ESSAYS| 2015

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When Failure Is Really Success

by Sholom Kesselman

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest We all fail every now and then. We fall victim to impulses like temptation and pride and we make poor choices that we know are wrong. With time, these failures add up and we find ourselves “shlepping” them along throughout life, like heavy baggage weighing down on our consciousnesses. In the case of

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Mending Broken Vessels

by Dina Hendel

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest Healing Parenting Advice How do I deal with a challenging child?  How can I educate a resistant student? How do I reach out to a rebellious teenager or adult?  And, perhaps most personally, how can I rebound when I feel disillusioned or disappointed with myself? These are questions that many of us grapple

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Against Our Nature, But The Ultimate Pleasure

by Zvi Lipchik

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest If you would ask a thousand people: “What is something that you wish that you didn’t have to do, and you hate doing, but you do it anyway, because it is necessary?” You would probably get some interesting answers.  One answer which you’d almost never hear is “nothing.” As adults, we have accepted

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Effecting Change

by Chanie Wilhelm

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest Why Knowledge Really IS Power Nearly 45% of Americans make New Year’s resolutions. Of these, a full 25% can’t stick with them past one week. And just 8% of those resolutions are actually achieved.1  A resolution is usually a commitment to self-improvement2, which necessitates a change from the status quo. It is obvious, then,

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להכיר, להעריך, לנתב: מבט חסידי-יישומי על AD(H)D — הפרעת קשב וריכוז
A Chassidic Approach to AD(H)D- Powerful Energies in Small Containers

by Shifi Goldfarb

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest Finalist מבוא- תקציר נתקלים בה בכל אוכלוסיה, בכל גיל, כמעט בכל כיתה בבתי הספר. למעלה מ7% מאוכלוסיית הילדים בארה”ב מטופלים תרופתית בניסיון להתמודד איתה. יהיו שיכנו אותה ‘התסמונת של הדור’- הפרעת קשב וריכוז, AD(H)D . הסובלים מההפרעה מתארים תחושת תסכול קבוע המלווה אותם במשך חייהם, תחושה של פוטנציאל גבוה מהרגיל המלווה, באופן פרדוקסלי,

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The Power Of Thought

by Nechama Laber

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest Are the thoughts that enter our mind a natural result of what is happening in our lives? Is negative thinking limiting our success and overshadowing all the good we have in our lives? Is it possible to master control over our thoughts? Are we afraid of failure and criticism?  If left unchecked,

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להתחתן כל יום מחדש
Perpetual Marriage

by Yeshayah Marantz

Essays 2015

sMyLife Essay Contest סוד הרומנטיקה על פי החסידות: כיצד אפשר להימנע משחיקה בחיי הנישואין, כך שהקשר רק ילך ויתעצם? מבוא: חסידות חב”ד מלמדת כיצד לבנות מערכת יחסים עם הקב”ה 1. לצד זאת היא גם מלמדת אותנו שהמציאות הכללית של זוגיות בעל ואשה נובעת ומשתקפת מהזוגיות שלנו עם הקב”ה 2. מכך מובן שהמודל שהחסידות מציעה בקשר ליחסים

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Fiery Time, Quality Time

by Dan Lewin

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest Run and Return for Love’s Sake In our closest relationships, we seek the freshness and passion that fueled the initial bond, and the support and partnership that creates practical benefits and long-term value. Yet with long- distance living, long work hours, and the distraction and addiction of media and technology, so many relationships

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Anxiety And Chassidus

by Yossef Malkin

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest I’ve been living with anxiety for a long part of my life. Since anxiety comes so naturally, I became conscious of the dysfunction that it brings only once I was married and dealing with responsibilities for my own family. I apply teachings and insights from chasidus to deal with my condition. Here is

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Oneness

by Michoel Goldman

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest Overview: This essay will discuss the Chasidic theme of oneness, displaying the foundational shift and profound impact this seemingly abstract concept has, when taken from the realm of the conceptual to experiential. It is literally life-changing. More specifically: (what I’ve coined as) The Duality of Oneness – is an aspect within the

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