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Is Thanksgiving Kosher? November 23, 2009 "This should be a no-brainer, right?...[the answer] provides a kind of Rorschach test which reveals how one thinks about Jews living in a largely non–Jewish culture...." More... By Rabbi Rabbi Brad Hirschfield Special to the Jewish Week |  |
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Taking Jewish Public Fall 2009 "Jews have participated in the public sphere since Abraham made his first appearance in teh court of a foreign king...." More... By Rabbi Rabbi Brad Hirschfield for Contact: The Journal of the Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life |  |
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Politics, Not Principle November 23, 2009 "The arrest of Nofrat Frenkel, an active member of the Masorti movement as she was leaving the Kotel plaza after a women’s only Rosh Hodesh service where an attempt was made to read from a Torah scroll, though obviously outrageous ought not to be surprising...." More... By Rabbi Irwin Kula from Clal |  |
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Praying for Obama’s Death: Pastors are invoking Psalm 109 — "May his days be few" — in hopes of saving our country, and our souls November 23, 2009 "There are other signs imprecatory prayer is growing in popularity. Beliefnet’s Rabbi Brad Hirschfield writes that Psalm 109 is now a top Google search...." More... By Lilly Fowler from Salon.com |  |
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Reach beyond your comfort zone, rabbi advises November 20, 2009 "What can each of us do to help heal the world? Rabbi Brad Hirschfield suggests a simple first step: Make an effort to reach 10 percent beyond your own comfort zone — whether the subject is religion or politics or parenting...." More... By Meredith Moss from the Dayton Daily News |  |
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Noted rabbi’s book gets positive reaction from University of Central Oklahoma November 21, 2009 Rabbi Brad Hirschfield is interviewed about his book by The Oklahoman. Hirschfield says: "I wrote the book because I believed the tradition that I draw on most, Jewish, and the other traditions that I’ve encountered can be used to help people lead happier, more ethical, more fulfilling lives, because I believe that we need to learn how to be deeply committed and genuinely open...." More and to Listen to the podcast... By Carla Hinton from The Oklahoman |  |
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Meaningful Ways to Observe Veterans Day November 10, 2009 Rabbi Irwin Kula speaks about Veterans Day and honoring our soldiers. View... From NBC 10! WCAU (NBC Affiliate, Philadelphia) |  |
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Hirschfield on Fort Hood, Religion and Violence November 10, 2009 ":Faith is like a fire; it can warm our homes or burn them down...." Rabbi Brad Hirschfield discusses religion and violence with Lars Larson. Listen... The Lars Larson Show on Westwood One |  |
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Why Jews should celebrate Thanksgiving November 25, 2009 "...for many Orthodox Jews it’s not so obvious — a fact which speaks volumes to the thinking of many in that community...." More... From Brad Hirschfield’s blog in the Washington Post-Newsweek’s "On Faith" Column |  |
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Obama’s Bow, and What Mordechai and Haman Can Teach Us About It November 17, 2009 "The uproar over President Obama’s bow before Japanese Emperor Akihito refuses to die down. As soon as it happened, it brought to mind the Biblical Book of Esther, and the story of Mordechai refusing to bow down to Haman...." More... By Brad Hirschfield from Beliefnet.com’s Windows & Doors |  |
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Fort Hood massacre no indictment of Islam, but raises questions November 7, 2009 "...Rabbi Brad Hirschfield ... said Muslims need to be asking ‘hard questions’ among themselves. ‘I think their way of dealing with it is putting distance between the perpetrator and the tradition,’ ... ‘Which is fine, but they need to ask themselves what is the relationship between the faith which the murderer shared with them, and the act he performed. Simply saying they are unrelated is too easy.’..." More... By Julia Duin from the Washington Times |  |
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Don’t discharge God from the military November 10, 2009 "...God should be welcomed into the army, whether as Adonai, Lord Jesus, Allah, or any of the other names by which God is known. So should the presence of those who believe that God does not exist...." More... From Brad Hirschfield’s blog in the Washington Post-Newsweek’s "On Faith" Column |  |
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How Can We Live an Ethic of Diversity? November 2, 2009 Brad Hirschfield talks about honoring religious diversity, his book You Don’t Have to be Wrong for Me To Be Right, and his work with the Univ. of Oklahoma. Listen... From KGOU (Oklahoma Public Radio) |  |
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How to Spot One of Us and Kristallnacht November 3, 2009 Janet R. Kirchheimer talks with Louie B. Free about her book and Kristallnacht on the anniversary of the horrific event. Listen... From the Louie B. Free Show, WASN-AM Cleveland, 11/11/09 |  |
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Kristallnacht: How Will We Remember? November 3, 2009 "This year marks the 71st anniversary of Kristallnacht and, given the age of the survivors, we will not be marking many more anniversaries with them...." More... By Janet R. Kirchheimer Special to the Jewish Week | |
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Interfaith Hebrew Kirtan at Integral Yoga in New York City, Sat., Dec. 12 November 23, 2009 Rabbi Andrew Hahn, Ph.D., the Kirtan Rabbi, holds regular Kirtans at IYI as well as around the country. Join him for a Hanukah Satsang (Teaching). Featuring Shoshana Jedwab on percussion, Angela Babin on bass guitar, Josh Wotman and the Kirtan Rabbi Posse. To register... From Clal |  |
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Michelle Kehoe Murder Trial: Ethical Points October 30, 2009 Brad Hirschfield serves as ethical commentator on the trial of a mother charged with her son’s murder. The show is hosted by Ron Kuby. View... From Tru TV’s In Session |  |
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Hirschfield and Kula: Intelligent Talk Radio The Economy’s Affect on Thanksgiving, And Psalm 109:8 — A "Disturbing Prayer For Obama" November 23, 2009 Listen to Brad and Irwin as they discuss these topics. Be sure to check the website each week for more riffing with the rabbis on topics of the day. Listen .... From Hirschfieldandkula.com, broadcast on KXL, Portland, OR |
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American Pilgrimage with Rabbi Brad Hirschfield June 24, 2009 Aired on Bridges TV—American Muslim TV Network, the series provides an in-depth look at the issues dividing people of faith. In these episodes, Rabbi Brad Hirschfield speaks with various Imams from around the country. In this latest episode, Rabbi Hirschfield speaks with Imam Johari Abdul-Malik, who is the Director of Outreach at the Dar Al Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Virginia. View American Pilgrimage episode 12... |
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Brad Hirschfield's
You Don't Have to Be Wrong for Me to Be Right
Irwin Kula's Award Winning Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life
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
Hirschfield & Kula: Intelligent Talk Radio
Bringing the best of KXL's popular show to the web
on hirschfieldandkula.com
Building Bridges: Abrahamic Perspectives on the World Today
with Rabbi Brad Hirschfield
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