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A Short Documentary of the Compassionate Leadership Dialogues:
The Sakyong, Queen Noor and Rabbi Irwin Kula
October 16, 2008 "...we assume that the individual pursuing his or her own best interests will result in the maximum benefit for society as a whole, and that certainly has to be questioned now…." View short film... Compassionate Leadership Dialogues, Sep. 24th and 25th Working Toward Compassionate Leadership: The Sakyong, Queen Noor and Rabbi Irwin Kula September 25, 2008 "...In a groundbreaking dialogue, three influential leaders, Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan; Rabbi Irwin Kula ... and the Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, a prominent Tibetan Buddhist lama, address the challenge [of the escalating crises in the world today] in a public talk on the power and practice of compassionate leadership at Goldman Sachs, New York University and Tufts University...." For more ... By Judy Epstein from CLAL For more on Compassionate Leadership Dialogues, see eCLAL of 9-26-08... |
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"When Judging Guilt By Association, Look Deeper" October 11, 2008 "...if we only stand with the people of whom we already approve, how do we build the bridges that improve things with those of whom we do not?..." Read more... By Brad Hirschfield from The Washington Post |
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Newsweek/Washington Post's "On Faith" blog "Ancient Wisdom for a Contemporary Economic Crisis" October 10, 2008 "Featured on 10/10/08’s Washington Post’s Homepage (scroll to bottom left and choose the “On Faith” tab,) "On Faith’s" Sally Quinn and Jon Meacham ask: Fears about the economy. Anger on the campaign trail. Which concerns you most? Brad Hirschfield responds: “The economy is behaving in ways that many of us have never seen … We are not all equally guilty, but we all participate in a culture of economic expectation which contributes to today's challenges…." Read more... By Brad Hirschfield from Newsweek.washingtonpost.com's "On Faith" Blog |
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Windows & Doors daily blog on Beliefnet.com "This Sukkot: Seven Steps to Spiritual Openness" October 13, 2008 "Sukkot, the Jewish holiday first mentioned in Leviticus 23:34 and known to Christians as Tabernacles, celebrates the desert journey from slavery to freedom taken by the Israelites. It also celebrates our own spiritual journeys and provides a way to make that journey with both genuine commitment and real openness. The sukkah, it turns out is not only a booth in which Jews, both ancient and contemporary spend time, It is also a metaphor for the spiritual structures that we build in our hearts.…" Read more...By Brad Hirschfield from Beliefnet.com's Windows & Doors Daily Blog |
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Hirschfield and Kula: Intelligent Talk Radio North Korea and the U.S. role & Religulous? October 11, 2008 North Korea and International Affairs: Where does America stand on the global stage? Also, why the controversial film Religulous, about religion, has got some up in arms. Be sure to check the website next week when the rabbis host former Mayor of New York City, Ed Koch, and discuss term limits. Also, are we ready for Quentin Tarantino’s version of a Jewish vendetta film? Listen .... From Hirschfieldandkula.com, broadcast on KXL, Portland, OR |
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In honor of Simchat Torah, we begin the Jewish
Torah reading year with Remember for Life: Holocaust Survivors' Stories of Faith and Hope Edited by Brad Hirschfield featuring Parashat Bere'shit October 17, 2008 "A violin was given to a 25 year old man who couldn't play a single note...." Read more... From Remember for Life |
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"Tiller of the Soil" October 17, 2008 "You listen to the thump the dirt makes …" begins "Tiller of the Soil," a poem written by CLAL’s Janet R. Kirchheimer and published for the second time this Sukkot, this time on jew-ish.com (Seattle) Read more... From jew-ish.com |
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Celebrate the release of Kirtan Rabbi: Live! on CD October 18, 2008 Kirtan Rabbi: Live! CD Release Party & Havdalah from 8-10:30 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 18th at the Integral Yoga Institute, 227 West 13th Street (between 7th and 8th), New York City. This event is part of the regular series of Interfaith Hebrew Kirtans. Read more... Attend the CD Release Party... Buy the CD... From CLAL |
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Sin Boldly: A Conversation about Religion, Grace, and Yearnings --
This event has been cancelled October 25, 2008 A conversation with Irwin Kula and Cathleen Falsani, author and religion columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times. 7-9 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 25th at the Manhattan Jewish Community Center , 76th and Amsterdam, New York City. Attend the event... Read more... From CLAL |
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Brad Hirschfield's book
You Don't Have to Be Wrong for Me to Be Right
Remember for Life: Holocaust Survivors’ Stories of Faith and Hope
Edited by
Rabbi Brad Hirschfield
How to Spot One of Us
A Collection of Poetry
by Janet R. Kirchheimer
Brad Hirschfield's
Windows & Doors
Daily Blog
on Beliefnet.com
Hirschfield & Kula: Intelligent Talk Radio
Bringing the best of KXL's popular show to the web
on hirschfieldandkula.com
American Pilgrimage-American Muslim
TV Network
Airs Mon. 8PM, Sun. 8:30PM EST
View at airtime-free link
Building Bridges: Abrahamic Perspectives on the World Today
with Rabbi Brad Hirschfield
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Irwin Kula's Award Winning Book
Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life