Introduction to Mussar

FromThis Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe

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Introduction to Mussar

FromThis Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe

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101 minutes

Released:

Jan 29, 2013

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Podcast episode

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What is Mussar and how did it come about? Those questions, coupled with anecdotes and lessons, are the content of this episode.

Released:

Jan 29, 2013

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe’s Torah Lectures

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The Five C’s of every Happy Harmonious and Stable Marriage: If we are to believe the statistics, the majority of marriages today end up in divorce. The Torah outlines the five components to a Happy, Harmonious and Stable Marriage , each beginning with the letter “C”. In this episode, by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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Shavuos Snippets: Rabbi Wolbe explains why Jews have traditionally stayed up the entire night of Shavuos studying. by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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What are angels: Lessons in relationships: Can we really learn real life lessons in our relationships from angels. Indeed we can, and Rabbi Wolbe shows us how. by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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Social pressure vs. Social Influence: In this episode we discuss the positive and negative effects of our society, our community and our friends by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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How to get your prayers answered: In this episode, Rabbi Wolbe explains the theory and the practice of prayer and addresses all the philosophical problems with prayer, and gives us the key to getting our prayers answered. by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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Inspiration to Perspiration: How to implement a great idea: We all have those moments in life where we are galvanized to change ourselves, our community or the entire world. However, only a select few people actually take the inspiration to the finish line. In this episode, by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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Capital Punishment in Jewish Law: Rabbi Wolbe explains the seemingly strange phenomenon where a defendant cannot be executed if the Judges unanimously call for his guilt, and other interesting laws relating to capital punishment. by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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Four Misconceptions Jews have about Judaism: Sheets with holes, shaved heads, arranges marriages and tattooed Jews excluded from Jewish cemeteries are but some of the misconceptions Jews have about Judaism. In this discussion, Rabbi Wolbe outlines and disproves the following four core and central... by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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The Individual in a community. Ethics 2.4: Starting with a riveting history lesson for background, Rabbi Wolbe and his team of collaborators attempt to unravel and decipher a particularly complex Mishna. by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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Jewish Life Cycles: From Bar Mitzvah to Grave: Jewish Perspective: Puberty > Coming of age > Adolescence > Dating and Courtship > Marriage > Divorce > Parenting > Mid-life crisis > Dying like a Jew > Jewish Burial > תחית המתים (Resuscitation of the dead). by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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Till Death do us part: Can we still have committed relationships: “שמח תשמח רעים האהובים כשמחך יצירך בגן עדן מקדם” This statement, part of the Sheva Brachos (Seven Blessings), is recited under the Chuppah ( wedding canopy) of traditional Jewish marriages. Translated into English, we pray: “Gladden the loving couple, by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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Moses: The greatest prophet: Rabbi Wolbe explains the meaning of Moses being the “father of all prophets”, and delineates the profound differences in the veracity of our Revelations vs. all other religions. by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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Why Adam and Eve did not have Torah: Rabbi Wolbe tackles a puzzling point to ponder relating to Adam and Eve and discusses various elements of Free Will. by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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Spiritual Shortcuts: Three fascinating and enlightening stories from the Talmud shed light on the two roadmaps to spiritual growth: the typical slow and steady grind, and the expedited way. Are you going to dip your toe in the pool or are you gonna take the plunge? by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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Why we get Drunk on Purim: On Purim we are instructed to intoxicate ourselves with wine till we do not know the difference between “Haman is cursed” and “Mordechai is blessed”. What could possibly be the rationale behind such a strange mitzvah? by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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Introduction to Mussar: What is Mussar and how did it come about? Those questions, coupled with anecdotes and lessons, are the content of this episode. by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
101 min listen
Why didn’t God create the world in one instant?: Rabbi Wolbe addresses this interesting question, and also dabbles with the philosophical problems of an infinite existence and a finite world coexisting, and the paradox of Free Will in the face of an All Knowing God. by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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Ethics of the Fathers: Spiritual Pipes (1.2): In this class we learn what distinguishes Man from all other species, about the fascinating Jewish idea of the convergence of the spiritual and the physical and, in a first, Rabbi Wolbe calls out one of the participants as being “flaky”. by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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How to meet your sweet: In this episode we address the idea of “Bashert” or destined one, the Talmudic sources for it, and outline the plan to find that special one by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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Intellectual Prowess: How to mobilize your most important gift: Our intellect is our most potent of assets. It is what distinguishes us from animals and what enables us to overcome our challenges. Learn the how what and why of maximizing your intellectual power in this episode by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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Grounds for Marriage: Combating Selfishness: A small child rarely wakes up to tend to her crying mother. From the beginning of our lives we are self-centered and care about ourselves only; in our quest to build better relationships, we must learn the tools to rid ourselves of this vile characteri... by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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Ethics of the Fathers: A Truism about Altruism (1:3): Discussing the various philosophical angles and aspects of Altruism invariably generates vigorous debate. In this class, Rabbi Wolbe attempts to unravel the very complex Jewish position on the issue. by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
57 min listen
Understanding the Jewish Calendar: Learn about the Jewish perspective in time, and how we can tap into the same spiritual entities that existed in yesteryear. This fascinating idea joins another: the coexistence of a Lunar month and a solar year in the Jewish calendar. Lastly, by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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The malleability of Halacha and the integrity of it’s transmitters: Is Halacha immutable? Does Halacha adapt to modernity? Did the executioners of the Law have the integrity to stay true and not bend in the face of controversy? by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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The Alchemy of Self-Reinvention: The process of transforming something common into something special.: Ancient alchemists professed to turn lead into gold. For the past three millennium, the Jewish people have made an equally audacious claim: man is not beshackled by negative character; we can change, fix, perfect and purify our character traits. by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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What does Judaism really say about Moshiach (Messiah): Curious to know when Moshiach is coming? Can we – and should we – calculate his arrival? Think you’ve got what it takes to be Moshiach? Rabbi Wolbe answers these questions and outlines the qualifications needed for one to be crowned Moshiach and the ac... by This Jewish Life - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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