, valuation… the list feels never ending. My favorite…
Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing
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 concepts…
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 across religions…
iTube
YouTube videos that iLike and sometimes iLaugh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34-xyit9Rp0&feature=BFa&list=PLCCAFCEF52F8441E3 …
I’m Not Sorry
I had a very interesting and meaningful Yom Kippur, thanks to the wonderful Chabad of Raleigh (special thanks to Rabbi Herman & his amazing wife). I was nervous about spending YK alone, but felt…
I Miss Your Face
Every beginning is tough, and this is no exception. It’s my first Shabbat in Durham, NC. I am home alone in a stranger’s house (she generously and graciously is letting me stay, so…
Sofaer International MBA Slideshow
Here is a video slideshow of some great moments I shared with my classmates in the Sofaer International MBA at the Recanati School of Business at Tel Aviv University. We are a group…
Bittersweet
I am still haunted by the image of my mother, sick with cancer at the time, crying when she found out her father passed away. I was 14, and for months begged my…
The Roof is on Fire…Literally
Chaos hit Yehuda HaMaccabi Street in Tel Aviv last night as bar and coffee shop attendees as well as neighbors noticed a fire on the roof top, directly above Michelle Appelbaum of Jewlicious’…
Shalom, y’all
I am feeling happy, sad, excited, scared, nervous, ready, and most of all, fulfilled. With all these mixed emotions, I could write a more bittersweet love song than Adele right now. It would…
