The Long Shot on Erev Shabbos // Why would a non-Jewish lawyer be willing...

“You’re a salesman, aren’t you?” It was 11 a.m. on the Friday before Yom Kippur, and Rabbi Katzman was on the phone. “I need you...

Farewell, My Friend A Tribute to Reb Moshe Hersh Deutsch, z”l

My phone buzzed on Tuesday afternoon with a request for Tehillim for my dear friend, Moshe Hersh Deutsch. Moshe Hersh was trapped in a...

A Women’s Advocate // Sara Siemiatycki wants you to know that your health...

It all began with an article I read in Yated Ne’eman in 2002 that quoted a study by Dr. Dorit Isaac, saying that frum...

The Exclusive Ami Magazine Poll //What Orthodox Jews really think about President Trump

What percentage of American Jewry identifies as Orthodox? Chances are, especially if you’ve ever seen any of the polls that have been conducted over...

The Mysterious Benefactor // My father- in-law was adamant that my husband get a...

Whenever I check my bank balance, I hold my breath, sure that this month it didn’t arrive. But month after month there it is—$10,000...

Walmart or Bust // Would our houseguest ever leave?

My phone rang, its shrill tone reverberating through the quiet house. I opened one sleepy eye. It was 1:10 a.m. A phone call at...

The Movement Comes To The Masses!

Now that the ravaging effects of out-of-control wedding expenses—a topic featured in Ami Magazine over the past few weeks—has been brought to the fore,...

In a tight spot // our nocturnal caller was over the top

“Rrrrriiiiinnnnnggg!” The shrill sound of the telephone broke the peaceful silence. My heart did a little flip-flop as I stared blankly at the bedside...

A Taste of his Own Medicine

In the fall of 1999, Doug Lindsay was a student preparing for his senior year in college with a bright future as a biochemistry...

Orthodox Doctors Vs. Assisted Suicide // Laws permitting assisted suicide in the ...

I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody who asked for it, nor will I make a suggestion to this effect. —The Hippocratic Oath A...