by mussar | Oct 1, 2020 | Newsletter, Notes From The Rabbi, October
The French-Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas once said that his whole philosophy could be reduced to two words: Apres vous, “After you.” It is a cliché, perhaps, to assert that good manners are the foundation of the ethical life, but like all cliches there is more...
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...
by mussar | Sep 29, 2020 | Newsletter, October, Student Platform
Rising With Gratitude¹, by Martha Hare When we all entered lockdown in March, my inbox was filled with beautiful poems of solidarity and the websites I visited for spiritual sustenance were filled with uplifting statements. I already knew that I live in overlapping...
by mussar | Sep 29, 2020 | Highlight on Madrichim, Newsletter, October
Carol Daniels grew up in Williamsburg, New York, surrounded by a large extended Orthodox and Hasidic family. Now over a decade into her Mussar studies, she continues to evolve and deepen her own expression of Judaism by integrating meditation and breath awareness into...
