Coming Full Circle // My father’s health crisis served as a...

It was only four days before Pesach when my phone rang. My father was calling to let me know that he and my mother...

Syria vs. Iran // Russia‘s waning relationship with Tehran

In one of my recent Spyview columns, I revealed that a major change in the Middle East had taken place: Russia had secretly turned...

Daring to Dream

Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz revolutionized the English-speaking Jewish world by opening the world of Torah learning for them. But how were the seeds of that...

Skeletons in the closet // Most people have a secret, mine...

The vibration of the phone caught my attention. I stealthily removed it from my pocket and held it under the shtender to see who...

Marriage Matters: My Wife Is Unbearable

As a little boy, my client Mendy was very attached to his father. Smart, rich and powerful, he had a commanding presence at home,...

It’s About Time // Long days and short years

It’s one of those strange days when the cake should really burn in the oven, but there was no flour in the pantry and...

New Means, Old Ways // How modern technology can potentially change...

It has been said that technology is neutral, neither inherently good nor bad. Its value is strictly dependent on how it is used. Still,...

Jack The Ripper; A Blood Libel in London?

Over the last year or so we’ve seen a rise in anti-Semitism in the United States and Europe; it seems to be back in...

Addicted to Painkillers

The nurse was at my door, but I couldn’t even answer. I had been crying all morning, and when the doorbell rang for the...

Whole-Wheat Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Bars

These bars are a healthier—and much richer—take on your average chocolate chip bars. These soft, chewy bars are 100% whole-wheat, contain no refined sugar,...

Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches with Cookie Dough Ice Cream

Cookie Dough 6 tablespoons butter ⅔ cup brown sugar ½ cup flour 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup chocolate chips Ice Cream 16 ounces heavy cream 3 eggs 1 cup confectioner’s sugar 1 teaspoon...

Tangerine Sorbet

This tangerine sorbet welcomes in summer with a refreshing citrus flare. Freshly squeezed tangerines are sweet, with a subtle tangy under-flavor that makes them...

Bubby Memories // Make a difference to the ones you love

Then I was growing up, I was always envious of my friends who had grandparents who were part of their lives. They would talk...

When Silence isn’t Golden // I’d been warned to keep quiet

The bachurim in the yeshivah I attended were all considered metzuyanim. As soon as a bachur was ready to listen to suggestions, we would...

Women to Remember: Remembering Mrs. Aliza Grund, a”h

"If you need something to get done, you’d best ask a busy person to do it.” This adage is especially apropos when describing Mrs. Aliza...

Bringing Avi Home // An eight-year-old heimishe boy goes missing in...

As it had done for years, on the first Saturday of September 2017, the city of Antwerp was celebrating its liberation from the Nazis...

A Kidnapping in Yemen // Yemenite Jews are in grave danger

In Ami’s Shavuos issue we reported on the worsening situation of the handful of Jews remaining in Yemen under the rule of the Iranian-backed...

Should The U.S. Government Fight Anti-Semitism Around The World?

IT ALL STARTED IN BERLIN The process that would lead to the appointment of an American ambassador to counter anti-Semitism began, appropriately enough, in Berlin...

Undercover No More // Meet Ary Ismail, the high-ranking Jewish commander...

At its peak, the Islamic State controlled a territory encompassing over 100,000 square miles and oversaw an economy said to be valued at over...

Is Russia Secretly Helping Israel Against Iran?

Sometimes I cannot sleep because my mind is racing to fit all the facts into a pattern that makes sense. I sat up in...