What Is R' Orlofsky's Favorite Mussar Sefer?

Hi, this is Rabbi Ulaski with my question and answer series. What is Rabbi Ulaski's favorite Musar Sefer besides Mesillas Yesharim? Now, obviously Mesillas Yesharim I've been giving Shiurim on for 35 years, so it's very good. Question like that. When we talk about Musar Sefarim, let's let's talk about what that means. Rabbi Chait told the story about a fellow who during Musar Seder in Yeshiva was learning Mishlei. And Rabbi Chait said to him, "That's not what we learn during Musar Seder." And he says to him, "But it's the Musar Sefer." He says, "I'm writing this to teach you Torah and Musar. It's the classic Musar Sefer." And Rabbi Chait says, "A little too classic." What does that mean? That means that the other Musar Sefarim that have been written over time draw on Tanakh and Chazal to put it together in a way for us. So, that's Musar Sefarim, Orchos Tzaddikim, Shaarei Teshuvah, Sefer HaYashar, right? The next level, though, is basically Sefarim on Musar that's either collection of Shmuessen or ideas that are set up in a more modern way to try to deal with basic Hashkafah Musar ideas. Perhaps the most famous Sefer on Shmuessen is, of course, Sichos Musar uh by Rabbi Chaim Shmulevitz. And uh I use that for reference, but it doesn't speak to me the same way as the most, in my opinion, most amazing Sefer on this, and it was Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Sher. They put out a collection of his Shmuessen called Lekket Sichos Musar. Every one of those Shmuessen that I read talks to me directly. And I gained something directly. I have mentioned this more than once because I've quoted him many times in various shiyur. And I have been told more than once by people, "You came to my community to speak and you mentioned this wonderful safer Likutei Sichos Musar and I went out to get it and you were right. It was the best Musar safer I ever read. Everything was relevant. Everything spoke to me. I I I appreciate when you speak in your speeches, but the greatest thing you ever gave me was that safer introducing me to the shmoozin of Musar shiyur." So, that's what I would choose. There's three volumes. The first one is according to the parshiyos. The second and third have collections on different things, including his insights into Mesillas Yesharim, which is in the second volume. And things on the Yom Tovim. Just I It speaks to me. Everybody has different people who speak to them. For me, it speaks to me. This is Dov Odolensky with our question and answer series.