Boca Rabbi Extends Jewish Addicts an Invitation to Recovery - South Florida Sun-Sentinel

When Rabbi Meir Kessler set up an Orthodox synagogue in Delray Beach three years ago, a assured type of person consistently walked through the door: Jews seeking help with alcohol and drug abuse… Working with Chabad of Boca Raton, he began leading support groups and organizing Torah study sessions for addicts. He additionally helped open a halfway house for women and, with his wife, Frumi, organizes Sabbath dinners in his home for 40 society in recovery each Friday night.

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