Rabbi David Jaffe is a leading figure in the contemporary renewal of the Musar movement, a Jewish ethical movement.[1] He is the author of Changing the World from the Inside Out: A Jewish Approach to Personal and Social Change, for which he was awarded the Jewish Book Council’s Myra H. Kraft Memorial Award in Contemporary Jewish Life and Practice in 2016.[2][3] Jaffe is also a political activist who has been noted for his work in encouraging better funding for public schools in Massachusetts.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Kress, JS (2017). "Learning from a mussar-based initiative in a community day school". Journal of Jewish Education. 83 (2): 133–150. doi:10.1080/15244113.2017.1307053. S2CID 148604876.
  2. ^ Bolton-Fasman, Judy. "A National Jewish Book Award Winner on How to Cultivate a Spiritual Life". JewishBoston. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  3. ^ "Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  4. ^ "Thousands rally for education funding". The Bay State Banner. 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  5. ^ "Frustrated With Beacon Hill, School Funding Supporters Fill Boston Common In Protest". News. 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2019-05-28.


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