Giving & Receiving Mussar: To Our Balabatim, To Our Talmidim & To Ourselves - R' Moshe Tzvi Weinberg & R' Aharon Ciment

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In this episode, R’ Moshe Tzvi Weinberg and R’ Aharon Ciment join to discuss the challenges and opportunities of giving and receiving mussar—whether to our balabatim, our talmidim, or ourselves. How do you know when the time is right to offer mussar, and how do you balance warmth and respect with tochacha? What are the differences between giving mussar to an individual versus an entire kehilla? How should a rav respond when a congregant offers criticism—do we see it as mussar, constructive feedback, or an affront to kavod haTorah? How does giving mussar differ when it is to students in the classroom? How do rabbanim maintain humility and do a true cheshbon hanefesh for themselves while still inspiring others? And what does their personal Elul avodah and cheshbon hanefesh look like?

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