Michael Margolin
Michael is a white, Ashkenazi Jew who grew on Mohawk territory, or the Hudson Valley of New York State. His Yiddish-speaking relatives escaped Jewish oppression in Eastern Europe.
Michael is entering his fifth year as the Be Mitzvah teacher at TVO. In his tenure he has incorporated his passions for nature-based spirituality, Jewish ritual crafting, and justice-centered learning into the curriculum. Michael is so grateful to the TVO community for the honor of teaching and leading services.
Michael has a bachelor’s degree in Comparative Religious Studies, and a master’s degree in Applied Theatre and hopes to one day be a rabbi.
Michael is grounded in the prophetic, justice-centered tradition of Judaism. He believes that Jewish safety is best realized in solidarity with the liberation struggles of all peoples. He believes that the well-being of Jewish communities is threatened by all forms of colonization, militarism and supremacist ideology in the US, Israel, Palestine and beyond.
When not teaching, leading services at TVO or doing carpentry, Michael enjoys tending the land with his partner and dog in their home in Ithaca.
Michael can be reached at michael.margolin@tikkunvor.org
