Rabbi Gary Ellison

Rabbi Gary Ellison is a graduate of RRC (’90). He currently works as a spiritual counselor for Willamette Valley Hospice. He previously served as a university chaplain and was rabbi of Reconstructing Judaism affiliate Temple Beth Sholom in Salem, Ore., for 11 years. A Pacific Northwest native, he enjoys the outdoors and music in all its shapes and forms. Hazzanut (liturgical music) and composing new melodies for worship are passions. Gary is committed to the hard work of recovery each and every day.

Essays

Celebrating Purim in Recovery: Shared History and Personal Experience

February 22, 2021

For those who live with addiction or substance dependency, there are occasions that test one’s commitment to sobriety. The greatest gift we can give is to dispense with any expectation of inebriation as a mitzvah or an obligation.

Rabbi Gary Ellison

Essays

Celebrating Purim in Recovery: Shared History and Personal Experience

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