Rabbi Doctor Abraham Twerski, M.D. is coming to West Hempstead!!
We want to alert you to a wonderful and important guest coming to our
community. Rabbi Doctor Abraham Twerski will be at the Young Israel of West
Hempstead (YIWH), Sunday, February 2 at 7 p.m. (630 Hempstead Avenue). Rabbi
Dr. Twerski, is the author of 40 books and an outstanding speaker -
providing both an orthodox, Torah perspective and state-of-the-art medical
and scientific knowledge. He will provide insight and direction for a
growing epidemic of alarming proportions in the orthodox community - namely
substance abuse and chemical dependency. His talk is titled "I'd like to
call for help, but I don't know the number". Following his talk, he will be
available for a question and answer session and a schmooze. Refreshments
will be served. Rabbi Dr. Twerski is an internationally renowned expert on
chemical dependency and is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the
University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine. He is founder and Medical
Director of one of the nation's 12 best drug and alcohol treatment centers.
Given the large numbers of children at risk within our community, this is a
perfect opportunity to become tuned in - our children's lives are at stake.
Many yeshivas are just beginning to realize and accept this as a disease,
and recognize their students at risk.
The disease is often present for years before the symptoms force the parents
to confront the thought that drugs or alcohol may be the source of their
son's problems. The orthodox community is not immune to this disease. Ask
your teen if he or she knows someone who drinks or uses drugs. Chances are
the answer is YES. The disease of drug and alcohol abuse is definitively
here in the New York Orthodox community.
The profits from our evening with Rabbi Dr. Twerski will be used to provide
support for RTA, Returning Teens Academy; a New York State Regents' approved
(and soon to be accredited) alternative Yeshiva with both Judaic and secular
studies, located in Woodmere, New York. It is the only Yeshiva in America
with a full-time therapeutic program, specializing in teens with substance
abuse issues. Under the expert guidance of Rabbi Dov Silver of RTA and Barry
Wilansky, MA, CASAC of Tempo Group, the program has a high success rate for
having students complete high school and go on to study in Israel, go to
college, or successfully enter the job market. It provides a highly
individualized, structured environment that includes psychologists,
psychiatrists, social workers and expert drug rehabilitation counselors.
Parent and family sessions are fully integrated into the program.
Admission is free, refreshments will be served and donations to RTA are
voluntary, but welcomed. Opportunities for sponsorship are still available.
Please call 516-292-7927 or email RTAfundraiser@.... Hope to see you
there!
