Twelve Jewish Steps to Recovery: A Personal Guide to Turning from Alcoholism and Other Addictions Drugs, Food, Gambling, Sex (The Jewsih Lights Twelve Steps Series) - Softcover

Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky; Stuart A.; MD Copans

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580234097 ISBN 13: 9781580234092

Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

A rabbi, a psychiatrist and many recovering Jewish people share their understanding of the Twelve Jewish Steps of recovery from addiction of all kinds based on conversations with each other - and with God. They present a Jewish perspective on the Twelve Steps and offer consolation, inspiration and motivation for recovery - for people of all faiths and backgrounds - through drawing on traditional and contemporary Jewish sources and by quoting from what recovering people say about their experiences. They explore why some Jews are uncomfortable with the Twelve Steps as well as how the Jewish understanding of the Twelve Steps differs from the Christian understanding of it.

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About the Author

Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky is executive director of the Jewish Outreach Institute. At the forefront of Jewish education, he is the organiser of many programmes on chemical dependency. Named one of the fifty most influential rabbis by Newsweek magazine, he is author of many books on Jewish spirituality and recovery. Dr. Stuart A. Copans is a frequent writer on the topics of the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1580234097
• ISBN 13: 9781580234092
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 160