In The Devil’s Throat // A visit to a South American...
In the heart of the South American rainforest, near where the borders of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil converge, you will find Iguazu Falls, the...
Bye, Bye Baby Powder // Is it time to purge the...
The locals have called Trimouns “The White Mountain” for centuries. In the early 1800s, they would climb from the nearby village up to its...
Spinach Caprese Salad
This is a little spin on a classic Caprese. Feel free to make your own sun-dried tomatoes (or “tomahtos”). You just need sliced Roma...
Why Booker Dumped Israel // Senator Embraces His Party’s Radical Wing
US Senator Cory Booker sparked controversy last weekend when he was photographed holding an anti-Israel sign at a political gathering in New Orleans. But...
Why China Is Angry // They have a longer memory than...
Westerners invariably describe the Chinese people as polite. But underneath that veneer of courtesy lies angry rage.
From time to time, the rage spills out...
Ready for Anything in Uman // A delegation from Israel heads...
Are you going to Uman for Rosh Hashanah? For a number of years, that’s been a common question this time of year.
But with tens...
A Portrait of Piety & Heroısm // How the Skulener Rebbe,...
One of the great chasidic Rebbes who immigrated to the United States from the Socialist Republic of Romania was Rav Eliezer Zusia Portugal, zt”l,...
Paths Crossing // A posek’s grandson and the outcome of a...
When a man—by his actions, wisdom and insight—shows us his holiness and erudition, we should believe our eyes and hearts and be grateful to...
Think Before You Speak // Good intentions aren’t always enough
Sarah’s Story:
My mother is terminally ill. My father-in-law is losing his memory, and my at-risk child is taking her rebellion to frightening new levels....
Sudden Emergency // My mother-in-law had been watching my toddler all...
y heart sank when I looked at my phone. Six missed calls from my mother-in-law. Something was very wrong.
The night before, the two of...
Return from Camp // Your son just came home? Proceed at...
Five years ago, I gingerly unpacked my young son’s duffel bag after he came home from camp. Outside. On the front lawn. Rule number...
Along the Croatian Coast // A visit to Jewish locales...
‘‘It is good your luggage have wheels,” my taxi driver remarked as he loaded my suitcase into the trunk of his cab. “I can...
Bring Our Son Home //Simha and Leah Goldin, the parents of...
It is late afternoon in the quaint town of Kfar Saba. The parents of Hadar Goldin, Professor Simha and Dr. Leah Goldin, are sitting...
Trump and the Orthodox Jewish Community – An independent poll...
In the first known effort of its kind, Ami Magazine commissioned a poll of Orthodox Jews in the tristate area about their views on...
Metaphor for a Culture // The dance of the matador
“It’s not a sport, señora.”
Esperanza folded her arms and snorted. How foolish the Americans were to think that everything is a game! The Spaniards...
The Trump Economy // As the numbers boom, how much credit...
‘‘Once again, we are the economic envy of the entire world.”
Those were President Donald Trump’s words on Friday, as he delivered remarks on the...
Washington Insider
Putting Himself on the Rhetorical Firing Line
When 16-year-old Kyle Kashuv survived the Parkland shooting, he never imagined he’d have to survive daily attacks in...
Can you believe it? // Bizarre beliefs that linger from childhood
One blazingly hot Chol Hamoed day, when I was around nine years old, my parents beat the heat by taking me and my siblings...
Never Give Up Hope
When Yaakov and Aliza found out that they were expecting twins, they were overwhelmed and excited. But at the end of the first trimester,...
Seeing the Whole Chessboard // The next move may be ...
The game of chess was invented in Persia, but now it may be the Israelis who are the real grandmasters when it comes to...

































