For God's Sake: Brad Hirschfield


Posted at 01:11 PM ET, 12/17/2012

In wake of Newtown massacre, love more important than explanations
By Brad Hirschfield
Rabbi says right now we must offer love and compassion to make the incomprehensible bearable.

By Brad Hirschfield  |  01:11 PM ET, 12/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gun; guns; gun control; gun control; massacre; Newton; Connecticut; shoot; shooting; shootings; shooter; Rabbi Brad Hirschfield; Brad Hirschfield

Posted at 01:28 PM ET, 12/14/2012

Protecting circumcision in Germany
By Brad Hirschfield
Vote to keep the practice legal is a victory for the European nation and for its future, says a rabbi.

By Brad Hirschfield  |  01:28 PM ET, 12/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rabbi Brad Hirschfield; boys; infant boys; Jewish families; tradition; Jews and Muslims; Islam; Judaism; Germany; circumcision ban; Muslims; infant circumcision; HIV/AIDS; health effects; religious freedom; culture; cultural expression; Brad Hirschfield

Posted at 01:30 PM ET, 12/07/2012

Duchess Kate’s nurse found dead, and her death is what really matters
By Brad Hirschfield
We care about this story because we love the whiff of a morality play, Rabbi Brad Hirschfield.

By Brad Hirschfield  |  01:30 PM ET, 12/07/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Kate Middleton; Duchess of Cambridge; personal nurse; nurse; Jacintha Saldanha; death; Scotland Yard; suicide; murder; natural causes; Brad Hirschfield; Rabbi Brad Hirschfield

Posted at 02:08 PM ET, 10/15/2012

Ryan Andresen: Gay scout, good scout?
By Brad Hirschfield
Teenager passes almost all requirements to earn Eagle Scout rank, Boy Scouting’s highest designation.

By Brad Hirschfield  |  02:08 PM ET, 10/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boy Scouts; gay Scouts; Ryan Andresen; Eagle Scout; Brad Hirschfield; Boy Scouts of America; Karen Andresen; Ellen DeGeneres; California Boy Scout

Posted at 04:39 PM ET, 10/01/2012

What Islamists and nontheists have in common
By Brad Hirschfield
Not only politics that make strange bedfellows, but also religion - and the struggle against it.

By Brad Hirschfield  |  04:39 PM ET, 10/01/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Brad Hirschfield; Freedom From Religion Foundation; United Nationas Mohamed Morsi; Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi; Muslim Brotherhood

Posted at 05:17 PM ET, 09/13/2012

Understanding Rosh Hashanah 2012 / 5773
By Brad Hirschfield
Six things that will help you make sense of the Jewish New Year, which begins sundown on Sunday.

By Brad Hirschfield  |  05:17 PM ET, 09/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rosh Hashanah; Jewish New Year; High Holy Days; Yom Kippur; Brad Hirschfield

Posted at 11:19 AM ET, 09/13/2012

Religious violence is all too real
By Brad Hirschfield
A verbal war exists between those who think religion is the problem and those who insist it isn’t.

By Brad Hirschfield  |  11:19 AM ET, 09/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Innocence of Muslims; anti-Islam film; violence; U.S. embassy attacks; Islam and Muslims; Prophet Muhammad; Sam Bacile; Brad Hirschfield; Nakoula Basseley Nakoula

Posted at 06:05 PM ET, 08/28/2012

‘God should not be used as an excuse’
By Brad Hirschfield
The real challenge is to see events as opportunities for us to express greater concern and compassion.

By Brad Hirschfield  |  06:05 PM ET, 08/28/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  RNClive, Brad Hirschfield, on faith, Republican National Convention, RNC, Isaac, Hurricane Isaac, Tropical Storm Isaac

Posted at 05:51 PM ET, 08/21/2012

Forgiving Todd Akin
By Brad Hirschfield
The desire to be forgiven is only the beginning of the lengthy process of atonement.

By Brad Hirschfield  |  05:51 PM ET, 08/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Todd Akin, legitimate rape, rape is rape, Todd Akin forgiveness, Brad Hirschfield

Posted at 06:46 PM ET, 08/08/2012

What Harry Reid and Mitt Romney could learn from Exodus 23:7
By Brad Hirschfield
There is a world of difference between telling the truth and steering clear of falsehood.

By Brad Hirschfield  |  06:46 PM ET, 08/08/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Romney tax returns, Sen. Harry Reid, Mitt Romney, Brad Hirschfield

Posted at 05:08 PM ET, 07/23/2012

Penn State NCAA penalty: Using a bomb when needing a scalpel
By Brad Hirschfield
What about the missed opportunity to remind people that victory on the field may actually be linked to losses off of it?

By Brad Hirschfield  |  05:08 PM ET, 07/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  NCAA sanctions, Penn State sex abuse candal, Joe Patenro, Brad Hirschfield

Posted at 03:04 PM ET, 07/20/2012

Boy Scouts of America should learn from its own history
By Brad Hirschfield
Past experience indicates that with time, the organization is likely to become more, not less, inclusive.

By Brad Hirschfield  |  03:04 PM ET, 07/20/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Boy Scouts of America, Boy Scouts, Brad Hirschfield, homosexuals