אחרוניםAcharonim
אהבת דודAhavat David18th-century compilation of 17 sermons delivered by the Chida on the Shabbatot before Yom Kippur, Purim, Pesach, and Shavuot.אהבת ישראלAhavat Yisrael20th-century essay on the prohibition of baseless hatred, by the Chafetz Chaim.חשבון הנפשCheshbon HaNefeshEarly 19th-century guide to self-improvement, modeled on Benjamin Franklin’s program of systematic refinement of 13 distinct character traits.דבר בעתוDavar BeItto20th-century work by the Chafetz Chaim admonishing those who eat non-kosher food while traveling and encouraging them to maintain their standards of observance at all timesאגרת הגר"אIggeret HaGra18th-century ethical will that the Vilna Gaon sent to his family before his planned immigration to Israel.קב הישרKav HaYasharInfluential 18th-century collection of stories, ethics, and customs with frequent quotations from the Zohar.קונטרס חובת השמירהKuntres Chovat HaShemirah20th-century essay on the power of speech and guarding one's speech, by the Chafetz Chaim.קונטרס שפת תמיםKuntres Sefat Tamim20th-century essay on the prohibitions of lying, theft, and usury, by the Chafetz Chaim.מאמר תורת הביתMa'amar Torat HaBayit20th-century work of the Chafetz Chaim on the importance of learning Torah during one’s free time.מסילת ישריםMesillat YesharimWidely-studied 18th-century work by the Ramchal, structured around a progression of ideal character traits quoted in the Talmudאור ישראלOhr YisraelTeachings of R. Israel Salanter, founder of the 19th-century Musar movementפלא יועץPele Yoetz19th-century accessible work on fundamental ethical principles, organized alphabetically.ספר החייםSefer HaChaim16th-century ethical work by Rabbi Betzalel ben Chaim of Friedberg, brother of the Maharal of Prague.שמירת הלשוןShemirat HaLashon19th-century ethical treatise on proper speech by the Chafetz Chaim, often printed together with his legal work on the topic.שני לוחות הבריתShenei Luchot HaBerit17th-century encyclopedic compilation of ethics, mysticism, and law that profoundly influenced the development of Chasidut; also known as the Shelahשבט מוסרShevet Musar18th-century ethical work divided into 52 chapters, corresponding to the weeks of the yearיערות דבש חלק אYa'arot Devash I18th-century collection of sermons on ethical matters delivered by R. Yonatan Eybeschutzיערות דבש חלק בYa'arot Devash II18th-century collection of sermons on ethical matters delivered by R' Jonathan Eybeschutzיסוד ושורש העבודהYesod VeShoresh HaAvodah18th-century guide to prayer and ethics, based heavily on the Zohar and the teachings of the Arizal.