| Mussar Group |
|
|
From Tuesday, October 28 2008
To Tuesday, November 25 2008
7:30pm - 9:00pm Tuesday of each week |
|
|
|
Mussar, a, traditional Jewish approach to spiritual and practical
self-improvement, seeks to bridge the gap that often exists between
rational understanding and actions - between knowing right, and doing
right. Evolving over the past 1,000 years, the Mussar movement was
revitalized in the 19th century by a Lithuanian rabbi, Israel Salanter,
who developed a system that employs textual study, prayer, discussion,
and focused journal writing as a means of incorporating Torah values
into daily life. This course will run four weeks, and will cover four
character traits, or middot, addressed by standard Mussar texts.
Starting with a study of humility, the Mussar group will continue with
examinations of patience, anger, and faith. We will also discuss the
place of Mussar in traditional communities where ritual practice is
deemed an essential part of ethical practice and consider the
relationship between the ritual and the ethical in Reform Judaism. For
those who wish, the course will continue on an every other week basis
after the first four sessions. No class on Election Day.
Facilitated by Gary Shaffer
Free of charge
|
