Warning: Not Everyone Is Who They Seem to Be // (Except Dina Neuman....

Dear AmiLiving Magazine, The signs that something was wrong with Dina Neuman were there all along, but I dismissed them as “Americanisms.” When the Neuman family...

The Amazing Neshamah of Nissim Black

Nissim Black, the former gangsta rapper who found Yiddishkeit six years ago, has been producing critically acclaimed music since he was 13, but on...

Irish coffee

3 tablespoons coffee 3 tablespoons cocoa 9 tablespoons sugar ½ cup boiling water ¼ cup chocolate liqueur, optional  In a saucepan, bring all the ingredients to a boil....

Challah Frangipane Fruit Tarts

What do you do with that extra challah dough? You can make some extra rolls...or you can make this sensational French brioche fruit tart!1...

Shushandukht’s Story // Is It Queen Esther’s Tomb or Is a Different Persian Jewish...

Have you ever heard the joke, “Guess who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb?” The answer, of course, is Ulysses S. Grant. According to some historians, however,...

Last Flight from Tehran // How 34 Israelis managed to escape in the...

Iran was in flames at the height of the chaos during the Islamic Revolution of 1978. Revolutionary Guards patrolled the streets, stopping anyone suspected...

Persecuted in Persia // A Jewish mother and daughter who escaped from Iran ten...

The last time 36-year-old Rebecca Sarno saw her father, it was through the slit of a borrowed burka he’d given her before she was...

Perfectly Poached Eggs over Leafy Greens + Mushroom Breakfast Skillet

Eggs are a staple in our home for breakfast, and our favorite way to enjoy them is poached. The sous-vide method makes it hard...

New Help for the Tuition Crisis? // A proposed bill may help get more...

Imagine if your child was eligible for a scholarship to attend yeshivah. What kind of change would that make in your life? That prospect may...

The Bar Mitzvah // I refused to spoil my son’s special day

My name is Menachem Shlomo Chertkov. I was born and raised in Yavne’el, located in Northern Israel not far from Teveriah. It is beautiful...