MUSAR MOVEMENT — MUSAR MOVEMENT, movement for the education of the individual toward strict ethical behavior in the spirit of halakhah; it arose in the 19th century, continuing into the 20th, in the Jewish culture of the mitnaggedim in Lithuania, in particular… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LOPIAN, ELIJAH — (1876–1970), rabbi, educator, and exponent of musar. Born near Grajewo, Poland, Lopian studied at Lomza and at Kelme, where he came under the influence of simhah zissel broida . Broida s doctrine of musar, which emphasized the need for constant… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Mashgia'h Rou'hani — Pour le superviseur de la bonne tenue des rites de la cacheroute,, voir Mashgiah Un Mashgia h rou hani (Héb. משגיח רוחני « Spécialiste ès moral », parfois appelé simplement Mashgiac h) est un titre et une fonction habituellement… … Wikipédia en Français
Mashgia'h rou'hani — Pour le superviseur de la bonne tenue des rites de la cacheroute, voir Mashgiah Un mashgia h rou hani (hébreu : משגיח רוחני « Spécialiste ès moral »), parfois appelé simplement mashgia h, est un conseiller spirituel exerçant… … Wikipédia en Français
Mashguia'h rou'hani — Mashgia h rou hani Pour le superviseur de la bonne tenue des rites de la cacheroute,, voir Mashgiah Un Mashgia h rou hani (Héb. משגיח רוחני « Spécialiste ès moral », parfois appelé simplement Mashgiac h) est un titre et une… … Wikipédia en Français
HEKHSHER — (Heb. הֶכְשֵׁר; approbation or attestation ), certificate issued by the rabbinate or by individual rabbis certifying that a certain food product has been prepared under their supervision and in accordance with the traditional dietary laws , hence … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KAMENETSKY, YAAKOV — (1891–1986), U.S. rabbi and scholar. A leader of modern Orthodox Jewry for more than a half century, Kamenetsky was born in Kalushkave, a small Lithuanian village near Minsk. He studied under Torah luminaries at the Slobodka yeshivah, including… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LIPKIN (Salanter) ISRAEL BEN ZE'EV WOLF — (1810–1883), founder and spiritual father of the musar movement . His father, author of the glosses Ben Aryeh on the Talmud and rishonim, served as rabbi in Goldingen, Latvia and Telz, Lithuania, and he was later appointed rabbi of Zhagare,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MATLIN, MOSHE MEIR — (1855–1927), Orthodox rabbi. Born in Slutzk, Lithuania, he went to Kovno to study with Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Spector, who was chief rabbi of Kovno, and was ordained there. In 1891 he came to New York at the invitation of Rabbi Jacob Joseph to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PORATH, ISRAEL — (1886–1974), rabbi. Israel Porath (son of Aryeh Lieb and Sara Sharashevsky) was born in Jerusalem, the second of seven children. His grandfather Yosef and his grandmother Malka came to Palestine from Lithuania in 1837. Malka came from 15… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
