Abraham J. Twerski

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One of Rabbi Twerski's books with his picture on the cover

Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski is a well known American Hasidic Rabbi of Chernobiler descent and psychiatrist. His professional specialty is in substance abuse, and he founded the Gateway Rehabilitation Center, Pittsburgh. He is a son of the late Hornosteipler Rebbe 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.

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 zt"l, the previous Hornosteipler Rebbe of Denver; and the late Rabbi Mordechai Dov Ber Twerski of New York.

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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
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)
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!

Another one of Rabbi Twerski's many books

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)