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Category Archives: Mussar
Why the Salanter Project Failed: An Interior Practice Inside a Coalitional Community
Israel Salanter (1809-1893) wanted Jews to do interior ethical work. He wanted each man to sit alone, audit his own conduct, and struggle in private with his own corruption. He wanted Mussar to run as a parallel discipline to Talmud, … Continue reading
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Why Do People Fear Mussar?
Benyamin Eckstein posts to HirHurim: The big fear which prevents people from studying and applying Mussar is that they are deathly afraid of getting to know themselves. It is that which is too painful, not hearing about the dire consequences … Continue reading
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Everyday Holiness
Saturday morning, I figured it would be just a one sefer service. So I walked off to shul with only Everyday Holiness by Alan Morinis in my sinful little hand. The book didn’t look too exciting but I figured it … Continue reading
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