Tangerine Sorbet

This tangerine sorbet welcomes in summer with a refreshing citrus flare. Freshly squeezed tangerines are sweet, with a subtle tangy under-flavor that makes them the ideal fruit to turn into sorbet. If you have...

Bubby Memories // Make a difference to the ones you love

Then I was growing up, I was always envious of my friends who had grandparents who were part of their lives. They would talk about their visits to them, and often about the gifts...

When Silence isn’t Golden // I’d been warned to keep quiet

The bachurim in the yeshivah I attended were all considered metzuyanim. As soon as a bachur was ready to listen to suggestions, we would be inundated with phone calls, not only from shadchanim but...

Women to Remember: Remembering Mrs. Aliza Grund, a”h

"If you need something to get done, you’d best ask a busy person to do it.” This adage is especially apropos when describing Mrs. Aliza (Besser) Grund, a”h, who passed away last week. Aliza Grund...

Bringing Avi Home // An eight-year-old heimishe boy goes missing in a rough section...

As it had done for years, on the first Saturday of September 2017, the city of Antwerp was celebrating its liberation from the Nazis with a gala military parade. According to tradition, the ceremony...

A Kidnapping in Yemen // Yemenite Jews are in grave danger

In Ami’s Shavuos issue we reported on the worsening situation of the handful of Jews remaining in Yemen under the rule of the Iranian-backed Houthi extremists, who control much of the country. We brought...

Should The U.S. Government Fight Anti-Semitism Around The World?

IT ALL STARTED IN BERLIN The process that would lead to the appointment of an American ambassador to counter anti-Semitism began, appropriately enough, in Berlin in 2004. In response to a wave of anti-Semitic incidents...

Undercover No More // Meet Ary Ismail, the high-ranking Jewish commander of Kurdistan’s Peshmerga...

At its peak, the Islamic State controlled a territory encompassing over 100,000 square miles and oversaw an economy said to be valued at over $1 billion. Some 12 million people lived under its rule....

Is Russia Secretly Helping Israel Against Iran?

Sometimes I cannot sleep because my mind is racing to fit all the facts into a pattern that makes sense. I sat up in the middle of the night recently when the answer to...

In a Parent’s Embrace // Slovie Jungreis Wolff talks about the foundation...

Q: Your mother, Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis, had a mission that was about kiruv and bringing people closer to Yiddishkeit. She really understood interpersonal relationships and how to help people with them. A: She was a...