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New Hamas Video, Technically Sophisticated and Morally Repugnant
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Brad Hirschfield
Hamas has released an artfully produced and brutally callous cartoon video depicting the death of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, which it says will surely happen if Israel does not meet unstated demands that would secure his release. The fact that those demands are unstated in this video, and always changing when they are actually…
What Does Judaism Say About Sex?
By
Brad Hirschfield
I was asked that question this week by the Newsweek.WahsingtonPost.com’s On Faith section. And while there is no way to answer that question in a few hundred words, or even with a single answer, there are certain things that we can say, and that could actually help all people to have happier and healthier sex…
Earth Day 2010: Is the Earth Angry?
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Brad Hirschfield
Of course not! The very idea that the Earth is capable of emotion is anathema to Jewish thought. But that idea that humans could commit acts which would cause the earth to respond by vomiting is not. Think Leviticus 18:28 — If you defile the land, it will vomit you out. These lines are a…
My Tempestuous Love Affair With Israel
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Brad Hirschfield
Well, it’s the morning after – the morning after Yom Ha’atmaut, Israel Independence Day. That seems like the appropriate time to declare that even after the celebrations (and counter-demonstrations) have abated, Israel really is deserving of the love, admiration, and respect which I, and most Americans, feel for her. Don’t get me wrong, mine is…
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