Arts

Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

The film is as painful to watch as your last root canal, without the benefit of gaining something positive from the experience.

Jews and Power

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

If Jews are so smart, how come we are so stupid?

Rocky Mountain High

by Dov Moshe Lipman

The secret of success -- on the field and off.

Terror in Black September

by David Raab

My story of hijackings, captivity and war.

The Harry Potter Sensation

by Emuna Braverman

Why everybody's wild about Harry.

Moral Relativism and A Mighty Heart

by Judea Pearl

Moral relativism died with my son Daniel Pearl, in Karachi, on January 31, 2002.

Infidel

by Caroline Glick

In her life and work, Ayaan Hirsi Ali personifies the central challenges of our times.

Grains of Sand: The Fall Of Neve Dekalim

by Rosally Saltsman

A moving book that allows us to feel the pain of the Gush Katif residents who were exiled from their homes.

Rooting for Tony Soprano

by Rabbi Yonason Goldson

The Sopranos manipulates us into identifying with Tony's humanity so that we overlook his wickedness.

A Beautiful Life

by Dina Coopersmith

Shaul Rosenblatt's new book is one of the best on the topic of suffering.

Spiritual Fiesta

by Dov Moshe Lipman

Jewish lessons from the stunning Boise State victory.

Carter Board Members Resign

by 14 Board Members

"Your book has confused opinion with fact, subjectivity with objectivity and force for change with partisan advocacy."

The Rose that Never Blossomed_

by Leah Abramowitz

A recently published Holocaust diary that wavers between hope and despair.

Carter's Indefensible Book

by Alan M. Dershowitz

Why won't Carter debate his book?

Carter's Distorted World

by Alan M. Dershowitz

Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid is so biased that it inevitably raises the question of what would motivate Jimmy Carter to write such an indecent book.

Carter Fallout

by Ken Stein

Adviser breaks with Carter over Mideast book.

The World Series of Life

by Rabbi Boruch Leff

In life no one's a benchwarmer, and other key lessons from baseball.

Up, Up and Oy Vey!

by Jeff Fleischer

A new book looks at Jewish themes in the stories of popular superheroes.

SuperMensch

by Alan E. Oirich

The Man of Steel has always been Jewish, and in his newest film, Superman returns to his roots

"The Da Vinci Code" and the Jews

by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

The controversial book highlights the fundamental differences between Judaism and Roman Catholicism.

When Bad Things Happen to Good Penguins

by Sarah Shapiro

What is the film "March of the Penguins" really about? A penguin speaks out.

No Rachel on Daytime T.V.

by Emuna Braverman

The matriarch of the Jewish people embodies the opposite of typical daytime TV fare.

Writing Angels

by Pearl Saban

A Hollywood screenwriter brings to life his ailing son's vision: young-adult fiction that conveys good values.

The Tragedy of Million Dollar Baby

by Daniel Eisenberg, M.D.

The Academy Award-winning film forces us to assess the value of life amidst a shattered dream.

Orthodox Jews in Fiction

by Wendy Shalit

We have relied for too long on people disaffected with the Orthodox world to produce an "Orthodox literature" that verges on caricature.

A Family of Heroes

by Alan E. Oirich

There's a little bit of Judah Maccabee in the Academy Award nominated film, "The Incredibles."

Gifts of a Convert

by Sarah Shapiro

The metamorphosis of Ahuvah Gray, a black American who was once a Christian minister and is now an Orthodox Jew.

Hope, Jews, and the Boston Red Sox

by Rabbi Tzvi Gluckin

Years of heartbreak, disaster, close-calls, cosmic blunders -- and the people still had hope and hung on.

Downfall of the Yankees

by Rabbi Boruch Leff

Does God care about the baseball playoffs?

Spider-Man on the Roof

by Alan E. Oirich

The creator of a Jewish superhero comic book series weaves a web between Spider-Man 2 and Broadway's Fiddler on the Roof. Fasten your seatbelts…

Seven Blessings: QandA with the Author

by Aish.com Staff

A unique novel captures Jerusalem's hidden world of matchmaking and Torah learning.

Yasir Arafat: A Political Biography

by Tom Gross

The relentless career of a confidence man.

Arafat's War

by Ellis Shuman

A well argued, fast-paced, and engaging book offers an authoritative and provocative portrait of one of the most controversial leaders of the 20th century.

Divine Energy: The Art of Margarita Levine

by Margarita Levine

Jerusalem and the Divine Presence in a flurry of color and movement.

It's Not About The Bike

by Rabbi Aryeh Markman

Learning life lessons -- on two wheels.

Mel's Passion

by Marvin Hier and Harold Brackman

Mel Gibson has a responsibility to make a movie that does not contribute further to a legacy of pain and suffering.

War and God

by Lauren Gelfond

An award-winning Israeli book that recounts a rabbi's experiences in the Yom Kippur war strikes a chord in both secular and religious society.

Monochrome within a Rainbow

by Tamar Wisemon

The illuminated manuscripts of Michael and Danielle Chouraqui.

Tolkien's Clash of Civilizations

by Ron Dreher

The eerie relevance of The Two Towers.

Suddenly Jewish

by Rabbi Berel Wein

Jews raised as gentiles discover their Jewish roots.

Jewish Tales of Holy Women

by Yitzhak Buxbaum

Precious tales that give us a peek in to a world of devotional beauty that focuses on kindness.

Spider-Jew

by Alan E. Oirich

Spider-Man mirrors the consciousness of Jewish activists. So says the creator of a Jewish superhero comic series.

Six Days of War

by Daniel Pipes

A new, definitive book on the Six Day War.

Calling All Jewish Superheroes

by Daniel Schifrin

Hollywood may not produce films with these superheroes, but the appearance of any of the following individuals would be greatly appreciated.

When The Ship Comes In

by Bob Dylan

Written in 1963, the words to this song are still relevant.

When Words Are the Weapons

by Suzanne Fields

Bill Bennet's new book, "Why We Fight", is must reading for these tumultuous times.

Missing "The Lord of the Rings"

by Thomas Hibbs

Evil and the cultural significance of Tolkien's masterpiece.

Unity at the Super Bowl

by Rabbi Simcha Barnett and Rabbi Eric Coopersmith

In sports and in life, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Leaving Wall Street

by Cal Mankowski

Born to great wealth, Roy Neuberger spent his youth and early adulthood in a frustrating search for meaning in life. Until he began to explore Judaism's spiritual life.