In describing the programming offered through Torah and the Twelve Steps, Rabbi Israel Burns remarked that “True recovery depends upon what might best be called a 'total personality transformation.' In the end, this requires a multifaceted alteration in the physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual life of any person who truly desires sustainable and lasting recovery from an addiction. These changes really allow a person to address the underlying cause or causes of an addiction on a lasting basis.”
With this philosophy in mind, Rabbi Burns established and oversees Torah and the Twelve Steps, located in Delray Beach, Florida. According to Rabbi Burns, the heart of the recovery program offered through Torah and the Twelve Steps is the utilization of the wisdom found in Jewish tradition, particularly in the Torah, together with the proven techniques evident in the Twelve Step recovery process of groups such as Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous.
“Through the spiritual practices associated with the Torah, Kabala and related Jewish traditions, it is evident that in a sense we are all in need of recovery. In many ways, the history of humankind is one of facing and struggling with addictions of one type or another. In the end, triumph over addiction depends upon profound character change which requires a true spiritual awakening. Our programs for recovery are built around these fundamental considerations,”
Torah and the Twelve Steps offers a comprehensive range of services for those seeking lasting addiction recovery. From a variety of different group and individual treatment and treatment options to a highly structured and supervised sober living halfway house, Torah and the Twelve Steps endeavors to address all of the needs of an individual beginning and moving forward down the pathway to recovery and a whole life.
Torah and the Twelve Steps is located in Delray Beach, Florida, a community that oftentimes is referred to as the Recovery Capital of the World. Therefore, there are a variety of other support and therapeutic options available throughout the city that provide opportunities in support of the recovery programming available through Torah and the Twelve Steps.
Because addiction is an issue facing nearly everyone on some level in this day and age Rabbi Burns has made available a series of audio presentations on Kabala, the Torah and the addiction recovery process for no charge. As with the programming offered at Torah and the Twelve Steps, these audio presentations intertwine the twelve step model of many recovery programs with Kabala and the Torah. “These presentations are suitable for a person struggling with addiction as well as the friends and family members of a person facing the challenges of addiction,” Rabbi Burns noted. These free audio presentations can be downloaded at the center's website at http://www.torahtwelvesteps.org
