CELEBRATING and HONORING MATTHEW MOLITCH

for

A LIFE OF LOVING SERVICE

January 24, 1936 – January 28, 2026

A beautiful celebration of Matthew Molitch’s 90th birthday was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, the weekend of January 23-25, 2026. His lovely wife Marilyn created a marvelous way for 50 friends and family of Matthew’s from around the world to gather, celebrate, and honor him – and thank him for his contribution to our lives and our world.   In addition to those who live in Nevada, family and friends came from Bulgaria, Mexico, Venezuela, California, Colorado, Oregon, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, New York, and Scotland to pay tribute to this magnificent human being.

Matthew asked that we not bring gifts.  He just asked that we think of a word that best describes him.  Most of us could not think of just one word to best describe Matthew. He had made such an incredible impact on our lives, and such a huge contribution to our families and our communities, we wanted to make sure he received our deep love for him, our appreciation, and truly knew that he was a gift and blessing in our lives, and that he made a difference.

It was a glorious weekend, celebrating Matthew, his life, his ministry, his contribution to humankind.

Three days later, I received a call from his wife Marilyn and daughter Vanessa to let me know Matthew had left this world. It was the evening of Wednesday, January 28.  I remember Marilyn telling me how grateful she was that those of us from Insight came, how much it meant to Matthew, and what a great “send-off” for him that weekend turned out to be.

Here are some of the words that were shared with him at the party – and some of the thoughts a few of us have had since:

Loving * Compassionate * Servant * Minister of the Heart * Generous * Courageous * Kind * Joyful Giver * Caring * Insight Facilitator * Student of Life * Chairman of the Board * Wise * Sharp Intuitive Business Leader * Mentor * Philanthropist, Humanitarian * Generosity of Spirit * Mr. Integrity * Good-hearted, Friend, Humble, Great sense of Humor – always ready with a joke or

two or three

Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather,

and Great-Great Grandfather

What do you say to someone who has been a light in your life? Who has transformed the lives of thousands of people around the world? Who has shared his love, wisdom and support freely, without an expectation of receiving anything in return? Who has been an incredible friend?  A great mentor and teacher?

THANK YOU doesn’t seem big enough, but repeatedly during his birthday celebration, we heard people thanking Matthew for all he contributed to their lives, for being a gift and blessing in their lives, for being their friend, for teaching them so much, for loving them so well …

Here are a few stories from some of his Insight friends ~

Leslie Boyer
California

I met Matthew Molitch in 1983 when I moved to Philadelphia to work for Insight. The first thing I noticed was his sense of humor. He had a quick wit and there was often laughter around him.

Having already taken Insight I and II, Matthew loved Insight so much that he paid for the seminar if any of his employees wanted to attend. That’s a small example of his generosity.

Over time, he got involved in assisting and eventually became interested in learning to facilitate Insight II. I worked with him in numerous seminars training him and he took copious notes. He later told me he kept those notes and reviewed them over the years. Our friendship grew during that time.

Eventually, he was leading Insight II’s and was often doing them in Bulgaria. He did all of the work pro bono. Again, his generosity was ongoing. The thing about Matthew is that he never looked for recognition, he just served, with joy and loving, then moved on to the next thing to be done.

I’ll miss my friend Matthew. He was a light in my life, as I’m sure he was for many others.

Thank you, Matthew, on behalf of all those you touched. You made a difference.

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Rossi Kossacheva
Bulgaria

Since the beginnings of Insight Bulgaria, Matthew supported the seminars here. He also supported me personally by always telling me to keep going in those moments when I was discouraged and wanted to quit.  He supported Insight with his generosity, and I learned generosity from him and what it means. His loving, his service and his unconditional giving of himself, his knowledge, and wisdom were gifts he shared openly with our Insight community in Bulgaria.

I remember the last time he was in Bulgaria to facilitate a seminar, I was sitting in the back of the room, and I heard this voice that seemed to be coming from the sky. I didn’t see his face, but his voice was so vibrant, so full of wisdom, so full of light and loving, and I know it touched everyone in the room,

Through the years, Matthew’s service in Bulgaria touched thousands of lives and for that, I’ll be forever grateful. But most of all, I’m grateful to have known him, to have loved him and been loved by him, and to call him my friend. I miss him already.

