Alcoholism
Community is essential, to Judaism and recovery
In the Passover seder we are asked by the haggadah to treat ourselves “as if” we came out of Egypt — not just to tell the story but also to to experience the journey from slavery to freedom ourselves. We think that the hard part is sitting through many hours of storytelling (with family!), but that’s not it. The real question is: How do I make this real? How do I experience this story “as if” I were a slave in Egypt coming out to freedom?
Getting Drunk On Purim Is Not Kosher
If one cannot rejoice with the Torah and Jewish holidays without alcohol, there is a serious flaw with his understanding or practice of Judaism.
Is Drinking Alcohol A Rite Of Passage Into The Fraternity Of Orthodoxy?
The l’chaims are getting out of hand.
Are Jews Less Likely To Be Alcoholics?
Genetics and culture may provide an answer.
How To Help Addicted Jewish Youth
We must lead them to a recovery that engages their spirit if we are to truly draw them back from the brink of self-destruction.
Jason Segel Reportedly In AA After Michelle Williams Split
The ‘How I Met Your Mother’ star is apparently taking the split from Michelle Williams harder than everyone thought. He is reportedly in Alcoholics Anonymous now, since unfortunately when you’re a celeb, nothing is anonymous.
Messy Divorce for Film Exec Bob Weinstein
While Harvey Weinstein has had cause to shep nakhes lately, his brother Bob seems to be having nothing but tsoris.
The Drugs Made Me Say It: John Galliano’s Hate Speech Defense
It was the alcohol and drugs talking, not John Galliano.