tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882784224643681704.post1801061093789785685..comments2014-02-06T16:26:31.368-08:00Comments on R. Shlomo's reading list: Rabbi Israel Salanter and the Mussar Movement by Immanuel EtkesRav Shlomohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05367063475192817354noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882784224643681704.post-19228453534962251682012-07-05T18:57:42.749-07:002012-07-05T18:57:42.749-07:00Thanks for the link! Nesivos Shalom is a very Lit...Thanks for the link! Nesivos Shalom is a very Litvish Hasidus. (I believe Slonim is in that region.) Slonimer Hasidus is somewhat unique in that one can find the Torah of Rabbi Hayim Brisker. Nevertheless, Nesivos Shalom is indeed far more uplifting and inspiring than doling out the harsh medicine of Mussar. I believe the appeal and success of Mussar has been due to a change in direction from Yira to a a more ennobling of the spirit.Rav Shlomohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05367063475192817354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4882784224643681704.post-42347525644668820042012-07-05T15:15:03.463-07:002012-07-05T15:15:03.463-07:00Rav Shlomo,
Prof Etkes' book is an interesting...Rav Shlomo,<br />Prof Etkes' book is an interesting analysis, indeed. I just finished re-reading it this past Pesach.<br /><br />Certain seforim, like Nesivos Shalom tend to mix Hassidus with Mussar (of course Nesivos is heavier on the Hassidus.<br /><br />You might find this interesting, a biography of R Salanter written 16 years after he was niftar.<br />http://uberdox.blogspot.com/2010/01/rav-yisrael-salanter-biography-from.htmlNeil Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12797772082427806345noreply@blogger.com