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Brad Hirschfield joins Rev. Welton Gaddy to talk about the parallels between Sunday worship and praying for your team -- both inspire hope, faith, and connecting to your team. Listen...
State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance, 2/4/12 (or check show archives)
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield responds to questions on topics of the day. Today: Is abortion under attack?
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From The Washington Post Conversations Live Q & A with Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, 2/2/12
Aaron Imholte speaks with Brad Hirschfield about a variety of topics including: ranging from Facebook friends to Palestinian Children’s TV to the State of the Union to the presidential election to Iran.
"...Groups - political supporters, fans of teams, members of the same faith - give us the power to achieve extraordinary things, both good and bad. We rebuild towns. We change worlds. We make each other better...Or we get swept up in a collective effort to vilify opposing thought...."
"..In my experience, prayer works not as a manipulation of God, but as an opportunity to connect more deeply with ourselves and to experience the reality that we are not alone, no matter how much we may feel that we are at any given moment...."
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By Brad Hirschfield from FoxNews.com’s Fox Forum, Opinion, 1/29/12

Beginning a new job or taking on new responsibilities is a time for reflection: What are the opportunities, obligations, and responsibilities that your new position offers? What are your initial goals? How does your move to this new job connect to the bigger picture of your life? It is a time for imagination.
Barukh she't'chadeish alai et ha'esek hazeh l'tovah v'livrakhah,/i>
May the new work I do be a source of goodness and
blessing
"Many Jews have ambivalent feelings about the Occupy Wall Street Movement ... Americans are not upset that there is income inequality in this country, but rather they are upset that it seems that now those in the lower economic echelons do not get a fair chance at raising themselves out of their current state ... We have a lot to teach about sustaining hope and the power the simple act of hope has to propel people forward to achieve great things..."
Brad Hirschfield talks to Charles about Obama’s State of the Union Address and what is fair in taxation policy. Listen...
"Payne Nation," (Sun Broadcast)
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield responds to questions on topics of the day. Today: The State of the Union -- what's fair and who decides?
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From The Washington Post Conversations Live Q & A with Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, 1/25/12
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield responds to questions on topics of the day. Today: Does the media have the right to openly discuss a candidates personal life, and if so, to what extent?
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From The Washington Post Conversations Live Q & A with Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, 1/20/12