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Kristallnacht, 70 Years Later
By
Brad Hirschfield
On Nov. 9, 1938, Jewish homes, shops and synagogues were ransacked across Germany and parts of Austria. Jews were shipped to concentration camps and beaten to death. Synagogues burned. Today we remember this pogrom as Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass, the sounds of Jewish windows breaking an eerie premonition of the larger disaster to…
Obama Wins, Jews Got Over Obamaphobia
By
Brad Hirschfield
Jewish voters went with their consciences and not with their fears in selecting Barack Obama as the next President of the United States. Exit polling indicates that about 77% of the Jewish vote went to Obama, which is a wonderful thing. It’s wonderful, not because we know for certain that Obama will be a better…
Exit Polling With Soul: Explain Yourself
By
Brad Hirschfield
There may be only two candidates with a real shot at winning the Presidency, but there are as many religious/spiritual reasons for choosing them as their are believers. What is yours? Let me know who you voted for and share the teaching or verse which most brought you to that decision. It will be a…
Many Votes, No Mandate – It’s a Mitzvah
By
Brad Hirschfield
In this closely contested election, I am almost more concerned about how we come together on November 5th than I am about the results of the 4th. The challenges we face are bigger than either candidate or the agendas which they have proposed. And the idea that we will move through them successfully without being…
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