JRC interviews Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski - JRC Retreat 2013 - Sponsored by Caron Renaissance

Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski is a nationally acknowledged expert in the field of chemical dependency, and the world's preeminent authority on Judaism and Recovery. Rabbi Twerski is a revolutionary, who in the face of fierce communal opposition and denial, was the first to bridge the Orthodox Jewish lifestyle with mental & behavioral health treatment. In 1972 when few would admit that addiction even existed in the Jewish community, Rabbi Twerski founded the Gateway Rehabilitation Center in Pittsburgh PA. Rabbi Twerski is a prolific writer, with over 60 published works, on subjects ranging from, self help, domestic violence, and recovery from addiction, to
Prayer, Bible commentary, spirituality, Chassidism, and Jewish Ethics.