Pondering the Season—Electoral and Jewish // Moments of great moment abound
You probably think that there isn’t anything that an impending presidential election might have to say to us about the Aseres Yemei Teshuvah. Ah,...
Fighting for Israel // A conversation with Israel’s former ambassador to...
You’re a man on a mission.
I’m on multiple missions. I’m on my way to Philadelphia, where I’m going to be speaking on behalf...
In Search of the Jews // And the Jewish communities...
I have been working with Albanian tradesmen and builders living in England for many years. Albanians are a very proud people. They will always...
Michael (Dovi) Weiser // GFI Realty Services
Michael (Dovi) Weiser is the only person I’ve ever interviewed who, in the same conversation, delivered stone-cold business advice and teared up when speaking...
SAVE Is Moot // Noncitizen voting is a non-issue
Marta, a Honduran noncitizen immigrant who lives in a suburban Atlanta apartment complex, just wanted the two men who appeared at her door and...
Assessing the 2024 Presidential Campaign // A conversation with senior Trump...
First tell me how your day was. I’m guessing it was hectic because we were scheduled to speak a few hours ago.
Well, the president...
Legal Aid in the Fight Against Anti-Semitism // A Jewish group...
To be a Jewish student on a college campus this past year has frequently been a harrowing experience. Anti-Semitic protests have made those campuses...
Esriel Rappoport // Malion Holdings
Some of the most important feedback I receive on the Lunchbreak column is when people tell me they were inspired by reading about how...
Ugly Fringes // Both parties have their problem children
It’s rather uncommon, to put it mildly, for something to evoke outrage both from conservative columnists, politicians and pundits, and also from MSNBC, every...
The Place From Afar // A Tale of Three Sisters
Every year on the 4th of July, Candis made me a birthday party.
She must have been nine and I six when the tradition began....
Without Compromise // Remembering the Skulener Rebbe, Rav Yeshayah Yaakov...
It was with great sadness that klal Yisrael received the terrible news on Motzaei Shabbos that the Skulener Rebbe, Rav Yeshayah Yaakov Portugal, zt”l,...
A Father to his Talmidim // Remembering Rav Avrohom Ausband, zt”l,...
The official title of Rav Avrohom Yitzchok Ausband, fondly known as “Rav Avremel,” was rosh yeshivah, and he led his yeshivah in Riverdale, New...
Josh Hochschuler // Green Acres Nursery and Supply
Josh Hochschuler is a man who followed his passion for gelato to a multimillion-dollar buyout. A post-college trip to Argentina began Josh’s interest in...
Ach! // Herr Höcke isn’t humbled
Unless you speak German and are into German politics, you probably are unfamiliar with Sperrminorität. The word means “blocking minority”—the ability of a political...
Elon Perry // An Insider’s Take on the war in Gaza
Born in Netivot, Israel, to frum parents who emigrated from Morocco, Elon Perry joined the Israel Defense Forces at a young age and was...
What I Witnessed in Entebbe // A Givati Brigade commando who...
One of the most successful counterterrorist rescue missions in history was the Entebbe raid carried out by the Israeli Defense Forces on July 4,...
Ephraim Diamond // Arbel Capital Advisers, LLC
The housing market is not necessarily a bad one for landlords—unless you’re a landlord in New York City, where regulations and the legal system...
Moribund Mullocracy? // Signs of societal frailty in Iran abound
The penultimate day of July in Tehran was partly cloudy, but Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh’s disposition was entirely sunny as he attended the...
When Anti-Semites Target Us // How pro-Palestinian groups are harassing a...
On March 28, 2018 (Issue 361), Ami Magazine ran a special Lunchbreak feature, an interview with Reb Shloime Weber and his son Sruly. We...
How Successful Has Israel Been in Gaza? // A look at...
“They lost most of their commanders. Maybe more than 50% of their fighters were killed. ...But they are now regrouping in places that were...

































