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LOCAL JEWISH MEETINGS OFFERING RECOVERY
Listed below are autonomous Jewish Recovery Meetings, as well as contacts, in various cities. (Other than specified meetings in NYC, JACS does not run or attend the meetings.) Please contact us to add any information to this listing.
US Meetings by State: AZ CA CO FL GA IL MA MD MN NC NH NJ NV NY OR PA TX VA WI
International Meetings: AUSTRALIA BRAZIL CANADA ISRAEL
| Telephone Call-in Meeting | Thursdays at 12:30 p.m. EST, weekly phone meeting on Torah & The Twelve Steps with Rabbi Heshi K. of Toronto. To participate, call (218) 339-2500 & enter access code "794147#". This is a 30-45 minute 12-Step telephone meeting. The Torah reading of the week or an upcoming Holiday portion will be discussed as it relates to The Twelve Steps. The meeting is then opened for sharing. After the meeting is closed, people can stay on to chat or ask questions. The call-in number is located in Minnesota. All are welcome. | |
| AZ | Phoenix | JACS Meeting: SAFE, SECURE, ANONYMOUS, AND PRIVATE for Jewish alcoholics and addicts, their parents, their spouses, their children, their siblings, and their friends to explore recovery in a Jewish environment and to increase knowledge and understanding in the Jewish community every Wednesday Nights, 7:30 pm at Temple Chai (Youth Lounge) 4645 E. Marilyn Road, Phoenix. For more information, contact the Shalom Center at 602-971-1234. |
| Tucson | Contact: Rabbi Safran, E-mail bagel95@aol.com | |
| CA | Los Angeles | Jews in Recovery “L'Chaim”, Thursday nights at 7p.m. at Beit T'Shuva, 8831 Venice Blvd., 90034. (310) 204-5200 |
| Contact: Jewish Family Services, Linda Gingras - Addiction Specialist for Jewish Family Services, (310) 247-1180. | ||
| Los Angeles /West Hollywood | 12 step meeting for all Jewish members of 12 step groups (and their friends) in Los Angeles at Temple Kol Ami on the corner of La Brea Blvd. and Lexington Ave. (one block north of Santa Monica Blvd.) Meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Contact The Temple at (323) 606-0996 | |
| Mission Viejo | Contact: Rabbi Zalman Marcus (949) 770-1270 | |
| Sacramento | “Derech L'Chaim JACS” every Monday, 10:30-11:30a.m. Call Devorah (916) 487-2792 | |
| San Diego | Contact: Jewish Family Service, ask for Adam Mitchell, Intake Coordinator, (858) 637-3000. | |
| CO | Denver | JACS of the Rocky Mountains Contact: Bruce (303) 525-0238. BruceDMiller@comcast.net |
| FL | Boca Raton | Contact Mark Cherny - (561) 852-3380. markc@bocafed.org |
| Miami | Contact: Jeff A. (305) 610-7260 | |
| Miami Beach | Temple Beth Shalom, 4144 Chase Avenue. Contact Masha H. (305) 672-3881 | |
| GA | Atlanta | Contact: Karen F. (404) 626-0946, E-mail: serenenowadays@yahoo.com or Josh Wittenberg (404) 934-3336, E-mail: joshwittenberg@bellsouth.net |
| IL | Chicago | 12 Step Torah: Parsha study on the 12 Steps. 2nd Tuesday of every month, 7-8 p.m. Anshe Emet Synagogue. Contact Rabbi Heather Altman, (773) 983-9617 or ravyoga@RabbiHeatherAltman.com |
| Contact: Rabbi Jack F. (847) 679-1042, Rabbi Joe O., Marcy C. at The Jewish Healing Network of Chicago (JHNC) (847) 568-5200 | ||
| MA | Boston | Recovery Network of Massachusetts - meets 2nd, 4th & 5th Wednesdays of the month from 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. at Temple Sinai, Charles Street & Sewall Avenue, Brookline. Contact: Arthur Marion (617) 558-6516, E-mail, amarion@JCCGB.org |
| MD | Baltimore | Multiple meetings weekly. Special events annually. A Shabbos meeting at 6:00p.m. A women's only Anon (jacsanon) meeting - Sunday at 10:45p.m. - A Friday night meeting (in the winter) (changes seasonally). Contact Marc R. at (410) 358-1444 E-mail: SBRhappy@aol.com |
| DC (Northern VA /Southern MD) | For meeting information contact Ephraim, (240) 338-1250. | |
| Silver Spring | Contact: Rabbi Hirsch Chinn (301) 649-5555 | |
| MN | St. Louis Park | Open meeting on the 2nd Sunday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Beth El Synagogue, 5224 West 26th. Contacts: Joyce and Stanley S. at (952) 545-2675 or email them at stewlab@msn.com |
| NC | Charlotte | Contact: Jewish Family Services (704) 364-6594 |
| NH | Nashua | Contact: Laura A. (603) 432-1603 |
| NJ | Cherry Hill | Contact: Meira Itzkowitz, JFCS of Southern NJ (856) 424-1333 mitzkowitz@jfedsnj.org, or Scott Rosen (856) 470-1399 x104 scott@readytotransform.com |
| Clifton | JACS 12 step meeting for Jews in Recovery to be held every Wednesday night from 9 - 10p.m. at the Passaic-Clifton YMHA/ JCC - Jewish Family Service of Clifton in room 4 of the “Y” Meetings will begin (G-d willing) on Dec. 13, 2006. For additional information please call Marc Garson (973) 777-7638 or Shoval Gur-Arie (973) 777-9638, ext. 621 (Phone calls are kept completely confidential) | |
