What Are We To Do? (Continued from last week)
Prayer is our language: Hakol kol Yaakov – the voice is the voice of Jacob – the voice of prayer.
It Can Happen To The Best Of Kids
Dear Rebbetzin Jungreis:I am a 14-year-old teenager. I read your column regularly, as do all the members of my family. The letter that you published from "A Concerned Mother" who described the goings-on amongst teenagers struck a sensitive chord. Unfortunately, she was right on target.
Still A Nation That Dwells Alone (Continued from Last Week)
The time immediately preceding Mashiach's arrival is likened to the birth pangs of a woman in labor.
The Important Things In Life
Eternal wisdom from Rebbetzin Jungreis, a”h on achieving a more meaningful existence.
Gemilas Chassadim – Loving-Kindness: A Tested Formula
I was planning to write this column on Gemilas Chassadim several weeks ago, but events unfolded that, with the passage of time, would have lost their immediacy, so this article was put on hold. But I guess it's no coincidence that I am writing this column in the wake of Parshas Vaera and the yahrzeit of my beloved husband, HaRav Meshulem Halevi Jungreis, zt"l, for both the parshah and the exemplary life of my husband, provide us with insights on gemilas chassadim.
A Ray Of Light Behind The Clouds
When I was asked "Where was G-d during the Holocaust?" I responded, "Where was man?"
Ba’al Teshuvah Parents, Resentful Son
Dear Rebbetzin Jungreis,
The letter you shared last week from a troubled wife who became a ba’alas teshuvah, a returnee to religious observance, hit a sensitive spot in my heart. My husband and I have also been struggling with this problem – albeit from a different perspective.
Lack of Chizuk (Conclusion)
Special Note: In last week's column I published two letters from disenchanted singles. They expressed their concern, their loneliness, their pain - but more significantly, they blamed family members and friends for lack of chizuk - sympathy, understanding and support. The female writer complained that at family simchas, her suffering intensifies because no one bothers to acknowledge her presence, and she becomes invisible.
We Weep For The Beautiful Children Of Newtown
I am interrupting my series of columns on the power of prayer to focus, this week and next, on the atrocity that occurred two weeks ago in Newtown, Connecticut, and its repercussions.
Sharing The Pain
People all over the world are conveying their prayers and expressing their appreciation for my decision to share my personal trials in a public forum.
Reaching Out With Love
How does one awaken a people? Navigate the difficult road of delivering the blunt and often unpleasant truth without offending our clueless brethren, without sounding harsh and judgmental? LOVE
‘You Were Born Tonight’
Pesach bonds families and generations: "So that you may relate it to your son and your son’s son.
When Art Becomes Evil
When art and evil are intermingled, evil is elevated and made acceptable.
A Call From The Throes Of Death
Special Note: A young girl, struggling with the Angel of Death, wrote the following letter. At her request, the letter was sent to many rabbis and rebbetzinsin a position to disseminate her message among our people. Tragically, she is no longer here to see her letter published, but as we approach Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, her neshamah will surely have an aliyah in the knowledge that her request has been fulfilled and her message read and taken to heart by many.
A Wake Up Call – More On Yeshiva Girls
Dear Rebbetzin:
Thank you for publicizing the very difficult issues facing our young teenage girls. While the at-risk behavior of boys has leveled off somewhat, there has been a dramatic increase in the at-risk behavior of girls. I have some insights into the problem that may be of interest to your readers.
‘It’s Real Cool’
It is 30 years this month since I spoke in Madison Square Garden and had the zchus (merit) to
launch Hineni, our Kiruv-Outreach organization. In those days, the Jewish world was very different. Kiruv - outreach was virtually unknown, so I knew that something different had to be done to awaken our people.
It’s All How You See It
There are no coincidences in life. We know that everything that befalls us is basherte - to the point that even if a man stubs his toe that too is orchestrated from Above. It was not by coincidence that, on Parshas Tazria Metzora, I received an amazing letter from an amazing young man. Some 10 odd years ago, I had the privilege of launching him on his Jewish journey.
Time To Reach Out To Our Father
Anti-Zionism, today's anti-Semitism, has gone viral, tragically supported globally & by many Jews
Pesach Gifts To Take With Us
My father of blessed memory, HaRav HaGaon HaTzaddik Avraham HaLevi Jungreis, would tell me that when I speak or teach I should always ask myself what message the listener will take home that will infuse him with strength and help him cope throughout the year.
The Guarantors
“We offer you our children, Hashem” responded Am Yisrael. “They will be our surety.”
Singles And Self-Defeating Attitudes
A pervasive difficulty when dealing with singles is their failure to be realistic. Today’s successful shadchan not only has to be a matchmaker but often also assumes the role of a “life coach”
From Spark To Flame
The Yiddishe neshamah can be likened to a computer. If you can’t find that pintele Yid, it’s only because you don’t know how to bring up the program – but, rest assured, the program is there
‘Not The Horse I Wanted’
“Noch azoy ah churbon"--after such slaughter (the Holocaust) we must kiss every living Jew and embrace him with love”
Yeshiva Pressure – At What Price? (Continued)
In last week's column I published a letter from a mother who was concerned about the school pressures with which her 14-year-old yeshiva student son had to contend.
Finding The Right One
She is my first child to reach this stage and, frankly, I’m worried.
Our Lives Have Been Turned Upside Down
Dear Rebbetzin Jungreis:
I can't begin to tell you how important your column has been in this most trying period. To one extent or another, everyone has been tested by the financial meltdown.... some of us more than others, and I'm afraid that my family falls into that category. Allow me to give you some background:
We Weep For The Beautiful Children Of Newtown (Part Two)
As I wrote last week, who among us can find the words to console the tragically stricken parents of Newtown, Connecticut whose lives have been forever shattered? There are no words of consolation that can bring relief to their bleeding hearts. There are no magic words that can give these stricken parents even a moment of relief, and if anyone knows this it is we, the Jewish people; our blood-drenched history testifies to it.
Look In The Mirror
Dear Rebbetzin Jungreis: I have long been an admirer who has followed your work for many years, but this past week, you really outdid yourself. You were right on the mark!
How Low We Have Fallen
It seems like almost yesterday when, after the Camp David accords initiated by President Carter, former Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin, a"h, told me, "Rebbetzin, I have just returned from an American concentration camp. The pressure that President Carter exerted upon me was greater than anyone can imagine. And then, to top it off, he wanted to put Jerusalem on the bargaining table as well. When I vehemently objected, he tried to reassure me by telling me that we would not be negotiating, but merely 'discussing' Jerusalem." After all, the president added, 'There's no harm in discussing.'
Helping Our Divorced Brothers And Sisters
When it comes to divorce, the empathy is not quite the same as it is for a widow. There is no funeral or shiva, no shloshim to recall the life of the departed one. Divorcees suffer differently. There is much whispered gossip. People take sides.
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