A Timely Lesson
When my son Yechiel went back to yeshivah after Pesach, I breathed a sigh of relief. Don’t get me wrong. I love my son;...
Dear Daughter // A mother’s memories
Seated at the majestic Seder table surrounded by my children and grandchildren, my heart was full. All of the guests were gathered around the...
Swimming Surprise
It was the dog days of summer, when the days are long and the floors are splattered with popsicle juice even though the kids...
The Exodus: Bloomingburg, NY // The Village Life
Is the future of much of American Jewry to live in small villages sprinkled throughout Upstate New York? That vision is one that Chaim...
Clouds Over the French Horizon
French Jews will have to leave.
That was the recent statement by Rabbi Berel Lazar, the chief rabbi of Russia, discussing what would happen if...
Another Kid on the Bus
I’m a bus driver. For over 15 years, I’ve been driving a bus for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, otherwise known as the MTA, in...
Lies, Spies & Replies
I received a nice email last week from one of Ami’s readers. He knows that I am a Democrat but that I always give...
The Fight For Shabbos
At the end of our conversation Kobi Bremer can no longer restrain himself and bursts out crying. “Yesterday my two daughters were interviewed,” he...
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Pickup
The first time I went to Israel, I was 16 years old, and the soldiers I saw at checkpoints and on buses looked like...
Delicious Or Dangerous? Is it time to finally ditch our food dyes?
When food giant Nestlé USA announced its plan to remove all artificial flavors and colors from its chocolate candies by the end of 2015,...
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