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Audio: Mussar & Everyday Holiness

Audio: Mussar & Everyday Holiness

This is just a quick FYI post to let interested parties out there know that "Tapestry" (CBC radio’s religion program ) recently re-broadcast a great interview on Mussar. For those of you who don’t know about Mussar it is a Torah inspired ethical training system. It can help individuals who practice it to develop [...]

Truth Holders v. Truth Seekers

This post is dedicated to Rabbi Benjamin Samuels shlita (may he live days that are pleasant and long), my rabbi, sponsor, mentor, and friend, and a great bridge-builder in the Jewish world.
Since I’ve been reading this blog, I’ve noticed many expressions of hurt, frustration, and even animosity toward Orthodoxy and Orthodox Jews.  I remember experiencing [...]