Against the Grain // And I thought that I had it...
Legend has it that a group of yeshivah bachurim in Eretz Yisrael once pooled a bunch of money together to send someone roundtrip to...
A Historical Detective & the lost landowners of Israel...
There are thousands of pieces of property in Israel whose owners have disappeared into the mists of 20th-century history. Attorney Mordechai Tzivin is one...
Ariel Sassoon // The Leahy Sassoon Team
ogether with his partner Devin Hugh Leahy, Ariel Sassoon has closed over $400 million in residential deals over the past several years, and in...
The Gift That Keeps on Giving // Rep. Greene’s foot-in-mouth disease
She’s the gift to Democrats that keeps on giving: Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.
During a recent discussion about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s insistence...
Rav Dovid Hofstedter // A candid conversation with the founder of...
On Isru Chag, May 19, Rav Dovid Hofstedter called me from the United States Capitol and asked me to participate via telephone in a...
Getting out of your own way // Understanding the Phenomenon of...
When I met Aharon Belsky,* single and age 29, I took in at a glance his jeans and black T-shirt, his dot-sized yarmulke barely...
The Mystery of My Unhappy Baby // Why was...
A friend of mine suggested that I share our medical saga with Ami readers, in the hope that it will help another mommy out...
A Wave of Anti-Semitic Attacks // Jews around the world...
The photos and videos are horrifying. A man beaten on the street in Times Square. Another man, in Germany, kicked and laughed at. Diners...
Never Say Never // It was an unlikely match
Not long ago, a young man walked into my house on a Sunday afternoon. He was coming to talk to me because I am...
Why Did Violence Erupt in “Mixed” Cities? // the root...
“The sirens went off and people should have been running to the bomb shelters, but the Jews of Lod were too afraid and stayed...
Have the Democrats Turned Against Israel? // While Biden held...
Two Fridays ago, as Jews in Tel Aviv and Ashkelon listened to the booms of Hamas rockets and Iron Dome interceptors over their heads,...
Sophomoric Seminarians // Some would-be leaders march toward a cliff
The self-described “future leaders of the Jewish community” in the US have spoken.
Those would be the hundred or so non-Orthodox rabbinic (and cantorial) school...
From Punk Rocker to frum Psychotherapist// Stephen (Dani) Safer uses his...
I wasn’t sure what to expect from Stephen Safer, but distinguished-looking and well-spoken weren’t what I imagined. Mr. Safer is six feet tall, well-dressed,...
Searching for Solace // In an attempt to bring comfort...
What can you say to offer even a small bit of comfort to a grief-stricken mother who is sitting shivah for her children? How...
America’s Governor? // Andrew Giuliani, the son of “America’s Mayor,”...
America was first introduced to Andrew Giuliani in 1994, when he joined his father, Rudy, on stage during his inauguration as mayor of New...
My Cancer Chazakah // A three-time cancer survivor shares her personal...
Many decades ago, I was taught in grade school by a very British English teacher that it was “good form” to have an interesting...
Hamas vs Israel // A conversation with Danny Ayalon
Daniel “Danny” Ayalon is an Israeli diplomat and politician who has served as both deputy foreign minister and as a member of the Knesset....
Berel Solomon // Wealthy Commercials
t is said that if a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth a million words. Enter Berel Solomon, founder of...
Echoes // Years later, my words saved a life
The phone’s ringing jarred me awake. I checked the clock on my night table: 7:15 a.m. I was usually already up at this hour,...
Galus and Gastronomy // There’s a message in your kneidel
Well, Shavuos is over and, hopefully, we all renewed our kabbalas haTorah.
And ate blintzes, of course, in the spirit of the Rama’s citation (Orach...
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