Yetzias Kaufering // Pesach Sheini, April 27, 1945
My father-in-law, around 20 years old at the time, lay among dead bodies in Kaufering, part of the Dachau concentration camp complex.
Yisrael Yitzchak Cohen...
Unsafe Streets in Yerushalayim // Recent Arab attacks on chareidim have led to chaos...
A wave of Arab attacks on chareidi Jews in Yerushalayim has led to fear for the average citizen of the city.
The month of Ramadan is...
Not Who They Claimed to Be // A missionizing couple is exposed in...
Her close friends stood around her hospital bed, holding her hand as she took her last breaths. For years now, the chareidi community in...
Dairy White Chocolate Pretzel Blondies
I know that come Shavuot time you’re going to see lots of fancy pretty dairy desserts. But you really need something like this...something basic...
Persistence and Preparatıon // By land or by sea, there is no such thing...
“Covert bomb” is a contradiction in terms. Once bombs go off (if they go off), they are no longer a secret. The enemy knows...
No One Is in Charge // Is Israel Ready to try direct elections?
Another stormy week full of meetings and negotiations ended without a solution for Israel’s political quagmire. However, there is a suggestion in the offing...
The House on 14th Avenue // Not just a physical structure, but a ...
To a passerby strolling past the corner of 14th Avenue and 56th Street in Boro Park, it looks like an ordinary residence. It’s a...
Preparing for Lag BaOmer // Large crowds expected post-covid
Over the past few weeks, the chareidi parties have been working to ensure that the hillula of the Rashbi in Meron will take place...
The Kosel Caper // Parliamentary immunity, communal disunity
It’s always been disturbing, in fact painful, to witness the monthly antics of the “Women of the Wall,” the vocal, militant Israeli feminist group...
A Familiar Ring // It’s always the last place you look
The Walmarks were a family of three, plus one: Dovi and Aliza, their three-year-old daughter Abby—and their housekeeper, Maria (name changed). Maria had been...
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My Daughter Is Angry About Our Financial Crunch // Three parenting...
Dear Ami:
My husband and I find ourselves in a quandary. I’m reaching out to you because you sometimes offer such questions to a panel,...
