November Message from the Chair
by mussar | Nov 6, 2020 | Message from the Chair, Newsletter, November
As I write these words at the last minute before the newsletter deadline (I admit that I’ve been rather distracted by obsessing over election coverage), I am struck by how much I have called on Mussar over the past week. I continue to remind myself to look for the Tov...
October Message from the Chair: Nancy Axelrod
by mussar | Oct 1, 2020 | Message from the Chair, Newsletter, October
I have a confession, not exactly a sin, but not something I’m not particularly proud of. It’s that I’m not very good with money. I don’t mean that I’m a reckless spender, I’m actually rather frugal; it’s just that I don’t understand things like monetary policy and the...September Message from the Chair – Nancy Axelrod
by mussar | Sep 3, 2020 | Message from the Chair, Newsletter, September
This summer has been a time of awakening for so many of us. In the wake of the killings of George Floyd, Armaud Arbery, and countless others, as well as the Black Lives Matter protests that have propelled people across the globe to confront racism, I have been...August Message from the Chair, Nancy Axelrod
by mussar | Aug 7, 2020 | August, Message from the Chair, Newsletter
Growing up, Pollyanna was one of my favorite books. I so loved the little girl who saw the bright side in everything. It was until I got older that I realized that the word “Pollyanna” had become a pejorative, as in “You’re such a Pollyanna,” or “That’s a bit...July 2020 – Message from the Chair, Nancy Axelrod
by mussar | Jul 9, 2020 | July, Message from the Chair, Newsletter
The saying “in every crisis there is opportunity” typifies where the Center for Contemporary Mussar finds itself today. The twin crises confronting our nation – the Coronavirus pandemic and the reckoning of racial inequities as a public health crisis – along with...Donate
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Madrichim
madrich מדריך (madreekh) noun male / madricha מדריכה (madreekhah) noun female / madrichim מדריכים (madreekheem) plural:
Guide; trainer; educator; group leader; va’ad facilitator; tour guide; camp counselor.
Guide; trainer; educator; group leader; va’ad facilitator; tour guide; camp counselor.