Jewish Addiction Awareness Network Joins BaMidbar
By integrating JAAN’s programs and materials, BaMidbar’s efforts in addressing the mental health challenges specific to addiction will expand.
Category JAAN
Tikkun Olam Through Running
A running coach's life path changes after her first volunteer gig working with people in early sobriety at a Jewish treatment program. Here she shares a powerful experience with one of her running teams that demonstrates connections between running, recovery, and Judaism.
The Miracle of Sobriety
Hanukkah invites us to reconsider the diversity of miracles, and helps us shine a light on how to recognize and celebrate the miraculous, both past and present.
Losing My Best Friend
Two young boys met at their JCC preschool and enjoyed decades of friendship until addiction took one of their lives. The friend left behind vulnerably shares his best friend's story to honor his memory with the hope of saving others from the same fate.
Recovery is Very Jewish
A rabbi in long-term recovery takes a deep dive into the discomfort some Jews feel towards the components of 12-Step programs that seem Christian, dispelling some of the myths, highlighting the Jewish roots of 12-Step recovery, and sharing personal reflections.
Coming Out Sober
A Queer Jew shares their story of confusion, alienation, self-discovery, blackout drinking, sobriety, and ultimately, joyfully embracing all aspects of their true self.
The Torah Edict to Choose Life
How a powerful Torah quote from Deuteronomy helps one man make sense of his past struggles with substance use disorder and informs his recovery.
Why Twelve-Step Meetings Are Rarely Held in Synagogues
Piercing the denial about addiction in the Jewish community and making the case for why we need to greatly expand the number of recovery meetings in Jewish spaces.
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