Compassion in Hard Terms

Compassion is a profoundly important quality of character, both individually and socially. Nevertheless, it is a concept which if left soft and ethically subjective can turn into its opposite, murder and violence. What is compassion and what is not? What in “hard” terms, does compassion mean? Rabbi Dr Shimon Cowen will explore both the corruption of compassion in contemporary culture and ramifications for practical action and social policy, sharing his expertise on the shared root denominator values of the “Noahide Laws”.

10 November 2014
6:30-8:30pm
Margaret Whitlam Community Centre