MUSAR MOVEMENT. The Musar movement for individual self-examination and ethical renewal spread among mid-nineteenth-century Lithuanian Jewry after its founding by Yisraʾel Salanter (1810–1883). So called from the Hebrew term musar...

An educational movement particularly in 19th century Lithuania. Among the *Mitnaggedim, threatened by the Enlightenment (see *HASKALAH), *musar was studied extensively in the *yeshivot. Students intoned ethical works in unison and were expected to...

(Hebrew. ‘Ethics’) Moral instruction. A distinct branch of ethical literature grew up in the Middle Ages which was extensively studied particularly in the 19th century. (See MUSAR...

(Hebrew, literally: “chastisement;” “instruction in right behavior,” “morality”) A movement in modern Judaism emphasizing study and practice of ethical conduct, founded by Israel Salanter...

Mussar movement refers to a Jewish ethical, educational and cultural movement (a "Jewish Moralist Movement") that developed in 19th century Orthodox Eastern Europe, particularly among the Lithuanian Jews. The Hebrew term mussar (מוּסַּר), is from...

Lipman, Steve The Jewish Week 06-13-2003 About 100 Jews will practice meditation and recite confidence-building affirmations, often-criticized staples of the New Age movement, on the Upper West Side next week. And it will all be under reliable Jewish supervision. A conference...

Riskin, Shlomo The Jewish Week 05-06-2005 'You must surely instruct your colleague, so that you do not bear his sin" (Leviticus 19:17). To be considered guilty of transgression, one must be warned or chastised in advance of the crime to ascertain that...