Getting out of your own way // Understanding the Phenomenon of Self-Sabotage

When I met Aharon Belsky,* single and age 29, I took in at a glance his jeans and black T-shirt, his dot-sized yarmulke barely...

The Mystery of My Unhappy Baby // Why was feeding my baby...

A friend of mine suggested that I share our medical saga with Ami readers, in the hope that it will help another mommy out...

A Wave of Anti-Semitic Attacks // Jews around the world have been experiencing...

The photos and videos are horrifying. A man beaten on the street in Times Square. Another man, in Germany, kicked and laughed at. Diners...

Never Say Never // It was an unlikely match

Not long ago, a young man walked into my house on a Sunday afternoon. He was coming to talk to me because I am...

Why Did Violence Erupt in “Mixed” Cities? // the root causes of the...

“The sirens went off and people should have been running to the bomb shelters, but the Jews of Lod were too afraid and stayed...

Have the Democrats Turned Against Israel? // While Biden held on, Congress wavered

Two Fridays ago, as Jews in Tel Aviv and Ashkelon listened to the booms of Hamas rockets and Iron Dome interceptors over their heads,...

Sophomoric Seminarians // Some would-be leaders march toward a cliff

The self-described “future leaders of the Jewish community” in the US have spoken. Those would be the hundred or so non-Orthodox rabbinic (and cantorial) school...

From Punk Rocker to frum Psychotherapist// Stephen (Dani) Safer uses his life story to...

I wasn’t sure what to expect from Stephen Safer, but distinguished-looking and well-spoken weren’t what I imagined. Mr. Safer is six feet tall, well-dressed,...

Searching for Solace // In an attempt to bring comfort to the bereaved...

What can you say to offer even a small bit of comfort to a grief-stricken mother who is sitting shivah for her children? How...

America’s Governor? // Andrew Giuliani, the son of “America’s Mayor,” on his decision...

America was first introduced to Andrew Giuliani in 1994, when he joined his father, Rudy, on stage during his inauguration as mayor of New...