Using a seven-day/weekly guide format, a recovering person and a spiritual leader who is reaching out to addicted people reflect on the traditional weekly Bible reading. They bring strong spiritual support for daily living and recovery from addictions of all kinds: alcohol, drugs, eating, gambling and sex. A profound sense of the spirit soars through their words and brings all people in Twelve Step recovery programs home to a rich and spiritually enlightening tradition. This book is not just for Jewish people. It's for all people who would gain strength to heal and insight from the Bible and the teachings of Jewish tradition.
Using a seven-day/weekly guide format, a recovering person and a spiritual leader who is reaching out to addicted people reflect on the traditional weekly Bible reading. They bring strong spiritual support for daily living and recovery from addictions of all kinds: alcohol, drugs, eating, gambling and sex. A profound sense of the spirit soars through their words and brings all people in Twelve Step recovery programs home to a rich and spiritually enlightening tradition. This book is not just for Jewish people. It's for all people who would gain strength to heal and insight from the Bible and the teachings of Jewish tradition.
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Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky, named one of the fifty leading rabbis in
North America by Newsweek, is well known for his inspiring books
that bring the Jewish wisdom tradition into everyday life. He is
executive director of Big Tent Judaism, formerly Jewish Outreach
Institute, and is author of many books on Jewish spirituality,
healing and Jewish religious practice, including Making a
Successful Jewish Interfaith Marriage: The Big Tent Judaism Guide
to Opportunities, Challenges and Resources; Introducing My Faith
and My Community: The Jewish Outreach Institute Guide for a
Christian in a Jewish Interfaith Relationship; Jewish Paths toward
Healing and Wholeness: A Personal Guide to Dealing with Suffering;
Grief in Our Seasons: A Mourner's Kaddish Companion; Twelve Jewish
Steps to Recovery: A Personal Guide to Turning from Alcoholism &
Other Addictions—Drugs, Food, Gambling, Sex...; Facing Cancer as a
Family; Life's Daily Blessings: Inspiring Reflections on Gratitude
for Every Day, Based on Jewish Wisdom; 100 Blessings Every Day:
Daily Twelve Step Recovery Affirmations, Exercises for Personal
Growth and Renewal Reflecting Seasons of the Jewish Year and
Recovery from Codependance: A Jewish Twelve Step Guide to Healing
Your Soul. He is also coauthor of Grandparenting Interfaith
Grandchildren; Jewish Holidays: A Brief Introduction for
Christians; Jewish Ritual: A Brief Introduction for Christians;
Renewed Each Day, Vol. One—Genesis and Exodus: Daily Twelve Step
Recovery Meditations; Renewed Each Day, Vol. Two—Leviticus, Numbers
and Deuteronomy: Daily Twelve Step Recovery Meditations Based on
the Bible and coeditor of The Rituals and Practices of a Jewish
Life: A Handbook for Personal Spiritual Renewal (all Jewish
Lights).
Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky is available to speak on the following
topics:
The Jewish Twelve Step Path to Healing and Recovery
Sparks Beneath the Surface: A Spiritual Read on the Torah
Welcoming the Stranger in Our Midst
How to Nurture Jewish Grandchildren Being Raised in an Interfaith
Family
Optimism for a Jewish Future
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Aaron Z. is a recovering person who shares his personal insights
and experiences with others who seek help. He is active in his
synagogue and chairperson of his area's JACS group (Jewish
Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons and Significant Others
Foundation).
Tami Crystal and David Buchholz are Executive Director and
President, respectively, of The JACS Foundation (Jewish Alcoholics,
Chemically Dependent Persons and Significant Others) in New York
City.
Rabbi Michael A. Signer is Abrams Professor of Jewish Thought and
Culture at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. He
also participates in a recovery program.
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