Abraham J. Twerski

Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski is a well known American Hasidic Rabbi, a scion of the Chernobil Chassidisc Dynasty, and a psychiatrist. His professional specialty is in substance abuse, and he founded the Gateway Rehabilitation Center, Pittsburgh. He is a son of the late Grand Rebbe of Hornosteipel of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

He writes extensively on Judaism and self-help topics, including a book with Snoopy cartoons, drawn by Charles Schultz to explain human interaction and behavior. He has written over fifty books.

His brother, Professor Rabbi Aaron Twerski Esq., is a Dean at Hofstra University and an Attorney representing Class Action Plaintiffs in the Automobile Industry.

His other brothers are Grand Rabbi Michel Twerski, the Hornosteipler Rebbe of Milwaukee; the late Grand Rabbi Shloime Twerski, the previous Hornosteipler Rebbe of Denver; and the late Rabbi Mordechai Dov Ber Twerski of New York.

Works

 * A Practical Guide to Rabbinic Counseling (co-author) (Feldheim Publications)
 * A Taste of Nostalgia (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * Addictive Thinking and the Addictive Personality (co-author)
 * Addictive Thinking: Why Do We Lie to Ourselves? : Why Do Others Believe Us?
 * Angels Don't Leave Footprints (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * Caution: Kindness Can Be Dangerous to the Alcoholic
 * Compulsive Gambling: More Than Dreidle (Mirkov Publications)
 * Coping With Stress: The 9/11 Generation
 * Dear Rabbi, Dear Doctor (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * Dearer Than Life (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * Do Unto Others: How Good Deeds Can Change Your Life
 * The Enemy Within (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * The First Year of Marriage (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * From Pulpit to Couch
 * Generation to Generation
 * Getting Up When Your Down (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * Growing Each Day (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * Haggadah From Bondage to Freedom (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * Happiness and the Human Spirit (Jewish Lights Publishing www.jewishlights.com)
 * I Am I (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * I'd Like to Call for Help, but I Don't Know the Number: The Search for Spirituality in Everyday Life
 * I Didn't Ask to Be in This Family: Sibling Relationships and How They Shape Adult Behavior and Dependencies
 * It happens to doctors, too
 * It's Not As Tough As You Think (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * It's Not As Tough At Home As You Think (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * Let Us Make Man
 * Life's too short!


 * Light At the End of the Tunnel (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * Lights Along the Way (Mesillas Yesharim) (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * Living Each Day (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * Living Each Week (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * Not Just Stories (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * Positive Parenting (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * Rebbes and Chassidim: What They Said - What They Meant (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * Seek Sobriety, Find Serenity
 * Self-Discovery in Recovery
 * Self Improvement I'm Jewish (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * The Shame Borne in Silence
 * Simchah - It's Not Just Happiness
 * Smiling Each Day (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * The Spiritual Self: Reflections on Recovery and God
 * Substance-Abusing High Achievers: Addiction as an Equal Opportunity Destroyer
 * Successful Relationships at Home, at Work and with Friends (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * Ten Steps To Being Your Best (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * That's Not a Fault...It's a Character Trait
 * The thin you within you
 * Twerski on Chumash (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * Twerski on Prayer (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * Twerski On Spirituality (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * Visions of the Fathers (on Pirkei Avos) (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * Waking Up Just in Time
 * When Do the Good Things Start?
 * Who Says You're Neurotic: How to Avoid Mistaken Psychiatric Diagnoses When the Problem May Be a Physical Condition
 * Wisdom Each Day (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)
 * The Zeide Reb Motele (Artscroll Mesorah Publications)