The Committed Life

About this book

Drawing on the timeless wisdom of the torah.Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis reminds us of the principlesnecessary for living a better and more committed life. She draws upon her family's survival in Bergen-Belsen and decades of spiritual outreach in New York to illuminate the quiet power of faith, charity, and forgiveness.Across eighteen chapters, the book examines real-life struggles, from marital discord to personal grief, offering practical guidance for inviting G-d into everyday decisions. She offers counsel on peace and family devotion that is practical and genuinely reassuring.The book presents reflections on heritage and faith that are uplifting and deeply consoling. Inspirational and deeply moving. This book willtouch your heart like no other. Purposeful Living: True stories illustrate how daily deeds shape the soul, including how the author's parents in Szeged sewed medicine and sweets into their children's coat linings to save young labor conscripts. Acts of Loving-Kindness: Inspiring accounts reveal the power of quiet compassion, such as Rabbi Meshulem Jungreis visiting kindergartner Yaffa daily in the hospital after a playground fall and always keeping his pockets stocked with candy for children. Daily Practices: Time-honored rituals carry profound lessons in empathy, from the ancient custom of covering the Sabbath challah to avoid embarrassing the bread to sanctifying time with family around the Friday evening table. Gratitude: Heartfelt recollections demonstrate how thanksgiving sustains hope in the darkest trials, recalling how camp prisoners in Bergen-Belsen pooled three hundred cigarettes to obtain a single shofar for Rosh Hashana. Also by This Author: The Committed Marriage.