For over forty years, Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis has been a globetrotting spokeswoman for Judaism. Whether counseling a searching soul or addressing a packed house in Madison Square Garden, her message is elegantly universal, while simultaneously addressing the specific needs of contemporary Jews. In Life is a Test, the Rebbetzin's uncompromising convictions, her insights on faith, her soul-stirring wisdom, and her palpable love of all people saturate every word.
Life is a Test is really three audiobooks in one, each bearing a particular focus to help listeners find the hidden significance in challenging circumstances. The audiobook begins with tests of self-discovery and then examines the challenging realm of interpersonal relationships, concluding with a section on perceiving Divine Design in the big picture of global events, as well as in one's own world. Regardless of age or experience, people of all persuasions will find meaningful substance in Life is a Test. Rebbetzin Jungreis has captured many of our deep-seated questions, and has graciously provided us with a decipherable answer key.
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"If you're Jewish, then you mus have this book. It's very inspiring. Esther and her family are holocaust survivors. Esther teaches with life examples mixing spirituality, Jewish Torah knowledge and great insight. Very eye opening and interesting book."
— Daniel (4 out of 5 stars)
" Everyone can learn something from this book. "
— Karen, 5/16/2013" Wonderful for conquering the changes of life. "
— Glittervomit, 7/28/2012" Such an inspiring book. If you are having some struggles in life it's a great book to read. "
— Molly, 7/5/2010" people of all faiths will be enriched by reading this book. "
— Mary, 12/18/2009" Such an inspiring book. If you are having some struggles in life it's a great book to read. "
— Molly, 8/9/2008" people of all faiths will be enriched by reading this book. "
— Mary, 6/29/2008Esther Jungreis came to the United States after surviving the Nazis Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. To counter the spiritual holocaust among Jews around the world, she founded Hineni, a pioneering outreach organization that reconnects Jews to their rich and dynamic Jewish heritage. She writes a weekly column for the Jewish Press, the world’s most widely circulated Anglo-Jewish newspaper. Her weekly Hineni program is the longest running Jewish broadcast in America, and thousands have attended her Torah classes in Manhattan. She is the author of bestsellers such as Jewish Soul on Fire, The Committed Life, and The Committed Marriage.
Alice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including The Marriage of Opposites, Practical Magic, The Red Garden, the Oprah’s Book Club selection Here on Earth, The Museum of Extraordinary Things, and The Dovekeepers. Her short fiction and nonfiction works have appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe Magazine, Kenyon Review, Redbook, Architectural Digest, Gourmet, Self, and others. Her novel Practical Magic was made into a major motion picture starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman; her young adult novel Aquamarine was made into a movie in 2006.