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Why a Rabbi Welcomes The Vatican’s Welcome of Disaffected Anglicans
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Brad Hirschfield
Why does a rabbi care about whether or not the Catholic Church decides to welcome disaffected Anglicans, as they announced yesterday? In this case, it’s because I welcome all moves which increase diversity within religious community. But whether or not this new move will accomplish that remains to be seen. What appears to be a…
South Carolina GOP Leaders Guilty of Stupidity Not Hate
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Brad Hirschfield
Two South Carolina Republican officials have apologized for defending U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint by likening him to Jews who “take care of the pennies.” Bamberg County GOP Chairman Edwin Merwin and Orangeburg County GOP Chairman James Ulmer wrote the Orangeburg Times and Democrat to defend DeMint, also a Republican, after a Democratic politician said he…
Mourning and Consolation on Facebook, and Other Sacred Spaces
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Brad Hirschfield
We all have loss in our lives. I wish we didn’t, but we do. So the real question is where do we turn with our grief? From whom do we seek and receive comfort? What practices help us to heal? For more and more people, the answer is Facebook and other social networking websites. A…
Halloween 2009: Tips from a Rabbi About How To Celebrate
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Brad Hirschfield
On October 31, children across America will don their capes and masks and go door-to-door collecting candy and treats to celebrate Halloween. But for many traditional Jewish families and even for some Christian ones, Halloween is a time of unease and discomfort. Parents may question whether or not to let their children participate in a…
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