Farewell, My Friend A Tribute to Reb Moshe Hersh Deutsch, z”l
My phone buzzed on Tuesday afternoon with a request for Tehillim for my dear friend, Moshe Hersh Deutsch. Moshe Hersh was trapped in a...
A Women’s Advocate // Sara Siemiatycki wants you to know...
It all began with an article I read in Yated Ne’eman in 2002 that quoted a study by Dr. Dorit Isaac, saying that frum...
The Exclusive Ami Magazine Poll //What Orthodox Jews really think about...
What percentage of American Jewry identifies as Orthodox? Chances are, especially if you’ve ever seen any of the polls that have been conducted over...
The Mysterious Benefactor // My father- in-law was adamant that my...
Whenever I check my bank balance, I hold my breath, sure that this month it didn’t arrive. But month after month there it is—$10,000...
Walmart or Bust // Would our houseguest ever leave?
My phone rang, its shrill tone reverberating through the quiet house. I opened one sleepy eye. It was 1:10 a.m. A phone call at...
The Movement Comes To The Masses!
Now that the ravaging effects of out-of-control wedding expenses—a topic featured in Ami Magazine over the past few weeks—has been brought to the fore,...
In a tight spot // our nocturnal caller was over...
“Rrrrriiiiinnnnnggg!” The shrill sound of the telephone broke the peaceful silence. My heart did a little flip-flop as I stared blankly at the bedside...
A Taste of his Own Medicine
In the fall of 1999, Doug Lindsay was a student preparing for his senior year in college with a bright future as a biochemistry...
Orthodox Doctors Vs. Assisted Suicide // Laws permitting assisted suicide...
I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody who asked for it, nor will I make a suggestion to this effect.
—The Hippocratic Oath
A...
An Audience of One // Rabbi David Refson, the pioneering founder...
A few days before this interview took place, its two participants—interviewer and interviewee—agreed that the better part of wisdom would probably be to cancel....
From Darkness to Light // The incredible journey of Tamar Sultanov
It’s the month of Kislev, the month of light and joy, when the radiance of Torah illuminates our homes and our lives.
Tamar Sultanov, 27,...
A Petition to Keep Wedding Expenses Down // Ami...
Recently, Ami ran a cover story about Reb Chaim Ekstein’s personal quest to marry off his child for under $10,000. The article resonated with...
The Inheritance // My father-in-law had always threatened to cut my...
My parents were Holocaust survivors who had lost their entire families during the war. I grew up an only child, and always wondered what...
Staying the Course // MK Rabbi Yisrael Eichler on defending Bibi
Unless something completely unforeseen occurs, next Wednesday the Knesset will be dissolved for the third time this year and Israel will return to the...
Between Iraq and a Hard Place // Conned & Confronted
RECAP: As the group’s journey through Iraqi Kurdistan unfolds, evidence mounts that Jerry is a spy. As the late hours of Thursday night morph...
Crisis Averted // Discovering what was wrong with her baby...
“I know you’ll want a lot of healthy babies. And it is possible—if you are taken care of properly. But there is no pushing...
The Rise of Anti-semitism in the UK // Will the outcome...
Rabbi Avrohom Pinter is a highly respected veteran askan in the United Kingdom. A resident of London’s Stamford Hill neighborhood, he is the principal...
Beyond the Lens
Meet Yechiel Orgel
Yechiel Orgel was a hardworking employee, moving up the ranks at B&H Photo, the famous Manhattan photography and video equipment retailer. But...
The Conference // Scenes from a bus shelter
So as not to appear as if I was just coming for the party, I set myself the target of arriving at the conference...
Reflecting on the Agudah Convention With Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel
Congratulations on another convention that is now behind you.
That’s true. The behind us part is an important part of the congratulations.
I know that...
