Have a Star Wars Christmas?
The frenzy around the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens has coincided with the lead up to Christmas, creating some interesting new ways to observe the holiday. Is a Star Wars-Christmas mash-up sacrilegious? asks Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, president of Clal and co-founder and executive editor of TheWisdomDaily.com
Read moreWho is YOUR Person of the Year?
This week, TIME Magazine announced their choice for Person of the Year, German Chancellor Angela Merkel. One could argue that the next two people on the list, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Donald Trump had a greater impact in 2015, says Brad Hirschfield, president of Clal and co-founder and executive editor of TheWisdomDaily.com, though their impact was negative. Rabbi Hirschfield...
Read moreGod, Moral Outrage and the Shooting in San Bernadino
Yet again, the nation watched in horror as two shooters opened fire at an office holiday party in San Bernardino, California. As each entrenched side of the gun debate digs into their position, Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, president of Clal and co-founder and executive editor of TheWisdomDaily.com, says that this is no time to play politics – “stirring the pot...
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Give Yourself a Break on Thanksgiving
Maybe we should find moments to be grateful every day of the year and not not focus all our thankfulness on one holiday, suggests Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, president of Clal and co-founder and executive editor of TheWisdomDaily.com.
Read moreLooking at Paris Through the Imperfect Lens of History
As the world comes to grips with the horrific events that have unfolded in Paris and rhetoric around migrant crisis has escalated , some on the right and some on the left have drawn analogies to World War II and Jews fleeing from Nazi Germany. But the two situations are fundamentally different, says Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, president of Clal...
Read moreThe War On Christmas: 2015 Edition
This week, Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, president of Clal and co-founder and executive editor of TheWisdomDaily.com, takes on the controversy over Starbucks holiday coffee cup.
Read moreFear and Anxiety in Houston
This week, the people of Houston, TX voted to repeal anti-bias legislation after a campaign that played on fears about transgender individuals and bathrooms. According to Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, President of Clal and co-founder and executive editor of TheWisdomDaily.com, “the very people who wanted this legislation passed, by not taking seriously the fears and anxieties of their opponents, let...
Read moreLife, Death and the Law In California
This week, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law ABX2 15, also known as the End of Life Option Act, which allows physicians to prescribe lethal doses of drugs to terminally ill patients who want to hasten their death. Some critics of the controversial law claim that “we are playing God.” According to Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, president of Clal...
Read moreWhy Did Millions of People Watch That Wedding Video?
This week a wedding video went viral, getting more than 30 million views. Todd Bachman, the biological father of the bride, stopped the wedding and reached out to his daughter’s stepfather, Todd Cendorsky, and invited him to join him as they both walked “their daughter” down the aisle. In a time when blended families are the new normal, says...
Read moreRabbi Brad Hirschfield on Pope Francis, Political Genius?
This week, Pope Francis arrived in the United States to enthusiastic crowds and wall-to-wall news coverage. Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, president of Clal and co-founder and executive editor of TheWisdomDaily.com, believes that there is much to be learned from his approach, which mixes the pastoral with the political.
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