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21 Nov 2014

Rabbi Brad Hirschfield on How to Respond to the Jerusalem Attacks

Ashley MoralesNovember 21, 2014No commentsFaith on the Record Faith on the Record, Islam, Jerusalem Attacks, Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue, Middle East, Prayer, Rabbi Brad HIrschfield, Rabbis, Religious Violence

This week four men, including three rabbis, were killed as they prayed in a bloody attack at the Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue in Jerusalem. It is the latest act in a part of the world plagued by religious violence. “As horrible as these events are,” says Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, president of Clal and co-founder and executive editor of TheWisdomDaily.com,...

08 Sep 2014

Genocide, Religious Warfare or A Third Option

Odyssey NetworksSeptember 08, 2014No commentsFaith on the Record Ethnic Cleansing, Faith on the Record, Genocide, Middle East, Rabbi Brad HIrschfield, Religion, Steven Sotloff

Christians are increasingly at threat of ethnic cleansing throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, President of Clal and co-founder and executive editor of TheWisdomDaily.com, asks “How do we talk about that real possibility without turning this war into a religious war?”