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gratitude
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Winter 2011 seattle kallah. Let life’s bounty cause you to whisper thanks with each breath. Think of some positive aspects of your life today and express your gratitude and appreciation. Send a card to someone you know and express your gratitude and appreciation. Express your gratitude to a stranger who is serving you in some capacity today. After every meal this week, say a prayer of gratitude. This can either be a traditional blessing from the siddur or perhaps a heartfelt spontaneous prayer. I’m basin...
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equanimity
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Winter 2011 seattle kallah. I have control over only so much and I surrender to that. When something challenging happens, quote the memory phrase before reacting. View a challenge as a test and score high by staying calm. React to an unpleasant situation by finding the positive in it and speaking it. A few years ago, I took up rappelling, the art of descending sheer cliffs by rope and harness, so that we could explore the red-rock canyons of Southern Utah. After I had begun to l. By rabbi russ resnik.
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generosity
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Winter 2011 seattle kallah. Open your heart and give often. One of my favorite jokes is a story of a group of scientists who, convinced that they don’t need God anymore, proceed to attempt to prove it by making a human being out of the dir. By rabbi benjamin ehrenfeld. With all your resources. Travel always provides lots of opportunities for practicing the middot standing in a TSA security line is ideal for developing patience; staying strapped into a narrow seat on a c. By rabbi russ resnik. Once a very...
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responsibility
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Winter 2011 seattle kallah. Seek to fulfill your purpose each day. In Parashat Vayakhel, the Israelites finally begin to build the tabernacle after the disastrous detour of the golden calf. The Lord provides detailed instructions for the tabernacle. By rabbi russ resnik. Responsibility, in society has negative connotations. When something goes wrong, everyone looks for who is Responsible. Responsibility has become a synonym for guilt. Whoeve. By rabbi michael schiffman. The responsibility hot potato.
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loving-kindness
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Winter 2011 seattle kallah. We all need food, sleep, and love. Show a smile to at least five people today that you pass by today. Lend an ear to someone that you know could use some company. Make it a point to ask someone how his/her day is going whether you know that person or not. Give a genuine compliment to someone today. Moshe Rabbenu teaches loving-kindness. By rabbi russ resnik. By rabbi russ resnik. By rabbi benjamin ehrenfeld. How the world stands. His chesed is always there! One of the high poi...
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righteousness
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Winter 2011 seattle kallah. Memory Verse: What is hateful to you do not do to your neighbor. Login for link to print version). From the mussar masters. Rabbi Judah the Prince said: "Which is the right course that a man should choose for himself? That which is an honor to him and elicits honor from his fellow men." - Avot 2:1 Rab. No articles to show. No articles to show. By rabbi benjamin ehrenfeld. Two sides of righteousness. By rabbi paul saal. By rabbi russ resnik. By rabbi russ resnik. The Hebrew wor...
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moderation
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Winter 2011 seattle kallah. The middle way frees one from the tyranny of cravings. Moderation is finding a balance in all things and is crucial in healthy living. Going overboard in anything is one way that this trait is imbalanced, while depriving oneself is another. By experiencing everything in moderate amounts, one can live more wholesomely and find true balance. Identify something you do in excess and cut back. Is there something that you withhold for no good reason? The extreme of moderation. Somet...
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frugality
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Winter 2011 seattle kallah. Memory Verse: "Be careful with your money. Do not even spend a penny needlessly." -. Rabbi M.M. Lefin of Satanov, Cheshbon HaNefesh. No articles to show. Questions to ask yourself. Use these questions to evaluate your day: What were the "seeds" that started to affect your ability to be frugal today? Think of how you used the resources around you (money, . From the mussar masters. By rabbi benjamin ehrenfeld. By rabbi michael schiffman. Think outside the bottle. A few years bac...
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riverton mussar concept
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Winter 2011 seattle kallah. The first inclusion of Mussar concepts into our congregation began back in 5767, with the ordering of charts by Rabbi Salanter regarding the 13 Middot. I introduced our children in our synagogue cheder to the. Which were listed on a large poster, and then over time, my husband introduced the congregants to charts with the. Listed on 8 1/2 x 11" paper. In the summer of 5769, my husband, Rav Rafi, started feeling a deeper need to connect with the. It wasn't enough to talk about ...
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history of mussar
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Winter 2011 seattle kallah. Was a Jewish ethical, educational and cultural movement that developed in 19th century Eastern Europe, particularly among Orthodox Lithuanian Jews. The Hebrew term Mussar. מו ס ר), is from the book of Proverbs. 1:2 meaning instruction, discipline, or conduct. The term was used by the Mussar movement to refer to efforts to further ethical and spiritual discipline. The Mussar Movement made significant contributions to Jewish ethics. Early leaders of the Mussar Movement. He soon ...
