ESSAYS| 2018

ESSAYSss| Essays 2018

Not On Our Own

Byย Shlomo Sherman, Las Vegas, Nevada

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 Amidst todayโ€™s cornucopia of vices, foibles, compulsions and addictions, many have been searching for a solution, for some trick or life-hack, to free them from the clutches of destructive habits and behavior. How do we break out of this loop? How do we take the next meaningful step toward fulfilling our

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The Positive Side of Atheism and the Way to Reveal It ื”ืฆื“ ื”ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™ ืฉื‘ืืชืื™ื–ื ื•ื”ื“ืจืš ืœื’ืœื•ืช ื–ืืช

Byย Dovid Rub, Chaifa, Israel

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MyLife Essay Contest 2018 ืžื‘ื•ื ื”ืžืืžืจ ื”ื ื•ื›ื—ื™ ื™ืขืกื•ืง ื‘ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืชื•ืคืขืช ื”ืืชืื™ื–ื ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ ื‘ืจืื™ ืชื•ืจืช ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช ื•ื›ืŸ ืขืœ ื“ืจื›ื™ ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื™ืขื™ืœื”. ื”ืืžื•ื ื” ื‘ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ื”โ€™ ื•ื™ื—ื•ื“ื• ื™ื“ืขื” ืขืœื™ื•ืช ื•ืžื•ืจื“ื•ืช ืจื‘ื™ื ื›ืคื™ ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ืชื™ืืจ ื”ืจืžื‘โ€ื(1) ื‘ืกืคืจื• ื‘ืืจื•ื›ื” ืืช ื”ื˜ืขื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉื˜ืขื• ื‘ื ื™ ื”ื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ื›ืœ ื“ื•ืจ ื•ื”ื˜ืขื•ืช ืฉืœื•. ื”ื•ืคืขืช ื”ืืชืื™ื–ื ื‘ื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ื•ื”ื ื” ืื ื‘ื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ืงื•ื“ืžื™ื ื”ืขื™ื•ื•ืชื™ื ื‘ืžื™ืฉื•ืจ

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The Struggle is Real: Using Chassidus to Reframe Challenges

By Chana Colin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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MyLife Essay Contest 2018 Challenging life events are commonplace in the human experience. Some individuals are more prone to experiencing struggleโ€“as a result of geographic location, social status and environment, among various other factorsโ€“and some endure more seemingly severe struggles than others, which, Chassidic thought explains, is relative to the individualโ€™s ability to handle the

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Overcoming Lifes Challenges with Emunah and Bitachon

By Esti Loeub, Vancouver, British Columbia

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MyLife Essay Contest 2018 Unfortunately there are many external and internal challenges that we all face, yet some people seem to be presented with more painful situations and challenges in life than others. How do we stay strong in the face of these challenges? This essay will discuss the methods that Chassidus teaches us how

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Eating Properly According to Chassidus ืื›ื™ืœื” ื ื›ื•ื ื” ื‘ื“ืจืš ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช

Byย Elsholom Tov Naor, Mitzpa Ilan, Israel

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MyLife Essay Contest 2018 โ€œืœื ืจืขื‘ ืœืœื—ื ื•ืœื ืฆืžื ืœืžื™ืโ€- ืขืœ ืื›ื™ืœื” ื ื›ื•ื ื” ื‘ื“ืจืš ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช ื–ื›ื™ื ื• ื•ืื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื™ื“ืŸ ื”ืฉืคืข. ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ื›ืžืขื˜ ื›ืœ ืขื™ืกื•ืงื• ืฉืœ ื”ืื“ื ืกื‘ื‘ ื”ืฆื•ืจืš ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืžืกืคื™ืง ืคืจื ืกื” ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืฉื”ื•ื ื•ื‘ื ื™ ื‘ื™ืชื• ืœื ื™ื’ื•ื•ืขื• ื‘ืจืขื‘. ืœืขื•ืžืช ื–ืืช, ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ืื•ื›ืœ ืžืฆื•ื™ ื‘ืฉืคืข ืจื‘ ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื, ื•ืœืจื•ื‘ ื–ื”ื• ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ืžื” ื‘ื›ืš ืœื”ืฉื™ื’

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The Enemy Within: The Psychological Challenges of our Time ื ืกื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื–ืžื ื ื•: ื”ื•ืขืžื“ ื“ื‘ืจ ืœื”ืขืœื™ื ื•ืœืžื ื•ืข

By ย Anna Kara-Ivanov,ย Maaleh Adumim,ย Israel

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MyLife Essay Contest 2018 ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืคื•ืขืœ ื‘ืขื™ื“ืŸ ืฉืœ ืจื•ื•ื—ื” ื—ืกืจืช ืชืงื“ื™ื. ืœืจื•ื‘ื ื• ื”ืžื›ืจื™ืข ื™ืฉ ืงื•ืจืช ื’ื’, ืื•ื›ืœ ื‘ืžืงืจืจ, ื‘ื’ื“ื™ื ื‘ืืจื•ืŸ ื•ื™ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืช ื™ื—ืกื™ืช ืฉืžื•ื‘ื˜ื—ืช ืœื ื•. ืชื•ื—ืœืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืขืœืชื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื“ืจืกื˜ื™, ืชืžื•ืชืช ื”ืชื™ื ื•ืงื•ืช ื™ืจื“ื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื“ืจืกื˜ื™ ืœื ืคื—ื•ืช, ื•ืขืžื” ืžืกืคืจ ื”ื ืคื˜ืจื™ื ืžืžื—ืœื•ืช, ืžืœื—ืžื•ืช ื•ืฉืืจ ืžืจืขื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ืฉื™ืŸ. ืงื•ืจืื™ ื”ืžืืžืจ ื”ื–ื”, ื“ื•ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืขื‘ืจื™ืช, ื›ื›ืœ ื”ื ืจืื” ื’ื ืฉื™ื™ื›ื™ื ืœืงื˜ื’ื•ืจื™ื”

