This past Sunday night I received a WhatsApp voice note from a phone number I didn’t recognize: “Hi, Rabbi Frankfurter, this is Mendel Lifshitz, Chabad shliach in Boise, Idaho. I’m reaching out to you...

Moshe Neuman is an anomaly in the world of venture capitalism. It’s rare to see such a chasidishe-looking person involved in venture capitalism as a full-time career. And it didn’t come easily. Moshe’s journey...

Serves: 6 Ingredients BURGERS 2 tablespoons light mayonnaise 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 egg 1 tablespoon soy sauce ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste 1 teaspoon kosher salt ½ red bell pepper, finely chopped ½ small red onion, finely chopped ½ cup corn kernels, frozen (thawed) or canned...

Vladimir Putin’s views about the prospect of NATO expansion near Russia’s borders are well-known by now. The devastated landscape of Ukraine, littered with the dead bodies of Ukrainian civilians and the burned-out husks of...

It was about a week before we knew that Covid was coming; a few days prior to Purim of 2020. One Thursday afternoon, my husband suddenly said, “Stop whatever you’re doing and go buy...

Serves: 8 Ingredients 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, cut in 1-inch chunks 3 zucchini, cut in ½-inch-thick slices 3 yellow squash, cut in ½-inch-thick slices 2 red peppers, cut in 1-inch chunks 2 yellow peppers, cut in 1-inch chunks 1 eggplant,...

Serves: 8 Ingredients ¼ cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, plus more to taste 2–3 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken, cut in pieces of...

In a 2019 Ami Living article a mother—who didn’t use real names for herself or her son, but was available for contact through Ami—shared the challenges of raising a son with severe allergies. One...

My life is under construction, physically, mentally and emotionally. Usually when something goes wrong, I like to blame “the other side of the family.” But because that wouldn’t work in this situation, I’ll blame...

Can the Republican Party be saved from itself—and from Joe Biden? That was the subject that former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie tackled in a recent book, and one I spoke about with him...