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24 Apr 2015

Riot at the Western Wall

Odyssey NetworksApril 24, 2015No commentsFaith on the Record Faith on the Record, Jerusalem, jewish women, Prayer, Rabbi Brad HIrschfield, Riot at the Western Wall, women of the wall Torah, worship

This week a riot ensued at the Western Wall in Jerusalem when a group of Jewish women and men defied a ban that prohibits women from reading from the Torah. Rabbi Brad Hirschfield asks how do we appreciate the “other” and “what do you do when you encounter or witness something that you think is generally wrong?”

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,...

02 Oct 2014

Are our Institutions Islamaphobic?

Odyssey NetworksOctober 02, 2014No commentsFaith on the Record Holt vs Hobbs, Husain Abdullah, Islam, Islamophobic, Muslim, NFL, Prayer, Religious Liberty

During a recent NFL game Kansas City Chiefs Safety, Husain Abdullah hit the headlines when he was penalized after performing a traditional Muslim prayer after scoring a touchdown. Rabbi Brad Hirschfield links this incident with the upcoming Holt Vs Hobbs case at the Supreme Court and considers whether our institutions are hostile to Islam, or religion in general?