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The Schmooze Dana Goldberg’s Hilarious 60-Second Lesson On Lesbian Sex Myths
Dana Goldberg, the Jewish comedian and LGBT activist, had me at hello. Actually, she didn’t say “hello” because she was making a 60 second video for Advocate debunking lesbian sex myths, but she did have me at, “scissoring is a thing.” Goldberg has been making videos for the Advocate for years, but as she rises…
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The Schmooze Jewish Artist Troye Sivan Pens Chart-Topping Gay Sex Anthem
You can bet your bottom dollar that gay sex will not remain a taboo topic in mainstream culture much longer. For this we can thank Jewish and Australian singing sensation Troye Sivan, whose new hit song “Bloom” seems to be an anthem to homosexual discovery. Sivan, 22, who rose to prominence on YouTube and Star…
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The Schmooze Is Sex A Human Right? The Talmud Passage That Has The Answer Has Gone Viral.
The Talmud is like that friend of yours who has something to say about everything, and everything to say about sex. It’s a sizable text (the Steinsaltz Bavli Talmud, for example, is 29 volumes in total) that acts like a great, organically growing comments section — a literary Jewish reddit spanning hundreds of years, written…
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Books Pamela Anderson And Shmuley Boteach Wrote A Sex Tip Book — And It’s 100% Kosher
“Baywatch” star and “Playboy” model Pamela Anderson and Orthodox Rabbi Shmuly Boteach have written a book about how to have better sex. “Lust for Love: Rekindling Intimacy and Passion in Your Relationship,” is out next week. Theirs is a (professional) love to last a lifetime. Her: the most commonly featured cover model in Playboy history….
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Fast Forward New Jersey Rabbi Arrested For Having Sex With Teen Forced Into Prostitution
(JTA) — A New Jersey rabbi registered as a sex offender was among three people arrested in connection with the human trafficking and prostitution of a 17-year old girl. Rabbi Aryeh Goodman, 35, of East Brunswick, has been charged with engaging in prostitution with a child and one count of endangering the welfare of a…
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Fast Forward Gov. Eric Greitens Admits Affair — Accused Of Blackmailing Mistress With S&M Pic
Eric Greitens, the Republican governor of Missouri, admitted Wednesday to having an extramarital affair after a CBS affiliate St. Louis reported that Greitens had tried to blackmail his mistress with a picture showing her bound, blindfolded and partly undressed. KMOV 4 obtained a recording of Greitens’ former hairdresser confessing the affair — from 2015 —…
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News Even After Leaving Ultra-Orthodoxy, Women Report A Culture Of Sexual Misconduct
Earlier this month, a woman who had broken with ultra-Orthodox Judaism welcomed another ex-Orthodox man into her home in New Jersey. The man had promised to advise her on managing divorce proceedings with young children. He claimed to have been through a similar ordeal, she said. Instead of asking her about her upcoming trial, the…
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The Schmooze Daniel Handler Says Giving Boys Books With Sex Scenes Will Lead To A Series Of Fortunate Events
Daniel Handler is best known for the series of 13 children’s books he wrote under the pseudonym “Lemony Snicket.” “A Series Of Unfortunate Events” begins with “The Bad Beginning” and ends with “The End.” Along the way we meet a villainous fashion plate named Esme Squalor, a hypnotist named Doctor Orwell, and the notorious Count…
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