100 Blessings Every Day: Daily Twelve Step Recovery Affirmations, Exercises for Personal Growth & Renewal Reflecting Seasons of the Jewish Year

by Kerry M. Olitzky, Neil Gillman (Foreword), Jay M. Holder (Afterword)

This book is not just for Jewish people. It is for all people who would gain strength to heal and insight from the Jewish tradition. Using a one-day-at-a-time monthly format, a spiritual leader who continues to reach out to addicted people, and all those seeking spiritual renewal, reflects on the rhythm of the Jewish calendar with recovering people and other teachers. Together they bring insight to recovery from addictions and compulsive behaviors of all kinds. This sensitive volume soars with the spirit of the Jewish soul and year. Its "exercises" help us move from thinking to doing .

Genres: Judaism

432 pages, Paperback

First published November 30, 1993

About the author

Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky is a leader in the development of Jewish education, particularly for adults. He has shaped training programs for clergy of all faiths, especially in the area of pastoral care and counseling in the Jewish community. He is the author of over 75 books and hundreds of articles in a variety of fields. He is known for books that bring the insights of Jewish wisdom into everyday living. His opinion pieces are published in leading publications throughout North America and in Israel. Most of his recent publications are children's picture books, as well as the early reader The Adventures of Leila and Ilana

Reviews

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very excellent and spiritual book. Even if you are not going through the Twelve Step program, you will get a lot out of this book. I recommend taking your time with this book, letting the recommendations sink in to implement.