ESSAYS| 2016

ESSAYSss| Essays 2016

“SET” for Success: Life-Changing Chassidic Tools

By Nechama Dina Hendel, New Haven, Connecticut

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016 Contemporary Issue: Searching for Success Success is one of the most desired human attainments.ย  If you google โ€œsuccess,โ€ hundreds of books and articles will surface, proving how widely its formula is sought after and explored. And, yet, it often seems elusive.ย  Many people struggle with failure at work, disappointment in relationships,

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ืื•ืจื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœื™ื
Maintaining and Salvaging Relationships

By Chaim Heber, Be'er Sheva, Israel

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016 ื”ืงื“ืžื” ืกื™ื˜ื•ืืฆื™ื”: ืžืชื ื” ืฉื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœื” ืœืงื•ื ืคืœื™ืงื˜ ื”ื™ื™ืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉืžืชื ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœื’ื™ืจื•ืฉื™ืŸ? ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉืงืจื” ืœื™ื•ื ื™ ื•ื™ื•ื ื™ืช. ื”ื ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืœื™ื™ืขื•ืฅ ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ, ื›ืฆืขื“ ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืœืคื ื™ ืคื™ืจื•ืง ื”ื–ื•ื’ื™ื•ืช. ื”ื™ื•ืขืฅ ื ื™ืกื” ืœืœื›ืช ืื—ื•ืจื” ื•ืœื‘ืจืจ ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ื”ื›ืœ ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ. ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืคื’ื™ืฉื” ื™ื•ื ื™ ื ืฉื‘ืจ ื•ืกื™ืคืจ ื‘ืคื ื™ื ืžื›ื•ืจื›ืžื•ืช ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืงื ื” ืœื” ืชื›ืฉื™ื˜ ื™ื•ืงืจืชื™ ืžื–ื”ื‘ ืžื™ื“ ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื—ืชื•ื ื”. ื™ื•ื ื™ืช ื”ื’ื™ื‘ื”

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The Soul: A Source of Inherent Self Worth

By Shaul Wolf, Brooklyn, NY

Essays 2016 / Student Winners

MyLife Essay Contest 2016 Abstract: Anxiety is the most common mental health condition in the USA, closely followed by depression. A staggering 40 million adults are effected by anxiety disorders โ€“ 18% of the population, and an equally unsettling 14.8 million adults are effected by depression โ€“ 6.7% of the population. Tens of billions of

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Loneliness: Fate or Destiny?

By Levi Liberow, Brooklyn, NY

Essays 2016

The Man of Faith is Lonely No More MyLife Essay Contest 2016 As a growing adolescent in a Lubavitch family, I developed a curiosity to explore other paths and philosophies within Judaism. One of the most fascinating pieces of work that I came across was the late Rabbi J. B. Soloveitchikโ€™s โ€“ (โ€œthe Ravโ€) monumental

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ื”ื‘ื™ื ื•ื ื™: ืงื‘ืœื” ืขืฆืžื™ืช ื›ื“ืจืš ืœืจื™ืคื•ื™ ื”ื ืคืฉ ื‘ืขื™ื“ืŸ ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™
Perfectly Imperfect: Self-acceptance for calm living

By Sholom Ber Crombie, Jerusalem, Israel

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016 ืžื‘ื•ื: ื. ื ื“ืžื” ื›ื™ ื”ืืชื’ืจ ื”ืžืจื›ื–ื™ ืขื™ืžื• ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ ื”ืžื™ืŸ ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ ื‘ืžืื” ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืื—ืช, ืžืชืžืงื“ ื‘ืขื™ืกื•ืง ื‘ืฉืืœื” ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ืื“ื ืœื—ื•ืฉ ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ื’ืฉืžื”, ืžืœืื•ืช ืคื ื™ืžื™ืช ื•ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช, ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ ื”ืชื•ื‘ืขื ื™, ื”ืžื˜ื™ืฃ ืœืžืฆืœื™ื—ื ื•ืช, ื”ื’ืฉืžื” ืขืฆืžื™ืช ื•ืงืจื™ื™ืจื”. ืœืžืขืฉื” ืื ื ื‘ื—ืŸ ืœืขื•ืžืง ืžื” ืžืฉืจืชื™ื ื›ืœ ืื•ืชื ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช, ื ื’ืœื” ื›ื™ ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช, ื”ืžืœืื•ืช ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™ืช ื•ื”ื”ื’ืฉืžื” ื”ืขืฆืžื™ืช, ื”ื™ื ื ืจืง

