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The Torah Perspective on Alcohol Consumption
Parshat Naso
By Aryeh Citron
Our sages say that the original sin of Adam and Eve involved wine, as the Tree of Knowledge was actually (according to one opinion) a grape vine.
Jewish Practice » Miscellaneous » Parshah Halachah » The Torah Perspective on Alcohol Consumption
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Finding Walter
A Violent Drunk Wonders if He is Too Damaged for Help
By Walter S.
The guilt, remorse, and shame devoured me on a daily basis… My only solution – or so I believed – was to kill the pain with more alcohol. Soon thereafter, I abandoned my wife and children...
Society & Living » Jewish Recovery » Voices » Finding Walter
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Self-Consciousness and G-d-Consciousness - Noach
By Rabbi Ben A.
Noah sought to rebuild the world based on a new paradigm. He conceived of a more wholesome ideal – freedom from self-consciousness. With the best of intentions, Noah chose intoxication as his means...
Society & Living » Jewish Recovery » Judaism & Recovery » Parshah » Genesis - Bereishit » Self-Consciousness and G-d-Consciousness - Noach
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An Alcoholic Mother
By Anonymous
It is difficult to feel loved, or believe the sentence "I love you" when it's heard from someone who may not be lucid, or will not be lucid in an hour or two...
Women » Women's Health & Concerns » Abuse » An Alcoholic Mother
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Spilling the Truth
By Sara Esther Crispe
We all know the dangers that alcohol can bring about. But nonetheless, a non violent person doesn’t suddenly hit, and a gentle and loving person doesn’t suddenly spew hateful remarks. For only what is in the mind and heart can come out through the ...
Women » Women's Narrative » Editorial & Commentary » Spilling the Truth
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A Toast to Life
Adar is characterized by the attribute of happiness.
By Shaul Yosef Leiter
Adar is characterized by the attribute of happiness.
Kabbalah Online » Weekly Torah » Archives » Shemot - Exodus » Teruma » Ascent Lights » A Toast to Life
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Noah’s Children
Ham’s Sin, Shem and His Descendants
Library » Jewish History » Our Biblical Fathers » Noah’s Children
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The Yom Kippur Drunk
As told by Yanki Tauber
The scandalized crowd was about to eject the man from the synagogue, when the Rebbe turned from the wall and said: "Let him be. For us, Yom Kippur is just beginning, but for him, it's already Simchat Torah He's there already"
Library » Stories » Chassidic » The Yom Kippur Drunk
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Propriety and Passion
From Rabbi Yitzchak Luria
Kabbalah teaches that even a lust for the Divine must be implemented appropriately.
Kabbalah Online » Weekly Torah » Archives » Vayikra - Leviticus » Acharei Mot » The Holy Ari » Propriety and Passion
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