by mussar | Sep 3, 2021 | Message from the Chair
Ever since I became a student of Mussar in 2009, the High Holidays have had a different resonance for me. In my pre-Mussar days, I appreciated the month of Elul, and particularly the Selichot service, as an opportunity to reflect, seek forgiveness from others and...
by mussar | Aug 3, 2021 | August, Message from the Chair, Newsletter
As the sun starts rising later in the morning, enabling me to awaken early enough to catch it on the beach when I am there, it also gives me the bittersweet reminder that summer is coming to a close. I hope you are enjoying your summer; maybe you are catching up on...
by mussar | Jun 3, 2021 | June/July, Message from the Chair, Newsletter
I love hearing when CCM students exclaim that Mussar has transformed their lives. They may say their relationship with their spouse or their adult children has improved, or that they have reconciled a broken friendship or that they have achieved a level of trust and...
by mussar | Apr 1, 2021 | April, Message from the Chair, Newsletter
I don’t know about you, but in my family, it was always a struggle to get the kids to sit still through a meaningful seder, but I wanted to teach them the central message – that “In every generation we are obligated to see ourselves as though we personally had escaped...
by mussar | Mar 9, 2021 | March, Message from the Chair, Newsletter
I am so pleased to share a number of pieces of good news with the CCM community. First, we are excited to announce that Rabbi Joshua Boettiger will be joining us as Associate Rosh Yeshiva in July. Rabbi Boettiger has been the Rabbi at Temple Emek Shalom...
by mussar | Jan 6, 2021 | January, Message from the Chair, Newsletter
It will be a long time before the enormity of the year 2020 can be fully absorbed and integrated into our psyches, but from the vantage point of just a few days into the new calendar year, we can reflect on the highlights (yes there were some!) of the year, at least...
