Soul Sanctuary Documentary
The opposite of addiction is not sobriety. The opposite of addiction is community and connection. At a synagogue in West Los Angeles there is a treatment center that approaches addiction as a spiritual malady.
Soul Sanctuary is a 28 minute documentary film about Beit T’Shuvah a long- term treatment facility which serves people with substance use disorders. The Hebrew translation of Beit is house and T’Shuvah is repentance and new response.
Soul Sanctuary Interview
Beit T’Shuvah offers people a comprehensive Jewish spirituality that includes psychotherapy and redemption through right action and community. It was founded by Harriet Rossetto who also wrote the book Sacred Housekeeping: A Spiritual Memoir. Her husband Rabbi Mark Borovitz is the co-founder and the author of the books; The Holy Thief and Finding Recovery in Yourself in Torah.