Ami (magazine)
| Publisher | Rabbi Yitzchok Frankfurter |
|---|---|
| Year founded | November 2010 |
| Company | Ami Magazine |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Brooklyn, New York |
| Language | English |
| Website | http://amimagazine.org/ |
Ami (Hebrew: עמי, "My people") is an Orthodox Jewish newsmagazine published weekly in New York and Israel. The magazine was launched by the husband-wife team of Rabbi Yitzchok Frankfurter and Rechy Frankfurter, former editors at Mishpacha.[1] Since its debut in November 2010, it has become one of the three leading magazines in the New York Orthodox community, alongside Mishpacha and Binah.[2]
Contents
Coverage[edit]
Ami has featured interviews with political figures such as Newt Gingrich[3] and Ron Paul.[4] and Governor Pataki Ami also featured reporting from inside the United States Supreme Court during the announcement of the "Obamacare" ruling.[5]
The publication often addresses provocative issues, such as child abuse in the Orthodox community[6] and religious vigilantism.[7] A January 2012 cover story on antisemitism depicted the White House draped with swastika flags while stormtroopers marched across the South Lawn. That issue drew criticism from readers and elicited public and print apologies by the publisher.[8] Ami was censured by Satmar rabbis in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn after the magazine published a piece about extremism gaining leverage in the Edah HaChareidis organization; Ami later published a retraction.[7][9]
In April 2014, Ami reported that the Quebec-based Lev Tahor sect was being "persecuted," and that its leader Shlomo Helbrans was "an impressive talmid chacham and has a thirst for knowledge."[10][11] As a result of the backlash from readers, community leaders and former members[12] on the article, the magazine published a clarification in the following edition. "It should be noted that defending people's fundamental rights is by no means an endorsement of their way of life. For example one may be highly critical of some of Lev Tahor's teachings or dress code while at the same time insisting that they be treated humanely, pursuant to the dictates of both Torah and common law."
Ami also produces a women's magazine called Ami Living, and a tween magazine called Aim!. The magazine adheres to a strict interpretation of Tzniut that prohibits photographs of women on its pages and website.
Staff[edit]
- Rabbi Yitzchok Frankfurter, publisher
- Rechy Frankfurter, senior editor
- Yossi Krausz, regular contributor
- Jake Turx, Chief political correspondent/humor columnist [13]
- John Loftus, regular contributor
- Rabbi Moshe Taub,[14] rabbinic editor and weekly contributor
- Rabbi Shais Taub, weekly advice columnist
- Dina Neuman, regular Aim! Columnist, short story writer
References[edit]
- ^ Adlerstein, Yitzchok (February 28, 2011). "Reading, Writing, and a New Periodical for the Jewish Home". Cross-currents. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ Berger, Zackery Sholem (August 8, 2012). "Haredi Women's Lit Explodes". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ Frankfurter, Rabbi Yitzchok (1 February 2012). "Can Newt Gingrich Save America?". Ami. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ^ Turx. "What Makes Ron Paul Tick?". Ami.
- ^ "Ami Goes Inside the Supreme Court for the Obamacare Ruling". Yeshiva World News. 5 July 2012.
- ^ Kadinsky, Sergey (November 23, 2011). "Psychologist, editor clash over going public with accusations". The Jewish Star. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ a b Hoffman, Rabbi Yair (July 16, 2012). "Op-Ed: On Vigilantism And AMI Magazine". Vosizneias. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ Ain, Stewart (January 24, 2012). "Depicting Nazi Flag-Draped White House Was 'Insensitive At Best'". The Jewish Week. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ "Holier Than Thou – 16 Satmar Rabbanim Ban Frum Magazines". On This and On That. January 22, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
- ^ Frankfurter, Rabbi Yitzchok (2014-04-09). "J'Acusse". Ami Magazine. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
- ^ Hoffman, Rabbi Yair (May 1, 2014). "Cults and the War of the Jewish Magazines". Cross-Currents. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ Marcus, Mendy (2014-04-18). "Mendy Marcus' Response To Ami Magazine's Lev Tahor section". YouTube. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ https://twitter.com/jaketurx
- ^ "Rabbi Moshe Taub". Buffalo Vaad Hakashrut. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
External links[edit]
- Zev Brenner interviews Rabbi Frankfurter, publisher of Ami magazine, on the topic of child sexual abuse within the charedi community (14 December 2011)
- "How Ami Magazine Convinced Me To Celebrate Yom HaAtzmaut"
