Rabbi Abraham Twerski died last week in Jerusalem at the age of 90 from COVID-19. Rabbi Twerski was a a scion of the Chernobyl Hasidic dynasty who also went to medical school, leading to a renowned career as a psychiatrist, an addiction specialist, and a rabbinic scholar. He is credited with introducing twelve step programs against addiction into the Jewish world, which was resistant because of the Christian origins of that approach to treatment. Among Rabbi Twerski’s many Jewish accomplishments was the writing of a tune for the psalm Hoshea et Amecha which is sung in synagogues around the world.  Who was Rabbi Twerski referring to when he spoke of an “ultimate example of unrequited love?”

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A. Leah, for Jacob.

B. 700 wives and 300 concubines, for King Solomon.

C. Bathsheba, for David.

D. Delilah, for Samson.

E. Lucy, for Schroeder.

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