Every Day, Holy Day: 365 Days of Teachings and Practices from the Jewish Tradition of Mussar

You shall be holy, teaches the Bible. The masters of the Jewish Mussar tradition have crafted a roadmap to help people approach that lofty goal. Mussar is a system of introspective practices that can help you identify and break through the obstacles to your inherent holiness, using methods that are easy to integrate into daily life.

Every Day, Holy Day is an essential companion for anyone who wants to experience the life-changing gifts of Mussar. The program laid out in this book focuses on 26 traits (middot)--such as loving-kindness, strength, generosity, compassion, honor, and equanimity--each of which takes center stage for a week of contemplation and exercises, in order to develop and refine that quality in yourself.

Alan Morinis invites you to follow the Mussar path with him for a year. It is remarkably simple, and also remarkably effective in helping you overcome negative tendencies and strengthen positive ones--and to reveal your innate holiness in the process.

Author: Alan Morinis
Publisher: Trumpeter
Published: 08/10/2010
Pages: 371
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 7.08h x 5.02w x 1.02d
ISBN13: 9781590308103
ISBN10: 1590308107
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Judaism | General

About the Author
Alan Morinis completed his doctorate at Oxford University, which he attended on a Rhodes Scholarship. A producer of award-winning television and film, he has been a student of the Mussar tradition since 1997, studying under Rabbi Yechiel Yitzchok Perr. Alan is the founder and director of the Mussar Institute, an organization that promotes the study of Mussar through study groups, courses, and public talks. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his wife and two daughters.