ESSAYS| 2019

ESSAYSss| Emotions & Psychology

Apathy – Who Cares?

Shaina Slavin, Sydney, Australia

Essays 2019 / Hopelessness

The feeling of love cannot be explained, it must be experienced. The same is true about the feeling of emptiness. This essay will first explore the metaphysics of Chassidus as explained in โ€œChassidim v’anshei maaseh Eterโ€[1] authored by Rโ€™ Sholom Dov Ber the fifth Chabad Rebbe. We will then explore ideas drawn from select Chassidic

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Back and Forth

Chana Lazar, London, England

Depression & Sadness / Essays 2019 / Personal Growth

A dark shadow may be clouding oneโ€™s day. The shadow cast by the guilt of oneโ€™s past. One is jammed in place because of past memories of bad choices, the mistakes made, the words that shouldnโ€™t have been said, and actions of embarrassment. Toying with oneโ€™s mind the past rears its ugly head repeating old

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Iโ€™m Not a Doormat; The Quality of Self Confidence

Sarale Benshimon, Montreal, Canada

Essays 2019 / Self Esteem

Many people today suffer from a lack of self-confidence. Statistics show that seven out of every ten girls believe they are not good enough or do not measure up in some way.[1] Over the course of the century, many studies have shown the importance and the need for self-confidence. There is no question on the

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ื“ื—ืฃ ืžื•ืœ ื“ื—ืง

Orya Maimon, Yokneam Illit, Israel

Essays 2019 / Stress

ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืชื•ื“ืขืชื™ ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ื™ืขื™ืœื” ืขื ืžืฆื‘ื™ ืœื—ืฅ ืžื‘ื•ื ื‘ืฉื™ื— ื”ื™ื•ื ื™ื•ืžื™ ืื ื• ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ืžื•ื ื— “ืœื—ืฅ” ื‘ืงื•ื ื•ื˜ืฆื™ื” ืฉืœื™ืœื™ืช, ืืš ืœื—ืฅ ื”ื•ื ืžืฆื‘ ื ื•ืจืžื˜ื™ื‘ื™ ื•ืืฃ ืžื™ื˜ื‘ื™, ืื ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืืœื™ื• ื ื›ื•ืŸ. ืœื—ืฅ ืžื™ื˜ื‘ื™ ืžืขื•ืจืจ ืื•ืชื ื• ืœืขืฉื™ื”, ืœืขื•ืžืช ืชืช ืœื—ืฅ ืื• ื™ืชืจ ืœื—ืฅ ื”ืขืœื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉืชืง ืื•ืชื ื•. ื›ืืฉืจ ืื ื—ื ื• ืคื•ื’ืฉื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ื• ืžืฆื‘ ื”ืฉื•ื‘ืจ ืืช ืฉื’ืจืช ื—ื™ื™ื ื• ื•ืžืื™ื™ื ืขืœื™ื”, ื™ืฉ ื‘ืืคืฉืจื•ืชื ื•

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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœึฐื”ึดืชึฐืงึทืฉึตืโ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€โ€ืจ, ืื•ืœื™ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื ึฐืชึทืงึฐืฉึตืืจ

Mushka Malka Dekel, Yokneam, Israel

Communication / Essays 2019

ื”ื“ืจืš ืœืฉื™ืคื•ืจ ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ื‘ืžืื” ื”21 ื‘ืจืื™ ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื™ื•ื ืžืคืจืš, ื™ื•ืฆืืช ืื™ืฉื” ืขื ื‘ืขืœื” ืœื”ืœื™ื›ื”, ืฉื•ื˜ื—ืช ื‘ืคื ื™ื• ืืช ื”ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืขื•ืžื“ื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืคืจืง ื•ืžืชื™ื™ืขืฆืช ืขื™ืžื• ืื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ื”ืชื ื”ืœื•ืช ืขื ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื•ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”. ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืฉื™ื—ื” ื”ื‘ืขืœ ืฉื•ืืœ ืฉืืœื•ืช, ืžื’ื™ื‘ ืžืขื˜ ื•ืžืจื•ื›ื–, ื•ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืฉื™ื—ื” ืคื•ืœื˜ “ืžื” ืืžืจืช?” ืœืชื“ื”ืžืชื” ืžื’ืœื” ื”ืื™ืฉื” ืฉืขื“ ืœืจื’ืข ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขืœื” ืขืกื•ืง ื‘ืฉื™ื—ืช ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ…

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ืชื•ื›ื—ื” ืžืœื‘ ืืœ ืœื‘ โ€“ ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื”

Chana Esther Cohen, Ocean City, Maryland

Communication / Essays 2019

ืขื™ื•ืŸ ื ืจื—ื‘ ื‘ืžืฆื™ืืช ื”ื“ืจืš ื”ื ื›ื•ื ื” ืœื‘ื™ืงื•ืจืช ื‘ื•ื ื” ื•ืžื•ืขื™ืœื”. ืื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื˜ื•ืขื™ื ืœืคืขืžื™ื, ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ืจื™ ืœื ืžื•ืฉืœืžื™ื, ื•ื’ื ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ื ื• ืœื ืžืžืฉ ืžืœืื›ื™ื, ื•ื™ืฉ ืžืฆื‘ื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืฆื•ืจืš ื‘ื ืชื™ื ืช ืชื•ื›ื—ื” – ืœืขื•ืจืจ ืืช ื”ื–ื•ืœืช ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื˜ืขื•ืŸ ืืฆืœื• ืฉื™ืคื•ืจ. ืื‘ืœ ืื ื ืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ืœืจื’ืข ื‘ืžืงืจื™ื ืฉืจืื™ื ื• ืื• ื—ื•ื•ื™ื ื• ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ื ื’ืœื” ืฉืœื ืชืžื™ื“ ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ื”ืชื•ื›ื—ื” ื”ื™ื• ืจืฆื•ื™ื•ืช,

