Rabbi Igael “Iggy” Gurin-Malous is a renowned Talmud teacher, spiritual counselor, artist, and educator. He grew up between Belgium and Israel (so expect him to be well dressed and blunt) as well as the United States in a traditional Jewish Orthodox home. He is an author, speaker, teacher and contributor on subjects ranging from Talmud to Jewish text, spirituality, addiction, recovery, fatherhood and LGBTQI+ issues. On his podcast, on Instagram, and through his teachings, Rabbi Iggy is a master communicator of the polarities and contradictions that form his life, the modern world, and the dialogues of Torah and Talmud. Today, he is the founding rabbi and CEO of T’Shuvah Center, a new long term Jewish recovery community in New York City. He was formerly the Director of Spiritual Counseling at Beit T’Shuvah in Los Angeles.
Friday Night, March 4 @ 6pm (During Kabbalat Shabbat Service)
Rabbi Iggy will discuss his approach to recovery as an ongoing process and a spiritual discipline. When combined with Jewish wisdom and traditions, spiritual recovery is a powerful antidote to addictions of all kinds: substance addictions, process addictions, and behavioral addictions. Addiction is not a failure of moral character but an attempt to fill a spiritual void. Addiction is a problem of the soul, remedied only with a life of purpose, meaning, and connection. Rabbi Iggy will also discuss addiction in the Jewish community and its stigmas. This discussion is especially instructive not only for those who directly struggle but for those with loved ones experiencing addiction who want to find tools to support family, friends, and community members.
Saturday Morning, March 5 @ 10am (During Shabbat Morning Service)
Recovery touches all of us, directly and indirectly. This is a presentation of Rabbi Iggy’s integrated philosophy of the human condition in the modern world. By embracing the tools of recovery — being open, authentic, accepting, and vulnerable — all of us can find spiritual redemption and restore our wholeness. The process of recovery is a journey towards a better emotional, mental, and physical existence in a difficult world.
Saturday Afternoon, March 5 @ 1pm (After Shabbat Service)
Here’s a chance to ask everything you want to know about recovery, learn how to support struggling loved ones in your life and community, and talk to an expert who has been a leader in the field for over a decade.