"...Perhaps, [Rabbi Brad] Hirschfield says, doing the personal work can help us to ‘reset the clock politically, economically, corporately and culturally.’..."

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By Rabbi Anne Brener from JewishJournal.com

"One can take a spiritual journey without ever leaving home. And the notion that anyone ‘leaves everything behind’ is actually laughable. Wherever we
go, we bring ourselves; we bring all of the past experiences that make us, us. So, to borrow a Hebrew adage, while hanging our location may change our destiny, the journey to transform ourselves begins with a journey inward, not outward. That’s an insight as old as the Genesis story of Abraham...."

Dr. Mike Newcomb speaks with Irwin Kula about intermarriage and the public reaction to the proposed building of a mosque in proximity of Ground Zero.

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Nationally syndicated — The Mike Newcomb Show, KPHX, Phoneix, AZ, 7/29/10

Steven Slater, the flight attendant who exited down his plane's evacuation shute after an altercation with a passenger, has become a hero to many. Ben Merens and Rabbi Irwin Kula discuss why this incident has sparked so much attention, and what it says about our lives.

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Wisconsin Public Radio’s At Issue With Ben Merens, 8/11/10

"...One can take a spiritual journey without ever leaving home. And the notion that anyone who travels "leaves everything behind" is actually laughable. Wherever we go, we bring ourselves — we bring all of the past experiences that make us us. So, to borrow a Hebrew adage, while changing our location may change our destiny, the journey to transform ourselves begins with a journey inward, not outward...."

"...while changing our location may change our destiny, the journey to transform ourselves begins with a journey inward, not outward. That's an insight as old as the Genesis story of Abraham..."

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From Brad Hirschfield’s blog in the Washington Post-Newsweek’s "On Faith" Column

"...The successful spiritual journey is a natural outgrowth of asking ourselves where we need to be, where we are most likely to fulfill whatever it is we understand to be our life's purpose. It's not so much about what we must drop as what we are willing to take on..."

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From Windows & Doors, Brad Hirschfield’s daily blog on Beliefnet

"For a reality check, I talked with a wise New Yorker: Rabbi Brad Hirschfield… Hirschfield knows Abdul Rauf and considers him a genuine moderate. 'The rumor-mongering that he's some kind of agent for Islamists is utterly different from everything I know about him,' the rabbi said. 'With this [cultural center] project, he's proposing a spiritual response to a spiritual problem. This [9/11] was Islamic terror. He's trying to use the tradition to correct itself.'..."

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Doyle McManus from The Los Angeles Times

Rabbi Irwin Kula is interviewed with Rev. Sherri Hausser on NBC TV’s Today Show by host Matt Lauer on the Clinton-Mezvinsky wedding, religion, and the generational shifts in attitude toward intermarriage.

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"Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, also Orthodox and president of the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, said that when marriages break down it usually has little to do with religion. All religions should stop worrying about intermarriage and start worrying about how to help couples make their relationships work...."

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By Jacob Berkman from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency