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Apple’s “Jew or Not Jew” App — Should It Be Legal?

Brad Hirschfield — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 05:18:48 +0000

An Apple application that let users guess which French politicians or celebrities are Jewish was pulled from France's App Store. but its American equivalent is still available.

French activist groups said the "Jew or Not Jew?" app violated bans on...

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Is God A Christian?

Brad Hirschfield — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:59:56 +0000

R. Kirby Godsey’s new book, Is God A Christian?, challenges what the author describes as the commonly held belief among many religious people that the God in whom they believe is “one of them”. People, Mr. Kirby observes, too often confuse God’s religious identity with their own, leading them to believe that God in exclusively on their side in all things, and by extension, hostile to all those with whom they disagree.

In a world of increasing polarization and rising...

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Remembering 9/11 – Part One

Brad Hirschfield — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:40:58 +0000

The tenth anniversary of 9/11 brings up many emotions and presents some very real challenges, among them how to remember the past without being imprisoned by it. This video, filmed at St. Paul's, the church closest to the World Trade Center site, is a wonderful example of rising to that challenge. Watch it and see for yourself. Over the coming days, I will offer further reflections on a...

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Gilad Shalit, Still A Prisoner After 1,900 Days

Brad Hirschfield — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:04:17 +0000

Below is a copy of the Statement I got from the White House, and while I appreciate the words, I can't help but also ask, "Is this the best we can do?"
United States Mission to the United Nations

Office of Press and Public Diplomacy

799 United Nations Plaza

New York, NY 10017

(212) 415-4050

http://www.usun.state.gov

USUN PRESS RELEASE...

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Is Realty TV Really Kosher? The Ethics Of Realty TV

Brad Hirschfield — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:34:55 +0000

I know, at first it seems that ethics and reality TV are about as connected as fire and water – one being the antidote for the other. But perhaps it’s not as simple as that, a conclusion supported by the recent spate of articles arguing that reality TV producers need to create, and commit, to a code of ethics which would govern their shows....

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Hard Core Atheist Secularists and Their Religious Counterparts Become Increasingly Alike

Brad Hirschfield — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:41:59 +0000

Secularists, atheists really, are following other ethnic and religious identity groups in using academia to create and/or shore up a particular cultural identity. For example, noted atheist secularist, and editor of the Humanistic Bible, A. C. Grayling is opening a “secular university” this year. Jews, African-Americans and Hispanics have all used academic studies for just that purpose and now atheist...

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Litigating God

Brad Hirschfield — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:38:11 +0000

An ugly fight over what prayers can be said, and by whom, at Houston's national cemetery, is getting uglier. Plaintiffs are now suing the Department of Veterans’ Affairs over what they call “banning God at military funerals” and for making “Jesus unwelcome at gravesides” of fallen veterans. That simply isn’t true. And while as VA officials say, they simply want families to decide the nature of their loved...

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Elul: I Am My Beloved’s and My Beloved Is Mine

Brad Hirschfield — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:58:13 +0000

Today is the first day of the Hebrew month of Elul. Not only is this a month known to crossword puzzle fans, it is also the month which precedes Rosh Hashanah, Jewish New Year’s.

Traditionally, the beginning of Elul marks the start of people’s spiritual preparation for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, which follows 10 days later. I suppose that this writing marks the beginning of my own preparation. I start with the ancient rabbinic notion that the four Hebrew...

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How Rabbis Dress, Then and Now

Brad Hirschfield — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:26:10 +0000

The classic image of an Orthodox rabbi is of a man with a long beard and black clothes. To be sure, that image is common enough, but certainly not the only one. Speaking personally, while I do have a beard, it’s not so long, and I don’t wear a black suit, or at least not very often. Bottom line, there are many kinds of rabbis, even many kinds of Orthodox rabbis, and we dress in many ways.

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