Justice Not Vengeance: Curt Schilling and Cyberbullies
This week retired baseball player Curt Schilling made headlines when he went after the Twitter trolls who posted offensive comments about his daughter. Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, president of Clal and co-founder and executive editor of TheWisdomDaily.com, agrees that Schilling did the right thing, but cautions that we should “name and shame appropriately but then not make one bad act...
Read moreLitigation v. Conversation: Rabbi Brad Hirschfield on Discrimination in the Workplace
This week the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving a young Muslim woman and Abercrombie and Fitch. Samantha Elauf’s attorneys claim she was discriminated against when she was not hired because she wore a hijab, which violates the retailer’s “Look” policy. Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, president of Clal and co-founder and executive editor of TheWisdomDaily.com, says that maybe what we...
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Odyssey Networks Appoints New ON Scripture – The Bible™ Project Director
NEW YORK – February 24, 2015 – On Scripture-The Bible™, the multimedia preaching resource that combines top biblical scholarship and weekly videos with current events, is proud to announce the appointment of Selby Ewing as its new project director. Selby joins the project from the United Methodist Women national office where she worked in marketing and communications for seven...
Read moreRabbi Brad Hirschfield on Religion and Terror
This week some of the biggest headlines coming out of the Washington summit on countering global terrorism focused on the refusal of President Barack Obama to define ISIS (ISIL) in relation to religion. Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, President of Clal and co-founder and executive editor of TheWisdomDaily.com, talks about why religion is important to this discussion.
Read moreFinal Cut Pro Editor
Staff FCP editor needed for non-profit documentary and digital production company focusing on social justice issues. Odyssey Networks, an award winning documentary producer, is seeking an Editor to join the Production & Development Department. In this role, the successful candidate will be editing primarily short form factual pieces for distribution on the web but may also involve work with...
Read moreFlowers, A Rock Or A Cockroach – What Does Love Mean To You?
This week Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, President of Clal and co-founder and executive editor of TheWisdomDaily.com, explores three unique Valentine’s Day gift and how they reflect different important aspects of love.
Read morePlaying God or Saving Lives? Making Babies With Three Parents
This week the United Kingdom’s House of Commons approved a new fertility treatment that would incorporate DNA from three sources: a mother, a father and an egg donor. The treatment would be used in cases where children had a substantial chance of inheriting genetic diseases. But the treatment is controversial and raises issues of science and ethics. “Is...
Read moreSame Sex Wedding Cakes and Hate Speech
This week Rabbi Brad Hirschfield considers two very different cases that focus on bakers in Colorado and wedding cakes for gay couples. Rabbi Hirschfield says “There is a fundamental difference between refusing the serve somebody because of who they are, and in siting that all those with whom we interact affirm everything that we believe in.”
Read moreRabbi Brad Hirschfield on the State of the Union: What Is Fair and Who Gets to Decide?
In his State of the Union Address this week, President Obama said “this country does best when everyone gets their fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules.” But according to Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, president of Clal and co-founder and executive editor of TheWisdomDaily.com, it may not be about what is...
Read moreRabbi Brad Hirschfield on the Latest Charlie Hebdo Cover – What’s the Message?
This week, the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo published it’s first edition since the killings at their offices last week. On the cover: a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed holding a sign saying “Je Suis Charlie”. “I get the impulse to put that cover out,” says Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, president of Clal and co-founder and executive editor of TheWisdomDaily.com,...
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