Rabbi Brad Hirschfield responds to questions on topics of the day. On topic for today: Firing someone for trying to save a life? Is that nuts or could it actually be the correct response? Is there only one right answer to that question? Tomas Lopez left his post to save a man in danger. Did he do the right thing? What would you have done and why? Today’s conversation is not only about Lopez, but about how we decide when torn not between a good thing and a bad thing, but between two good things — in this case compassion and fidelity.

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From The Washington Post Conversations Live Q & A with Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, 7/6/12