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'''''Ami''''' ({{lang-he|עמי}}, "My people") is an international news magazine that caters to the Jewish community. It is 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]].''<ref name=adler>{{cite web |url=http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2011/02/28/reading-writing-and-a-new-periodical-for-the-jewish-home/|title=Reading, Writing, and a New Periodical for the Jewish Home|first=Yitzchok|last=Adlerstein|authorlink=Yitzchok Adlerstein|work=Cross-currents|date=February 28, 2011|accessdate=March 16, 2013}}</ref> Since |
'''''Ami''''' ({{lang-he|עמי}}, "My people") is an international news magazine that caters to the Jewish community. It is 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]].''<ref name=adler>{{cite web |url=http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2011/02/28/reading-writing-and-a-new-periodical-for-the-jewish-home/|title=Reading, Writing, and a New Periodical for the Jewish Home|first=Yitzchok|last=Adlerstein|authorlink=Yitzchok Adlerstein|work=Cross-currents|date=February 28, 2011|accessdate=March 16, 2013}}</ref> Rabbi Frankfurter was Mishpacha's "Torah Editor" and his wife Rechy was Mishpacha's "Editor of American Desk." Both of their names appeared on Mishpacha's masthead. Since Ami's debut in November 2010, it has become the leading magazine in the Jewish community with a large loyal following consisting of hundreds of thousands of readers. It also enjoys a readership outside the Jewish community.'' .<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/books/108710/haredi-womens-lit-explodes|title=Haredi Women's Lit Explodes|first=Zackery Sholem |last=Berger |date=August 8, 2012|accessdate=March 16, 2013|work=Tablet Magazine}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Ami's political correspondent, [[Jake Turx]] (a pseudonym), became the first |
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| ⚫ | ''Ami'' has featured interviews with [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] political figures such as [[Donald Trump]], [[Ted Cruz]], [[Marco Rubio]], [[Newt Gingrich]], [[Ron Paul]], and [[George Pataki]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://amimagazine.org/can-newt-gingrich-save-america.html |last=Frankfurter|first=Rabbi Yitzchok|date=1 February 2012|accessdate=9 October 2013|title=Can Newt Gingrich Save America?|work=Ami}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://amimagazine.org/talking-to-ron-paul-archive.html |author=Turx|title=What Makes Ron Paul Tick?|work=Ami}}</ref> ''Ami'' also featured reporting from inside the [[United States Supreme Court]] during the announcement of the [[National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius|"Obamacare" ruling]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=132508 |title=Ami Goes Inside the Supreme Court for the Obamacare Ruling|date=July 5, 2012|work=Yeshiva World News}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Ami's political correspondent, [[Jake Turx]] (a pseudonym), became the magazine's first member of the [[White House press corps]] with the start of the [[Presidency of Donald Trump|Donald Trump administration]].<ref name=nyt/> During a February 16, 2017 press briefing, Turx began asking a question about the government's response to [[antisemitism|antisemitic]] threats across the United States, but was stopped in mid-question by Trump, who felt he was being personally attacked and denied being antisemitic or racist.<ref name=nyt>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/us/politics/trump-press-conference-jake-turx.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=0|title=A Jewish Reporter Got to Ask Trump a Question. It Didn't Go Well.|first=Laurie|last=Goodstein|date=17 February 2016|accessdate=17 February 2016|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-jewish-reporter-lying-sit-down-anti-semitism-question-jake-turx-white-house-press-a7585151.html|title=Donald Trump accuses Jewish reporter of lying and tells him to 'sit down' in response to anti-semitism question|first=Maya|last=Oppenheim|work=The Independent|date=18 February 2017|accessdate=19 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-shouts-down-ultra-orthodox-reporter-who-asks-about-anti-semitism/|title=Trump shouts down ultra-Orthodox reporter who asks about anti-Semitism|date=16 February 2017|accessdate=17 February 2017|work=The Times of Israel}}</ref> |
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The publication regularly addresses important communal issues, such as [[child abuse]] in the Orthodox community<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thejewishstar.com/stories/Is-a-smokescreen-hiding-the-issue-of-abuse,2845|title=Psychologist, editor clash over going public with accusations|first=Sergey|last=Kadinsky |date=November 23, 2011|accessdate=March 16, 2013|work=The Jewish Star}}</ref> and religious [[Vigilante|vigilantism]].<ref name=yair/> |
