The sound of singing coming from the end of the corridor made me think that I reached the wrong place, but all the other rooms in the community center located in central Israel, were locked. “Yes, you’ve reached Gamblers Anonymous”, nodded the man I sat next to who went back to singing.
Once the singing was over, the attendees recited the Serenity Prayer – “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference” – and the sharing session began.
“My name is Jackie and I’m an addict.” “We love you Jackie”, the participants reply. “It’s been four months and three days since I stopped gambling. To tell the truth, I…
