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Don't be a "dry drunk"

Don't be a "dry drunk"

In the field of alcoholism treatment, there is a concept of a "dry drunk." This term describes those who have stopped drinking alcohol, but whose behavior remains essentially unchanged from their drinking days.  
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Just Say 'No!'

Just Say 'No!'

We’re Missing the Boat In my lectures about drug addiction, I often cite the comment of a 14 year old girl who was interviewed about Nancy Reagan’s campaign to “Just Say ‘No!’ to Drugs.” The young woman said, “Why? What else is there?” I have watched our government spend ...
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Rabbi Twerski's recent talk in Jerusalem

Rabbi Twerski's recent talk in Jerusalem

Rabbi Twerski's Talk - "Teshuvah Through Recovery" Those who couldn't make it to Rabbi Twerski's talk last week in Jerusalem can view a video of the event at this link. To watch Rabbi Twerski speaking about GYE click here (or jump to 50.40 in the video above). MP3 a...
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Working for Nothing

Working for Nothing

The yetzer hara deludes people to thinking that life is for pleasure. Looking back upon one’s life and realizing that it was all in futility, is the despair expressed by King Solomon in Ecclesiastes, “Nothingness of nothingness—all is nothingness.” A man came across a p...
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Caught My 15 Year Old Watching Porn

Rabbi Dr. Avraham Twerski wrote to GYE: I received a call from a mother who found her 15 yr old son watching porn What do you recommend for this age group Twerski We responded: Dear Rabbi Twerski, We have a special page for teens on our website over here. Here a...
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The neshama is part of G-d Himself

A man told me that he was at the airport, and he had his tallis and tefillin in his carry on. "I had to go to the men's room, so I left my carry on outside the men's room, because I didn't want to take my kedusha items in there. Then it occurred to me, that my neshama is ...
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Guarding the Tongue Guards the Bris

There are many people who are desperate and say that they would do anything to be free of the compulsion. Here is something that will indeed take much effort, but if one is really ready to do anything, this can help greatly: WATCH YOUR SPEECH! Be meticulo...
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In Truth

There was an incident that taught me something about turning to Hashem for help: At a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Jerusalem, one man who was seven years sober related that he had resisted AA at first because it was God-oriented, and he was an atheist. ...
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Mazal Tov! "Letakein" is a Kalla!

Her nickname comes from the famous saying, "As long as the candle still burns, 'efshar Letakein' - one can still fix" In honor of her joyful announcement, we uploaded a beautiful niggun called "The candle still burns" - a perfect song for her ...
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All My Needs

I heard Rabbi/Dr.Tweski speak a couple of days ago and he asked, "why is the bracha of 'she'asah li kol zarki - He did for me all my needs' in past tense, when the other birchos hashachar are in present tense? He answered that chazal didn't want people to make the bracha ...
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Correspondence with Rabbi Twerski

We wrote an e-mail to Rabbi Twerski: Dear Rabbi Twerski, Here's a PDF file called "The GYE Lighthouse" (right-click and press "Save Target/Link As"). It has a link to a short audio clip from a speech that the Rav recently gave (on Chanukah). It also documents a few of the...
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An E-Mail from Rabbi Twerski

Rabbi Twerski wrote me the other day: A guy calls me today, whether I endorse GuardYourEyes, and I said Yes. Then he asked if their derech was "Daas Torah." I said, "How come you didn't call me to ask whether watching pornography was Daas Torah?" Meschugena world Twerski ...
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