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By Yaakov Ort/Chabad.org | February 03, 2021 Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski, zt l, a chasidic rabbi; psychiatrist; prolific author of more than 60 popular books on Jewish spirituality and recovery from substance abuse; and founder and longtime head of the Gateway Rehabilitation Center in Pittsburgh, one of America’s leading facilities for addiction treatment, passed away on January 31 in Jerusalem from complications from coronavirus. He was 90 years old. Avraham Yehoshua Heschel Twerski was born in 1930 in Milwaukee to Rabbi Yaakov Yisrael and Devorah Twerski. His father was a scion of the Chernobler chasidic dynasty. In his autobiographical work, “Generation to Generation,” he wrote how his father moved to Wisconsin in 1927 and began with a nucleus of Ukrainian Jewish landsleit (countrymen), and gradually achieved a following among all segments of the community, serving as a counselor to countless individuals and families. ....
Rabbi Abraham Twerski’s Copious Blessings The trailblazing rabbi died at the age of 90, a week after publishing his 90th book. Several months after becoming director of the department of psychiatry at Pittsburgh’s St. Francis hospital, founded and run by the Sisters of St. Francis, Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski was summoned to meet the bishop. Bishop Wright wanted Rabbi Twerski (whom he would always call Rabbi despite his medical credentials) to counsel the nuns who were having trouble adjusting to the liberalization of the convent by Vatican II. After a long conversation discussing the project, Rabbi Twerski could no longer contain himself. He said to the bishop, “You know, the historical relationship between the Church and the Jews has not always been pleasant. Isn’t it a bit ironic that when the Church is in trouble, you have recourse to a rabbi?” ....
Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski, 90, Leading Authority on Substance Abuse - Author of more than 60 popular books and founder of Gateway Rehabilitation Center chabad.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chabad.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Update: Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski, Global Addiction Expert, Passes Away | The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com | Hana Levi Julian | 19 Shevat 5781 – January 31, 2021 jewishpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jewishpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.