Abraham J. Twerski

Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski is a well known American Hasidic Rabbi, a scion of the Chernobil hasidic dynasty, and a psychiatrist. His professional specialty is in substance abuse, and he founded the Gateway Rehabilitation Center, Pittsburgh. He is a son of the late Grand Rebbe of Hornosteipel of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

He writes extensively on Judaism and self-help topics, including a book with Snoopy cartoons, drawn by Charles M. Schulz to explain human interaction and behavior. He has written over fifty books.

His brother, Professor Rabbi Aaron Twerski Esq., is a Dean at Hofstra University and an Attorney representing Class Action Plaintiffs in the Automobile Industry.

His other brothers are Grand Rabbi Michel Twerski, the Hornosteipler Rebbe of Milwaukee; the late Grand Rabbi Shloime Twerski, the previous Hornosteipler Rebbe of Denver; and the late Rabbi Mordechai Dov Ber Twerski of New York.

Works

* "A Practical Guide to Rabbinic Counseling" (co-author) (Feldheim Publications)
* "A Taste of Nostalgia" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "Addictive Thinking and the Addictive Personality" (co-author)
* "Addictive Thinking: Why Do We Lie to Ourselves?" : Why Do Others Believe Us?
* "Addictive thinking : understanding self-deception " with forward by John Wallace ISBN 978-1-56838-138-1 Published 1990,1997
* "Angels Don't Leave Footprints" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "Caution: Kindness Can Be Dangerous to the Alcoholic"
* "Compulsive Gambling: More Than Dreidle" (Mirkov Publications)
* "Coping With Stress: The 9/11 Generation"
* "Dear Rabbi, Dear Doctor" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "Dear Rabbi, Dear Doctor 2" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "Dearer Than Life" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "Do Unto Others: How Good Deeds Can Change Your Life"
* "The Enemy Within" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "The First Year of Marriage" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "From Pulpit to Couch"
* "Generation to Generation"
* "Getting Up When Your Down" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "Growing Each Day" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "Haggadah From Bondage to Freedom" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "Happiness and the Human Spirit" (Jewish Lights Publishing www.jewishlights.com)
* "I Am I" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "I'd Like to Call for Help, but I Don't Know the Number: The Search for Spirituality in Everyday Life"
* "I Didn't Ask to Be in This Family: Sibling Relationships and How They Shape Adult Behavior and Dependencies"
* "It happens to doctors, too"
* "It's Not As Tough As You Think" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "It's Not As Tough At Home As You Think" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "Let Us Make Man"
* "Life's too short!"
* "Light At the End of the Tunnel" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "Lights Along the Way" (Mesillas Yesharim) (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "Living Each Day" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "Living Each Week" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "Not Just Stories" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "Positive Parenting" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "Rebbes and Chassidim: What They Said - What They Meant" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "Seek Sobriety, Find Serenity"
* "Self-Discovery in Recovery"
* "Self Improvement I'm Jewish" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "The Shame Borne in Silence"
* "Simchah - It's Not Just Happiness"
* "Smiling Each Day" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "The Spiritual Self: Reflections on Recovery and God"
* "Substance-Abusing High Achievers: Addiction as an Equal Opportunity Destroyer"
* "Successful Relationships at Home, at Work and with Friends" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "Ten Steps To Being Your Best" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "That's Not a Fault...It's a Character Trait"
* "The thin you within you" Winning the Weight Game with Self-Esteen ISBN 0-312-20033-1
* "Twerski on Chumash" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "Twerski on Prayer" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "Twerski On Spirituality" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "Visions of the Fathers" (on Pirkei Avos) (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "Waking Up Just in Time"
* "When Do the Good Things Start?"
* "Who Says You're Neurotic: How to Avoid Mistaken Psychiatric Diagnoses When the Problem May Be a Physical Condition"
* "Wisdom Each Day" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
* "The Zeide Reb Motele" (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)

External links

* [http://www.gatewayrehab.org/drt.htm Biography]
* [http://www.artscroll.com/Authors/Rabbi_Abraham_J._Twerski.html Page at publisher]
* [http://www.torahweb.org/twerski.html Archived lectures - text, audio, and video]
* [http://www.ou.org/publications/ja/5765/5765summer/Gambling.pdf Article on gambling in Judaism] (PDF)
* [http://www.ou.org/publications/ja/5758/spring98/shondeh.htm Article on alcoholism in the Jewish community]
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* [http://www.gatewayrehab.org/index.htm The Gateway Rehabilitation Center]
* [http://613.org/speakers/twerski.html Page with audio and book reviews]

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