Policy Archives - Odyssey Networks

12 Dec 2014

Torture or Enhanced Interrogation: Where Do You Stand?

Odyssey NetworksDecember 12, 2014No commentsFaith on the Record Al Qaeda, CIA, Enhanced Interrogation, Faith on the Record, Humane, indefensible, Information, Interrogation, Policy, Rabbi Brad HIrschfield, Safety, Torture, War

On December 9, 2014 the U.S. Senate released its report on the CIA’s use of “enhanced interrogation techniques” against detainees suspected of being Al Qaeda fighters during the George W. Bush administration. Whether you call it torture or enhanced interrogation “is the best predictor we have of how you feel about this issue” says Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, president of...

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...