The Lone Savior of Lviv // With mesiras nefesh and loneliness, Meylakh Sheykhet spent...
When Meylakh Sheykhet strides down the corridors of power in the musty halls of the corrupt and inefficient Ukrainian bureaucracy, whispers usually trail after...
The Green New Heal // Medical cannabis helped Alex and Shifra Klein’s autistic...
It’s late evening in a well-known kosher restaurant on Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles. Most of those seated at the tables have already finished...
The Key to True Happiness // A visit with the esteemed mashgiach of Yeshivas...
It is widely accepted that Rav Meir Chodosh, zt”l, was one of the luminaries of the mussar movement, as well as one of the...
The Search for Me // One woman’s journey to uncover her identity
When I went into my parents’ bedroom on a quiet, ordinary Sunday afternoon, I was looking for a book I had misplaced, but I...
An Astounding Relationship // Rav Rafael Reichman reflects on his unparalleled closeness to the...
“The Brisker Rav was niftar right before Yom Kippur,” Rav Rafael Reichman says reflectively, looking upward. Rav Reichman is a rather tall man, and...
Within two worlds // A visit with Rabbanit Leah Kook of Teverya
Rabbanit Leah Kook is an enigma. She was born into rabbinic scholarly aristocracy and grew up among the crème de la crème of the...
From Lakewood to Slabodka // An inspirational and enlightening visit with the Slabodka Rosh...
On a recent visit to Eretz Yisrael I had the great privilege to pay a visit to Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, the esteemed rosh...
My Parents Stayed Together for Our Sake // A daughter poses a question to...
Dear Ami:
After my father died, my mother was inconsolable. She withdrew into herself and gave up on life. Nothing interested her anymore, and whenever...
No Food… Just Faith // How faith kept Leah Klein alive on Yom...
‘‘Rebbe, who is worthy in this generation to bestow a brachah?” the chasidim asked the Satmar Rebbe.
“One who has numbers on his arm has...
The Road To Truth // How one man escaped Scientology and returned to Judaism
“Your mother is here.”
“What?”
“Your mother is here, outside.”
“It can’t be. My mother is in Milwaukee.”
“She’s waiting for you outside. Go speak with her.”
I was...
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What Do Americans Really Think About Israel? // A recent...
“Israel has no stronger ally than the United States and our relationship transcends any one president or any one prime minister.”
—Senate Majority Leader Chuck...
