The Committed Life

by Jungreis, Rebbetzin Esther

• ISBN13: 9780060930851
• ISBN10: 0060930853
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-17
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

From the dynamic and inspiring religious leader Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis comes a book of timeless wisdom based on the Torah, with great appeal to anyone seeking spiritual guidance.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xiii
Commitment	1	(14)
A Committed Life	3	(8)
The Rabbi of Szeged	11	(4)
Inviting G-D Into Your Life	15	(18)
Run, Shai, Run	17	(4)
Sometimes It Takes a Cat	21	(4)
Lighting Up the World	25	(4)
A Memory That Can't Be Erased	29	(4)
Responsibility/Accountability	33	(14)
Tikun Olam-To Bring Healing to the World	35	(6)
But It's Not My Fault	41	(6)
Charitytzedukah	47	(20)
Everybody Has to Give	49	(6)
Mama	55	(4)
Charity Begins at Home	59	(8)
Peace	67	(22)
Making Peace in the Family	69	(6)
Shalom-More Than Hello	75	(5)
But Who Wins?	80	(9)
Prayer	89	(18)
Storming the Heavens	91	(6)
Sometimes the Answer Is No	97	(4)
Just Give Me a Call Once in a While	101	(6)
Forgiveness	107	(22)
Why Should I Make the First Move?	109	(9)
Seven Times a Righteous Man Falls	118	(4)
No Soul Is Ever Lost	122	(7)
Banishing Fear	129	(16)
It's All for the Best	131	(5)
You Need Only Do, and the Blessing Will Come	136	(4)
Afraid to Live	140	(5)
Compassion	145	(16)
Feeling Your Brother's Pain	147	(6)
Acts of Loving-Kindness	153	(3)
Love Him More	156	(5)
Faith	161	(16)
How Can You Believe?	161	(8)
Putting Yourself on the Line	169	(4)
Do Religious People Also Have Spiritual Conflicts?	173	(4)
Hope	177	(12)
The Shofar of Bergen-Belsen	179	(3)
From the Other End of the Heavens	182	(4)
It's Never Over	186	(3)
Gratitude	189	(12)
The Two Most Important Words	191	(6)
Cast Your Bread upon the Waters	197	(4)
Time	201	(12)
The Holiness of Time	203	(6)
If Only	209	(4)
Gaining Control Over Yourself	213	(30)
Life and Death Are in the Tongue	215	(7)
Overcoming Anger	222	(8)
Overcoming Depression	230	(6)
Overcoming Temptation	236	(7)
Committing to Marriage	243	(30)
Matchmaker, Matchmaker	245	(7)
I Love You, But	252	(13)
There Are Issues	265	(8)
The Sabbath	273	(20)
You Have to Live It	275	(8)
The Magic of Shabbos	283	(10)
Creating a Family	293	(24)
Do I Have to Honor My Father?	295	(12)
Making Marriage Work	307	(10)
The Legacy of Grandparents	317	(14)
The Way Children Remember	319	(7)
In My Grandfather's Footsteps	326	(5)
Epilogue	331	(3)
Author Information	334