It was Taanis Esther when my brand-new hubby of three months turned to me sweetly and asked, “You don’t mind if I drink a little on Purim, do you?” Would I mind? At this point...

Dear AmiLiving Magazine, The signs that something was wrong with Dina Neuman were there all along, but I dismissed them as “Americanisms.” When the Neuman family moved into our sleepy hilltop neighborhood in Jerusalem, I did...

Nissim Black, the former gangsta rapper who found Yiddishkeit six years ago, has been producing critically acclaimed music since he was 13, but on this nippy winter morning in Yerushalayim my objective is to...

3 tablespoons coffee 3 tablespoons cocoa 9 tablespoons sugar ½ cup boiling water ¼ cup chocolate liqueur, optional  In a saucepan, bring all the ingredients to a boil. Reduce the heat and let simmer for 5 minutes. Let...

What do you do with that extra challah dough? You can make some extra rolls...or you can make this sensational French brioche fruit tart!1 pound challah dough Fresh fruit toppings, such as poached pear, strawberries,...

Have you ever heard the joke, “Guess who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb?” The answer, of course, is Ulysses S. Grant. According to some historians, however, the answer to “Who is buried in the Tomb of...

Iran was in flames at the height of the chaos during the Islamic Revolution of 1978. Revolutionary Guards patrolled the streets, stopping anyone suspected of collaborating with the Shah and hanging them from street...

The last time 36-year-old Rebecca Sarno saw her father, it was through the slit of a borrowed burka he’d given her before she was smuggled out of Tehran to safety. Her mother has also...

Eggs are a staple in our home for breakfast, and our favorite way to enjoy them is poached. The sous-vide method makes it hard for the yolks to overcook or the egg whites to...

Imagine if your child was eligible for a scholarship to attend yeshivah. What kind of change would that make in your life? That prospect may become a reality if a newly proposed piece of legislation...