Our First Mussar Conversation! ❦ Biblical Mussar Course
Biblical Mussar Course
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10m
What is Mussar? We'll talk about that in the next lesson. In this one I'll just tell you what these conversations are going to be about. Mussar is a Hebrew word and a Jewish discipline, but really Mussar teachings are for everyone. They're the things you should have been taught as a child but probably weren't. So while these talks are for adults, I'll talk on a simple level so kids can understand too. At the end of this talk I'm going to do two things that we'll end each conversation with - I'll say something I'm celebrating and then make up a little blessing, special for you.
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