Episode 136

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5th Jun 2025

Make America Good Again Step 7 Live Compassion

Acts of kindness and compassion is a universal language of the human heart. Judaism elevates chesed as a cornerstone of our faith. Christian love (agape) is defined by selfless care. Islamic Rahmah, divine compassion, inspires acts of mercy. Hindu teachings overflow with the importance of Daya and Karuna. And Buddhist practice centers on the cultivation of Metta and Karuna for

While the mechanisms may differ, the underlying principle of ensuring the well-being of the community and addressing systemic inequalities is present. Christian teachings on social justice, Islamic Zakat as a right of the poor, Hindu Dana aimed at social balance, and Buddhist Dana as a means of reducing suffering all point to this shared concern

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Rabbi Kenneth Block graduated from Boston College in 1968 and was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1974, and is a member of the Central Conference of American Rabbis.
Rabbi Block retired after 40 years as an addiction Chaplain for the Veterans Administration Maryland Health Care Systems, as the Chaplain for the Bel Air, Maryland Volunteer Fire Company, as Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine , and Chaplain for the Maryland State Firemen's Association. He was a volunteer for the Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington was is a volunteer Chaplain for Capital Caring Hospice.