Musar movement

19th century Orthodox Jewish Lithuanian movement From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Musar movement is a Jewish ethical, educational and cultural movement. It developed in the 19th century in Eastern Europe, particularly among Orthodox Lithuanian Jews.

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The Hebrew term Musar (מוּסַר), is from the book of Proverbs 1:2. It means moral conduct, instruction or discipline. The movement made important contributions to Jewish ethics and Musar literature.


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