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Highlight on Madrich: Marty Towbin

by mussar | Apr 1, 2021 | April, Highlight on Madrichim, Newsletter

Marty Towbin is a Madrich at Temple Emek Shalom in Ashland, Oregon, where he centers his approach to Mussar through CCM’s concept of semipermeability. Marty explained semipermeability as a “deep calm presence;” a way of being “simultaneously aware of myself and the...

Highlight on Madrichim: Karen Kripke

by mussar | Jan 7, 2021 | Highlight on Madrichim, January, Newsletter

Throughout her life, Karen Kripke has sought authentic and meaningful ways to express her Jewishness. Although she enjoyed attending Hebrew school and was active in her Reform synagogue in New York, traditional services and liturgy never inspired her.  As a college...

Highlight on Madrichim: Hazzan Naomi Hirsch

by mussar | Dec 3, 2020 | December, Highlight on Madrichim, Newsletter

Hazzan Naomi Hirsch defines a Mussarnik as: “Someone who is committed to improving their life and the life of others. The process entails getting to know oneself in a profound way, including facing challenging truths.This knowing leads to being able to take care of...

Highlight on Madrichim: Adie Goldberg

by mussar | Nov 4, 2020 | Highlight on Madrichim, Newsletter, November

“When you’re a therapist and slightly neurotic,” smiled Adie Goldberg, “you walk down a lot of self-help paths. Nothing has been more transformative to my personal life journey than my study of Mussar.” A Psychiatric Social Worker by trade, Adie was working as a...

Highlight on Madrichim: Carol Daniels

by mussar | Sep 29, 2020 | Highlight on Madrichim, Newsletter, October

Carol Daniels grew up in Williamsburg, New York, surrounded by a large extended Orthodox and Hasidic family. Now over a decade into her Mussar studies, she continues to evolve and deepen her own expression of Judaism by integrating meditation and breath awareness into...

Highlight on Madrichim: Elana Eisner

by mussar | Aug 7, 2020 | August, Highlight on Madrichim, Newsletter

Elana Eisner was raised in a conservative Jewish household and as a teenager discovered a deep interest in Jewish and religious studies. She grew up in a suburb of Chicago where Rabbi Philip Lipis, who served at her local synagogue, kindled her awareness of the...
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madrich מדריך (madreekh) noun male / madricha מדריכה (madreekhah) noun female / madrichim מדריכים (madreekheem) plural:
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