Category: Mussar

Bitachon may be one of the most difficult middot to acquire. The Hebrew root for Bitachon is B.T.Ch.) which means to be at ease, to trust and to be confident. In modern Hebrew the(...

Dennis Prager writes that Happiness on a moral obligation. This class is an opportunity to examine Happiness as a positive mussar character trait. How achieving happiness will change your world as well as those...

In the Bible righteousness bears a distinctly legal character; the righteous man is the innocent party, while the wicked man is the guilty one: “And the judges judge them by justifying the righteous and...

All of your acts should be preceded by deliberation; when you have reached a decision, act without hesitating. This middah is one which helps us in our daily walk by empowering us to accomplish...

All your actions and possessions should be orderly — each and every one in a set place and at a set time. Let your thoughts always be free to deal with that which lies...

Calmness is a middah that comes into play each and every day in the little things and the big things. A low-grade nagging feeling that things are not well impacts the little choices that...

Do you have examples of little manipulations of truth like these that you also commit? If you act carefully and no one catches on, they don’t really even have any negative consequences, do they?...

Equanimity is the Soul Trait that governs whether you stay calm or lose your head. Equanimity is often confused with inner peace. Many of us live such stressful lives that Equanimity is indeed more...

The soul-trait of generosity is named nedivut. A generous person is a nadiv. Mussar clearly distinguishes this type of generosity from another kind, called tzedakah, which means obligated giving, such as tithing.