Aaron Hernandez and Life Without Parole: A Just Sentence?
This week former NFL player Aaron Hernandez was convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole. “Was justice served?” asks Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, president of Clal and co-founder and executive editor of TheWisdomDaily.com. And “does it matter if you believe in the possibility of forgiveness, salvation, redemption or human change?”
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,...
Read moreRabbi Brad Hirschfield on the Charlie Hebdo Attack: No Apologetics, No Islamophobia
This week the world watched in horror as armed gunman stormed the office of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people and injuring 11 more. As the story continues to unfold, what is the correct response? According to Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, president of Clal and co-founder and executive editor of TheWisdomDaily.com, “there is no room for apologetics, and there...
Read moreIs All Murder Equal? The Death of London McCabe
This week, Jillian McCabe threw her autistic 6-year-old son London from a bridge to his death. The murder has provoked many reactions, among them a surprising amount of sympathy for the mother, who was by many accounts overwhelmed by her son’s condition. “When our sense of mercy for one person is built on the message that the person they...
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