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Tom Boyer
Colorado

If you ever took an Insight Seminar, you had a friend in Matthew Molitch, who passed away recently just a few days after his 90th birthday.

Matthew began volunteering with Insight in Philadelphia in the early 1980’s, helping with enrollment.  He became a trusted mentor and advisor to many of us on staff at that time and excelled in those roles with all of Insight in the years that followed.

He facilitated Insight Seminars for many years, often traveling at his own expense to locations all over the world.  His generosity, both in giving from his inner gifts and outward abundance was extraordinary.

His practical wisdom was exceeded only by his limitless and joyous sense of humor.

Matthew was a treasured life mentor for me, personally and professionally.

We are all fortunate to have had him as a vital friend of Insight.

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Germán Beines
Argentina

Sitting down to write, this fills me with emotion—with memories, with joy, with moments of splendor, and with nostalgia as well…

I have been blessed in my life to be able to share a good part of the journey alongside our beloved Matthew, and I have felt—and continue to feel—honored to consider myself part of his family. There is so much that can be said and highlighted about a man who dedicated his heart to serving others in a simple, clear, powerful way, but above all, a loving way. Very loving.

If there is one thing I can especially highlight about him as the immense Insight II facilitator he was, it is that he taught me how to reach people’s hearts in a careful, gentle, kind, empathetic, deep, and above all loving way. He undoubtedly showed me the path. And generously, he took me by the hand and led me along it.

Nothing I could say here would ever be enough. JR used to say something along the lines of how, when we put words to our experiences, we often end up limiting them. And this definitely applies in this case.

I want to remember him for the love and the humor he always brought to every moment, and to honor him through that. Because the truth is, he didn’t leave. He now lives in that place within me where we were, where we are, and where we will always be one. Thank you so much, Boss. We’ll see each other again when God so decides. I love you. I miss you. Germán, Jr. Boss.

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Candace Semigran
Oregon

I met Matthew in 1981 at an Insight I seminar in Philadelphia that I was co-leading, and we have been great friends ever since.  A few stories from his life speak loudly about who he was:

~ He told me that when he was in college, he was quite poor, and he gave blood weekly at the American Red Cross, using the small gift cards he received to pay for a few meals until the next blood draw.

~ After he became a very successful business entrepreneur, and an Insight II facilitator, he offered his services throughout the world facilitating Insight Seminars – throughout South America, Bulgaria, Siberia, Australia, Aruba, and the U.S. – and he did so pro-bono. He told me, “I don’t need the money. Please give the local community whatever you would have paid me so they can use it to serve their community.”  I asked him at his birthday celebration if he had kept the tally he had started of how many seminars he led, and he said he stopped counting at 100.

~ A few of us from Insight had the opportunity to share publicly with Matthew at his party and thank him for the incredible contribution he made in our lives and the thousands of lives around the world.  His daughter Vanessa shared with me that in a conversation with Matthew the next day, reflecting on what was shared with him at the party, he told her, “I guess I really did make a difference in people’s lives.”

~He was my dear friend.  He also mentored and coached my husband Stu and me as we started a non-profit, the EduCare Foundation, working with students, teachers, families, and school districts. In addition, he served for several years as Chairman of the Board of Insight Seminars, and was a great coach and mentor to me, sharing his wisdom, business experience, and expertise.

~ After he sold most of the 12 companies he owned, he gave more of his time to volunteering – with Insight, and then when he retired from facilitating for Insight, he continued his service to younger people by volunteering as a teacher and mentor for SCORE, a program supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration, counseling and coaching local entrepreneurs, helping them bring their business dreams to life.

~ Matthew later volunteered with the Elder Wisdom Circle, where he shared his wisdom and his learnings from his many years of involvement with the Church of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness, Insight Seminars, and the University of Santa Monica, and would anonymously correspond with young people seeking life advice. He shared with me a few of the letters he wrote – and they were heartfelt, direct, encouraging, and filled with tools he had learned that worked in his life – not telling a person what to do – but giving them some options to consider.  He loved writing these letters as it was his way to continue contributing to the lives of young people.

I am so grateful Stu and I were able to attend Matthew’s birthday celebration and remind him in person, how much we love him, appreciate him, and the enormous difference he made on this planet.  I am blessed to have had him as a friend, mentor, and “teddy bear of love” (my nickname for him) for these past 40+ years.  God bless you, Matthew. What a legacy you left. You did good!