Shais taub biography
Shais taub biography
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Shais Taub
American Hasidic rabbi and author
Rabbi Shais Taub | |
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Shais Taub (left) and Abraham J. Twerski in Pittsburgh, 2011 | |
| Native name | שת טויב |
| Born | Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Subject | Addiction recovery Tanya |
| Notable works | God of Our Understanding: Jewish Spirituality and Recovery from Addiction (2009) |
Shais Taub is an American Hasidic rabbi and author.[1] He writes about Jewish mysticism and is also known for his work in the field of addiction recovery.[2] He is a weekly columnist for Ami magazine.
Early life and education
Taub grew up in a Lubavitcher home in Chicago. His father is a psychologist and his mother a speech pathologist.[3] As a teen, he studied in the Central Lubavitch Yeshiva in Crown Heights, Brooklyn and received his rabbinic ordination.[3][4]
Career
Taub credits his father's work as influential in his decision to a pursue a career in addiction ther