Two-day online event includes Narcan training, discussions on recovery, role of Judaism in treatment, as tens of millions of Americans grapple with drugs and overdose deaths soar
The Talmud seems to encourage inebriation amid the revelry, which falls this year on Wednesday eve-Thursday, but drinkers and teetotalers alike struggle with alcohol's central role
Most Jews consider Purim, which begins this year on Wednesday evening, to be a time of drinking — and some believe heavy drinking. This can be a nightmare for recovering alcoholics.
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