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Questions relating to how a Jewish life should be led.

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Sifrei Mussar/Machshava/Avodah from the Rishonim

The following is from an old project of mine. It is in rough chronological order, so I cut it off by the 15th century, but some Acharonim still managed to squeeze in. :) Classic Mussar Seforim The f …
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Parameters of Yuhara - When should someone be concerned that he's overdoing it?

The sefer Chayei Moshe, by R' Moshe Mendel Shklarsh, in his section on Klalei Psak V'Halacha, discusses yuhara. He writes that it only applies to be stringent in public on something that, min hadin (a …
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Why is the Mesillas Yesharim so popular and accepted?

The Mesillas Yesharim is certainly one of the most influential and popular seforim ever written. It is considered a basic text in most yeshivos and is widely studied by Jews throughout the world (both …
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Source for Dubno Maggid's rebuke of the Vilna Gaon?

The story is a well-known piece of Jewish folklore, and it is hard to know if the story is true at all, and if it is, how much it may have changed over the generations. The story can be found in the …
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