ESSAYS| 2019

ESSAYSss| Belief in G-d

“ื›ื›ื”” ื–ื• ืœื ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”

Meir Heber, Kfar Chabad

Belief in G-d / Essays 2019

ื”ืงื“ืžื”: ื”ืงื•ืฉื™ ืœืงื™ื™ื ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ืœืœื ื”ื™ื’ื™ื•ืŸ, ื•ืœืฉืžื•ื— ื‘ืงื™ื•ืžืŸ ื˜ื‘ืข ื”ืื“ื ื”ื•ื, ืฉืœื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื”ื•ื ื ื“ืจืฉ ืœืขืฉื•ืช, ื”ื•ื ืžื—ืคืฉ ื”ืกื‘ืจ. ื”ื•ื ื™ืžื ืข ืžืœืขืฉื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื”ื ืกื™ื‘ื”, ื•ื’ื ืื ื™ืืœืฅ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืื•ืชื, ืžืฆื“ ืฉื™ื›ืจื™ื—ื• ืื•ืชื• ืœืขืฉื•ืชื ื•ื›ื“ื•ืžื” โ€“ ื”ื•ื ื™ืขืฉื” ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœืœื ื—ืฉืง ื•ื—ื™ื•ืช. ื•ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื, ื›ืฉืื‘ ืžืฆื•ื” ืืช ื‘ื ื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื“ื‘ืจ ื›ืœืฉื”ื•, ื”ื ื” ืื ื”ื“ื‘ืจ

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Mind, Heart and Action: a Path to Calm in the Face of the Unknown

Mushka Kaplan, Oak Park, Michigan

Belief in G-d / Essays 2019

I have chosen to write about a topic that isnโ€™t very often addressed in such a form. Iโ€™m writing about a struggle the majority of us have never, thank G-d, and will never, G-d willing, encounter. Iโ€™m writing about the struggle of dealing with a lifetime illness or condition, that seems it can disrupt ones

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Rx Derech Chayim

Michael Dinerman, Atlanta Georgia

Belief in G-d / Essays 2019

Do you know before Whom you stand and who awaits you with open arms? Have you not heard? Were you not told from the very beginning?1 No, I was not told from the very beginning that ื”ืณ runs the world.ย  I was a boor and did not understand.2ย  I grew up in the suburbs, disconnected

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ื”ื’ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืื ื•ืฉื•ืช

Chanania Zohar, Migdal HaEmek, Israel

Belief in G-d / Essays 2019

ืžื‘ื•ื- ื‘ืžืืžืจ ืฉืœืคื ื™ื ื• ื ื ืกื” ืœื‘ืจืจ ืืช ื˜ื‘ืขื• ื•ื˜ื™ื‘ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื‘ื• ืื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื, ื”ืื ื˜ื‘ืข ื”ืื ื•ืฉื•ืช ื•ื”ืขื•ืœื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื• ื”ื•ื ืจืข ืื• ื‘ืขืฆื ื˜ื•ื‘? -ืคืจื•ืœื•ื’- ืกืžื“ืจ, ืžื•ืจื” ืžื•ืฆืœื—ืช ืœืžืชืžื˜ื™ืงื” ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืกืคืจ ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ ื‘ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืœืฆื™ื•ืŸ, ื ืฉื•ืื” ืœื’’ืงื™ ื™ื•ืขืฅ ืคื™ื ื ืกื™ ืžื•ืฆืœื— ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืื–ื•ืจ, ื”ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื ื™ื“ืขื• ืขืœื™ื•ืช ื•ืžื•ืจื“ื•ืช, ืืš ื‘ืขืช ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ืžื•ืจื“ื•ืช. ื›ืขืช ื”ื ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ื’ื™ืจื•ืฉื™ืŸ.

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ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ื‘ื‘ื•ืจื ื›ื›ืœื™ ืžืฉื ื” ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช

Efrat Veber, Beitar Illit, Israel

Belief in G-d / Essays 2019

ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืฉืคืจ ืืช ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ืžื™ื“ืช ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ? ืœื ืงืœ ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื“ื•ืจ ื›ืžื• ืฉืœื ื•. ืœืžืจื•ืช ื›ืœ ื”ืคื™ื ื•ืงื™ื ื•ื”ื”ืงืœื•ืช ืฉื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื”ื‘ื™ืื” ื‘ื›ื ืคื™ื”, ืฉืื‘ื•ืชึพืื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื• ื™ื›ืœื• ืจืง ืœื—ืœื•ื ืขืœื™ื”ื, ื”ืจื™ ืฉื”ืฆื™ืคื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ืœื—ืฅ ื‘ื• ื ืชื•ืŸ ื”ืื“ื ื‘ืŸึพื–ืžื ื ื• ืขื•ื“ ืžืฉื—ืจ ื ืขืจื•ืชื•, ื ืžืฆื ื‘ื™ื—ืก ื”ืคื•ืš ืœืฉืคืข ื‘ื• ื”ื•ื ืžื•ืฆืฃ.ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ื•, ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื“ื ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ื• ื™ื™ื—ืฉื‘ ื›ืžื•ืฆืœื—, ืขืœื™ื• ืœื”ื•ื›ื™ื— ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ื›ืžืขื˜

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How to Ride a Roller Coaster: Discussions from the PICU

Mushky Naparstek, Brooklyn, NY

Belief in G-d / Essays 2018

Three months ago I thought I knew how to ride a roller coaster, now I realize Iโ€™m only learningโ€ฆ Itโ€™s a lesson my almost 3 month old daughter Shaina, in critical condition since birth, has taught me by virtue of being and fighting. Medical staff, family, friends, strangers and fellow PICU parents alike have joined

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Facing Life’s Challenges with an Aleph

Mushka Rivkin, New Orleans, Louisiana

Belief in G-d / Essays 2018 / Personal Growth

THE DARK SIDE One person struggles to make ends meet. Another has health concerns. One individual deals with tough relationships. And yet another is grappling with emotional issues. Each one seeks solutions and works to get past the shadow that envelops his life. Unfortunately, circumstances do not always work out the way we try to

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G-d’s Dream

Akiva Greenbaum, Ewing, New Jersey

Belief in G-d / Chassidic Thoughts / Essays 2018

Life is full of challenges and one can find endless advice on how to remain healthy psychologically and emotionally. A popular suggestion includes strengthening ones faith and connection to G-d. The world of recovery for example, emphasizes greatly the importance of surrendering to a higher power to overcome addiction[1]. When it comes to anxiety and

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