Creamy Fruit Salad

16 ounces chopped romaine lettuce 2 scallions, chopped Seeds of ½ pomegranate 1 mango, cubed ½ cup strawberries, sliced ½ cup diced kiwi or green apples ½ cup candied pecans Dressing 1...

Filet Mignon with Mushrooms

4 (2-inch-thick) filets mignons, tied (10 to 12 ounces each) 2 tablespoons canola oil 1½ tablespoons kosher salt 2 teaspoons coarsely cracked black pepper Mushrooms 2 tablespoons margarine 1 tablespoon...

A Land off limits // Shloime Zionce Visits Saudi Arabia; Part...

As the event wound down, I began to see throngs of people pouring out of the venue. Thousands upon thousands of Saudis were making...

Hibernation Nation // The White House enters a state of permanent...

From the Corps’ Core: When They Go High, We Furlough “They’ve ordered us to keep all the other lights off, as a cost-saving measure while...

“Let Them Eat Meat” // Shechitah: A Surprising History

It has been said that history may not exactly repeat itself, but it does seem to plagiarize from the past. As I write this, a...

Child’s Play // There was something wrong with my daughter’s playmate....

The loud thumping sounds coming from daughter’s bedroom on the second floor made me wonder what was going on. It was Sunday morning, and...

Bad Days Ahead

Antwerp, Belgium, November 2018 At 8:00 a.m. on a cold, dark and dreary morning my doorbell rang. I answered the door and was surprised to...
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Another Family, Another Hoax // Five Years After an Ami Expose,...

Professionals usually caution journalists: Report the story, don’t become part of it. Journalists have a responsibility to gather news objectively and report the facts,...

A Sad Turn of Events // For some reason, I was...

I was busy preparing for Shabbos on an ordinary Friday afternoon when my friend called me up all excited. She and another friend were...

The Court Has Spoken // Attorney Avi Schick explains the YAFFED...

In a 35-page decision issued last Wednesday by Judge Leo Glasser, the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed a...

Green Salad with Celery Vinaigrette

10 ounces baby kale or 16 ounces romaine lettuce 1 English cucumber, diced ¼ cup Craisins ½ red onion, diced 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced Celery Dressing 3 celery stalks 1...

Grow Greens Grow //They grow indoors, and they grow super fast....

Plants make way more practical pets than do animals. Which is why, when I saw a pineapple plant at the garden center last spring,...

Date Cake

Date Cake 4 cups medjool dates, pitted and chopped 3 cups boiling water 3 teaspoons baking soda 1¼ cups (2½ sticks) margarine 2 cups brown sugar 6 eggs 3 cups self-rising...

Crispy Skin Teriyaki Salad

Welcome your guests by starting off the meal with a hot salad. This one is quick, easy, and delicious. Frying the chicken skins is...

A Land off limits // Shloime Zionce Visits Saudi Arabia; Part...

Time continued to pass as the afternoon prayers dragged on for what was beginning to feel like an eternity. The locals didn’t seem to...

McAllen Is Calling // President Trump attempts to make his case...

It turns out, there are no direct flights to McAllen from any airport up and down the East Coast (aside from the president’s flight...

One Small Step for a Man // The doctors said there...

Mottel Rosengarten*: I met Yisroel Dovid Klein more than 20 years ago, on my first Friday night in NYU Hospital. “With a name like Rosengarten,...

Roots and Fruits // A tale of esrog jelly on Tu...

Ring, ring. We’re sitting on the beach, my new husband of several months and I. It’s a glorious day, the sky a brilliant Mediterranean blue,...

A Plea for a Liver // an article in Ami facilitates...

It all began with last year’s Chanukah issue of Ami Magazine, published on December 13, 2017, which featured a powerful interview by gifted author...