We are a faith based non denominational spiritual treatment program who welcomes all addicts. We have a track for those recovering Jews who desire spirituality from within their own heritage. We treat the underlying cause of addictive behaviors, the existential emptiness or void and the self will which also fuels relationship dependency, some eating disorders, and compulsive gambling. Our path is one of total personality change to maintain permanent recovery of the soul, mind and body, not mere prevention of relapse. Our Rabbi has practiced as a therapist, chaplain, and spiritual counselor treating dual diagnosis and co-occurring disorders and has been intervening through Judaic pastoral counseling and 12 steps spirituality with addicts for over twenty-five years. Lack of power is the problem and if there is a history of chronic relapse our program will provide the solution.
It is often stated that the Jewish community is in denial that there exists a drug problem or alcoholism. Yet drug and alcohol treatment centers and chemical dependency programs are flowing with Jewish persons and Jews are in many self help fellowships. The denial centers in that we don’t fully realize that there is a Jewish solution for the addiction problem. The spirituality within the Jewish faith is divine, from God Himself, and the Torah was given at Mt. Sinai by the Creator Himself for our healthy living and pleasure. We should recognize that Christian programs flourish everywhere claiming salvation from drugs through their religion while eastern practices such as yoga and Zen Buddhism are common. Thus our Jewish track focuses on the mysticism and spirituality from within the Kabala from the Torah.
Most addiction treatment programs know the addict needs to find spirituality. The prophets have stated we must be a light unto the nations and share our rich knowledge base with those seeking from other nations who are sincerely interested in understanding their purpose in this world according to the Torah. Thus our general track utilizes Torah principles for Christians, or nonaffiliated person who would like to understand bible teachings from the original source. Visit www.jewishdrugtreatment.com.
A. Self Diagnosis, symptom identification and admission.
B. Powerlessness and free-will choice.
C. What is meant by the idea of the insanity of addiction/alcoholism?
D. Unmanageability.
E. Five mistakes that lead to relapse.
F. The nature of denial and how to break it.
A. Coming to believe, the nature of faith.
B. Why a Higher Power, and is that Power only G-d?
C. Identifying the solution, basic concepts of the Creator.
A. Self-will and the actor.
B. The nature of the decision, and the meaning of the third step prayer.
A. The intent of the inventory and what is searching and fearless?
B. General structure and process of the inventory.
C. The roots of fear and resentments.
C. Removing resentments and fear and understanding the sex inventory.
A. What is confession and what is to be accomplished?
B. What is different now, and what does the exact nature of our wrongs mean?
C. Who should hear the confession?
A. Willingness. B. Developing a vision for the future.
A. What is humility? B. Seventh Step Prayer and intent .
A. The concepts behind amends and forgiveness. B. Definitions of harm.
A. Making Amends to those we love. B. Making Financial Amends. C. Amends to those we can’t contact including the dead. D. Amends to society. E. The wrong way to do it.
A. What’s different from the fourth step inventory? B. Truth and honesty. C. Motives.
A. What is prayer? B. Why pray, doesn’t G-d already know? C. Types of meditation.
D. Why do we stand in prayer? E. Selflessness. D. Intuition and the mind. E. Love, Worship and Awe of G-d F. What is meant by light and spirit? G. The five levels of the soul.; H. The five supernal universes.
A. Helping Others. B. Practicing the principles. C. What is the spiritual awakening? D. The group experience in carrying the message. E. Sponsorship. F. Making the Approach to the newcomer.
G. Taking others through the steps.
Please register for a free in depth page by page study of the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book (First/Second Edition) with parallels from Jewish sources and Kabala.
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