Ep. 173 - Rabbi Brad Hirschfield ”Stories from the Old Testament: Cane & Abel” pt. 3

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Guest Info/Bio:This week’s guest is the return of the amazing Rabbi Brad Hirschfield! We continue our discussion on stories from what we refer to as the Old Testament from the Christian and Jewish perspectives. This episode we cover the story of Cane and Abel.Listed for many years in Newsweek as one of America’s “50 Most Influential Rabbis,” and recognized as one of our nation’s leading “Preachers & Teachers,” by Beliefnet.com, Fox News regular contributor, Washington Post blogger, and think tank President Brad Hirschfield is the author of You Don’t Have To Be Wrong For Me To Be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism (Harmony, 2008). He also conceived and hosted two groundbreaking series for Bridges TV—American Muslim TV Network, Building Bridges: Abrahamic Perspectives on the World Today (three seasons), and American Pilgrimage. He is also the Co-founder and Executive Editor of The Wisdom Daily.An expert on religion and public life, Hirschfield offers a unique perspective on the American spiritual landscape and political and social trends to audiences nationwide. A regular on Lou Dobbs Tonight on the Fox Business Network, and The Washington Post’s Conversations: Live Q & A, he’s been a contributor on ethical issues for Tru-TV, co-hosted the weekly radio show Hirschfield and Kula and is frequently quoted in the press. A popular guest on such shows as The Dennis Miller Show, Lars Larson, and Fox News.com Live, he has appeared on CNN, PBS, MTV and NPR, among others, and was featured on PBS’s “Frontline: Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero,” and the acclaimed documentary, Freaks Like Me. A regular commentator for The Huffington Post and one of Patheos.com’s Experts, he contributes frequently to Fox News Opinion, writes a column, For God’s Sake, for the WashingtonPost.com’s “On Faith.” His blog, Windows & Doors, appears on Beliefnet.com (the net’s largest site for spirituality and inspiration), and was featured on the homepage of Digg.com.Rabbi Hirschfield is also an interfaith activist, he has inspired audiences from the Aspen Institute and the Washington National Cathedral, to the Islamic Society of North America and many leading universities and religious institutions. A featured speaker at Parliament of the World’s Religions in both Barcelona and Melbourne, he was recently invited by the Governments of the United States and the Republic of Indonesia to speak at the Jakarta Interfaith DialogueGuest (select) publications: You Don’t Have to Be Wrong For Me To Be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism Guest Website/Social Media: www.clal.org Twitter: @BradHirschfield Special Theme Music by: Forrest ClayInstagram: @forrestclaymusic Twitter: @clay_kYouTube: www.youtube.com/claykmusic Songs featured on this episode were from the Recover EPYou can find Clay’s music on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, or anywhere good music is found!This episode is sponsored by Hello Fresh - America’s #1 meal kit! My daughter and I swear by it and have our favorite recipes that we make together every week! Go to www.hellofresh.com/deconstruct50 for 50% off PLUS free shipping! This episode of the Deconstructionists Podcast was edited, mixed, and produced by John Williamson Stay on top of all of the latest at www.thedeconstructionists.com Go there to check out our blog, snag a t-shirt, or follow us on social mediaJoin our Patreon family here: www.patreon.com/deconstructionists Website by Ryan BattlesAll photos by Jared HevronLogos designed by Joseph Ernst & Stephen PfluigT-shirt designs by Joseph Ernst, Chad Flannigan, Colin Rigsby, and Jason Turner. Starting your own podcast? Try Riverside! https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=john-williamsonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Welcome to the deconstructionist podcast. I'm your host, John Williamson, and we're back with our friend Rabbi Brad Hirshfield. And we pick up where we left off last time. So we're
0:23.3	continuing the Old Testament series. And on this first part, we cover the story of Canaan Abel,
0:30.2	and then in part two, you'll hear us kind of continue that conversation into the story of the
0:34.8	flood. I always think it's fascinating to hear the Jewish perspective.
0:39.9	Because again, you know, it seems silly to say it out loud, but sometimes we have to remind
0:44.9	ourselves that Christians didn't write the Bible, any of it. So, you know, it's good to get
0:50.2	the perspective of the very people who wrote the Bible or the books and writings and letters
0:56.9	and things that the Bible is comprised of. And so as always, Rabbi Brad offers some
1:03.3	beautiful wisdom and a different way of looking at things. So hopefully you guys enjoyed it.
1:09.1	And hopefully you enjoyed the next couple weeks.
1:12.3	And then we'll get into a couple more topics I'm really interested to dive into. So there's
1:17.1	some guests that were really cool that were new that are coming up. So way more. And we're
1:23.4	going to spill over into the new year. Typically, I wrap it up usually around Christmas,
1:28.9	but this year there were too many good guests to not continue going, I guess, for lack of a
1:34.9	better word. So we're going to continue. It's going to spill over into early January before I take
1:40.0	a slight break. I am working on a rather extensive project for this podcast right now in the early stages of researching and talking to potential guests and things.
1:50.8	It's going to be unlike anything I've done before. So I think you guys are going to like it.
1:56.2	So we'll see. We'll see. Try new things. We'll see how that goes. Could crash and burn. I don't know. We'll see if you like it trying new things we'll see how that goes could crash and burn i don't
2:01.8	know uh we'll see if you like it or not but anyway uh before we get to it uh usual housekeeping
2:07.4	www www.d deconstructionist.com for all of your deconstructionist uh goodies so website's been
2:14.9	recently updated uh so we've got all the links to our social media,
2:18.5	including our new TikTok account. Very exciting. Very exciting. I'm up with it now,
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