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12 Jun 2015

Franklin Graham vs. Wells Fargo Bank: When Faith and Commerce Meet

Odyssey NetworksJune 12, 2015No commentsFaith on the Record adoption, Commerce, Faith, Faith on the Record, Franklin Graham, Rabbi Brad HIrschfield, Smaritan’s Purse, Wells Fargo Bank

Rev. Franklin Graham attracted headlines and criticism this week when he withdrew the accounts of his non-profit, Samaritan’s Purse, from Wells Fargo Bank over an ad that depicted a lesbian couple adopting a child. Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, president of Clal and co-founder and executive editor of TheWisdomDaily.com, disagrees with Graham’s actions, but believes he has something to teach...

20 Feb 2015

Rabbi Brad Hirschfield on Religion and Terror

Odyssey NetworksFebruary 20, 2015No commentsFaith on the Record barack obama, countering global terrorism, Faith, Faith on the Record, hate, ISIL, ISIS, Islam, leaders, Muslim, Rabbi Brad HIrschfield, Religion, ring of peace, terror, Violence

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.

29 Dec 2014

Rabbi Brad Hirschfield’s 2014 Person of the Year

Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, president of Clal and co-founder and executive editor of TheWisdomDaily.com makes his choice for the 2014 Person of the Year.

13 Nov 2014

Rabbi Brad Hirschfield on Removing Religious Holidays from the School Calendar

Odyssey NetworksNovember 13, 2014No commentsFaith on the Record Board of Education, Brad Hirschfield, Christmas, Easter, Eid al-Adha, Faith, Faith on the Record, Holidays, Islam, Mongomery County, Muslim, Policy, Religion, Rosh Hoshanah, School Calendar, Yom Kippur

This week, the Board of Education in Mongomery County, Maryland voted 7 to 1 to eliminate references to all religious holidays in their published calendar for 2015-2016. They acted in response to a request from the community’s Muslim leaders that the Muslim holy day of Eid al-Adha be added alongside holidays such as Christmas, Easter, Yom Kippur and Rosh...