ESSAYS| 2019

ESSAYSss| Ahavas Yisroel

Spiritual Oxygen Masks: Chassidic Tools for the Empath in You

Rivka Cohen, Naples, Florida

Ahavas Yisroel / Essays 2019

A fortified city is so-called because a defensive wall surrounds it, defining its borders and safeguarding its inhabitants against the perils of the outside world. People, too, require defense against external influences, and many tend to fortify themselves by erecting emotional walls around their hearts. As we see in the case of a city, a

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Transcending Conflict

Noach Kane, Morristown, New Jersey

Ahavas Yisroel / Essays 2019

We all want healthy, amicable relationships, but most if not all relationships end up involving disagreement and conflict. Deep, genuine disagreements can wound relationships, and, often, trying to resolve a disagreement by talking it out often escalates the conflict and wounds the relationship further. An indirect approach to conflict resolution may be the key to

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Social Belonging in Society
הדרך ליצירת שייכות חברתית אצל ‘השונה והאחר’ בחברה עוברת ב- הכרה במציאות הזולת!

Mishael Elmalem, Jerusalem, Israel

Ahavas Yisroel / Essays 2018

תוכן עניינים: מדוע בחר ר’ זושא ללמוד הוראה ודרכי עבודת ה’ דווקא מגנב ולא מגזלן? מה בין גנב לגזלן הכרה והכרה הדדית להביט אל הבעיה כפי שהיא בשרש הנפש ולא להסתפק בהסרת הסימפטומים כשיש הכרה במציאות הזולת אפשר ללמוד גם מגנב ראיית השונה והאחר בחברה תתאפשר רק על ידי הכרה וקבלת הסובייקטיביות שלו כלים מעשיים

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Letting Go with Love: Resolving the Paradox of Ahavas Yisroel

Sasha Balofsky, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ahavas Yisroel / Essays 2018

Your close friendship has soured into tit-for-tat bursts of fury and verbal abuse. Your romantic relationship has faltered as you realize your partner holds fundamentally different values. Your family member’s deteriorating mental state means that she/he is no longer a healthy or safe person to engage with. How do you let go of the relationship

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