What I Witnessed in Entebbe // A Givati Brigade commando who was part of...

One of the most successful counterterrorist rescue missions in history was the Entebbe raid carried out by the Israeli Defense Forces on July 4, 1976. I was one of the 26 members of the...

Ephraim Diamond // Arbel Capital Advisers, LLC

The housing market is not necessarily a bad one for landlords—unless you’re a landlord in New York City, where regulations and the legal system make it a headache and a drain on your pocketbook....

Moribund Mullocracy? // Signs of societal frailty in Iran abound

The penultimate day of July in Tehran was partly cloudy, but Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh’s disposition was entirely sunny as he attended the swearing-in of Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian. The two men...

When Anti-Semites Target Us // How pro-Palestinian groups are harassing a chasidic-owned business

On March 28, 2018 (Issue 361), Ami Magazine ran a special Lunchbreak feature, an interview with Reb Shloime Weber and his son Sruly. We brought attention to this dynamic father-and-son duo not only because...

How Successful Has Israel Been in Gaza? // A look at some of the...

“They lost most of their commanders. Maybe more than 50% of their fighters were killed. ...But they are now regrouping in places that were cleared by the IDF.” —Prof. Michael Kobi of the Institute for...

Yoely (Joel) Neuman // Hiring 4 Less

After I finish speaking to someone for the “Lunchbreak” column, I usually ask them to send me photos to feature in the article: at work, with their employees, or perhaps speaking somewhere. Yoely Neuman,...

Slippery Slur // What exactly is a “Socialist”?

Leave it to a heated election to yield outrageousness. A Conservative (in its “Jewish movement” sense) clergywoman, Lauren Holtzblatt, cited the Torah as a basis for why Jews must vote for Kamala Harris for president....

Aiming for Victory in Gaza // A conversation with Daniel Pipes, president of the...

Daniel Pipes (born September 9, 1949), whose parents escaped German-occupied Poland with their respective families during World War II, is a former professor and commentator on foreign policy and the Middle East. He is...

From Divorce to Happiness // A conversation with Rabbi Elimelech Friedman

Rabbi Elimelech Friedman, a marriage and relationship coach based in Williamsburg, made news a few months ago when he released a video describing how 30 chareidi couples divorced on Rosh Chodesh Iyar of this...

Jack Abraham // Precious Gem Resources

Jack Abraham, the “Ruby Baron” of New York, has had an interesting life, both before and after his founding of Precious Gem Resources 45 years ago. He hails from the kehillah of Afghanistan, which...