Confusion At ADL Anti-BDS Laws//Controversy Over Leaked Memo

Some staff members of the Anti-Defamation League have been advising the group’s leaders that anti-BDS laws are ineffective—at the very same time that the...

On a Golden String // How dare my daughter reject our...

“Let’s talk about Florida,” I said to my daughter Devory as I stirred the butternut squash soup, which was starting to thicken. “We’re scheduled...

Blessing the Children

When Shimon* married a giyores named Sara, the Bobover Rebbe was their mesader kiddushin. Eight years later, they had four children. Then one day...

Like Oil and Water // Trump tricks the oil powers and...

As a Democrat, I must grudgingly admit that the Trump administration did something quite brilliant in bringing down the price of oil before the...

Babysitting Blunders // I shouldn’t have been so straightforward

The first time Eva Fried* offered to babysit for my children I thought it was a great idea. “Why should you pay for babysitting when...

A Dip in the Snow // A change in plans ...

There’s a brief hesitation at the last second while my husband and I look at each other in dazed disbelief. And then a click...

Confronting Animus in America’s Backwaters // An exclusive interview with Rabbi...

An American novelist once said this about rural life: “These backwaters of existence sometimes breed, in their sluggish depths, strange acuities of emotion.” Regrettably,...

Remembering the Kashau Rav, zt”l / /A Hidden TzadDik, An...

The Jewish world was shocked and saddened at the passing this Shabbos of the Kashau Rav, Rav Eliezer Chaim Blum, zt”l. The Rebbe was...

Potato Leek Soup with Marsala Mushrooms

This classic soup gets an amazing update with marsala mushrooms and a drizzle of truffle oil. It’s dressy enough for company but easy enough...

We Differ About Our Daughters // The Father Demands Respect...

Dear Ami: My husband and I have a different take on the amount of household help we should expect from our children. We have three...