Mesirat ha Ner | Passing the Flame
5 p.m. ET | Sunday, May 18, 2025
We are thrilled to honor this next step in the history of the Center for Contemporary Mussar. The flame of this spiritual practice was lovingly brought back to life by Rabbi Ira Stone, and we are honored by the passing of this torch to Rabbi Joshua Boettiger to faithfully tend and grow. No fire exists without oxygen, and the community we have built together breathes life into this movement and these teachings. Please consider investing in the future of the organization in honor of this moment, as we continue to grow and bring light to a particularly dark time in our history.
This event is made possible by the generous support of sponsors (as of 3-26)
Stanley Schiffman, in memory of Miriam Schiffman
Harriett Kirsh Pozen & Bobby Lopez
Cathy Schechter, CCM Board Chair
Heidi Schneider, Past Board Chair
Diane and Ivan Arenson
Marty Towbin
If you are interested in being a part of this momentous occasion and investing in the future of CCM please be in touch with the executive director, Andrea Deck at director@contemporarymussar.org
Meet Rabbi Joshua!
Rabbi Boettiger is Jewish Chaplain and Visiting Assistant Professor of Humanities at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. He previously served as the Associate Rosh Yeshiva at CCM, and for the last decade, directed the Mussar program at Temple Emek Shalom in Ashland, Oregon.
Joshua also teaches Jewish Meditation, and co-leads silent retreats. He is a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, and has an MFA in Poetry from Pacific University.