Avner Live!: Distinguished Rabbi Brad Hirschfield

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On the third episode of Avner Live!, distinguished Rabbi Brad Hirschfield joins Avner Leib aka Kwass to talk about some engaging topics. He joins Avner Leib to talk about missing Maurice Sendak, the Ultra-Orthodox protest against the Internet at CitiField, and whether the KKK should be able to adopt a highway. Rabbi Hirschfield also writes for The Washington Post on its On Faith column and for The Huffington Post. He is also an author, radio and TV talk show host, and president of CLAL-The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership. His On Faith blog is titled For God's Sake. It explores the uses and abuses of religion in politics and pop culture. He wrote "You Don't Have To Be Wrong For Me To Be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism." Here is an Amazon link to the book. Ethan also discusses the top Jewish topics of the week namely Israel accusing Iran of anti-Semitism in a drug speech, Jewish groups reacting to Supreme Court ruling on health care law and U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton pressing Latvia to return Jewish property.