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Working Boy (Part II) Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016
Editor's Note: Rebbetzin Jungreis, a"h, is no longer with us in a physical sense, but her message is eternal and The Jewish Press will continue to present the columns that for more than half a century have inspired countless readers around the world.************Last week I published a letter from a young man who felt he was treated unfairly in his quest for a shidduch. A yeshiva graduate who excelled in learning, he was also determined to become a professional and that is where his woes...
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Working Boy Tuesday, November 15th, 2016
Editor's Note: Rebbetzin Jungreis, a"h, is no longer with us in a physical sense, but her message is eternal and The Jewish Press will continue to present the columns that for more than half a century have inspired countless readers around the world.Dear Rebbetzin Jungreis:I am a single male in my mid-20s. After learning all my life in mainstream yeshivish schools, I decided on a professional career and enrolled in college. I recently graduated and am currently working. A few years back, when I...
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‘Can I Trust Him?’ (Part II) Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
Last week we featured a letter from a young woman who found herself caught in a web of indecision – “to marry or not to marry.” Her conflict stemmed from the fact that while she is observant, the young man she is dating is marginal in his commitment. He promises that after they are married he will change and become more committed to a Torah lifestyle. But she wonders if she can trust that promise.    The following is my response.I’ve been involved in outreach for over 50 years and, Baruch...
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‘Can I Trust Him?’ Tuesday, November 1st, 2016
Editor’s Note: Rebbetzin Jungreis, a”h, is no longer with us in a physical sense, but her message is eternal and The Jewish Press will continue to present the columns that for more than half a century have inspired countless readers around the world.‘Can I Trust Him?’Dear Rebbetzin Jungreis:I feel troubled and confused. I have to make the most important decision of my life and am very conflicted. I am 26 years old and sick of the dating scene. It’s been a long haul for me. I feel very depressed...
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I’m Afraid Tuesday, August 16th, 2016
I’m afraid. When I say these words, most people do not understand, and they attribute my fears to the fact that I am a survivor and live in the shadow of my Holocaust experiences. Still others attribute my fears to “overreaction” and assure themselves there is nothing to worry about. Fear, they rationalize, is a Jewish neurosis, identified with past generations, when our people lived in the darkness of the ghetto.  But today, things are different. Today we live in the United States, a free,...
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Nothing Is As Simple As It Looks Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
Why do the innocent suffer? And why would a merciful, compassionate G-d inflict suffering on people?In the classic sefer Derech Hashem, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato teaches that there are many diverse reasons for what befalls us and that they are beyond the scope of our finite understanding.  But we have faith that Divine Providence guides our lives and there is a higher plan for everything that happens even if we do not comprehend it.Having said that, allow me to share with you a story I was...
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No Child Should Be A Castaway Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016
Many years ago, my maternal zaidie, HaRav HaGaon HaTzaddik Tzvi Hirsh HaKohn, zt”l, who was an eminent rosh yeshiva in Hungary as well as the chief rabbi of Budapest, pointed out the difficulty in comprehending the passage in the Torah (Genesis 25) that states Yitzchak loved Eisav because of the venison (game) Eisav brought him. Can anyone imagine that Yitzchak – a tzaddik, the epitome of sanctity and spirituality who was prepared to be sacrificed and who offered his life to G-d, who was bound...
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The Guarantors Thursday, July 28th, 2016
There’s a beautiful midrash that prompts the cynical among us to smile. But I invite even the most ardent cynic to read this column and then tell me if this midrash does not reflect today’s reality as it unfolds before our eyes.  It is written that before Hashem was about to give the Torah at Sinai, He asked for “guarantors.” Who would sign on for the loan of the Torah to mankind? The Torah had until then been in the Heavens, within the reach of angels. But giving the Torah to men? Surely they...
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From Spark To Flame Tuesday, July 19th, 2016
As far back as I can remember, my father, HaRav HaGaon Avraham HaLevi Jungreis, zt”l, would always remind us that in every Yiddishe neshamah there is a holy spark from Sinai that, in an instant, can become an eternal 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 you can rest assured the program is there.This truth was brought home to me on a visit to Eretz Yisrael several years ago...
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The Sword In The Tongue Tuesday, July 12th, 2016
There is a terrible ordeal from which many of our people suffer. In the Torah, such an affliction is called onas devarim – verbal abuse. While we are all familiar with the prohibitions regarding lashon hara (gossip), the prohibitions regarding onas devarim are less known. In fact, most people are not even aware of them. There is a Yiddish saying, “Azoi vee es crystal zich, azoi Yiddish zich” – “As the non-Jewish world goes, so goes the Jewish world.” There is no question that the cultural...
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