ESSAYS| 2019

ESSAYSss| Stress

ืื“ื ืคื ื™ืžื™ ื•ืจื’ื•ืข

Yaakov Tzvi Kola, Beitar Illit, Israel

Essays 2019 / Stress

ืื—ืช ื”ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืงืฉื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ื“ื•ืจื™ื ื•, ื”ื™ื ื”ื˜ื™ืจื“ื” ื”ืขืฆื•ืžื” ื‘ื” ืฉืจื•ื™ื™ื ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืื“ื. ื”ื”ื”ืชืงื“ืžื•ืช ื”ืžื“ืขื™ืช ื•ื”ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ืืฉืจ ื”ื™ืชื” ืืžื•ืจื” ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ืœื”ืงืœ ืžืขืœื™ื ื• ืืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื•ืœืขืฉื•ืชื ืคืฉื•ื˜ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื’ืจืžื” ืœืžืจื•ืฅ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืœื—ื™ืฅ ื•ืื™ื ืกื˜ื ืกื™ื‘ื™. ื”ืชืื•ืจื” ื”ื—ืฉืžืœื™ืช ื’ื•ืจืžืช ืœื ื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขืจื™ื ืขื“ ืœืฉืขื•ืช ืžืื•ื—ืจื•ืช ืื•ืชื ืœื ืฉื™ืขืจื• ืื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•, ื•ื”ื–ืžื™ื ื•ืช ื”ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ืช ืœืชืงืฉื•ืจืช, ืžืขืžื™ื“ื” ืื•ืชื ื• ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืจื•ื‘

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?ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ ืœืœื ื“ืื’ื•ืช- ื”ื™ื™ืชื›ืŸ

Shoshana Glis, Tel Aviv, Israel

Essays 2019 / Stress

ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ืขืœ ื’ื‘ื ื˜ืจื“ื•ืช ื•ื“ืื’ื•ืช ืงื˜ื ื•ืช ื•ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ื›ืืœื• ื•ืื—ืจื•ืช. ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืœืžืขืฉื” ื›ื•ืจืขื™ื ืชื—ืช ื ื˜ืœ ื–ื”. ืžื•ื˜ืจื“ื™ื ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื. ื”ื—ืœ ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืจื™ ื’ื•ืจืœ ืžืฉืžืขืชื™ื™ื ืžืื“ ื›ื’ื•ืŸ ืžืงื•ื ืžื’ื•ืจื™ื, ืคืจื ืกื”, ืžืฆื™ืืช ื‘ืŸ ื–ื•ื’, ื•ื›ืœื” ื‘ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื ื•ืคืฉื•ื˜ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ื›ืžืขื˜ ื—ืกืจื™ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื›ืžื•- ื”ืชืคืจื™ื˜ ื‘ืืจื•ื—ืช ื”ื‘ื•ืงืจ, ื•ืื™ื–ื” ื–ื•ื’ ื ืขืœื™ื™ื ื›ื“ืื™ ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืœืžืœืชื—ื”… ืื ืฉื™ื

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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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Stress and Prayer

Ahava Lichtenstein, Hanover, Pennsylvania

Essays 2018 / Prayer / Stress

Introduction Stress is an age old affliction. It contributes to emotional disorders such as anxiety, depression, and addiction as well as health issues such as a weak immune system, cancer and heart disease, (may G-d protect us!). But most of all, stress is not fun. What Chassidism brings to the table is prayer. The potential

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You ARE your Struggles

Sara Malka Fox, Pretoria, South Africa

Essays 2018 / Mentor / Stress

The many waters came gushing at him, each one with a heightened force and each one with an ominous name. His arms were flailing as the waters encompassed him. Financial issues, lack of self-esteem, inadequacy, each tidal wave punched him in the stomach and filled him with despair. Drowning. He felt himself succumbing to the

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