In Sefirat Haomer unit #4 -- Changing Character we collected a number of approaches to how to change character. We left out the twelve-step methods. Rabbi Abraham Twerski, MD, a leading authority on alcohol and drug rehabilitation, has strongly endorsed the twelve-step method to rehabilitation popularized by Alcoholics Anonymous. In "Spirituality, Prayer, the Twelve Steps and Judaism," Rabbi Twerski shows how the twelve-steps can be seen as consistent with Jewish tradition.

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More articles by Rabbi Twerski on the web (whatever we could find -- please send us any other links you know of):

The Truth about Chemical Dependency and Jews -- from the JACS site

Who is in Control? -- from Jewish Action Magazine

"For Every Jew" -- a Chassidic story about the Hornosteipler Rebbe, zt"l

They Shall be One -- on Marriage, from Innernet Magazine

The Inner Path -- on Chassidus and Mussar

Audio Shiurim on 613.org
Raising Children: The Privileges and Responsibilities
Healthy Family Relationships
Living a Whole Life in a Fragmented World
Self Esteem