Partners in Prevention

Former program of the Agency for Jewish Education generously supported by the Leichtag Family Foundation.

Partners in Prevention is the educational component for Beit T’Shuvah, a residential treatment center in Los Angeles that provides emotional and spiritual healing to people with addictive and behavioral disorders by integrating Torah with the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.  Through AJE, the program works together with synagogues, day schools and youth groups to bring the message of Beit T’Shuvah of spirituality and wholeness to young adults and their parents.  B.T. alumni share their stories, how they became addicts and their journeys back to their families and community.  Practitioners trained through B.T. lead interactive sessions with teens and their parents.  These sessions combine Jewish spirituality as well as life skills that promote healthy decisions and relationships.

The focus of this program is to teach Judaism as a path to promote self-acceptance, self-worth, spiritual values and family harmony. It addresses addictive and self-destructive behaviors that are becoming common among Jewish teens against the backdrp of Jewish learning, spirituality, and celebration as powerful tools of personal transformation.

Freedom Song: January 8, 2012

2:00 PM
David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre, Lawrence Family JCC, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS

Freedom Song is a musical presented by Beit Tshuvah, a Jewish addiction recovery center in Los Angeles. This powerful story juxtaposes Jewish slavery in Egypt and slavery to addictions.  The performance will be followed by breakout sessions for parents and teens to ask questions, give feedback, and learn more about the nature of addiction. Appropriate for parents and teens in 7th grade and above. 

If you would like to book a Partners in Prevention program or want more information, please contact Carly Ezell, Teen Coordinator, at 858.362.1351 or Carlye@lfjcc.com.