Willingness, honesty and open mindedness are the essentials of recovery. (Big Book of AA - Appendix II)
An audio recording of a class on Big Book and Judaism - Honesty
Recorded on Thursday, November 29, 2007
Honesty: A look at the recovery concept of Honesty through the lens of Chassidut
Willingness, honesty and open mindedness are the essentials of
recovery.
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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Israel
August 4, 2011
how can you say that they can't be honest? is it possible that Hashem didn't give everybody the ability to be honest? Otherwise, he doesn't have free choice to keep many (or all the) mitzvos? Reply
When you are honest you're showing that you fear G-d alone. When you're dishonest you're showing that you fear people or whatever other than G-d alone. Fearing others is a type of avoda zara, idol worship. I believe this is taught in Chovos Halvovos.