How close are you with the Trumps? I had the zechus to represent the President on immigration affairs in his various enterprises for 15 years before he was elected, helping him get hundreds if not...

Revenge of the Sixth: What Impeachment Meant “If the Democrats win in November, they will move to impeach the president.” This notion is something I’ve been hearing for almost the entirety of the Trump presidency. Sure,...

I have always loved mountains, always been mesmerized by their overwhelming power and beauty—the majestic glory of Hashem’s creation. I have also always loved hiking, climbing and traveling to exotic locations, so it wasn’t a...

Eli Cohen, the most famous Israeli spy, was executed by hanging on May 18, 1965. A few days prior to his execution, he penned this poignant letter to his wife and family, knowing that...

Over the last few years, a wave of change has been going on in the Jewish communities on the East Coast of the US, with ever-larger numbers of people moving from the concentrated and...

I reached out to Rechy Frankfurter on a whim. While I’ve been a writer all my life, I had never shared the truly personal insides of my ripped heart with anyone. My writings depicting...

If you close your eyes and listen to the words of “Lecha Dodi,” you can momentarily forget where you are, and connect with the thousands of other Jews who are sitting in well-lit shuls,...

Dear Ami: My husband and I are at odds as to how to handle our 14-year-old daughter’s request, which is that we not invite our married daughters for Sukkos. We decided to each write to...

It’s been a long time since then, but I distinctly remember my son sitting in the corner after he’d done something he shouldn’t have and regretting it mightily. He must have been around five...

Robert Meeropol was three years old and sleeping, when FBI agents invaded his home late one night, grabbed his father, formally announced that he was under arrest, cuffed him, and hurled him into the...