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''Ami'' was [[Herem (censure)|censured]] by some rabbis in the [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn|Williamsburg]] neighborhood of Brooklyn along with Mishpacha and Hamodia, after the magazine |
The publication frequently addresses important communal issues, such as [[child abuse]] in the Orthodox community<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thejewishstar.com/stories/Is-a-smokescreen-hiding-the-issue-of-abuse,2845|title=Psychologist, editor clash over going public with accusations|first=Sergey|last=Kadinsky |date=November 23, 2011|accessdate=March 16, 2013|work=The Jewish Star}}</ref> and religious [[Vigilante|vigilantism]].<ref name=yair/> A January 2012 cover story on antisemitism had photoshopped the [[White House]] draped with [[swastika]] flags while [[stormtrooper]]s marched across the [[South Lawn (White House)|South Lawn]]. That issue drew harsh criticism from other publications and elicited a lengthy explanation by the publisher.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/new_york/depicting_nazi_flag_draped_white_house_was_insensitive_best|title=Depicting Nazi Flag-Draped White House Was 'Insensitive At Best' |first=Stewart |last=Ain|date=January 24, 2012|accessdate=March 16, 2013|work=The Jewish Week}}</ref> ''Ami'' was [[Herem (censure)|censured]] by some [[Satmar (Hasidic dynasty)|Satmar]] rabbis in the [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn|Williamsburg]] neighborhood of Brooklyn along with Mishpacha and Hamodia, after the magazine published a piece about extremism gaining leverage in the [[Edah HaChareidis]] organization. The Satmar Rebbe, Rav Aaron Teitelbaum, has since that time also condemned the extremism that has overtaken the Edah Hachredis. <ref name=yair>{{cite web |url=http://www.vosizneias.com/109953/2012/07/16/new-york-op-ed-on-vigilantism-and-ami-magazine/|title=Op-Ed: On Vigilantism And AMI Magazine|first=Rabbi Yair |last=Hoffman |date=July 16, 2012 |accessdate=March 16, 2013|work=Vosizneias}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://onthisandonthat.blogspot.co.il/2012/01/holier-than-thou-16-satmar-rabbanim-ban.html|title=Holier Than Thou – 16 Satmar Rabbanim Ban Frum Magazines |date=January 22, 2012 |accessdate=March 17, 2013|work=On This and On That}}</ref> |
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According to an editorial in Yeshiva World News by the |
According to an editorial in Yeshiva World News by the boisterous blogger and frequent critic of Ami Yair Hoffman, ''Ami'' has presented controversial readings of Talmudic texts. In one issue, the editor quoted a frequently cited teaching of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov that one of the Rabbis in the Talmud suffered from depression and was in need of a form of existential psychotherapy administered by Rabbi Yochanan, that Hoffman alleged pushed the boundaries of Orthodox Judaism. In a subsequent issue, Ami rebuked Yair Hoffman for perpetrating the misunderstanding and stigma that clinical depression is a weakness rather than a physical illness, dubbing him the "Orthodox Failed Messiah." |
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In April 2014, ''Ami'' reported that the then [[Quebec]]-based [[Lev Tahor]] community was being "persecuted" by governmental agencies and authorities. <ref>{{cite news|last=Frankfurter|first=Rabbi Yitzchok|title=J'Accuse!|url=http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/217397426?access_key=key-nj1bqztl6q21g3662wk|accessdate=May 29, 2014|newspaper=Ami Magazine|date=April 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hoffman|first=Rabbi Yair|title=Cults and the War of the Jewish Magazines|url=http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2014/05/01/cults-and-the-war-of-the-jewish-magazines/|accessdate=May 30, 2014|newspaper=Cross-Currents|date=May 1, 2014}}</ref> As a result of the backlash from readers and former members<ref>{{cite news|last=Marcus|first=Mendy|title=Mendy Marcus' Response To Ami Magazine's Lev Tahor section|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEsOypnJbvk|accessdate=May 30, 2014|work=YouTube|date=April 18, 2014}}</ref> 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." |
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''Ami'' also produces a women's magazine called ''Ami Living'', and a [[Tween (demographic)|tween]] magazine called ''Aim!''. Ami has been a groundbreaking publication since its first issue |
''Ami'' also produces a women's magazine called ''Ami Living'', and a [[Tween (demographic)|tween]] magazine called ''Aim!''. Ami has been a groundbreaking publication since its first issue. |
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==Staff== |
==Staff== |
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*Rabbi Yitzchok Frankfurter, publisher |
*Rabbi Yitzchok Frankfurter, publisher |
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| Publisher | Rabbi Yitzchok Frankfurter |
