You Don't Have to Be Wrong for Me to Be Right

Conflict is an opportunity to learn and growand often to grow closer to one another. Brad Hirschfield knows what it means to be a fanatic; he was one. A former activist in the West Bank, he was committed to reconstructing the Jewish state within its biblical borders. Now he is devoted to teaching inclusiveness, celebrating diversity, and delivering a message of acceptance. InYou Don't Have to Be Wrong for Me to Be Right, Rabbi Hirschfield uses his own spiritual journey to help people of all faiths Find acceptance and tolerance, as well as a path to peace, understanding, and hope that will appeal to the common wisdom of all religions.

RABBI BRAD HIRSCHFIELD is president of the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership and a popular commentator on religion and society. He is the cohost of the weekly radio show Hirschﬁeld and Kula, and creator
and host of the television series Building Bridges: Abrahamic Perspectives on the World Today. Named one of the Top 50 Rabbis in America in Newsweek magazine and one of the nation’s leading preachers and teachers by Beliefnet.com, he lives in Riverdale, New York. You can visit the author at www.bradhirschfield.com.

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Introduction	p. 1
The Many Faces of Faith: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism	p. 15
Pilgrims, Tourists, and Seekers: Marrying Openness and Commitment	p. 37
The Shadow Side of Faith: Learning That We Can Be Both Victims and Victimizers	p. 61
Vengeance, Forgiveness, Justice, and Mercy: Recognizing the Sacredness of All Our Feelings	p. 81
Keeping Score: Making Judgments Without Becoming Judgmental	p. 105
Mosquechurchagogue: Finding Unity, Not Forcing Uniformity	p. 131
The Bishop of Auschwitz: When the Whole Really is Greater than the Sum of the Parts	p. 155
Adam and Eve Were Not the Cosbys: Learning That You Don't have to Disconnect Because you Disagree	p. 183
A Person's a Person, No Matter How Small: Talking about the Things that Matter Most in the Way that Hurts the Least	p. 205
The Footprints of the Messiah: Turning Our Deepest Dreams into an Everyday Reality	p. 227
Bibliography	p. 249
Acknowledgments	p. 255
Index	p. 263
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You Don't Have to Be Wrong for Me to Be Right Finding Faith Without Fanaticism

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