The Interfaith Roundtable with Rabbi Mark

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The Interfaith Roundtable explores various religious traditions and helps us all to understand both the differences and similarities between faiths. What is organized religion compared to spirituality? What do different religious traditions think about God? Is it true that organized religion has been the source of so much hatred and conflict resulting in wars over the centuries in different parts of the world? These questions and more are explored on The Interfaith Roundtable with various guests. read less
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Episodes

Supporting Family, Community, and the World at Vista Del Mar and the Way of Veganism with Vivian Chinelli
Sep 2 2023
Supporting Family, Community, and the World at Vista Del Mar and the Way of Veganism with Vivian Chinelli
Amy Jaffy serves as the Senior Vice President  at Vista Del Mar. Amy explains, they have the capacities to oversee a number of child refugees from various countries. Amy has background and a private practice in psychotherapy which she uses to help stablize and support the children from varying countries that come in. She talks how far Vista Del Mar has come in the past 100 years and how they continue to serve families and the community to this day.  Rabbi Jackie Redner served as the resident pastor for 17 years. Director of spiritual enrichment and a certified, mind, and medicine practitioner. Rabbi Jackie explains how her upbringing and roots led her to want to work in a place like Vista Del Mar. Despite the low amount of jewish children coming through Vista Del Mar she works with people of all faiths to support their spiritual journey. Judism and Interfaith practices are seen throughout Vista Del Mar as all holidays including Jewish holidays are celebrated. Vista Del Mar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VistaDelMarOrg/ Website: https://vistadelmar.org/ Next Mark is joined by poet, author, and proud vegan Vivian Chinelli to talk about her veganism and why others could think before consuming animals. Like others she ate meat until she was challenged one day and she began to stop consuming it. She now makes conversation in the streets of Los Angeles about why people eat meat and how they can look into some alternatives. She also incorporates her poetry into undertaking to educate. She's written a number of books on the topic of veganism. I'm not Vegan but My Cousin is: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Vegan-But-Cousin-Respecting/dp/B0B7QJ8HN7 Website: http://www.vivianchinelli.com
Pray, Love, Live on Mission with Brian Donahue and Encouraging Literacy in Washington County with Jane Powell
Apr 21 2023
Pray, Love, Live on Mission with Brian Donahue and Encouraging Literacy in Washington County with Jane Powell
First Rabbi Mark is joined by fellow Listen Frederick host Brian Donahue. Brian hosts The Big Sci-Fi Podcast, the Brian Donahue Show Podcast, as well as faith based podcasts. Brian also is a Minister at the Pursuit Friends Church in Northeast Ohio. Rabbi Mark and Brian talk about the intersection of his passions and podcasts. He unpacks his church motto Pray, Love, Live on Mission. The phrase was derived from the great commission where Jesus called his followers to reach out to others that need God. Finally they discuss the importance of faith when it comes to believing in the accuracy and infallibility of Scriptures.   Jane Powell works with the Literacy Council of Washington County. The council offers language classes to a large range of adults who need help with their literacy. She works with adults helping them in reading, writing and math with both native English speakers and with non-native speakers. Jane discusses what lead up to joining the Literary Council. What seemed to be her under qualified, second choice in the Literary Council quickly became her life.   Many students found the Literacy Center through the local community college who recommends their services to students who fail to meet the literacy requirements to under college. Jane covers the possibility of a stigma around illiteracy and why/how these notions should be dispelled. Jane shares that the  literacy program doesn't just stop within the building but Powell reaches out to schools as well as prisons.   You can find out more information about the Hagerstown Area Religious Council at harccoalition.org. Listen to The Interfaith Roundtable with Rabbi Mark every Saturday morning on 98.9 FM/ AM 1490 WARK, with the podcast version airing at Listen Hagerstown.
