It may sound inspiring, but the message behind the latest Nike ad is actually a lesson in extremism.โดย The Wisdom Daily

Why the SCOTUS decision should be causing reflection rather than anger or concern.โดย The Wisdom Daily

I let my visceral anger about Trump blind me to an injustice being corrected. And this is something I've seen happen in more and more people.โดย The Wisdom Daily

Chelsea Handler justified her body shaming of Sarah Huckabee Sanders by calling Sanders "pure evil." But it is exactly that justification that has led to so many problems in the world.โดย The Wisdom Daily

Republican support of a known sexual abuser shows just how much women are worth to us as a nation.โดย The Wisdom Daily

That distinction is really significant precisely because we need to pay close, careful and ongoing attention to the issues of sexual harassment in our culture.โดย The Wisdom Daily

For those of us who are pleased about the results of yesterday's election, there is also a danger. In the long term, it is the only way we can make yesterday's results truly effective.โดย The Wisdom Daily

So often, our instinct is to act to change things when tragedy occurs. But if we want the change to be real, and effective, we must first deeply feel the reason we want that change.โดย The Wisdom Daily

The kneeling debate has become so polarizing that it is almost impossible to find something within it that can unify us as a nation. But we must try.โดย The Wisdom Daily

The Israeli Ultra-Orthodox response to a recent Supreme Court decision requiring them to take part in mandatory military service has been to call for a bill that would not just subvert the decision, but not allow the Supreme Court to rule against it. This is a terrifying attack on the Israeli government's checks and balances, and one that we must s…

If we expect the right to condemn the marchers at Charlottesville, then we must also speak up against Charlie Hebdo.โดย The Wisdom Daily

Digital communication has been a godsend for groups like the alt-right. But that same digital blessing also has very big downsides that is now causing the group to break apart. Here's why it matters and what we can learn from them.โดย The Wisdom Daily

Instead of bemoaning the terrible state of political discourse in this country, it's time we all did some introspection.โดย The Wisdom Daily

According to a new study, the power of friendships gets stronger with age and may even be more important than family relationships in extending not only our quality of life, but in how long we live. Brad examines what wisdom we can glean from this in today's episode.โดย The Wisdom Daily

Donald Trump asked God for wisdom when he went to the Western Wall on his trip to Israel. Rabbi Brad Hirschfield decides to share what many Jewish scholars consider to be the essence of wisdom.โดย The Wisdom Daily

Have you heard of the latest hot trend in schools, and even among adults? They're called fidget toys, and they are marketed as a solution to an inability to focus. Brad examines whether there is any validity to this claim, as well as the deeper truths this exploration can reveal about our own lives.โดย The Wisdom Daily

On the National Day of Prayer, Brad meditates on how the day and the act have both been so overly-politicized that we've started to use them for our own ends, and to get others to act as we wish. He urges us to repair them by looking inward, and using prayer as a vehicle for growth and understanding of others.…

And saying he did puts us all in danger.โดย The Wisdom Daily

Pope Francis recently compared refugee camps to concentration camps, and almost immediately received a huge backlash for what many considered to be truly insensitive comments. Rabbi Brad Hirschfield shares his uncomfortability with the comments, but what he also realized may be his own failing (as well as, perhaps, our own).…

Okay, he's gone. But why are we so happy about it? Brad does some introspection, and asks us to join him.โดย The Wisdom Daily

"These numbers don't mean a thing."It is with these words that Rabbi Brad Hirschfield asks us to confront ourselves, as opposed to simply what's wrong in others, when we hear things like poll numbers. It doesn't matter which side you take on this, Brad's message applies to us all.โดย The Wisdom Daily

How does the new McDonald's menu connect with healthcare? And how do those connect with our personal decision-making process?โดย The Wisdom Daily