Torah Cafe - Jewish Inspiration. Anytime. Anywhere. Gaga For God. Musar literature. Musar literature is the term used for didactic Jewish ethical literature which describes virtues and vices and the path towards perfection in a methodical way. Definition of Musar literature[edit] Musar literature is often described as "ethical literature. " Professors Isaiah Tishby and Joseph Dan have described it more precisely as "prose literature that presents to a wide public views, ideas, and ways of life in order to shape the everyday behavior, thought, and beliefs of this public. Musar literature can be distinguished from other forms of Jewish ethical literature such as aggadic narrative and halakhic literature.
Medieval Musar literature[edit] Medieval works of Musar literature was composed by a range of rabbis and others, including rationalist philosophers and adherents of Kabbalistic mysticism. Philosophical Musar literature[edit] Tikkun Middot ha-Nefesh-The Improvement of the Moral Qualities, by Solomon Ibn Gabirol, Hebrew version 1167. 1869 edition Modern Musar literature[edit] Jewish Day of Constructive Conflict | Pardes Center for Judaism and Conflict Resolution. The 9th of Adar is the day, approximately 2,000 years ago, on which the initially peaceful and constructive conflict (machloket l’shem shamayim) between and Beit Shammai, erupted into a violent and destructive conflict over a vote on 18 legal matters leading to the death of 3,000 students. The day was later declared a fast day, however, it was never observed as such. The Pardes Center for Judaism and Conflict Resolution has therefore chosen this day to be the international Jewish Day of Constructive Conflict (machloket l’shem shamayim), dedicated to both the study and practice of Judaism and conflict resolution.
Join Us This 9 Adar (February 1-9, 2014) There are 18 ways you or your organization can participate in your home, workplace, synagogue, school and community, recalling the 18 matters over which the conflict erupted. Help turn this 9 Adar into the Jewish Day of Constructive Conflict. For more information, please go to 9adar.org Material from LAST YEAR (2013): PCJCR materials: Event - Jewish Day of Constructive Conflict (JDCC) The Pardes Center for Judaism and Conflict Resolution (PCJCR) invites you to join us this 9th of Adar (February 19th, 2013) in inaugurating the Jewish Day of Constructive Conflict by reading and studying more about it and by attempting to manage conflicts in a more constructive and cooperative spirit. Approximately 2,000 years ago, on the 9th of Adar, the initially peaceful and constructive conflict (machloket l’shem shamayim) between two dominant Jewish schools of thought, Beit Hillel and Beit Shammai, erupted into a violent and destructive conflict leading to the death of many (3,000 according to some sources).
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