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ืžื™ ืฉื ืคื” ืœืื“ื

Menachem Mendel Amiti, Jerusalem, Israel

Essays 2019 / Self Esteem

ื”ื ืชื™ื‘ ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื™ ืœื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืฉื•ื˜ืฃ “ืื™ืš ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœืš ืฆื“ื™ืง?” – “ืืžืžืž.. ืžืข – – ืžืž..” – “ืžื”, ืฉื›ื—ืช ืื™ืš ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœืš?..” – “ืง.. ืง.. ืงื•.. ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื™โ€ฆ” – “ืื•ืคืก ืกืœื™ื—ื”.. ื”ื›ืœ ื˜ื•ื‘… ืงื— ืื•ื•ื™ืจโ€ฆ ืžื™ืœื” ืžื™ืœื”, ืœืื˜ ืœืื˜, ืชื”ื™ื” ืจื’ื•ืข..” ืœื. ื”ื•ื ืœื ืฉื›ื— ืื™ืš ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื•, ื”ื•ื ืจืง ืงืฆืช ืžืชื‘ื™ื™ืฉ, ืงืฆืช ืœื—ื•ืฅ, ืกืžื•ืง ืœื—ื™ื™ื, ืžืกืชื‘ืš

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ืื’ื•ืื™ื–ื – ืžื‘ืขื™ื” ืืœ ืคืชืจื•ื ื”

Levi Wilhelm, Tzat, Israel

Essays 2019 / Finalists / Self Esteem

ื‘ืžืืžืจ ื–ื” ื ื“ื•ืŸ ื‘ื‘ืขื™ื” ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ื™ื“ื•ืขื”, ื”ื ืคื•ืฆื” ื‘ืงืจื‘ ื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื™ื” ื”ื›ืœืœ-ืขื•ืœืžื™ืช, ื•ื ืฆื™ืข ืžืกืคืจ ื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ื—ืกื™ื“ื™ื•ืช – ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืชืŸ ื ืกืคืง ืžืขื ื” ื”ื•ืœื ืฉื™ืคืชื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ืžืฉื•ืจืฉื”. ื‘ืžืืžืจ ื ืขืฉื” ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืžื•ื ื—ื™ “ืžื˜ืคืœ” ื•”ืžื˜ื•ืคืœ”, ื–ืืช ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืช ืœื“ื™ื•ืŸ ืฆื•ืจื” ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ืฉืชืงืœ ื‘ื”ื‘ื ืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื•ืชืืคืฉืจ ืฉื™ื— ื‘ืจื•ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ; ืื•ืœื ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ื•ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืฉื”ืžืืžืจ ืžืชืื™ื ื’ื ืœื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ืขืฆืžื™. ื‘ื—ืœืง ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืฉืœ ื”ืžืืžืจ ื ื“ืจืฉืช

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ืžื•ื“ืœ ื.ื‘.ื. – ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื” ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื™ืช ืœื”ืคืจืขื•ืช ื”ื—ืจื“ื” ื‘ืขื•ืœืžื ื• ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™

Menachem Mendel Dekel, Yokne-am, Israel

Anxiety & Fear / Essays 2019 / Finalists

ืžื‘ื•ื ืœื›ื•ืœื ื• ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืื ื•ืฉ, ื™ื•ืฆื ืœื—ื•ื•ืช ืกื•ื’ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ื•’ืจื’ืขื™ื’ ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื—ื™ื™ื ื•. ืž’ืจื’ืขื™ื’ ืงื˜ื ื™ื ื•ืฉื•ืœื™ื™ื ืฉื ื“ื—ืงื™ื ืื™-ืฉื ืœืžืขืžืงื™ ื”ืชื•ื“ืขื”, ื•ืขื“ ืœ’ืจื’ืขื™ื’ ื•ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช ืจื‘ื™-ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉื ืฆืจื‘ื™ื ื•ืžื•ืชื™ืจื™ื ืืช ืจื™ืฉื•ืžืŸ ื‘ื ืคืฉื ื• ืœืื•ืจืš ืฉื ื™ื. ื‘ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื ืื ื• ื—ื•ื•ื™ื ื•ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื, ื ื”ื ื™ื, ืžืชื‘ืืกื™ื ื•.. ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื™ื ื”ืœืื”, ื‘ืฉื’ืจืช ื—ื™ื™ื ื•. ืืš ืœื ืœืขื•ืœื ื—ื•ืกืŸ, ื™ืฉื ื ืžืงืจื™ื ื”ื—ื•ื‘ื˜ื™ื ื‘ื”ื›ืจืชื ื• ื‘ืขื•ืฆืžื” ื›ื” ืจื‘ื”, ืขื“

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Chassidic Lessons on Growing through Trauma

Aharon Zev Moshel, Melbourne, Australia

Emotions & Psychology / Essays 2019 / Finalists

There are very few, if any, people who have not or will not face some measure of trauma in their lives. Snakes and scorpions litter the path of life. Obstacles are an inseparable feature of any journey. Decay is fact of the Universe. But so is growth. The same applies on an individual level. Tโ€‹here

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