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Judaism has been teaching 12 steps for 3,000 years.
Interestingly, the Twelve Steps is built on a paradigm of self growth that Judaism has been teaching for 3000 years. The first thing that...
Building the Mishkan
Vayakhel Exodus 35:1–38:20 If anyone could or if anyone should play God, it would be Moses. He after all is the closest of any of the...
Made a decision
I made a decision yesterday. I’m in an AA meeting leading the discussion and we’re talking step 3. Turning my will and my life over to...
L'Chiam
This week in Shabbat News… I did something different this week. I was at synagogue on Saturday morning. Engaged in a great conversation...
Thinking back about Purim
The Shabbat before Purim is called Shabbat Zachor, the Shabbat of Remembrance. In the Torah portion we are told we must remember to...
Just last week my son entered rehab.
Mike is 36, an Army veteran and has been abusing alcohol and stimulants since before he became part of our family when he was 15. Crying...
A Family's Journey
One codependent friend in recovery shared this story with me: I was taught that Jews didn’t drink or drug. We were married young. I just...
What does it mean to play God?
It means living under the delusion that life is controllable. It means constantly struggling to maintain the illusion that you are...
Na'aseh Ve'nishma
In synagogue was read one of the most famous phrases in the Torah, ‘na’aseh venishma’, literally, “we will do and we will hear” (Ex....
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