Course Overview:

This powerful course, flexibly designed for all learners, is based on the book, Soul Construction, by Ruchi Koval. Participants will come to understand the concept of Mussar both theoretically and practically. The course covers six middot including:

• Acceptance of Others
• Judging favorably
• Forgiveness
• Constructive Speech
• Renewal
• Happiness

Acceptance of Others

Discover why people in our lives are there for a reason, how Abraham is a model of acceptance of others, what is conditional versus unconditional love, God's unconditional love of us, and obstacles to acceptance.

Judging Favorably

Learn how being judgmental harms you, three levels of judging favorably from beginner to advanced, and obstacles to judging favorably.

Forgiveness

Find out new ways to apologize, what happens if we’re not forgiven or when the person we’ve wronged is no longer in this world, six steps to forgiveness, and how to forgive yourself.

Constructive Speech

Open yourself to the power of speech in Jewish philosophy and law, the impact of a well-placed phrase, the importance of validation, the motivations behind criticism, and how to utilize critical feedback to grow.

Renewal

Develop an understanding of “teshuvah,” how to get back up better than before, the role that regret, guilt, and shame play in our lives, and what holds us back from renewal.

Happiness

Gain the knowledge that happiness is a choice and within you, not in someone else's hands, and the roles that gratitude, joy, laughter, and faith have in your happiness.