Dr. Abraham Twerski

RABBI DR. ABRAHAM J. TWERSKI was a Hasidic rabbi, psychiatrist, and the author of more than 60 books on addiction, self-esteem, and Jewish ethics.

Twerski graduated from Marquette University Medical School and completed his psychiatric residency at the University of Pittsburgh’s Western Psychiatric Institute. He founded Gateway Rehabilitation Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, served as its Medical Director Emeritus, and held the positions of Clinical Director of the Department of Psychiatry at St. Francis Hospital in Pittsburgh and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine for twenty years.

Twerski passed away on January 31, 2021, in Jerusalem.

Dr. Abraham Twerski’s books are published by Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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