ESSAYS| 2019

ESSAYSss| Essays 2019

Navigating the Many Waters of Millennial Life

Yitzi Tuvel, Bondi, Australia

Current Events & Politics / Essays 2019

Todayโ€™sย professionalย and socialย environmentย can be profoundly challenging, especially for young peopleย takingย their first steps in a chaotic world. In this essay, weย will examine the fundamentalย difficulties facingย the modern millennial attempting to simultaneously master career, culture, and identity. The popular responses and their pitfalls will be discussed.ย The Chassidic response of the Lubavitcherย Rebbeโ€™sย maโ€™amarย โ€œMayimย Rabbimโ€ will be presented and examined.ย It will beย arguedย that theย Rebbeโ€™sย solution

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ื”ื›ื— ืœืกืœื•ื—

Chava Gelman, Rishon Letzion, Israel

Essays 2019 / Personal Growth

ืœืกืœื•ื— ื–ื” ืœื ืงืœ. ืœื•ืžืจ ืœืฉื›ืŸ ืฉื”ืฉืคื™ืœ ืื•ืชื ื• ืžื•ืœ ื›ื•ืœื, ืื• ืœืฉื•ืชืฃ ืฉื’ื™ืœื” ืืช ืกื•ื“ื•ืชื™ื™ ื”ืขื™ืกืงื™ื™ื ื•ื‘ืจื—, ืฉื–ื” ื‘ืกื“ืจ, ืื ื™ ืžื•ื—ืœ, ื ืฉื›ื— ืžืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื”โ€ฆ ืœื ืจืง ืฉื–ื” ืœื ืงืœ, ื–ื” ืงืฉื” ืžืื•ื“, ื•ื›ืœืœ ืฉืจืžืช ื”ืคื’ื™ืขื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ืš ืงืฉื” ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืกืœื•ื—. ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ื ื”ื ื” ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ืขื ืจื’ืฉ ืฉืœ ื˜ื™ื ื” ื•ื›ืขืก, ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื”ื™ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื

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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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ื”ื ืชื™ื ื” ืœืื—ืจ ื›ื›ืœื™ ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืขืฆืžื™

Michal Torenheim, Beitar Illit, Israel

Essays 2019 / Personal Growth

ืžื‘ื•ื: ื”ื ืคืกืขื• ืืœ ื”ื—ื“ืจ ื ืจื’ืฉื™ื. ืคื’ื™ืฉื” ืื™ืฉื™ืช ืขื ื”ืจื‘ื™ ืžืœื™ื•ื‘ืื•ื•ื™ื˜ืฉ, ‘ื™ื—ื™ื“ื•ืช’, ื”ื™ื ืžืขืžื“ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื• ืฉืœ ื—ืกื™ื“, ื•ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืฉืœ ื—ืชืŸ ื•ื›ืœื” ื›ืžื” ื™ืžื™ื ื˜ืจื ื‘ื•ืื ื‘ื‘ืจื™ืช ื”ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ. ื”ื™ื” ื–ื” ื‘ืฉื ืช ืชืฉื™”ื–. ื”ืจื‘ ืžืฉื•ืœื ื•ื™ื™ืก – ื›ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื™ื— ื—ื‘”ื“ ื‘ืžื™ืืžื™, ืคืœื•ืจื™ื“ื” – ื•ื›ืœืชื• ืื™ืœื™ื™ืŸ, ืขืžื“ื• ืžืจื•ื’ืฉื™ื ืขืœ ืžืคืชืŸ ื—ื“ืจื• ืฉืœ ื”ืจื‘ื™. ืœื ืขื‘ืจื• ื›ืžื”

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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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