Rabbi Brad Hirschfield
Bully Pulpits and Pulpit Bullies
When President Teddy Roosevelt coined the term “Bully Pulpit,” the term “bully” meant “outstanding” or “optimal,” not a pulpit from … Continue Reading
Leadership Lessons and Serving the Servers in The Holy Land
Also by Rabbi Joshua Stanton You are standing in Bethlehem’s Manger Square, the Church of the Nativity looms before you, and … Continue Reading
Looking Evil In the Face, Boldly and Beautifully
“If there is only one book you are going to read….” is not something I say often, and something I … Continue Reading
Derek Chauvin, Justice and Deuteronomy 16:20
Closing arguments in Derek Chauvin’s trial for the murder of George Floyd are unfolding as I write. The voices of … Continue Reading
Reckoning or Reconciliation? How About Both?
To impeach or not to impeach. That is the question. Or is it? Perhaps the more important question at this … Continue Reading
An Interview with Rabbi Avram Mlotek
Kohelet / Ecclesiastes 12:12 warns us that “to the making of books, there is no end,” suggesting that maybe it’s … Continue Reading