Return from Camp // Your son just came home? Proceed at...

Five years ago, I gingerly unpacked my young son’s duffel bag after he came home from camp. Outside. On the front lawn. Rule number...

Along the Croatian Coast // A visit to Jewish locales...

‘‘It is good your luggage have wheels,” my taxi driver remarked as he loaded my suitcase into the trunk of his cab. “I can...

Bring Our Son Home //Simha and Leah Goldin, the parents of...

It is late afternoon in the quaint town of Kfar Saba. The parents of Hadar Goldin, Professor Simha and Dr. Leah Goldin, are sitting...

Trump and the Orthodox Jewish Community – An independent poll...

In the first known effort of its kind, Ami Magazine commissioned a poll of Orthodox Jews in the tristate area about their views on...

Metaphor for a Culture // The dance of the matador

“It’s not a sport, señora.” Esperanza folded her arms and snorted. How foolish the Americans were to think that everything is a game! The Spaniards...

The Trump Economy // As the numbers boom, how much credit...

‘‘Once again, we are the economic envy of the entire world.” Those were President Donald Trump’s words on Friday, as he delivered remarks on the...

Washington Insider

Putting Himself on the Rhetorical Firing Line When 16-year-old Kyle Kashuv survived the Parkland shooting, he never imagined he’d have to survive daily attacks in...

Can you believe it? // Bizarre beliefs that linger from childhood

One blazingly hot Chol Hamoed day, when I was around nine years old, my parents beat the heat by taking me and my siblings...

Never Give Up Hope

When Yaakov and Aliza found out that they were expecting twins, they were overwhelmed and excited. But at the end of the first trimester,...

Seeing the Whole Chessboard // The next move may be ...

The game of chess was invented in Persia, but now it may be the Israelis who are the real grandmasters when it comes to...

Jerusalem’s Yemenite Village // The return to a historic Jewish neighborhood

One floor after another, one staircase followed by another staircase, we climb higher and higher in Beit Yehonatan, the house that we learned had...

In the Benevolent Ways of His Ancestors // Moti Glustein, a...

“Rabbi Chama, son of Rabbi Chanina, said: What does the Torah mean when it says, ‘You shall walk after Hashem your G-d?’ Can...

Anti-Semitism in Malmö // A rabbi and an imam work...

Malmö is a city in southern Sweden on the picturesque Øresund Strait. It is flooded with Muslim immigrants and has become the European capital...

When Psychiatric Illness Isn’t // A woman was diagnosed with depression,...

Brocha was well known for her warm and bubbly personality, and even strangers had always embraced her friendly overtures, avidly responding in kind. So...

Mint Chocolate Pie

“What do you do if you’re the host of a Whisk pool party, and you have a freezer full of goodies (in case any...

Watermelon Margarita

“Every pool party (and time spent with the girls) needs a refreshing cocktail! This watermelon margarita is exactly what you’ve been looking for. Cheers...

Learning the hard way // He had a history

It was a rather nondescript picture on page 72 of Sheli Magazine*, cushioned by text on all four sides. The article was entitled “A...

Not my in-laws // My selfish denial of parents in pain

When my husband and I got married about thirty years ago, we tried making a fresh start to both of our troubled lives. My...

Who Betrayed Donald Trump? // If you can’t trust...

I have always praised Trump when he does something right, but I have to admit that I have generally been less than sympathetic. I realized...

Are we medicating for normal human emotions?

t has been my passion and career to be a lactation consultant for the past 25 years. More than 2,500 hours of training at...