WHAT IS A VA’AD OR GROUP, WITH A PARTNER OR CHEVRUTA, AND IN SOLITUDE

A va’ad is a unique facilitated group learning environment that is traditional to Mussar. While we learn a great deal on our own, we learn differently with a partner, and differently again when we discuss things with other people, who bring additional experience and perspectives to the issue.  When you work in a va’ad, the main form of interaction…

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MUSSAR CLASSICS

The Duties of the Heart, by Bahya ibn Pakuda Gates of Repentance, by Rabbeinu Yonah Orchos Tzadikim, anonymous Mesillat Yesharim, by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto Cheshbon ha-Nefesh, by Rabbi Menahem Mendel Leffin Strive for Truth, by Rabbi Eliyahu Dessler

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