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Rick Warren Selection is Great for Faith and is Obama at His Best
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Brad Hirschfield
Whether one is a fan of the next President or not, any fan of faith should be cheered by President-elect Obama’s choice of Rick Warren to offer the inaugural invocation. Once again the President-elect shows that he will confound ideologues time after time. And especially in matter of faith and politics, nothing could be more…
Finding Miracles for Yourself and Others
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Brad Hirschfield
Hannukah is about many things. The story is about a tiny amount of oil that burned for eight days instead of only one. It’s about the unexpected victory of a small army over one much more powerful. It’s about finding freedom in a time of oppression. And it’s about our ability to accomplish heroic things…
The Madoff Meltdown, Jewish Philanthropy, and Value of Compassion
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Brad Hirschfield
We are all effected when 50 billion dollars vanishes from the economy in an instant as it did with the unraveling of Bernard Madoff’s gigantic Ponzi scheme which masqueraded as a legitimate investment. Trickledown economics may not work to our benefit, but it sure works in reverse. We all feel the ramifications of this kind…
Is Obama Black? Are You Jewish? Am I Christian?
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Brad Hirschfield
The answer to the first question, at least, seems obvious to most of us. But as this story by AP writer Jesse Washington demonstrates, it’s a question that won’t go away. Perhaps that’s a good thing too. Why? Because definitions matter. In a world where we are told that definitions are unimportant or that “labeling…
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