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...Message From the Chair – June
by mussar | Jun 11, 2020 | June, Message from the Chair, Newsletter
Breath. Will we ever again take breath for granted? After a vicious new virus has targeted the lungs and robbed so many of their life-sustaining breath? After the whole world watched 8 minutes and 46 seconds of George Floyd pleading “I Can’t Breathe” as police...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.