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eCLAL November 14, 2008

Finding Faith Without Fanaticism is mantra of a "Top 50" rabbi November 14, 2008 "...His rabbinate, he explains, ‘has been about more than the Jewish people. It’s about bringing the full wisdom of 3,000 years of Jewish life and thought to the human race.’ The goal of being Jewish is not to make more Jews, he insists. ‘It’s to make a better life and world’ ...." Read interview... By Cynthia Dettelbach from the Cleveland Jewish News
How Can We Replace Fear with Purpose and Hope? November 10, 2008 Brad Hirschfield spends an hour speaking with Krys Boyd of NPR/KERA's "Think" about the public discussion of religion, politics and morality. Hear Interview... From National Public Radio KERA "Think"
Brad Hirschfield on Naked or Sacred: Religion in the Public Square November 4 2008 Fielding questions from the audience on topics ranging from elected officials operating as insiders or outsiders from their tradition to the prophetic role of the clergy, Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, Dr. Eboo Patel of the Interfaith Youth Core, and Dr. Robert Cathey of McCormick Theological Seminary took part in an interfaith panel on religion in the public square. Hear panel... View photos from the panel... From McCormick Theological Seminary
Irwin Kula on WJBC-AM speaks with Steve Fast on his show The Drive" about "religion, the candidates and voting" November 4, 2008 ...it is incumbent upon everybody to be humble and find ways to hear the other regardless of whether they align themselves with the "winners" or "losers" of this election... says Kula.... Hear the interview... With Steve Fast from WJBC-AM
Irwin Kula's blog on The Huffington Post.com "The Change We Seek" -- Featured on the Living section November 7, 2008 "...the change we seek will only come because we the people will have patience, will make sacrifices, will hold ourselves and each other accountable, will worry about those more vulnerable, and will keep the faith in our dream of a United States and the passion in our yearning for a more just and peaceful global community" Read more... By Irwin Kula from The Huffington Post blog
Check out Irwin Kula's blog on Newsweek/Washington Post "On Faith" Obama's Election: Trust, Hope, Belief November 6, 2008 "… Yes, change has come to America and yes, it is good to have a President who embodies the diversity of this country, who is gifted in intelligence, emotionally centered, compassionate, committed to community, and who can inspire us with his words. But the change we seek will only come because we the people will have patience, will make sacrifices, will hold ourselves and each other accountable, will worry about those more vulnerable, and will keep the faith in our dream of a United States and the passion in our yearning for more just and peaceful global community." Read more... By Irwin Kula from Newsweek.washingtonpost.com's "On Faith" Blog
Obama narrows "God gap" November 6, 2008 "...Rabbi Irwin Kula...said Obama's own mixed background may help explain his mixed religious coalition. ‘I think that Barack Obama opens a potentially new discussion about religion in the American public square, one that profoundly respects the separation of church and state and profoundly respects the religious personality and predisposition’.... " Read more... By Gary Stern from The Journal News
Visit Brad Hirschfield's daily blog Windows & Doors on Beliefnet.com November 14, 2008 Weigh in with your opinion on Brad Hirschfield's top posts: • Mormon Arrogance Meets Jewish Victimhood in Conversion Dispute • The Pro-Obama, Anti-Gay, Black Electorate • When Are We Dead? Sign up for the latest Windows & Doors post... By Brad Hirschfield from Beliefnet.com's Windows & Doors Daily Blog
See Brad Hirschfield's Newsweek/Washington Post "On Faith" blog and Comment on Recent Popular Posts: November 14, 2008 Barack Obama is Not the Messiah... Forget Compassion. Celebrate Modesty as Expression of Genuine Faith... There's Always a Religious Reason to Pick a Candidate... By Brad Hirschfield from Newsweek.washingtonpost.com's "On Faith" Blog
In many ways, happiness is a choice, rabbi says November 5, 2008 "‘...material pleasures of life are very seductive and can end up crowding out the other forms of happiness,’ Kula says. ‘It's pleasurable to have that big house, but it may turn out that the pursuit of it has crowded out other forms of happiness that are just as important, so you have to work around the clock to acquire those material pleasures — and you wind up having very little emotional capital as a result.’..." Read more... By Meredith Moss from The Dayton Daily News
Irwin Kula's blog on The Huffington Post.com "Why Voting and Religion Don't Mix" -- Featured on the Living section November 2, 2008 "...It is always easy to find a religious reason to support us in voting for the candidate we already believe in -- that’s the political thing to do. The genuine religious thing to do is to allow our religious wisdom to reveal to us the religious reasons why the candidate we do not vote for and his supporters need to be listened to even after he loses...." Read more... By Irwin Kula from The Huffington Post blog
Walter Cronkite Faith and Freedom Award awarded to Rabbi Irwin Kula November 11, 2008 Named by the Interfaith Alliance Foundation as a recipient of their 11th annual Walter Cronkite Faith & Freedom Award, Irwin Kula was honored on Nov. 11th at the Rainbow Room in New York City. The Award recognizes individuals whose actions have embodied the values of civility, tolerance, diversity and cooperation in the advancement of public dialogue and public policy on traditionally controversial and divisive issues. The ceremony was presented by President Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy and Rabbi Rebecca Sirbu accepted the award on Rabbi Kula's behalf. Read more... From CLAL Hear acceptance speech...
Join Rabbi Sigal Brier to explore the customs and traditions of the "light holidays" and to ignite your inner fire at Kripalu November 14 2008 Participate in one of three programs: Light A Candle: An Interfaith Holiday Experience--December 19-21, 2008 With Rev. Marie Roberts; Kabbalah of Fire and Light--December 21-26, 2008; Lighting the Inner Menorah: An evening of chanting and reflection on December 25, 2008 at 7:30pm Learn more and register... From Kripalu
Hirschfield and Kula: Intelligent Talk Radio Obama Wins the Presidency November 8, 2008 What does Obama's win mean for America moving forward and how do we curb our expectations?... Be sure to check the website next week for more riffing with the rabbis on topics of the day Listen .... From Hirschfieldandkula.com, broadcast on KXL, Portland, OR
Torah Portion of the Week Commentary from Remember for Life: Holocaust Survivors' Stories of Faith and Hope Edited by Brad Hirschfield Featuring Parashat Vayera & Parashat Chaye Sarah November 14, 2008 "...one of the farmers...came back with a jar of money and said to me, Krakow is still far away, buy yourself a ticket and get yourself home...." Read more... From Remember for Life
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