Spend an inspiring evening with Alan Morinis, Rhodes Scholar and founder of the Mussar Institute. Drawing from his latest book, The Shabbat Effect, he will reflect on how embracing Shabbat can bring greater intention, balance, and spiritual depth to everyday life.








 

About Alan Morinis

Alan Morinis received his doctorate from Oxford University which he attended on a Rhodes Scholarship. He is one the leading lights in the revival of the Jewish spiritual tradition of Mussar and is the author of Climbing Jacob’s Ladder (2002), Everyday Holiness (2007), With Heart in Mind (2014) and now The Shabbat Effect (2026).

He is a student of Rabbi Yechiel Yitzchok Perr, zt”l, and in 2004 founded The Mussar Institute which has grown to become the world’s leading provider of contemporary Mussar resources and instruction, offering courses, facilitator training, curricula for congregations and organizations, special events, speakers, and retreats. 

Alan is a sought-after speaker and spiritual teacher who will be on tour with The Shabbat Effect in early 2026.