Secular Crusade // A respected reporter goes after religion

Though she’d blanch at the word, veteran Supreme Court observer Linda Greenhouse is on a crusade. Against religion. In dozens of High Court-related articles over decades, the Yale Law School lecturer and New York Times commentator...

Eighty Years Since Babi Yar // My, how times have changed

Wanton murder of Jews was a prominent and hideous feature of Ukrainian history from time immemorial. Within relatively recent centuries, there were the 1881 and 1905 pogroms in Kiev (today called Kyiv), which laid...

Sacrificing Body and Soul // Although his body is ravaged by ALS, the Kalever...

The Kalever shul building, which is located in the middle of the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, has undoubtedly seen better days. Water stains mark the walls and ceiling. When I arrive, about 40 men...

International World’s Fair in Dubai // Expo 2020 opens with friendliness to Jews

This week, Dubai opened a massive six-month exhibition of culture and technology from around the world. And for the first time in an Arab country, Israelis were invited to the celebrations. Expo 2020 is the...

International World’s Fair in Dubai // Expo 2020 opens with friendliness to Jews

his week, Dubai opened a massive six-month exhibition of culture and technology from around the world. And for the first time in an Arab country, Israelis were invited to the celebrations. Expo 2020 is the...

Nachi Gordon’s Meaningful Minute // How He Created an Inspiration Engine

It was 11:00 p.m. in Madison Square Garden, the world’s most famous arena. In the locker room, standing alongside reporters and clamoring family members, was a 22-year-old frum kid from the Five Towns. He...

A Mother’s Dilemma // Being Honest With Our Children

Dear Ami Magazine: I have a dilemma involving chinuch, and I was wondering if you could present it to the public or deal with it some way in your magazine. I am the mother of two...

The Humble Roots of Levi’s Jeans // How Levi Strauss built the world’s most...

Levi Strauss, the man behind the world-renowned jeans empire, was a 25-year-old bachelor from an observant family in Europe when he arrived in San Francisco during the Gold Rush. Levi began as an ordinary...

Why Am I the Only One Paying with Cash? // Don’t borrow from...

I’m fourth in line at the pizza shop. The woman at the front of the line swipes her Chase Freedom. The man behind her swipes his Citi Rewards. The girl in front of me...

Marshmallow Surprise Cookies

I have no idea where my family picked up this recipe, but it is one of those oldies but goodies. A dense, almost brownie-like cookie with the perfect amount of marshmallow in the center...