ACCEPTANCE

In Oros HaTeshuvah (Chapter 3), Rav Kook, zt”l, describes the healing powers of teshuvah: “A Light of acceptance begins to shine. His eyes are filled with a holy fire, his heart is entirely immersed in streams of delight. Holiness and purity hover above him. Infinite love fills his entire being.” It is the light of acceptance that shines from every page of this marvelous and practical manual of return.

Harav Moshe Weinberger

Giving structure to the chaotic terrain of the soul/body relationship, this work offers hope to the hopeless and power to the powerless. To tame the body, to recover its essential foundation hidden under layers of shame and despair, our author leads us down a path of soft healing and irreducible hope.

Rav Joey Rosenfeld

Some books are good reads, some books are enlightening, some books are eye-opening, some books inspire, while some books cause us to reach deep down and cleanse our inner selves. Acceptance is all of the above.

Rav Aryeh Cohen

By reading and internalizing the words of this book, one will become a better version of themselves, find healing and growth, and ultimately live a life that is forward thinking and meaningful.

Dr. Akiva Perlman, LCSW, PhD

Menachem Poznanski is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in the field of substance abuse prevention, addictions treatment, and recovery support. Menachem is director of The Living Room (TLR), a clubhouse program for young Jewish adults in recovery from addiction, with branches in New York (Brooklyn, Monsey and the Five Towns); Lakewood, New Jersey; and Hollywood, Florida. Menachem is editor-in-chief of The Light Revealed, a social media content publisher serving the Jewish recovery community, and is executive vice president of Genesis Treatment, a comprehensive and dynamic substance use disorder and trauma treatment facility in Jerusalem. Menachem authored two previous works: Stepping Out of the Abyss: A Jewish Guide to the Twelve Steps, and Consciously: Six Steps to Living Vibrantly with Our Creator. Menachem received his master’s degree in social work from the Yeshiva University Wurzweiler School of Social Work, and lives in Cedarhurst, NY, with his wife, Naomi.