| Essex /Morris County | Contact: Lew Abrams. (973) 324-5404 | |
| Lawrenceville | Contact: Wilma Ruskin (609) 799-4442 or (609) 510-9039 | |
| Teaneck | NO MEETINGS IN JULY 2009 -- MEETINGS WILL RESUME MID-AUGUST: CALL 201-837-9090 FOR INFO. Twelve Step Recovery Meetings at JFS of Bergen County, 1485 Teaneck Rd., Teaneck, NJ, 07666. 201-837-9090. thelivingroom@jfsbergen.org (no meetings on Jewish or Federal holidays): A Jewish Approach to Recovery - Wednesdays 7:30pm. Incorporates Jewish teachings related to Recovery plus the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Open to Jews struggling with addictive behaviors (alcohol, drugs, overeating, etc.) and their family members. Affiliated with JACS. Safe, secure, and confidential. Contact: Amy 201-837-9090 | |
| West Orange | Mens 12-step meeting. Every Shabbos afternoon in West Orange. Call 973-324-5404 on Friday afternoon for information on the meeting place and time. | |
| NV | Henderson | JACS at Congregation Ner Tamid, Thursdays 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., 55 North Verde Drive, Henderson 89074. Contact: Nancy C. Weinberger (702) 733-6292 |
| Las Vegas | Tuesday nights at 6pm-7pm at 6475 W. Lake Mead Blvd., Las Vegas. (702) 732-0304 or my cell: (702) 281-0163. | |
| NY | Brooklyn | Contact for Al-Anon-Anon Information: Peleg, E-mail: recovery@pstrauss.net or Nechama (917) 685-2666 |
| Manhattan | Explore Jewish Spirituality through the 12 step. Every Monday: 6:15-7:15 p.m. JACS Office, 120 West 57th Street, 6th floor Conference Room. Contact Marilyn P. (212) 255-3712. | |
| Rockland County | JACS Meeting 4:00 p.m. Shabbes/Saturdays. 5 Spring Rock Place, New Hempstead, Rockland County. Please call to confirm; Contact: Etta Ansel, (917) 656-6216. | |
| JACS Sunday night Woman's only meeting, 8:00 p.m. 5 Spring Rock Place, New Hempstead, Rockland County. Contact: Etta Ansel, (917) 656-6216 | ||
| Syracuse | Contact: Linda K. JACS-CNY (315) 446-4974, E-mail Krausslin@aol.com | |
| Woodmere /Long Island | JACS meeting every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. at Tempo Group, 112 Franklin Place, Woodmere, LI. If interested, contact Jack G. at (516) 239-0247 | |
| OR | Portland | There are no meetings at this time. Contact: Dori K (360) 936-2716 |
| PA | Allentown | JACS meeting every Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Congregation Sons of Israel, 2715 Tilghman St., Allentown, PA 18104. Contact: Mark N. (610) 776-7055 or jir12step@ptd.net |
| Pittsburgh | Meetings on the first and third Sunday of each month at 7:30p.m. at The Aleph Institute, 5804 Beacon Street. Please contact Amy S. (412) 422-7035 | |
| TX | Austin | Contact: Alex Herrera, (512) 918-1270 odat@utj.org |
| VA | Virginia Beach | JACS meeting every Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM at the JFS, 260 Grayson Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23462. Contact for the meeting is Aaron M: (757) 478-4119 |
| WI | Madison | Contact: Barbara S. at JSS (608) 278-1808 x21, or www.jssmadison.org |
International Jewish Meetings:
| AUSTRALIA | Melbourne | Meetings for Jews in Recovery. Contact Naham W. 03-9576-1223 |
| BRAZIL | Sao Paulo | SPIRITUALITY IN RECOVERY Meeting: held the 2nd Wednesday of each Month, 8:30 p.m. -and- MEETING FOR FAMILIES OF PEOPLE WITH ADDICTIONS: held Tuesdays 8:00-10:00 p.m. Both meetings at Sinagogue Mizrachi, R. Gabriel dos Santos, 143 (Higienopolis - "Jewish District"). Contact Marcos jacs@pletz.com or Leia S. seguros@insurer.com (+55-11) 3662-1922, or www.pletz.com/jacs. Meeting every Monday night, 8:00-10:00 p.m., at Av. Angelica, 634 Group Mitzva at Macabi Higienopolis. Contact Ida Rose (11) 3826-3035. |
| CANADA | Montreal (Hampstead) | Last Monday of every month at Adath Israel Poale Zedik Synagogue, 223 Harrow Crescent. Contact: Sybil and Bernie D. (514) 482-3435. |
| Ottawa, Ontario | Every second Sunday evening at 5:00p.m. Location rotates among members homes. For Information call Chuck R. at (613) 282-0249 or Tom G. at (613) 850-0283. JACS Canada Web Site: www.jacs.ca | |
| Toronto | Meetings at JACS Place, Contact (416) 410-JACS (5227), http://www.jacstoronto.org | |
| Winnipeg | JACS meeting every Thursday night at 8 p.m. (except for Jewish Yom Tov days), at JCFS at Asper Jewish Community Campus, 123 Doncaster Street, Winnipeg R3N 2B2. Dedicated JACS phone line: (204) 478-8591 | |
| ISRAEL | AA MEETINGS | www.aa-israel.org |
| Jerusalem | Contact: Sara-Rivka. From Israel one dials, 02-996-2486 | |
| Raanana | English Speaking Al-Anon/Nar-Anon Meeting in Raanana Israel. Every Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. Contact Fay at 054-627-427. If calling from outside Israel, dial 011-972-9-746-2008 | |
| Tzfat | Contact: Shmuel 04-682-7447 |
Listing last updated: June 29, 2009
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