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Energy and its Expression โ€” The Perfect Balance ืื ืจื’ื™ื•ืช ื•ื‘ื™ืฆื•ืข โ€“ ื”ืฉื™ืœื•ื‘ ื”ืžื•ืฉืœื

By Mendi Crombie,ย Givatayim,ย Israel

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 โ€˜ืื•ืจื•ืช ื“ืชื•ื”ื•โ€™ โ€“ ืื‘ืœ ื‘โ€™ื›ืœื™ื ื“ืชื™ืงื•ืŸโ€™ ื—ืกื™ืžื” ื‘ื“ืจืš ืœื”ืฆืœื—ื” ืชืžื™ืจ ื•ืขื™ื“ืŸ ื ืคื’ืฉื• ืœืฉื™ื—ื” ืขืกืงื™ืช. ืชืžื™ืจ ื”ืชืœื•ื ืŸ ื‘ืคื ื™ ืขื™ื“ืŸ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื• ืฉืคืข ืฉืœ ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืขืกืงื™ื™ื ืžืงื•ืจื™ื™ื, ืฉื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืชื ื”ื•ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืคืจื™ืฆื” ืขืกืงื™ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื”, ืื‘ืœ ืœื“ืื‘ื•ื ื•, ื”ื•ื ืœื ืžืฆืœื™ื— ืœืžืžืฉ ื•ืœื‘ืฆืข ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื•. ืขื™ื“ืŸ โ€“ ื‘ืชื’ื•ื‘ื”, ืฆื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื”ื•ื ืกื•ื‘ืœ ืžื‘ืขื™ื” ื”ืคื•ื›ื”

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A Look At the Power of Vision ืžื‘ื˜ ืขืœ ื”ืžื‘ื˜

By Yehuda Segel,ย Kiryat Gat,ย Israel

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MyLife Essay Contest 2018 ื“ื•ื“ ื—ืฉ ื›ื™ ืจื’ืฉื•ืชื™ื• ื›ืœืคื™ ืืฉืชื• ืื™ื ื ื›ืชืžื•ืœ ืฉืœืฉื•ื. ืฉืจื” ื—ืฉื” ื›ื™ ื—ื™ื ื” ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ ื‘ืขืœื” ื”ื•ืขื. ื™ื•ืกืฃ ืžื•ื˜ืจื“ ืžื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉืจืžืช ืชื™ืคืงื“ื• ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ืช ื”ื”ื™ื™ื˜ืง ื”ื ื—ืฉืงืช ืฉืœื• ื™ืจื“ื” ืคืœืื™ื. ื™ืขืœ ืžื•ื˜ืจื“ืช, ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื” ื”ืจื™ื›ื•ื– ื‘ืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ ื”ืจืคื•ืื” ื‘ื”ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฉืงื•ืขื” ืจืืฉื” ื•ืจื•ื‘ื” โ€“ ืžืžื ื” ื•ื”ืœืื”. ื‘ืจื•ืš ื”ื™ื” ืขื•ืฉื” ื”ื›ื•ืœ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืœื”ืฉื™ื‘ ืืช ื”ื’ืœื’ืœ ืื—ื•ืจื ื™ืช. ืœืื”

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A Little Light Dispels a Great Deal of Darkness
ืžืขื˜ ืื•ืจ ืžืกืœืง ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืŸ ื”ื—ื•ืฉืšโ€Ž

By Yael Amit, Beit Shemesh, Israel

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MyLife Essay Contest 2018 ืฉื™ื˜ื” ื—ื™ื ื•ื›ื™ืช ืžืขืฉื™ืช ืœืคื™ ืœื™ืงื•ื˜ื™ ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืจื‘ื™ ืžืœื™ื•ื‘ืื•ื•ื™ื˜ืฉ ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื™ื ื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ื•ืœืœืžื“ ืคืจืฉืช ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืœืื•ืจ ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช ืœืคื™ ืกืคืจ ืœื™ืงื•ื˜ื™ ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช. ื‘ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ื ืคืœืื•ืช ืืœื” ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืžืฉื ื” ื—ื™ื ื•ื›ื™ืช ืฉืขื•ืœื” ืžืชื•ืš ื”ื›ืชื‘ื™ื, ื•ื‘ื—ืกื“ื™ ื”โ€™ ื”ืฉืชื“ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืืœื” ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืขืœ ื™ื“ ื›ืš ืฉื’ื™ื‘ืฉืชื™ ืื•ืชื ืœืขืงืจื•ื ื•ืช ื—ื™ื ื•ื›ื™ื™ื ื•ืื ื™ ื ืขื–ืจืช ื‘ื”ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ื ื™ื•ื,

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Slow and Steady: Accomplishing Goals the SMART Way

By Mushka Silberberg, Lincolnwood, Illinois

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 Living in an โ€˜all or nothingโ€™ kind of way is a fun kind of way to live. Seeing immediate results is exciting, just as living off of inspiration is energizing. However, there is one caveat to this โ€˜inspiration-fueledโ€™ lifestyle: each bout of motivation is usually short lived. Take, for example, the

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