Beginner Licensed Programs for Community Organizations

Gates of Everyday Holiness Licensed Program

A Beginner Program

Gates of Everyday Holiness contains more Hebrew than Seeking Everyday Holiness as well as chevruta study materials.

The Jewish tradition of Mussar offers the Jewish world a deep and rich experience of spirituality. In this introductory program, participants are brought into a deep exploration of the nine most important soul-traits or middot: humility, patience, order, equanimity, honor, truth, moderation, responsibility and trust. It is our consistent experience that the wisdom of Mussar helps people develop awareness and wisdom for living and often leads to spiritual transformation. The text is the inspiring book, Everyday Holiness, by Alan Morinis, Founder of The Mussar Institute. Based on the text, participants are guided through a weekly study of one middah. Through discussions in a safe, small group of like-minded seekers, led by a facilitator trained by The Mussar Institute, participants explore and create their own personal life curriculum.

We offer this program on a perpetual license with no per-participant fee. Purchase once and use as often as you wish. By purchasing the program materials, you agree not to re-sell or share to any individual or group outside of your congregation / organization, all materials are copyrighted by The Mussar Institute.

TMI no longer provides the text. We encourage you to have your participants purchase Everyday Holiness by Alan Morinis through Amazon or Barnes and Noble.

This program is available for purchase by TMI-trained facilitators offering this program through their synagogue, JCC, or their personal LLC. Ownership of the perpetual license can be the organization or the individual. Trained facilitators must agree with their organization about who will own the license before purchasing.

Organizations who make a purchase without already having a TMI-trained facilitator can hire one by requesting the list of available facilitators from TMI and must contract with a facilitator for hire before receiving the program materials. Such organizations must arrange all logistics and payments directly with the facilitator for hire. To request the list, please email info@mussarinstitute.org.

Once you register, you will have immediate access to all program materials. You can download materials to distribute, as well as share audio/visual content online.

License: $600, program access never expires

32 lessons
  • Syllabus
  • Orientation Session
  • Chevruta Guidelines
  • Chevruta Matching Questionnaire
  • Timeline of Mussar History
  • Middah #1 – Humility
  • Humility Practice Guide
  • Chevruta Study Materials: Humility
  • Middah #2 – Patience
  • Patience Practice Guide
  • Chevruta Study Materials - Patience
  • Middah #3 – Order
  • Order Practice Guide
  • Chevruta Study Materials - Order
  • Middah #4 – Equanimity
  • Equanimity Practice Guide
  • Chevruta Study Materials - Equanamity
  • Middah #5 – Honor
  • Honor Practice Guide
  • Chevruta Study Material - Honor
  • Middah #6 – Truth
  • Truth Self-Study
  • Chevruta Study Material - Truth
  • Middah #7 – Moderation
  • Moderation Self-Study
  • Chevruta Study Material - Moderation
  • Middah #8 – Responsibility
  • Responsibility Practice Guide
  • Chevruta Study Material - Responsibility
  • Middah #9 – Trust
  • Trust Practice Guide
  • Chevruta Study Material - Trust