Mishpacha joins Klal Yisrael in mourning the loss of Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis a”h, and shares our profile from Family First Issue 483 in tribute to a luminary of our nation,From Our Archives: Her Answer Is Always “Hineni”,Mishpacha joins Klal Yisrael in mourning the loss of Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis a”h, and shares our profile from Family First Issue 483 in tribute to a luminary of our nation
ANGEL OF SHABBOS “It was that knowledge that I was an angel of Shabbos that enabled me to stand strong despite the abuse the persecution of the Nazis”
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I pulled up in front of Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis’s white house on Long Island New York. After all she’s a living legend who has led mass Torah events in Madison Square Garden traveled the world on speaking tours published best-selling books and met with heads of state. She has inspired thousands to do teshuvah founded the Hineni Heritage Center and made hundreds if not thousands of shidduchim.
But I had heard that the Rebbetzin’s health was challenged. After a fall two Pesachs ago she’s undergone surgeries for broken bones and a torn meniscus. Would she really be up for an interview?
The Rebbetzin’s two beaming daughters Slovie Wolff and Chaya Sora Gertzulin open the door. The Rebbetzin glides just behind them aided by a walker greeting me warmly. “My granddaughters decorated this for me ” she says indicating fringes of sparkly tape hanging from the bars. “I get around with it everywhere!”
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