The Jewish Soul on Fire
Esther Jungreis
1982
In 1972, during the week that my eldest son, Yisroel, was to be Bar Mitzvaed, I received an invitation to address a convention of college students. Normally, I would have immediately accepted, but under the circumstances, I just didn’t see how I could manage. Yisroel’s Bar Mitzva was to take place on Labor Day, and the convention was scheduled for…
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