Guest guest Posted June 29, 2001 Report Share Posted June 29, 2001 From, " Socialaction.com, an on-line Jewish Magazine. " June 29, 2001 Addiction and Jewish Spirituality, One Addict's Story " My name is Ze'ev, and I am an addict. . . . I'm a Jewish addict. . . . There are so many different kinds of addicts at 12- Step meetings - with such varieties of spirituality and God concepts - that it doesn't seem to make a difference. . . . vague feelings weren't enough to blind me to the great benefits of the 12-sTep Program. . . . Thank God I found a Jewish friend who was able to steer me to Jewish 12-Step literature. . . . my Jewishness provided me with spiritual road signs on the path to recovery. . . .I found bits of 12-Step wisdom popping into my mind as I read the weekly Torah portion [he goes on to relate 12-Stepping to Jewish oral law at some length]. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2001 Report Share Posted June 30, 2001 Never denied that such anecdotes exist, and have given reasons why some Jewish substance abusers might defend XA. Still waiting for proof that Jews IN GENERAL are familar with 12-step ideology and believe it is entirely compatible with Jewish philosophy. And still waiting for substantiation of your claim that Jews are " disproportionately " prevalent in AA. ~Rita > > From, " Socialaction.com, an on-line Jewish Magazine. " > June 29, 2001 > > Addiction and Jewish Spirituality, One Addict's Story > > " My name is Ze'ev, and I am an addict. . . . I'm a Jewish > addict. . . . There are so many different kinds of addicts at 12- > Step meetings - with such varieties of spirituality and God concepts - > that it doesn't seem to make a difference. . . . vague feelings > weren't enough to blind me to the great benefits of the 12-sTep > Program. . . . Thank God I found a Jewish friend who was able to > steer me to Jewish 12-Step literature. . . . my Jewishness provided > me with spiritual road signs on the path to recovery. . . .I found > bits of 12-Step wisdom popping into my mind as I read the weekly > Torah portion [he goes on to relate 12-Stepping to Jewish oral law at > some length]. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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