Editing Yeshiva (section)

===Ethics, mysticism and philosophy===
[[File:Mesilat Yesharim.jpg|thumb|right|Cover of the first edition of ''Mesillat Yesharim''.]]
[[File:Book-beney isoschor.jpg|thumb|right |Contemporary print of the Chassidic work ''[[Bnei Yissoschar]]'']]
Haredi ''Yeshivot'' (with the exception of Brisker yeshivot) typically devote a ''seder'' to [[musar literature|''mussar'']] (ethics and character development). The preeminent text studied is the ''[[Mesillat Yesharim]]'' ("Path of the Just") of [[Moshe Chaim Luzzatto]]. [[Rabbinic literature#Musar literature|Other works]] of [[mussar literature]] studied include:
*''[[Orchot Tzaddikim]]'' ("Paths of the Righteous"); its authorship and time of writing is uncertain, but as it quotes [[Maimonides]], it was written some time after his works were disseminated.
*''[[Chovot ha-Levavot]]'' ("Duties of the Hearts") by [[Bahya ibn Paquda]].
*''[[Ma'alot ha-Middot]]'' ("Benefit [of good character] traits") by [[Jehiel ben Jekuthiel Anav|Jehiel Anav]]
*''Mishnat R' Aharon'', Mussar Lectures on many topics by [[Aharon Kotler]].
*''[[Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler#Michtav me-Eliyahu|Mikhtav me-Eliyahu]]'', the works of [[Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler]].
*''[[Tomer Devorah]]'' by [[Moses Cordovero]].
*[[Chaim Leib Shmuelevitz#Publications|''Sichos Mussar'']] by [[Chaim Leib Shmuelevitz]].
*''[[Pele Yoetz]]'' by [[Eliezer Papo]].
* ''[[Kav ha-Yashar]]'' by [[Tzvi Hirsch Kaidanover]].

As above, these sessions focus the student on self-understanding and introspection, internalizing the spiritual aims of Judaism, and developing the character-traits, or ''middos'', appropriately. Topics in [[Jewish ethics#Areas of applied Jewish ethics|applied Jewish ethics]], such as [[lashon hara|the "laws of speech"]], are often studied separately.

Hasidic yeshivot study the mystical, spiritual [[Rabbinic literature#Hasidic thought|works of Hasidic philosophy]] (''Chassidus'').  These draw on the earlier esoteric theology of ''[[Kabbalah]]'', but articulates it in terms of inner psychological awareness and personal analogies. This study thus makes Jewish mysticism accessible and tangible, so that it inspires emotional ''[[dveikus]]'' (cleaving to God) and embeds a deep [[Hashkafa#Principles|spiritual element in daily Jewish life]];  it thereby serves a similar purpose to ''mussar'', but through different means and with different contributions to intellectual and emotional life. Chabad yeshivot, for example, study the [[Tanya (Judaism)|''Tanya'']], the ''[[Likutei Torah]]'', and the voluminous works of the [[Chabad-Lubavitch#The leaders of Chabad-Lubavitch|''Rebbes'' of Chabad]] for an hour and a half each morning, before prayers, and an hour and a half in the evening.

[[#Sephardi yeshivas|As mentioned]], Sephardi ''yeshivot'' often incorporate study of selected Kabbalistic texts into their curriculum – [[Primary texts of Kabbalah|standard texts]], as well as works by [[Yosef Hayyim]], [[Yehuda Fatiyah]] and [[Yaakov Chaim Sofer]]. Kabbalistic sources are brought in ''halachik'' works such as ''Kaf Hachaim'' and ''Ben Ish Hai'' – and are then studied indirectly also; see {{slink|Sephardic law and customs|Lurianic Kabbalah}}.

In Hesder, [[Religious Zionist]] and [[Modern Orthodox Judaism|Modern Orthodox]] yeshivot,
''Machshavah'' ([[Jewish philosophy]] generalized / applied as "[[Jewish thought]]"; also ''[[Hashkafa]]'', "worldview") is taught formally,<ref>See for example: [https://web.archive.org/web/20201020182723/https://www.etzion.org.il/en/topics/topics-hashkafa Topics in Hashkafa] at [[Har Etzion]]; [https://www.yutorah.org/search/?category=0,234838 Shiurim in Machsahava] at [[Yeshiva University]] (yutorah.org); [https://www.webyeshiva.org/course/?topic=19 Hashkafa courses] at [[WebYeshiva]]</ref>
with ''shiurim'' systematically covering the [[Jewish principles of faith|classic topics]], as well as [[Hashkafa#Specific topics|contemporary issues]], in light of the [[Rabbinic literature#Jewish philosophy|leading works here]],<ref>[https://rabbimanning.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Emunah-and-Belief-Part-1.pdf Example ''marei mekomot'' - Hashkafa]</ref> with the treatment mirroring Talmud-study as above. (Indeed, the ''maggid shiur'' may refer to the topic in question as "our sugya".) These works — ''[[Kuzari]], [[The Guide for the Perplexed|Moreh Nevukhim]], [[Sefer ha-Ikkarim]], [[Emunoth ve-Deoth|Emunot ve-Deot]], [[Derech Hashem]], [[Chaim of Volozhin#Works|Nefesh Ha-Chaim]], [[Kad ha-Kemach]]'' and others — in turn draw on [[Aggadah#In the Talmud and Midrash|''Talmudic-Aggadah'']] / ''[[Midrash]]'', and on ''Tanach'' (see below). 
Hesder yeshivot additionally devote specific time to the writings of [[Abraham Isaac Kook]], "Rav Kook", who articulated a unique personal blend of mysticism, creative exegesis and philosophy (as well as to ''[[Torat Eretz Yisrael]]'' generally). The [[Modern Orthodox Judaism|Modern Orthodox]], similarly, study the works of [[Joseph B. Soloveitchik]], "Rav Soloveitchik".
Hasidic philosophy and Mussar are also often taught; and ''[[Judah Loew ben Bezalel#Thought|Maharal]]'' may have a dedicated ''shiur''. Machshava is also a focus-area of many ''Midrashot''.

Some Haredi and Hasidic yeshivas also include formal study of ''Hashkafa'', especially at ''[[ba'al teshuva]]'' focused institutions; many ''Semikha'' programs likewise, particularly those with an outreach, or ''[[kiruv]]'', component. Regardless, students here typically study the major works independent of a ''shiur''.