The Missing Glasses // A loss in the pool led to a gain
My name is Tovah, but I’m known as the water aerobics lady. For the past 12 years, I’ve been running summer exercise groups in...
Gathering to Strengthen Ourselves // What the Nekadeish Asifah Changed
On the evening of Wednesday, June 22 (following a similar Yiddish-speaking event, which took place a night earlier), over 20,000 women gathered at the...
My Daughter Is Too Much Like Me—The Way I Used to Be
Dear Rabbi Taub:
Thank you for this new column and for giving us the opportunity to ask parenting questions. My question is as follows:
My seven-year-old...
Epiphany On July Fourth // You are what you wear
The day was Saturday, July 4, 1999, in the heart of the Midwest, the celebration as American as baseball and apple pie. Folks sat...
Forged by the Fire in their Parents’ Hearts // Preserving Yiddishkeit was imprinted in...
The walls of Malka Lebovitz’s home are decorated with needlepoint canvases—rich, vibrant tapestries depicting all kinds of scenes and subjects. Sitting in her tidy...
The First Domino // Yael Jungries helped jumpstart Operation Fly Formula
“My father told me that Ami Magazine might call,” Yael said, when we finally connected this past Friday morning.
“At first, I said that I...
Roses and Chrysanthemums
A bright April morning, full of summer’s promise. A few late daffodils, lavender beginning to waft its scent. Delight and hope reflected in the...
All Day We Dream of Flowers // The Women behind Lakewood’s Flower Gemach are...
I admit that it was a selfish phone call. The hall told me in advance that I would have to get everything out by...
Am I Jewish?
Iskah Esther Tarashi is the only chareidi diplomat in Israel, serving as commercial attache at the Costa Rican Embassy in Tel Aviv. Ami Magazine...
My Visit to the “Caravan Women” of Meitzad // Cheaper housing doesn’t mean lower...
Do you feel cramped living in your current abode? How about moving to a spacious detached house—a caravan of your own?
A little background: Meitzad,...
