Under Construction // Remodeling isn’t just for houses

My life is under construction, physically, mentally and emotionally. Usually when something goes wrong, I like to blame “the other side of the family.”...

EXCLUSIVE Pulling no Punches // A candid conversation with former ...

Can the Republican Party be saved from itself—and from Joe Biden? That was the subject that former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie tackled in...

Lufhansa Singles Out Jews // The German Airline’s Shocking Behavior

Many Jewish travelers headed out on a trip to Kerestir, Hungary, for the yahrzeit of Reb Shayale Kerestirer last week. But a plane full...

A Massive Leak at the Supreme Court // The most explosive...

For almost 50 years, the US and its Supreme Court have been in turmoil over one ruling, the 1973 case of Roe v. Wade...

Gaffe Track // President Biden’s “alarming” struggle with language

Obnoxiously emblematic of the sad state of political discourse these days were some reactions to a brief moment in President Biden’s recent speech asking...

You’re Hiring…Whom? // There are some things even more important ...

’Tis the season for résumés and applications as a flurry of new graduates trying to secure jobs for next September converges on principals’ offices...

Hot-Honey Salmon

Serves: 6-8 Ingredients 1 side (1½ lbs.) salmon, skin on Salt and pepper, to taste 3 tablespoons mayonnaise ½ teaspoon ground mustard  ¼ cup Trader Joe’s Spicy Honey Sauce (see...

All of Our Lives // O My Father by Deborah Guttentag

He woke early as usual, wondering what to do. The curtains were drawn shut and he couldn’t be sure if it was morning, although...

Soaring Like a Butterfly // My Recollections of This Master Mechanech

Together with his many talmidos and talmidim, Ami Magazine deeply mourns the untimely passing of Rabbi Zechariah Wallerstein at the relatively young age of...

The Gaon of Memphis // Rav Nota Greenblatt shaped the world...

A LOSS FOR KLAL YISRAEL This past ErevShabbos Parshas Acharei Mos, klal Yisrael lost one of its most unique poskim and rabbanim in America,...

Pan-Seared Lemon Dill Sea Bass

Serves: 2 Ingredients 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill or 2 teaspoons dried dill  ½ tablespoon chopped fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried oregano ½...

Will Europe Finally Cut Off Russia? // Moscow plays hardball with...

It got a bit cold in some parts of Poland last week, after Russian energy company Gazprom cut off natural gas supplies because of...

The Man in Charge of Lag BaOmer // Tzvi Tessler, the...

THESE DAYS IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO REACH TZVI TESSLER, WHO is responsible for arrangements in Meron on Lag BaOmer. After trying a number of times,...

Senator Hatch’s Mezuzah // My “one degree of separation” from Senator...

The recent passing of Utah Senator Orrin Hatch conjured the image of my “one degree of separation” from Mr. Hatch. That would be my...

Power Smoothie

Serves: 1 Ingredients 1 cup frozen dark cherries 5 oz. nonfat vanilla Greek yogurt Small handful of spinach leaves ½ cup nonfat organic milk or organic vanilla soy or almond...

The Booming Township of Lakewood // A conversation with Mayor...

What does it take to steer a ship like Lakewood? For those who have been watching the growth of America’s foremost ir v’eim b’Yisrael, this...

Spinach Frittata // with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Goat Cheese

Serves: 6 Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion, chopped (1 cup) 1 (6-oz.) bag baby spinach 3 oz. sun-dried tomatoes, reconstituted in hot water, drained, and chopped 4 whole eggs 4...

The Lives of Military Wives // Three frum women share their...

The life of a frum military wife can be lonely. Moving from place to place, keeping kosher in remote corners of the globe, and...

To Tell or Not to Tell // A daughter is torn...

I  have a question that I would love to see answered in your magazine, because as many people I pose this question to, everyone has...

The One who Wields the Sword // A conversation with General...

General Tal Kelman is the man who has been chosen to ready Israel for possible war against Iran and to lead that war, if...