Let’s talk and truly listen to one another.Christians celebrate Easter this weekend and our Jewish members will celebrate Pesach beginning April 22. Each of these special holidays as Rabbi Abraham Hirschfield teaches indicates that death can be c…

The Golden Rule, ‘Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,’ is at the heart of all religions. Why then the NY Times on a tear about empathy? First, there is David Brook’s article “The Limits of Empathy,” followed three days later by Nat…

 Empathy, cooperation, fairness and reciprocity — caring about the well-being of others seems like a very human trait. But Frans de Waal shares some surprising videos of behavioral tests, on primates and other mammals, that show how many of these…

The Academy Awards ceremony (The Oscars) are coming up in a couple of weeks.. Thougth I’d look at what some actors have to say about empathy.   “I think I’m an actor because I have very strong imagination and empathy. I never studied acting, …