Mussar is a 1,000-year-old Jewish spiritual practice focusing on the development of one’s character traits. This ongoing group will meet monthly facilitated by Rabbi Sacks.

It began as a way to balance out Judaism’s emphasis on ritual and observance, to help people behave in the world in a way that reflects their beliefs. As Spanish Rabbi Bachya ibn Pakuda wrote in the year 1040, Mussar’s goal is that people’s insides should match their outsides.

Through Mussar we undertake a process of self-growth, and think and talk a lot about our own way of being in the world, yet our big picture focus is on how we relate to others, on how we can achieve holiness in our relationships. How can we be more grateful, more patient, less angry, more compassionate?