Seeking Comfort
Last year I turned 40. As a special birthday gift, my mum offered me a trip to India. We would go together for two weeks and then she would continue travelling another month with a friend. She told me to pick the places I wanted to go and she would arrange the first two weeks … Read more
Ellen DeGeneres on being vegan
Ellen DeGeneres talks about why she became vegan. “I can’t participate in that. I can’t be a part of something that is suffering”. Watch the interview here.
Mum’s Gone Veg
July 4, 2010. One morning a few weeks ago, my Mum calls. “I have to tell you something” she says. “What?” I say. “I’ve gone veg” she says. To backtrack, my Mum has always loved animals, but she’s never been a vegetarian. When she was young, her family always had dogs, and when I was … Read more
Keeping Things Whole
Oct 13, 2009. The highest yogic results will come quickly to those who practice asana intensely on a daily basis. –Yoga Sutra I.21. I was born in Michigan, but grew up primarily in Israel. My Dad was Israeli and my Mum is Scottish, so there have been diverse influences on my life, my culture, and … Read more
Vegetarian Origins
Oct 28, 2009. When I was 18, I began serving in the Israeli army. I had no desire to be in the army, but I had no choice. By Israeli law, all citizens must serve in the army after graduating from high school. At the time I turned 18, men served three years and women … Read more
