ESSAYS| 2019

ESSAYSss| Emotions & Psychology

To Be or Not To Be and Why It Matters

Shaina Ezagui, Palm Beach Garden, Florida

Essays 2019 / Self Esteem

The most fundamental and ultimate state of being discussed in Chassidic life is humility. Developing humility is the key to replacing depression with an inner joy and self worth allowing for one to go beyond his reality and cultivate a relationship with G-d and the world accordingly. This essay will be primarily based off of

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Going Beyond

Mendel Marcus, Mission Viejo, California

Depression & Sadness / Essays 2019

Depression. A single word, but with quite the baggage. Something humanity at large has been struggling with for centuries, with no sign of reprieve. Quite the contrary, there has been an alarming trend unfolding the world over. The amount of people suffering from depression recently has ballooned significantly. Even more troubling is the state of

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המסגרת היפה ביותר

Meira Nachimovsky, Be'er Sheva, Israel

Essays 2019 / Mindfulness

מבוארבות נכתב על הארת החסידות את אתגרי החיים, על יכולתה למנף קושי לנקודת זינוק, לתרגם ניסיון ל”נס והרמה” ועל אודות התוויית הביטחון כחבל עבות המושך באמצעותו את הטוב אל גדרי עולם העשיה. [1] ואכן, ככל שאנו מתקדמים במסלול החיים בדרכנו אל הגאולה האוטופית, נפתחים בפנינו עוד ועוד אשנבי הבנה והתפכחות, כפנסי אור המשליכים נוגהם על

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Living with Passion

Shterna Sara Scheiner, Montreal, Canada

Essays 2019 / Hopelessness

Apathy Most people have had the experience of hearing someone passionately champion a cause, and thinking, “He’s so into it. I’m not. Where does his excitement come from, and why do not I share it?” When the other shows spirit and zest for Judaism, we might feel a twinge of guilt, because that should be

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הזולת הוא הראי

Chaya Giller, Lod, Israel

Communication / Essays 2019

כדרך לשיפור תקשורת הבין אישית והתוך אישית שלנו מבוא חשיבות הסביבה כמקום מרכזי בחיים שלנו הקושי שעליו מדובר בעבודה זו הוא: פגיעות האדם מפני הסביבה. האדם הוא יצור חברתי, והסביבה תופסת חלק נכבד בחייו. לכל אחד מאתנו לא פעם קורה, שאנו נתקלים באנשים אשר מעוררים בנו רגשות שליליים, כמו שנאה, כעס, עלבון, קנאה, תסכול, ייאוש,

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Self Worth for the Ultimate Self

Mushkie Lipszyc, North Miami, Florida

Essays 2019 / Self Esteem

Striving. That constant desire for something better. Conflicting emotions. The rollercoaster of feelings constantly fluctuating from a happy ego to a depressing self-pity. Never a stable medium of content. Where would the balance of emotions come from? When in our lives does the healthy state of being take its place, and how do we achieve

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Perfecting Connection

Mili Rosenbluh, Spring Valley, New York

Communication / Essays 2019

A young man once approached the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of blessed memory, and asked: “ Rebbe, What is it that you do that makes people from all different backgrounds flock daily to you, to seek blessing and guidance in their life?” With a kind and loving smile, the Rebbe answered,”I try to be a good friend.”

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Joy

Rivky Cohen, Manchester, London

Essays 2019 / Joy and Happiness

Introduction: I chose the topic of simcha because I saw how it personally affected my life and changed the way I dealt with different hard situations. I based my essay on the verse King David writes in the book of Psalms, “Serve G-D with joy, come before Him with jubilation.” Our mission in this world

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Happiness

Joshua Goldhirsch, Melbourne, Australia

Essays 2019 / Joy and Happiness

Dennis Prager, the well-known American radio host, has written a book entitled “Happiness is a serious problem”, and in it, as well as on his radio show “the happiness hour”, he contends that we have a moral obligation, to our family, friends and community, to act happy and behave like we are happy, even if

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