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Freedom of Choice

By Yisrael Pinson

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Yisrael Pinson
Rabbi Yisrael Pinson is the Director of the Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House in West Bloomfield, MI. Since joining the Friendship House he has helped create a local Jewish Recovery Community where recovering addicts are helped through support, guidance, friendship and community. Rabbi Yisrael facilitates Jewish Recovery meetings, where recovering addicts from all 12-step programs meet and share regularly. He also teaches classes on Judaism & Recovery.

Step One tells us we are powerless over our addiction. What does Judaism say about powerlessness and Freedom of Choice?

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Rabbi Yisrael Pinson is the Director of the Daniel B. Sobel Friendship House in West Bloomfield, MI. Since joining the Friendship House he has helped create a local Jewish Recovery Community where recovering addicts are helped through support, guidance, friendship and community.

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Posted: Jan 27, 2009

Thank you!

I'm going to OA in Israel & feel blessed to have found this site. Specifically, this lecture clarified the Torah view of Step 1 in a very understandable & (hopefully) easy to remember and, with HaShem's help, implement way!

Wishing you a great month!

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