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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.

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...

18 Sep 2014

ISIS – Political Correctness and Honesty

Odyssey NetworksSeptember 18, 2014No commentsFaith on the Record Faith on the Record, Honesty, ISIS, Islam, Muslim, Political Correctness, Rabbi Brad HIrschfield, Religion

As the world comes to grip with the threat of terrorism from ISIS, Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, president of Clal and co-founder and executive editor of TheWisdomDaily.com, believes this is “a moment when all people must make an honest choice about who they to be in the world, including in a war which very much has religious overtones but isn’t...

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?”