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the accident. My daughters poured out showed her an article with a photo of counselor, what we needed most was
their pain. Rebbetzin Jungreis comfort- Yonah that had been printed in the spiritual assistance and compassion.
ed them and gave them a special bless- Jerusalem Post. She understood right Rebbetzin Jungreis was that spiritual
ing. She told them that they would both away what a special young man Yonah leader who came to our rescue and
become pregnant close to each other, was and how his personality and the reached out to us.
and they would both give birth to boys. kindness in his life impacted many peo-
She further instructed them to name ple in Israel and the United States. The next year, both of my daughters in
their future sons Yonah after their fact gave birth to sons, and both were
brother. She gave us more than solace. She named Yonah. The first grandson, Yonah
gave us a possible explanation for our Yehoshua Simcha, was born on Yom
But Rebbetzin Jungreis didn’t stop son’s tragic death, something that I could Ha’Atzma’ut and named to reflect his
there. She said to my daughters, “If both embrace and accept even in pain. She namesake’s warm smile and happy per-
of you are in such pain, can you imagine told us that perhaps Yonah was a “gilgul,” sonality. The second grandson was born
the pain your parents are in? Please con- a lofty soul who came back to this world a few months later and named Yonah
tact your parents and tell them to come to fulfill a mission that his neshama had Yisrael, reflecting my son’s love for the
and see me.” not completed in his previous life. Land of Israel.
Perhaps that was why Yonah was in a
When my daughters gave me this hurry to study in Israel, get married, and Rebbetzin Jungreis was a true
message, I couldn’t believe it. Rebbetzin have a child in Israel so that he could tzadekes, righteous woman, whose bless-
Jungreis cared about us and our tragedy, complete his mission by just 24 years of ing to my daughters was fulfilled. She was
and she wanted to see us. We immediate- age. a remarkable spiritual leader who made a
ly made an appointment to speak with difference to so many – not only because
her. Somehow this explanation calmed of her ability to clearly articulate her
our sorrowful hearts. Rebbetzin Jungreis knowledge of Torah but also because of
We went to Manhattan with one of our was the only one who cared to really com- her genuine concern for every single
daughters, and there was a long line of fort us after shiva. She was the only one Jew.◆
people waiting to speak with the who beckoned us to come. Many others
Rebbetzin after her Hineni class. didn’t connect with our grief, which limit- Freda Goldman lives in Baltimore. This
Nonetheless, we were ushered in rather ed the comfort they were able to provide. article is reprinted with permission from
quickly to see her. She listened attentive- While some advised us to seek out a grief the award-winning website Aish.com.
ly while we tearfully retold the tragedy. We
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their pain. Rebbetzin Jungreis comfort- Yonah that had been printed in the spiritual assistance and compassion.
ed them and gave them a special bless- Jerusalem Post. She understood right Rebbetzin Jungreis was that spiritual
ing. She told them that they would both away what a special young man Yonah leader who came to our rescue and
become pregnant close to each other, was and how his personality and the reached out to us.
and they would both give birth to boys. kindness in his life impacted many peo-
She further instructed them to name ple in Israel and the United States. The next year, both of my daughters in
their future sons Yonah after their fact gave birth to sons, and both were
brother. She gave us more than solace. She named Yonah. The first grandson, Yonah
gave us a possible explanation for our Yehoshua Simcha, was born on Yom
But Rebbetzin Jungreis didn’t stop son’s tragic death, something that I could Ha’Atzma’ut and named to reflect his
there. She said to my daughters, “If both embrace and accept even in pain. She namesake’s warm smile and happy per-
of you are in such pain, can you imagine told us that perhaps Yonah was a “gilgul,” sonality. The second grandson was born
the pain your parents are in? Please con- a lofty soul who came back to this world a few months later and named Yonah
tact your parents and tell them to come to fulfill a mission that his neshama had Yisrael, reflecting my son’s love for the
and see me.” not completed in his previous life. Land of Israel.
Perhaps that was why Yonah was in a
When my daughters gave me this hurry to study in Israel, get married, and Rebbetzin Jungreis was a true
message, I couldn’t believe it. Rebbetzin have a child in Israel so that he could tzadekes, righteous woman, whose bless-
Jungreis cared about us and our tragedy, complete his mission by just 24 years of ing to my daughters was fulfilled. She was
and she wanted to see us. We immediate- age. a remarkable spiritual leader who made a
ly made an appointment to speak with difference to so many – not only because
her. Somehow this explanation calmed of her ability to clearly articulate her
our sorrowful hearts. Rebbetzin Jungreis knowledge of Torah but also because of
We went to Manhattan with one of our was the only one who cared to really com- her genuine concern for every single
daughters, and there was a long line of fort us after shiva. She was the only one Jew.◆
people waiting to speak with the who beckoned us to come. Many others
Rebbetzin after her Hineni class. didn’t connect with our grief, which limit- Freda Goldman lives in Baltimore. This
Nonetheless, we were ushered in rather ed the comfort they were able to provide. article is reprinted with permission from
quickly to see her. She listened attentive- While some advised us to seek out a grief the award-winning website Aish.com.
ly while we tearfully retold the tragedy. We
118 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
