2021 Open Classes for
New Students
Foundations of Mussar/Kibbush
Prerequisite – Seeds of Mussar (or prior Mussar training, contact instructor)
Foundations of Mussar I – Accepting New Students
Madrichah: Karen Kripke
Mondays on ZOOM: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET
January 25 – May 3, 2021
Course S21-F1-MO-KK – Fee $325
Due to Passover there will be no classes March 29 or April 5, 2021.
If you have questions please reach out to Karen Kripke at kskripke@comcast.net
2020 Open Classes for
New Students
Foundations of Mussar I
Madrichah: Elana Eisner
Mondays on ZOOM: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET
October 5 – December 28, 2020
Course F20-Y1/S1-MO-EE – Fee $325
If you have questions please reach out to Elana at elanaeisner@gmail.com
Foundations of Mussar for Men I
Offered as a collaboration of CCM and Menschwork
Madrich: Herb Levine
Every Other Wednesday on ZOOM: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM ET
September 23, 2020 – March 31, 2021
Course F20-Y1/S1-WE-HL
If you have questions please reach out to Herb@contemporarymussar.org
Foundations of Mussar – Semester 2 – Open to returning students
Madrichah: Carol Daniels
Mondays on ZOOM: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET
October 19 – January 11, 2021
Course F20-Y1/S2-MO-CD – Fee $325
If you have questions please reach out to Carol at caroldaniels604@gmail.com
Open Community Class
Nefesh Ha’Hayyim with Rabbi Ira Stone
This shiur started as an offering from Rabbi Stone during quarantine. He sought to provide the community with an opportunity to learn some Torah and Mussar for solace during the crisis. It has grown into a treasured and permanent ongoing class.
Online Zoom Class – Every other Thursday
Meets 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET • August 27 – December 17, 2020
Course Fee: $180
Our Collective Trauma: Antiracism through Mussar Lens
Madrichah: Nancy Axelrod
This class is open to all.
In the wake of killings of George Floyd, Armaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and others, and the Black Lives Matter protests that have propelled people across the globe to confront racism, this course invites participants to engage in deep study and conversation about race and racism through a Mussar lens.
Online Zoom Class – Every other Tuesday
COURSE F20-CT-TU-NA
7:00 – 9:00 PM ET • October 6 – March 30, 2021
Course Fee: $325