Carrying October 7th Together in Prayer
10/7 at 2:00 pm ET
FREE Webinar
Join Rabbi Avi Fertig and The Mussar Institute community for an hour of remembrance, teaching, prayer, and reflection on October 7. Through the Mussar practice of noseh b’ol, carrying the burden with another, we will honor lives lost, those wounded and healing, and the qualities that can sustain us: strength, resilience, hope, lovingkindness, and peace.
Pathway to The Inner Life – Part I
Next session begins on 10/11
Beginner Course in Mussar: Learn practical Mussar tools to grow your character, improve your relationships, and live with greater intention.
Aging Soulfully With Mussar
Intermediate Course
10/6 – 11/17
This course is designed to help mature Mussar practitioners apply a select number of highly relevant middot to the changes in their later lives. Using Alan Morinis’s book, Everyday Holiness, as the primary source text, supplemented by additional readings from Jewish, scientific, and journalistic sources, participants will be led to apply eight middot as they surface in the challenges faced by aging and the transitions of life. The goal for the course is to enable people to accept the transition of aging with grace and to offer practices for feeling valued, despite the limitations that aging often presents.
Hitpa’alut – Creating Lasting A-ha Moments
Intermediate-Advanced Course
10/21 – 11/18
Join Avi Fertig for his new course Hitpa’alut – Creating Lasting A-ha Moments: Deepening Mussar Study and Practice for Meaningful Inner Change to explore how Mussar learning can move beyond intellectual understanding and create lasting change in how we choose, relate, and live.
Five Steps to a Life of Meaning
Intro to Mussar
2/21 – 3/21/2027
This introduction to Mussar guides you through ancient Jewish wisdom for personal growth and a more meaningful life. Through five meaningful and interactive sessions, you will learn how to develop patience, clarity and balance in ways that will transform your relationships and transform yourself.
2027 Mussar In-Person Retreat
5/16 – 5/19/2027
AJU Brandeis Bardin Campus, AJU, Simi Valley, CA
SAVE THE DATE!
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