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Apple iPhone sales trample expectations as profit sets global record
Apple, Inc. quarterly results smashed Wall Street expectations with record sales of big-screen iPhones in the holiday shopping season and a 70 percent rise in China sales, powering the company to the largest profit in corporate history.
Ariel Kleiman back at Sundance with feature debut, a dark drama
Sporting a droopy mustache and a sheepish smile, and dressed auteur-casual in a cloth jacket, rolled-up pants and work boots, filmmaker Ariel Kleiman’s appearance does not suggest the savage intensity of his films.
What Jewish ethics tell us about ‘Deflategate’
“Deflategate,” the controversy surrounding the New England Patriots that has made national news, made its way to a Houston business conference led by a rabbi.
In first, expat author Ruby Namdar wins Israel’s leading literary prize
Israel’s biggest literary prize, the Sapir Prize, has the drama and mystery of a lottery.
New Year for trees: Savor fruits of the earth, consider their journey
Tu B’Shevat, which translates literally as the 15th day of the month of Shevat, is the Jewish New Year for Trees. Mentioned in the Talmud, the holiday marks the tithing of fruits grown in Israel.
Jewish David Foster Wallace stuns at Sundance
No, the late great writer David Foster Wallace was not Jewish – but the first actor to portray him onscreen is.
TV satire burns bright as Israeli election ‘campfire’
When Israelis gather around the water cooler to discuss their March 17 election, odds are the conversation will turn to a television satire that has caught even U.S. President Barack Obama\’s notice in the past.