TRIBUTE TO REB MARCIA
The first time I was in Reb Marcia's presence was at theALEPH Kallah in Corvalis in 1999. We went to the Shabbat morning service she co-led and within minutes I was weeping and saying to myself "G!D is so good." Throughout the service Reb Marcia "rolled" her hands and I could feel waves of spiritual energy coursing toward me as if I was standing in an ocean in the path of oncoming loving, soothing waves.
In the years since, I have studied many, many times with Reb Marcia at Kallah and Ruach. I have always been uplifted and enlightened by her teaching. I have played the Friday night and Saturday morning Shabbat services so many times that I now effortlessly say her lines on the CD along with her. I have read and reread her book Path of Blessing and last Spring introduced it to a Jewish book club in Calgary, Alberta where I live to the delight of the club's members.
For me, Reb Marcia as a teacher and person embodies the profound and blessed energy of Jewish Renewal. I feel privileged to have met her, studied with her and been touched by her sacred presence.
Dr. Melvin Pasternak (Former Vice-Chair, ALEPH Board)
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