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| First issue | 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 international news magazine that caters to the Jewish community. It is 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] Rabbi Frankfurter was Mishpacha's "Torah Editor" and his wife Rechy was Mishpacha's "Editor of American Desk." Both of their names appeared on Mishpacha's masthead. Since Ami's debut in November 2010, it has become the leading magazine in the Jewish community with a large loyal following consisting of hundreds of thousands of readers. It also enjoys a readership outside the Jewish community. .[2]
Coverage
Ami has featured interviews with Republican political figures such as Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, and George Pataki.[3][4] Ami also featured reporting from inside the United States Supreme Court during the announcement of the "Obamacare" ruling.[5]
Ami's political correspondent, Jake Turx (a pseudonym), became the magazine's first member of the White House press corps with the start of the Donald Trump administration.[6] During a February 16, 2017 press briefing, Turx began asking a question about the government's response to antisemitic threats across the United States, but was stopped in mid-question by Trump, who felt he was being personally attacked and denied being antisemitic or racist.[6][7][8]
The publication frequently addresses important communal issues, such as child abuse in the Orthodox community[9] and religious vigilantism.[10] A January 2012 cover story on antisemitism had photoshopped the White House draped with swastika flags while stormtroopers marched across the South Lawn. That issue drew harsh criticism from other publications and elicited a lengthy explanation by the publisher.[11] Ami was censured by some Satmar rabbis in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn along with Mishpacha and Hamodia, after the magazine published a piece about extremism gaining leverage in the Edah HaChareidis organization. The Satmar Rebbe, Rav Aaron Teitelbaum, has since that time also condemned the extremism that has overtaken the Edah Hachredis. [10][12]
According to an editorial in Yeshiva World News by the boisterous blogger and frequent critic of Ami Yair Hoffman, Ami has presented controversial readings of Talmudic texts. In one issue, the editor quoted a frequently cited teaching of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov that one of the Rabbis in the Talmud suffered from depression and was in need of a form of existential psychotherapy administered by Rabbi Yochanan, that Hoffman alleged pushed the boundaries of Orthodox Judaism. In a subsequent issue, Ami rebuked Yair Hoffman for perpetrating the misunderstanding and stigma that clinical depression is a weakness rather than a physical illness, dubbing him the "Orthodox Failed Messiah."
In April 2014, Ami reported that the then Quebec-based Lev Tahor community was being "persecuted" by governmental agencies and authorities. [13][14] As a result of the backlash from readers and former members[15] 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!. Ami has been a groundbreaking publication since its first issue.
Staff
- Rabbi Yitzchok Frankfurter, publisher
- Rechy Frankfurter, senior editor
- Yossi Krausz, regular contributor
- Jake Turx, political correspondent
- Rafael Medoff, columnist
- John Loftus, regular contributor
- Rabbi Moshe Taub,[16] rabbinic editor and weekly contributor
- Rabbi Shais Taub, weekly advice columnist
- Dina Neuman, regular Aim! Columnist, short story writer
References
- ^ 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 (February 1, 2012). "Can Newt Gingrich Save America?". Ami. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ Turx. "What Makes Ron Paul Tick?". Ami.
- ^ "Ami Goes Inside the Supreme Court for the Obamacare Ruling". Yeshiva World News. July 5, 2012.
- ^ a b Goodstein, Laurie (February 17, 2016). "A Jewish Reporter Got to Ask Trump a Question. It Didn't Go Well". The New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ Oppenheim, Maya (February 18, 2017). "Donald Trump accuses Jewish reporter of lying and tells him to 'sit down' in response to anti-semitism question". The Independent. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ^ "Trump shouts down ultra-Orthodox reporter who asks about anti-Semitism". The Times of Israel. February 16, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ 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 (April 9, 2014). "J'Accuse!". 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 (April 18, 2014). "Mendy Marcus' Response To Ami Magazine's Lev Tahor section". YouTube. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ "Rabbi Moshe Taub". Buffalo Vaad Hakashrut. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
External links
- Official website
- 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"
