Description:
This is a time when “spirituality” is in, especially
if it is of the do-it-yourself variety. Undoubtedly
it is a backlash against the prevailing onslaught of
hedonism and agnosticism. But spiritualism unguided
by core values is hardly better than the
alternative.
Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski M.D.
is the perfect author to set things right. As a
chassidic scholar he is steeped in the
generations-long spiritual tradition of the Baal
Shem Tov; as a psychiatrist he is an internationally
recognized pioneer in the treatment of substance
abuse; and as a popular writer he is a scintillating
weaver of the fabric of Judaism’s spiritual
tradition.
In this book, Rabbi Dr. Twerski
looks at dozens of topics in everyday life and peels
away the veneer to find the potential for spiritual
enrichment. He shows how to pour meaning into even
seemingly mundane activities. To the person rooted
in a rich system of values, there is no real vacuum
in life; all the empty spaces can be filled with
meaning.
Twerski doesn’t preach. He teaches
by story, example, and experience. He is a writer
who makes us smile as we think, who makes us wonder
why we didn’t think of that. Best of all, he makes
us get up with chin up and shoulders straight,
saying, “Adversity, I am stronger, smarter -- and
more spiritual -- than you!”
Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, M.D., is a descendant
of the founders of the Chassidic movement, whose
philosophy he embraces and applies in his
psychiatric practice. An ordained Rabbi, Dr. Twerski
is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the
University of Pitttsburgh School of Medicine and
founder and Medical Director of Gateway
Rehabilitation Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Dr. Twerski’s earlier works, Living Each Day,
Living Each Week, Growing Each Day,Smiling Each Day,
I Am I, Self Improvement? -- I’m Jewish!, Mesillas
Yesharim -- Lights Along the Way, Positive
Parenting, Not Just Stories, Getting Up When You’re
Down and Dearer Than Life have established his
position as a Torah scholar who possesses
psychological insights that enhance application of
Torah principles to everyday life.
