Celebrating With Those We Love: Jewish Holidays and Healing for Families with Members who Struggle with Addiction

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Jewish Holidays (Chagim)
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This curriculum guide explores Jewish holidays and how families with a loved one who struggles with addictive behaviors can find connection to other families in similar situations, to clergy members and educators, to a variety of Jewish holiday rituals, and to the synagogue. The guide focuses on exploring the healing themes embedded in the Jewish holidays as well as how these themes and celebration rituals can be relevant to the lives of families with a loved one who struggles with addiction.    

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This curriculum guide was created by Rabbi Julia Weisz, 2009 graduate of Hebrew Union College. It was intended for family or adult education and discusses addiction.

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  • Congregational Learning
  • Family Engagement

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