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Go To an Online Synagogue This Yom Kippur
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Brad Hirschfield
That’s the invitation being offered by many individual synagogues and even by the Jewish Television Network, a pioneer in using many forms of communications technology to meet the needs of Jews, and anyone else interested in Jewish thought and practice. While some in the Jewish community object to the very notion of people tuning in…
Adultery Is About More Than Sex, Even According To The Ten Commandments
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Brad Hirschfield
Adultery hurts pretty much everybody associated with it, even if they don’t know it at the time. That’s what two of its defenders fail to appreciate on ABC News’ first show in a Nightline series about the Ten Commandments. But what hurts is not the fact that someone had sex outside the context of marriage,…
Westboro Baptist Church Hits New York
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Brad Hirschfield
Despite the attitude of many New York Jewish leaders, I am not certain that ignoring this famously hateful church group is the best way to go. In New York for a variety of activities, they have planned protests at numerous Jewish institutions, including Temple Beth El on Long Island, where a memorial service will be…
Apologizing Is Hard, Just Ask Joe, Kanye and Serena, But We Can
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Brad Hirschfield
The past week’s event provide important reminders of why we all of need Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, whether we are Jewish or not. No, I don’t mean that all people should necessarily observe these particular days, but the recent actions of Joe Wilson, Kanye West, and Serena Williams remind us that we all have…
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