We regret to inform you of the passing of one of our greatest Jewish National Representatives
REBBETZIN ESTHER JUNGREIS,
beloved mother of Chaya Sora Gertzulin, Rabbi Yisroel Jungreis, Slovie Wolff, Rabbi Osher Jungreis.
The funeral will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, August 24th, 11am, at the Agudath Israel of Long Island,
located at 1121 Sage Street, in Far Rockaway.
Shiva will be observed at 200 Juniper Circle South, Lawrence, until Tuesday, August 30th.
This week we experienced the loss of one of modern Judaism’s greatest representatives and gifts, Esther Jungreis. She was a Rebbetzin, the world leader of Hineni International, a kiruv organization, a mother and lecturer. She was a Holocaust survivor.
My earliest memories of Rebbetzin Jungreis was as a child, listening to my mother talk about her. I grew up in the ‘70s, an era of cults, and parents were losing their kids to cults as the kids experimented with drugs, sex and alcohol. The Rebbetzin took on the cults, head to head, or I should say, heart to heart, for she understood that at the core of the cult search was really a search for love and meaning in life.
Rebbetzin Jungreis spoke to their heart. And they listened. And she worked to de-program these children after recapturing them from the cults. The cults were a strong influence, the Rebbetzin, was more powerful. She reclaimed Jewish youth, and showed them the beauty of Torah and Judaism, and until a few months ago, she stayed on her lecture circuit, inspiring millions all over the world.
With the death of Rebbetzin Jungreis, we lost an asset, a diamond, which is felt worldwide.