The Formula for Forgiveness: The Rabbi and the KKK

We R 3C, Inc.’s “Formula for Forgiveness” utilizes Understanding, Compassion and Empathy as a pathway to Forgiveness which then becomes the platform for healing. In order to insure that all members of a damaged relationship become whole and can once again work cooperatively and constructively with one another, healing must occur. Forgiveness means letting go of the need for revenge, the negativity and bitterness towards another person. Healing means that each person can see the value in the other. The following audio piece is from the award winning radio program “Snap Judgement”. It is an exemplary example of how the use of Understanding, Compassion and Empathy indeed led a Rabbi to forgiving a rabid anti Semite and became the catalyst for action that healed their relationship well beyond their’s and anyones expectations. After listening you may enjoy pondering the following questions:

Q: What role did ignorance play in the initial relationship between the Rabbi and the KKK member?
Compassion occurs in the head and in the heart. It’s knowing how someone might be feeling in a given situation.
Q: What information did the Rabbi have that allowed him to know how the KKK member might be feeling?
Healing means that each individual in a dispute can once again see the value in the other.
Q: What transpired that allowed this relationship to heal?

The Rabbi and the KKK