Mussar is the Jewish discipline of character — the slow work of refining one trait at a time.
Everything below is drawn from the classical Jewish sources and cited to its origin.
Reflections on Mussar and the Middot
- A Code of Jewish Ethics: How Telushkin Turns Values Into Daily Conduct
- Anavah: The Jewish Practice of Humility
- Bitachon: Trusting God Without Knowing How It Ends
- Chesed in Jewish Wisdom: Why Acts of Kindness Hold Up the World
- Chovot HaLevavot: The Duties of the Heart
- Emunah: The Jewish Faith That Is Built, Not Just Felt
- Honesty at Work: Jewish Business Ethics as Character Refinement
- How Old Is Pirkei Avot? Tracing a Two-Thousand-Year Chain of Jewish Wisdom
- How to Find Your Torah Portion (and the Right Reading for Any Week)
- Is Pirkei Avot in the Talmud? Mishnah, Gemara, and Where It Sits
- Mesilat Yesharim: The Path of the Just, One Step at a Time
- Orchot Tzaddikim: The Gates of Good and Bad Character Traits
- The Chofetz Chaim and the Guarding of Speech
- Tomer Devorah: Becoming Like the One You Serve
- What Is Pirkei Avot? The Jewish Wisdom Book That Teaches You How to Live
- What Jewish Wisdom Says About Gossip and Guarding the Tongue
- What Mussar Is: The Jewish Path of Quiet Character Refinement
- Where Pirkei Avot Comes From: Its Place in the Mishnah and the Talmud
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