Major Mussar Works

Series tagged “Major Mussar Works”

Episodes tagged “Major Mussar Works”

Sha’ar 2:7: The Gifts of Old Age, and How Access Those Gifts Decades Beforehand

In Sha’ar 2:7, Rabbeinu Yona highlights two ways the realities of old age are conducive…

Sha’ar 2:5 – 2:6: Yisruin Shel Ahava, Viduy Before Death

In 2:5 Rabbeinu Yona talks about nisayon in the context of yisurin shel ahava. Rav…

Al HaTeshuva: Bechira Chofshis & Teshuva, part 1

A discussion of Rav Solovetichik’s derasha that begins in Al HaTeshuva page 191. Discusses the…

Sha’ar 2:5: Suffering as a Source of Salvation

We should hope/pray for suffering to lead to a source of salvation, and thus the…

Sha’ar 2:3-4: Spiritual Illness is Healed Through Physical Illness. The Optimisim Built in to Our Suffering.

Spiritual Illness is Healed Through Physical Illness. Restoring the balance between physical & spiritual. Hashem’s…

Sha’ar 2:3-4: The Benefits of Suffering

Suffering is good for us both because us both because it provides atonement and because…

Sha’ar 2:2: Denial of Sin Being Worse Than Sin Itself

As long as there is an openness to recognizing cheit, there is a path forward,…

Changing the Past Through Teshuva (Ish Hahalacha, pp.94-96)

As described by Rav Soloveitchik zt”l in his sefer Ish Hahalacha, pp.94-96, the cause and…

Sha’ar 2:2: Opportunity & Responsibility in Teshuva

To ignore suffering, and not do teshuva when confronted with them, is itself an act…

Sha’ar 2:2: The Right Perspective on, and Reaction to, Suffering

Ideally, teshuva should be done without outside triggers, and only enhanced by those triggers, but…