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A Bible-based Immigration Policy
By
Brad Hirschfield
The Bible is being increasingly used to “prove” what a moral, ethical, spiritual, Jewish or Christian (take your pick) stance on US immigration policy would look like. More often than not, such Bible thumping generates more heat than light. But it’s especially interesting since the Hebrew Bible’s commands that we welcome strangers, may not include…
Celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month at the White House
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Brad Hirschfield
I will be spending Thursday afternoon at the White House as part of a group invited by President Obama to join him in celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month. I feel deeply honored to have received this invitation. And whatever one thinks about this President, his administration, its policies on Israel, etc. if you love…
Rare Color Footage From Israel, 1946-1948
By
Brad Hirschfield
This recently discovered color footage from Israel is remarkable stuff! There are many good reasons to watch it. Among them is the story of it’s discovery in a Boston attic, Shimon Peres’ words at the 11 minute mark in which he describes what it means to build a fortune of love and good will, and…
Is Treyf The New Kosher?
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Brad Hirschfield
No, I’m not kidding. Exaggerating a little perhaps, but not kidding. Yes, I know that Treyf (Hebrew for that which is not Kosher) is not a new kind of biblically or rabbinically endorsed way of keeping the traditional laws of kashrut. I also know that the idea of a “new way” of keeping kosher is…
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