Naomi holds a master’s degree in education from Syracuse University and a degree in Judaic Studies from Binghamton University. Naomi has travelled, studied, and led teen tours in Israel. She has taught pre-school through adult classes in Jewish studies, in Binghamton, Syracuse, Oswego, and Ithaca.
Naomi has experience with community education with the Advocacy Center and as Program Director of Hillel at Ithaca College. She has worked with Tikkun v’Or since 1997. She lives in Ithaca with her husband Joe and has four mostly-grown daughters.
As Administrative Coordinator, Naomi manages the temple schedule, building rentals, and general inquiries. She can be reached at 607-256-1471 or info@tikkunvor.org.
Michael is a white, Ashkenazi Jew and a descendant of Yiddishkeit survivors of Jewish oppression in Eastern Europe. He follows in the footsteps of his parents who were both teachers as he enters his fifth year as the BMitzvah teacher at TVO. As a Jewish educator, he has incorporated his passions for nature-based spirituality, Jewish ritual crafting, and justice centered learning into the curriculum.
Michael believes that Jewish safety, liberation and wellbeing is realized in solidarity with the safety, liberation and wellbeing of other peoples, including oppressed groups in the US and the Palestinian people in West Asia.
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