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Can moderation join abstinence as an addiction therapy?

In 2001, as 25-year-old Adi Jaffe lay on the pavement in the intersection of Beverly Drive and Olympic Boulevard following a devastating motorcycle crash, his broken tibia and fibula were not his biggest problem.

Pesach without wine

How can we have Passover without wine? This is a question that is asked of me each year as Passover approaches. I always answer that the blessing is over the fruit of the vine and grape juice is perfectly acceptable. I then ask a different set of questions.

Just Say No, Even on Purim

One is obligated to become intoxicated on Purim until one cannot distinguish between \”cursed is Haman\” and \”blessed is Mordechai\” (Talmud, Megillah 7b).

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