FEATURE ARTICLE:
Each year, on the evening of the second Passover Seder, we begin the traditional counting of “the Omer,” the seven weeks between Passover and Shavuot. We count these 49 days with a free program of Mussar learning and practice.
During this time of crisis, our community is coming together in a special way to honor those who came before us and taught us life lessons as they faced challenging times.
Ben Zoma would say: “Who is wise? One who learns from every person.”
When we remember the people who taught us, and we recall their lessons, we are tapping into a precious legacy of past experience that offers great wisdom for dealing with our present reality and challenges. Who taught you valuable lessons for living through challenging times?
This year, our program will begin on April 9th and continue through May 28th.
Omer Archive
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The Day of Omer begins at sunset and the counting/blessing
is recited in the evening to start the day.
NEWS ARCHIVE:
CHALLENGES & CHOICES HISTORY
WHAT WE TEACH and CULTIVATE We address eleven middot (character or soul traits) and explore the nature of the qualities, ways to balance and manage…
CHALLENGES & CHOICES ORIGINAL SITES
Bergen County High School of Jewish Studies, Bergen County, NJ Beth Chaim Reform Congregation, Malvern, PA Beth El Temple Center, Belmont, MA B’nai Israel Galveston,…
Media Archive
Editor’s Note: This page is under construction. We are grateful for your patience! Alan Morinis Visits Buffalo, NY, 2016 1 Alan Morinis Visits Buffalo, NY,…
Yashar Archive
Editor’s Note: This page is under construction. We are grateful for your patience! January 2021 – Finding Your Path to Peace, Alan Morinis December 2020…
Widen Your Tent
Registration is Currently Closed Micha explores the worldview of Rabbi Shimon Shkop, a Mussar Master and leading figure in the world of the Lithuanian Yeshiva…
Everyday Holiness
Level: Beginner Delivery: Independent study Learning Methods: Online Study an Practice and optional Partner (Chevruta) Study (if available) Duration: 15 – 45 Weeks (1-3 weeks per middah)…
MUSSAR PRACTICE: TOOLS FOR TRANSFORMATION
A COURSE FROM ALAN MORINIS In this independent study course from Alan Morinis, you will deepen your understanding and practice of Mussar. Alan leads you…
Chaverim Members 2020-2021
Susan Ableman, Dallas, TX David Abramson, Brooklyn, NY Jeffrey Agron, Miami, FL Dan Alexander, Charlottesville, VA Roann Altman, Ypsilanti, MI Sammy Alzofon, Lake Worth Beach,…
REDEEMING SADNESS
Redeeming Sadness: A Mussar Appreciation Chaverim-only Webinar with Dr. Alan Morinis Sunday, July 26, 4:30 p.m. ET (Free and Open to Current Chaverim as of 7/24) We are in the three-week…
MUSSAR CHANTING
The goal of this Mussar practice is to cause key concepts to penetrate deeply, far more profoundly than intellectual knowledge, to the point where the…