Give musar

The Jewish prayer book includes the saying each morning of:
* "Hear, my child, the discipline (MuSar) of your father, and do not forsake the teachings of your mother."
Giving musar is meant to help mold lives.
There are timing and other aspects to the giving of musar: what to say, to whom, and when (how often).
Formal lectures, known as a musar shiur are part of yeshiva curriculum.
There are many Jewish works on the subject, and not all agree on the details.
One suggestion from the late Rabbi Yisroel Belsky is that when there is a need to give musar to a friend: "Give musar as a friend."
Some musar is on topics that are a major part of everyday life, such as consoling mourners and visiting the sick.
Conversational use
An example of using the phrase in conversation is:
* "... but my intention is not to give musar (ethical/moral/religious reproof)."

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