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ืžื—ืฉื‘ืช ื”ื”ื™ืคื•ืš ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื™ืช
5 Clear Steps to Make Problems Work for You

By Menachem Mendel Fromer, Haifa, Israel

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016 ื›ืš ืชื”ืคื›ื• ืืช ื”ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื ืœืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื™ื›ื!   ืคืชื™ื—ื”: ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืœื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื’ื™ืฉื” ื”ืจื’ื™ืœื” ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœืœ, ื•ื‘ืคืจื˜ ื”ื’ื™ืฉื” ื”ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ื‘ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืจื’ืฉื™ื•ืช – ืžื—ื•ืœืงืช ืœืฉืชื™ื™ื: ืชืงื™ืคืช ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื™ืฉื™ืจ. ื”ื“ื—ืงื”, ืขืงื™ืคื” ื•ื”ืชืขืœืžื•ืช ืžื”ื‘ืขื™ื”. ื‘ื’ื™ืฉื” ื–ื• ืžืกืคืจ ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช: 1.ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ืขืœื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ืฉืืจ ืื• ืืฃ ืœื”ื—ืจื™ืฃ (ื‘ืคืจื˜ ื‘ื’ื™ืฉื” ืฉืœ ืžืœื—ืžื” ื™ืฉื™ืจื”,

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ืฉืžื—ื” โ€“ “ืขืงืจื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื•ื“ืื•ืช” ืฉ”ืคื•ืจืฅ ื’ื“ืจ”
Authentic Joy Is within Reach and It Changes Everything

By Yeshaya Marantz, Safed, Israel

Essays 2016 / Student Winners

MyLife Essay Contest 2016 ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื’ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื‘ืืžืช ื™ืฉ ืขืœ ืžื” ืœืฉืžื•ื—, ื•ืœื ืจืง ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉืžื—. ืœืืžืฅ ื”ืฉืงืคืช ืขื•ืœื ืฉืžื—ื” ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืจืง ืœื”ืชืืžืฅ ืœืฉืžื•ื—. ืœืคืขืžื™ื, ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฆืืช ืžื”ืขืฆื‘ื•ืช ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืฆืืช ืžืขืฆืžืš, ืื‘ืœ, ืืคืฉืจ ื’ื ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืก ืœืฉืžื—ื” ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืฉืชื™ื›ื ืก ืœืขืฆืžืš ื”ืืžื™ืชื™. ื•ืื–, ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉืžื—, ื”ืฉืืœื” ืชื”ื™ื” ืขืœ ืžื” ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขืฆื•ื‘

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ืžื”ื•ืชื• ืฉืœ ื”-‘ืžืฉืคื™ืข’ ื”ื™ื ื” ืœื“ืขืช ืœื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœื—ื‘ื•ืจ
On Mentoring: Listening to Connect and Hearing between the Lines

By Mishael Almalem, Ramot, Israel

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016 ืžื‘ื: “ืขืฉื” ืœืš ืจื‘”, ื”ื•ื ืฆื™ื•ื•ื™ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื•ืื—ืช ืžื™ืฉืจืืœ, ืžืงื˜ืŸ ื•ืขื“ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืœืงื‘ืœ ืขืœื™ื• ื•ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืœื• ืจื‘. ื”ื•ืจืื” ื–ื• ื”ื™ื ื ื•ืกืฃ ืขืœ ื”ื•ืจืืช ื”ืžืฉื ื” “ืื™ื–ื”ื• ื—ื›ื ื”ืœื•ืžื“ ืžื›ืœ ืื“ื”, ืฉื’ื ืžื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ื—ื›ื ื’ื“ื•ืœ, ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ื•ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžืื—ืจื™ื, ื•ืขื“ ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžื›ืœ ืื“ืย  – ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื’ื ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื“-“ืจื‘”,

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A Chassidic Take on โ€œThe Four Letter Wordโ€ ยญ

By Avremel Vogel, Brooklyn, NY

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2015   Love. Probably the singleยญ most abused word in the modern world. In secular circles, it gets flung around like the words โ€œhelloโ€ and โ€œgoodbyeโ€. In more Orthodox circles, it just doesnโ€™t get used enough. Like it or not, โ€œloveโ€ is the craze of the modern world. Everyone is looking for

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Encountering Youยญ

By Rikkie Winner, Brooklyn, NY

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2015   What youโ€™re truly made of and why this makes you the most important creation on Earth. The Empty Campaign โ€œI love lifting weights becauseโ€ฆ I feel strong. I feel empowered.โ€ These were the words of a woman in the cast of the Lean Cuisine #WeighThis Campaign. If youโ€™re going to

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