Deep Down and Then Up // How a young man returned...
I struggled alone for so many years. I’d been in and out of too many yeshivos and gone to rehab to kick my drug...
The Magic Number // Not all numbere have hold deep meanings
I am usually not privy before publication to the exciting stories and personalities that grace the cover of Ami Magazine.
However, this week, although I...
The Greatest Spy Scandal in the World // Why Russian...
If not the greatest mystery in espionage history, this is arguably one of the oldest and most important. I have been working to solve...
Southern Fried Chicken
6-8 chicken drumsticks, skin on (you can do this with cutlets or wings as well; just bake at 375°F for half the time instead)
4...
What the Past Has Wrought, & What the Future Holds
Michael Dale Huckabee, an avid supporter of Israel, is a popular political commentator and host of the talk show Huckabee. He served as the...
The Vaccines Are Here! // But there’s something to beware of
In case you’ve been lost in a remote cave for the past several weeks, please be informed that two vaccines against COVID-19 have been...
The Peacemaker of the Lower East Side
Henry Sapoznik still remembers the phone call that started it all.
It was 1997, and a woman out for a morning walk on the Lower...
Dream Visitor // A chance to make Amends
C
hedva Taplin was dreaming. In the dream, she was talking to a woman she did not know, a woman who seemed very upset with...
Easy Pesto Pasta
If you’re short on time, this pesto recipe is quick, easy and delicious! Before your guests even realize you’re whipping something up, they’ll already...
Standing Your Ground // Was she “nuts” or was it a...
It was a bright sunny day, harboring no premonitions of disaster. Marie had driven from her home in Marietta, Georgia, to Nashville, Tennessee, (where...
Thyme-Spiced Sole with Shiitake Mushrooms, Garlic and Cherry Tomatoes
½ pound shiitake mushrooms or button mushrooms, stems removed and sliced
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 cups grape or cherry tomatoes
3...
A Tzaddik in My Time // Avrumi Wolfson was more than...
Words cannot express the sadness and emptiness I felt when I heard the news of the passing of my dear friend Abe “Avrumi” Wolfson....
A Long Haul with COVID-19 // As some survivors of the...
A week after Purim, Shira Alexander felt mildly sick.
“I was coughing and had difficulty breathing for around ten days,” she told me. An energetic...
Kremlin Gremlin // Navalny wins the Pranky
If there were a prize for the most audacious and successful prank of the year—maybe even of all time—Russian opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny’s...
Conflict Over COVID // New directives in Israel create havoc
This past Thursday morning, arguments erupted between passengers returning to Israel and Health Ministry officials stationed at Ben Gurion International Airport. “Shame on you!...
Are You Ruining Your Child’s Future Relationships? // The actions we...
Can it be that we parents may unknowingly be impeding our children’s abilities to form strong relationships later in life? This thought came to...
Spiced Chickpea Soup
Don’t skip this soup! It’s divine! I teach it often, and to my students’ surprise, they love it! I know, these are ingredients that...
Fear & Freedom // Two friends gaze across the chasm of...
On a muggy evening in late September (fall offering no respite from the stifling heat of the previous months; airless and oppressive, the physical...
From Unit 81 to COVID-19 // The high-tech world of Netta...
On the outside, Netta Marrom looks like your average, gentle religious person whom some people might underestimate. That he is still living in the...
More Than Meets the Eye // A swollen eyelid that turned...
Every time she woke up with the swelling, I felt a niggling unease. Something told me we were on the wrong track. I just...

































