The myth that Jews do not abuse their spouses must be shattered! Now for the first time, a direct address to the problem of spouse abuse in the Jewish community! We can no longer permit ourselves to deny the existence of this terrible crime. The time has come to confront the truth and to take definitive steps to end this violation of all that judaism stands for. A leading Rabbi and Psychiatrist, with striking candor, firmness and compassion, reveals what may have been closely kept dark secrets in many Jewish families, and offers urgently needed advice and direction.
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Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski is the Founder and Medical Director of Gateway Rehabilitation Center, a not-for-profit drug and alcohol treatment system in western Pennsylvania, cited by Forbes magazine as one of the 12 best drug and alcohol treatment centers in the United States. Dr. Twerski studied at Marquette University Medical School and completed his psychiatric residency at the University of Pittsburgh, Western Psychiatric Institute. He has served as Clinical Director of the Department of Psychiatry, St. Francis Hospital and currently is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Twerski has written more than 20 books to date, including Life's Too Short; I'd Like To Call For Help But I Don't Know The Number; Waking Up Just In Time; When Do The Good Things Start?; Generation To Generation: Personal Recollections Of A Chassidic Legacy; Let Us Make Man: Self-Esteem Through Jewishness. Dr. Twerski's most recent undertaking is a rehabilitation center, Shaar Hatikvah, in Jerusalem.
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I think that every Jewish man and woman would benefit from reading this book. Abraham Twerski is a highly educated psychiatrist/rabbi, who has excellent thoughts about this unfortunate universal problem. He has insightful answers that are helpful no matter whether the reader is orthodox, conservative or reform. He can only raise the consciousness level of all of us, and offer suggestions to both the victim and the perpetrator of spousal abuse.
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THis is a good book. Rabbi Twerski discuss the symptoms to watch out for and points out that knowing the symptoms of an abusive spouse will help you nip it in the bud and prevent yourself from becoming a victim, be you male or female.
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Rabbi Dr Twerski briefly and directly addresses the important issues of spouse abuse in the jewish community. he presents good examples and clear definitions. while the book might take a few sittings to get through, as it is quite a heavy read, he is not shy about sharing stories and advice to women, with a marked empathy for complicating factors that affect a woman's decision about whether to stay in an abusive relationship or not, and how to avoid staying in one. This book is a must read for community rabbi's.
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This book has been quite difficult for me to write, perhaps because I had to overcome my resistance to acknowledging that the problem of spouse abuse thus ended exist among Jews. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
shalom bayis, physical battering, abused wife, wife abuse, spouse abuse Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Rabbi Akiva, Bar Mitzvah, Alcoholics Anonymous, Ethics Of The Fathers, Bava Metzia, Jewish Family Services New!
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- Getting free: A handbook for women in abusive relationships by Ginny NiCarthy in Back Matter
- The Mask of Sanity (Mosby medical library) by Harvey Cleckley on page 117
- The Mask of Sanity by Hervey M. Cleckley on page 117
- The Mask of Sanity (Medical Library) by Hervey Cleckley on page 117
- Path of the Just (Torah Classics Library) by Moshe Hayyim Luzzatto on page 65
- Stop Domestic Violence by Lou Brown on page 89, and Back Matter
- Jewish Pastoral Care: A Practical Handbook from Traditional & Contemporary Sources by Dayle A. Friedman on page 300
- Medical Management of the Violent Patient: Clinical Assessment and Therapy (Medical Psychiatry Series) by Kenneth Tardiff on page 362
- Expanding the Palace of Torah: Orthodoxy and Feminism (HBI Series on Jewish Women) by Tamar Ross in Back Matter
- Head to Heart by Gila Manolson on page 156
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