With a very heavy heart I inform youj of the loss of Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis a"h, Esther bas Miriam. Today we are truly orphans.
Legend in Kiruv: Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis a”h
August 23, 2016
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It is with great sadness that we report the passing this afternoon of Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis a”h,founder of Hineni and pioneer in the world of kiruv.
Rebbetzin Jungreis was born in 1936 in Szeged, Hungary, where her father, Rav Avrohom Halevi Jungreis zt”l, was chief rabbi.
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Her father was deported with other Jews from Szeged in a cattle car bound for Auschwitz. However, a relative who worked for Rudolph Kastner’s office arranged that when the train from Szeged passed through Budapest, the cattle car was opened and the entire Jungreis family was transferred onto the Kastner train to Switzerland.
In 1947, after being spared the horrors of the concentration camps and the Holocaust, the Jungreis family arrived in Brooklyn, New York, where the Rebbetzin married a distant cousin, Rav Meshulem Halevi Jungreis zt”l. The newly-married Jungreis couple settled in North Woodmere, New York, where Rav Jungreis became the rov of Ohr HaTorah.
The Rebbetzin and her husband embarked on a lifelong mission to combat the spiritual Holocaust that was occurring in front of their eyes in the United States. She waged a fierce battle against interfaith marriages, secularization, and other forms of assimilation, which she firmly believed was an existential threat to the continued existence of Klal Yisroel.
Due to her experiences as a Holocaust survivor, she became determined to devote her life to fighting assimilation. This led to the birth of the Hineni Movement in 1973. Hineni became a worldwide movement, with centers all over the world. As a result, Rebbetzin Jungreis spoke in locations such as the Hollywood Palladium, the Johannesburg Coliseum and Binyanei HaUmah in Yerushalayim. She also spoke regularly for the United States Army and Navy as well as for the Israel Defense Forces.
Rebbetzin Jungreis authored several best-selling books, including “The Jewish Soul On Fire,” “The Committed Life,” and “The Committed Marriage,” all of which have been translated into many languages, with tens of thousands of volumes disseminated in every corner of the globe. Her latest book, “Life Is A Test,” was widely acclaimed as one of the 10 best Jewish inspirational books of all time.
The Rebbetzin was a trailblazer for over a half century, crisscrossing the globe with her message of loving-kindness and hope. She was a teacher of Torah to Jews from every walk of life.
She spent her life showing the beauty of Yiddishkeit to Jews across the globe, bringing countless neshomos back to their roots.
The Rebbetzin’s pioneering work was widely recognized, and she received brachos and encouragement from numerous gedolim.
She was also recognized by numerous world leaders for her work within the Jewish community to advance Yiddishkeit. Among them were such notables as the late prime minister of Israel, Menachem Begin, and President George W. Bush, who asked the Rebbetzin to accompany him to Yerushalayim for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel in 2008.
Her passing has plunged her tens of thousands of followers and admirers into mourning.
Rebbetzin Jungreis is survived by her children, Chaya Sora Gertzulin, Rabbi Yisroel Jungreis, Slovi Wolff and Rabbi Osher Jungreis, and by many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Levayah details will be forthcoming.
Yehi zichrah boruch.
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he Torah expects us to feel both love and awe — Ahavah and Yirah — for God:
“וְעַתָּה יִשְׂרָאֵל — מָה ה’ אֱ-לֹהֶיךָ שֹׁאֵל מֵעִמָּךְ?
כִּי אִם לְיִרְאָה אֶת ה’ אֱ-לֹהֶיךָ לָלֶכֶת בְּכָל-דְּרָכָיו, וּלְאַהֲבָה אֹתוֹ ...”
“And now, Israel, what does God want of you? Only that you be in awe of the Eternal your God, following in all His paths and loving Him....” (Deut. 10:12)
What is awe of God? Why is this trait so important?
Most blessings are of rabbinical origin. There are, however, two exceptions to this rule — blessings that are derived directly from the Torah itself. The first is Birkat Hamazon, recited after meals; the second is the blessing said before learning Torah.
The obligation to bless God after eating bread is stated explicitly:
“When you eat and are satisfied, you must bless the Lord your God...” (Deut. 8:10).
The Sages derived the blessing before studying Torah from the verse,
“When I proclaim God’s name [or: when I read God’s teaching], praise our God for His greatness” (Deut. 32:3).
These two blessings differ not only in the source for our feelings of gratitude — one is for physical nourishment, the other for spiritual sustenance — but also in when they are said. Why is Birkat Hamazon recited after the meal, while the blessing for Torah study is recited before studying?
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