This program is part of our weekend of storytelling and soul repair with Rabbi Mark Borovitz and his wife, Harriet Rossetto. 

We will kick off the evening with a wine and dessert reception followed by a screening and panel discussion of their feel-good true story movie The Jewish Jail Lady and the Holy Thief.

Con Man and Thief Turned Advocate for the Soul

A weekend of storytelling and soul repair with Rabbi Mark Borovitz and his wife, Harriet Rossetto. He was an alcoholic drinking a gallon of whiskey a day, in jail for writing bad checks and insurance fraud. She was a divorced social worker who once had her stomach pumped after trying to take her own life by overdosing on valium, and was battling food and sex addictions. Then she got a job visiting Jewish inmates in California's prisons, and met Mark. He would go on to become a rabbi and founder of Beit T'shuvah, one of the most exceptional addiction treatment, rehabilitation, and reintegration facilities in the world, through a uniquely Jewish lens. Join us for a very special weekend as we get to know these remarkable people and join them through their fascinating story of despair and redemption.

Rabbi Borovitz will help lead us during Kabbalat Shabbat Services with special Beatles versions of Shabbat favorites. They will then lead Torah study on Saturday morning, and come back for a very special Havdalah event where we will screen their feel-good true story movie The Jewish Jail Lady and the Holy Thief followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. 

Friday, February 2
5:45 pm Kabbalat Panim and Shabbat Services

Saturday, February 3
9:00 am Torah Study
5:30 pm The Jewish Jail Lady and the Holy Thief  Screening & Discussion

This weekend event is generously sponsored by the Brian Waronker Memorial Fund for Addiction & Recovery.