HIGH HOLY DAYS

SELICHOT STUDY

The Candice and Robert Haas Visiting Scholar Lecture Series and Selichot Service

Discovering Everyday Holiness
Dr. Alan Morinis, Scholar-in-residence, Founder of the Mussar Institute

As we enter the High Holy Day period, we reflect on our lives and actions of the previous year.

Dr. Morinis will guide us on this inner work, introducing us to Mussar-a path of contemplative practices that have evolved over a thousand years. The practice of Mussar helps us pinpoint and then break through the barriers of our hearts, so that the light of holiness can flow unobstructed.

Friday, September 19 • 6:15 p.m. Shabbat Services and Elul Sermon Series • Repairing the World, Repairing Our Selves
Can we fix the world without first fixing ourselves? An introduction to Mussar, an ancient Jewish tradition of personal development and social action.
Saturday, September 20 • 9 a.m. Chever Torah • The Heart and Soul of Parashat Ki Tavo (Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8)
In this interactive session, we'll draw lessons from the Torah portion to grow wiser about the place of the intellect, emotions and spiritual values in a Jewish life, and especially in our own Jewish lives.
Saturday, September 20 • 7:30 p.m. Dessert and Wine Reception
• 8:15 p.m. Havdalah
• 8:30 p.m. Selichot Study • Reaching for the Holy: Jewish Teachings on Grudges, Forgiveness and the Way of the Soul
We will review the pathways to forgiveness that have been laid down in Jewish thought and practice over the centuries. Then we will engage with a challenging question: What is that higher priority for a Jew - to purify the personal heart or to seek justice in relationships and community?
• 10 to 11 p.m. Selichot Service
Sunday, September 21 • 10 a.m. • Linz Hall
Join in a conversation with Alan Morinis about creating a Mussar study group at Temple. Reservation required. Contact Nancy Rivin to reserve your space.

For more information, please contact Nancy Rivin at nrivin@tedallas.org or 214.706.0000, ext. 155.

Rita Paresky, Chair
Jeni Lipshie, Vice Chair