Four Critical Challenges Within the American Jewish Community with Professor Robert Mnookin
Mar 24 2023
Four Critical Challenges Within the American Jewish Community with Professor Robert Mnookin
Rabbi Mark speaks with Professor Robert H. Mnookin about the modern Jewish identity in America in celebration of the paperback release of his book, The Jewish American Paradox: Embracing Choice in a Changing World. Together they discuss four critical challenges that the modern American Jew comes across when it comes to their community. Professor Mnookin flips the narrative and asks Rabbi Mark about his history, before the interview continues with anecdotes from Professor Mnookin's experience as a negotiator and his reflections on current events. Robert H. Mnookin is the Samuel Williston Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and for twenty-five years served as the Chair of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. He directs the Harvard Negotiation Research Project. A leading scholar in the field of conflict resolution, Professor Mnookin has applied his interdisciplinary approach to negotiation and conflict resolution to a remarkable range of problems; both public and private. Professor Mnookin has written or edited ten books and numerous scholarly articles. His most recent books include Kissinger the Negotiator (with James K. Sebenius and R. Nicholas Burns); and Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Fight. Listen to The Interfaith Roundtable with Rabbi Mark every Saturday morning on 98.9 FM/ AM 1490 WARK, with the podcast version airing at Listen Hagerstown.
Discovering the Baháʼí Faith with Paula Myers & Blending the Mind and Spirit with Dr. Rachel Bright
Mar 10 2023
Discovering the Baháʼí Faith with Paula Myers & Blending the Mind and Spirit with Dr. Rachel Bright
The Interfaith Roundtable is sponsored by The Andrew K. Coffman Funeral Home and F&M Trust. This week Rabbi Mark sits down with Paula Myers to discuss Baháʼí Faith. Baháʼí is the unity of God, religion, and of all humanity. Ms. Myers explains that Baháʼí focuses on family in the home and being generous to all individuals. Paula even opens up her home (brownies included) to share the teachings. Even among interfaith discussing Baháʼí are taught not to ceaselessly argue with others. The second guest is Rachel Bright, a Naturopathic Doctor as well as a holistic tradition practitioner. Naturopaths not only seek to help patients get through their symptoms but also seek to find the source of the ailment and treat it from there. She explains how a naturopathic practitioner isn't shackled by an insurance company like traditional doctors are. She finds that the modern medical field breaks up the body into small parts (otolaryngologists, dermatologists, oncologists) whereas naturopathic medicine looks at the body as a whole. She relates the body to a symphony saying every part of the body has a role to play and if their role is off the body will falter. You can find out more information about the Hagerstown Area Religious Council at harccoalition.org. Listen to The Interfaith Roundtable with Rabbi Mark every Saturday morning on 98.9 FM/ AM 1490 WARK, with the podcast version airing at Listen Hagerstown.
Recovery with Dr. Kerry Olitzky and the Journey of Wicca with Belladonna Laveau
Jan 27 2023
Recovery with Dr. Kerry Olitzky and the Journey of Wicca with Belladonna Laveau
The Interfaith Roundtable is sponsored by The Andrew K. Coffman Funeral Home and F&M Trust.   Dr. Kerry Olitzky joins Rabbi Mark and Elizabeth to discuss how he is helping recovering addicts and how fundamental Jewish principle's can help and transform recovering addicts. Dr. Olitzky is the former executive director of Big Tent Judiasm  and also happened to be Rabbi Mark's professor back at Hebrew Union College. Dr Olitzky is a prolific author penning over 75 books on Judiasm as well as children's books. The principles discussed in this episode are all outlined in his book Twelve Jewish Steps to Recovery. The second guest on today's show is Belladonna Laveau who is a practicing Wiccan and is Matriarch and Archpriestess of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church International. She is also the Dean of an online Wiccan College Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary which is the first and only Wiccan sponsored College. Laveau unpacks her journey to Wicca and hardships she's faced because of her religion. She dispels popular misinformation on the belief and shares how there is common ground in Wicca with many other popular religions.   Send your thoughts on the show or suggestions on topics you would like to hear discussed to MJPerman9@gmail.com! Listen to The Interfaith Roundtable with Rabbi Mark every Saturday morning on 98.9 FM/ AM 1490 WARK, with the podcast version airing at Listen Hagerstown.