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New Teachers Join Nishmat Hayyim Faculty August 2008 Nishmat Hayyim wishes Minna Bromberg the best on her year in Israel. She will be missed. We are happy to announce that Seth Wax and Natan Margalit will be joining us as teachers. Seth Wax recently graduated from Harvard Divinity School, where he studied Buddhist philosophy, meditation theory, and underwent training in meditation instruction. He also teaches Judaic studies to teenagers and has published articles on spirituality and work. Seth is currently a rabbinical student at Hebrew College. Rabbi Natan Margalit has written and taught on innovative approaches to Jewish texts, Jewish spirituality, gender and Judaism and the environment. In 2003 he conceived and directed a Conference on Neo Hasidism. He has been affiliated with Jewish Renewal since 1999 and has taught at Elat Chayyim, the Aleph Kallah, Ohalah, as well as in many synagogues across the county. He studied for many years in Israel and received rabbinic ordination at The Jerusalem Seminary in 1990. He earned a Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley in 2001 in Near Eastern Studies. He has taught at Pardes Institute, the Yakar Learning Center, Bard College, the Reconstuctionist Rabbinical College and currently teaches at the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College in Boston. In his class, Meditation and Jewish Learning, Natan points out that "most Jewish of spiritual practices: learning torah, interpreting texts, has not often been seen as a meditation. In this class we combine text study, discussion and silent sitting to integrate our minds and hearts in a new practice of attention and dialogue. The Shekhina, God's Presence, is found in the present, and being present with these texts forges a unique relationship to Her." Nishmat Hayyim has been offering classes and contemplative services for participants from all traditions and levels of experience since its inception by Rabbi Moshe Waldocks and Seth Castleman in 2004. Our classes introduce forms of Jewish contemplative practice that can deepen awareness and appreciation for the immense spiritual content in Torah and Tefila (prayer). Participants learn on concrete, accessible practices and teachings in a warm and supportive atmosphere. If you would like to host a course in your community at your synagogue, minyan, chavurah or other group please contact us.
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