Tag Archives: Mussar

The Mussar Shmooze

Shmuel Sofer writes: The Mussar Movement made famous by R. Yisroel Salanter and his students held that pure Torah study might not adequately train students and adults to perfect their lives and align them with the ethical principles and worldview … Continue reading

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A Torah Perspective On The Recession

STBO posts to Hirhurim: I can’t figure out why I or anyone else would buy this book. It’s very hard to imagine anything in this book that doesn’t apply to life every single day of every year (e.g. ‘don’t sweat … Continue reading

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May A Jew Go To An AA Meeting In A Church?

Charlie Hall writes on hirhurim: Every single Jewish recovering alcoholic I have ever met who has asked a shilah on this reports the following response: 1. Yes, go to AA. There is absolutely nothing there unique to Christianity and in … Continue reading

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Torah Lectures

Rabbi Gil Student writes: I am looking for a volunteer to continue this feature on a weekly basis. Please contact me via e-mail.   R. Hanan Balk on "The Abravanel’s Understanding of the Snake and the Fall of Man–The Boundaries … Continue reading

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