In today’s world, our lives revolve around technology and social media. Day in and day out, we text, Tweet, and see what other people are doing through a constant flutter of photos and status updates. We long to be connected to everything and everyone, feeling naked without our phones or compulsive checking of Facebook. But…
Not only is being Jewish good for your health, it makes you happier, too. At the request of the New York Times, the Gallup research organization has put together a profile of “the happiest person in America,” a demographic composite based on surveys the company has conducted daily among 1,000 U.S. adults for the last…
For the New Year, a Facebook friend wrote as her status, “My New Year’s resolution is to be Happy all Year!” That sounds lovely, I initially thought. It’s almost Oprah-ish, a vision for living one’s best life, joyously. Or perhaps it’s more like what Dennis Prager advocates — the idea that we all have a…
Israelis may have a reputation for being grouchy; but, statistically speaking, Israelis — including Arab Israelis — are overwhelmingly in a good mood. Or so say pollsters from Tel Aviv University, who conduct monthly surveys to gauge public opinion. Among the Jewish respondents, 80% of people surveyed defined their personal mood as “very good” or…
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