As Ami was going to press, a rally was taking place outside the home of the mekubal Rav Dov Kook in Teverya. Followers of Rav Kook were rallying to encourage him to stay in...

Dear Seminary Girl who called on Sunday to ask if she and three friends could come over for Shabbos, then showed up 30 minutes before candle lighting with a candy platter before settling in...

One would think that if Israeli leaders heard about a Jew in Iran, for example, who was being jailed and tortured for being Jewish, they would express their shock and take action to free...

f a pocketbook could talk, mine would have an interesting tale to tell. First, it would describe the third-world country in which it was manufactured, and the factory workers who assembled it in slave-like...

In the spring of 2013 I had the great merit to meet with Rav Nissim Karelitz, who passed away on Motzaei Shemini Atzeres of this year (October 21, 2019). I also met with his...

The UK recently marked National Eye Health Week. However, the awareness may be too late for Nick Humphreys, a UK reporter who permanently lost his eyesight from wearing contact lenses in the shower. (No...

Every hard-working business owner deserves a lucky break! A new initiative from Ami Magazine and the OJBA (Jewish Builders’ Association) gives start-ups servicing the construction industry just that; the chance to network with the...

JTank is a revolutionary platform that enables entrepreneurs to present their business plans to a group of veteran investors in the hopes of securing a deal and a lifelong partnership. What happens behind the...

In Iraq, there’s plenty that can go wrong. For our group, there was plenty that went wrong, but in ways we would never have imagined. In the US, it’s safe to live by the cutesy little...

I knew Motti would be very hurt. Subconsciously, I was expecting him to lash out at me, accusing me of taking sides in a battle that had no winners. But I hadn’t imagined the depths of...