Terror in Melbourne // The view from Sydney
aking up last Friday morning to the news that a shul in Melbourne had been firebombed felt like waking up to bushfires raging out of control in the middle of the summer—terrifying, but sadly,...
Eli Basch // Founder & Creative Director, day3
Several months ago, I had the opportunity to speak to Eli Basch, founder of day3, as part of a business panel featured here in Ami. Eli and his company plan, design, strategize and develop...
Pro-Choice // A new crack may be opening in an imaginary wall
It wasn’t very long ago that the idea of government funds helping parents who choose private religious schools for their children was anathema.
It was widely assumed that the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause, which forbids...
The Parnasah Struggle // Business insights on how a Jewish family can make ends...
Lakewood resident Eli Fried is the founder of Leatherback Investments, a boutique investment advisory firm. He is also the founder of Geltguide.com, which provides financial information, tools and resources for the frum community. As...
Eichman’s Executioner // Shalom Nagar had the job of bringing justice to one of...
"I was involved in the great mitzvah of wiping out Amalek.”
Not many people can say that. One of the few was Shalom Nagar, the Israeli prison guard who executed Nazi war criminal Adolf...
David Weingot // DMAC Security, Palm X Holdings
If you want to talk security, David Weingot is your man. Though he started with only a handful of employees, David now has an empire of security-related businesses that he runs with his wife,...
Scandal with CAIR // A baddie throws a boomerang
On Friday, November 22, the “30th anniversary gala” of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), took place in Washington, DC, at which it celebrated “the American Muslim community’s political power and impact on the...
The ICC Arrest Warrents // Paper Tiger or Thorn in Israel’s Side?
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for the prime minister and former defense minister of Israel. The New York Times claims the move “dealt a sharp blow to Israel’s global legitimacy.”
But did...
Horror and Loss // The murder of Rabbi Tzvi Kogan shocks the Jewish world
The Jewish world is in shock and mourning following the murder of Rabbi Tzvi Kogan, a 28-year-old Chabad shliach in the United Arab Emirates, based in Abu Dhabi. Rabbi Kogan was well-known for his...
Simcha (Sim) Shain // UrgentFlights.com and ParaFlight Aviation
As I was about to begin my conversation with Simcha Shain, he texted me that he would be delayed for a few minutes. “Sorry, just arranging a plane for a heart transplant, be right...





















