ESSAYS| 2019

ESSAYSss| Essays 2019

It’s Not About You

Mendy Halberstam, Miami Beach, Florida

Essays 2019 / Personal Growth

Itโ€™s Not About You Itโ€™s a misnomer: Applied Chassidus, or Practical Chassidus is one and the same thing. Is there really such a thing as Chassidus which is not practical, but is instead theoretical hypotheses regarding Hashem and spirituality? I think not. The Alter Rebbe wrote Tanya not for intellectuals, but to offer a helping

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Tap In, Tap Out

Shterna Sara Ringo, Montreal, Canada

Essays 2019 / Smartphones

Phones, internet, technology. The grandparents hate it. The parents love it. And the children canโ€™t seem to get enough of it. Many can barely live without it. They need the entertainment, they need the screens. Soon enough, parents are no longer so fond of the little devices, that they once thought were excellent babysitters. Instead

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ื˜ื™ืคื™ื ืฉืœ ืงืื•ืฆ’ื™ื ื’ ื—ืกื™ื“ื™

Arik Melchiali, Lud, Israel

Essays 2019 / Personal Growth

ืชื•ืจืช ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื”ื™ื•ืชื” ื—ื›ืžื” ืขืžื•ืงื” ื•ืชืคื™ืกืช ืขื•ืœื ืžืขืจื›ืชื™ืช ื›ืœืœื™ืช ื•ืžืงื™ืคื”, ื”ื™ื ื’ื ืชื•ืจืช ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืžืื™ืจื” ื’ื ืืช ื“ืจืš ืœื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ืคืจื˜ื™ื ื•ืคืจื˜ื™ ืคืจื˜ื™ื. ืœื”ืœืŸ ื›ืžื” ื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืกื•ื™ื•ืช ืกืคืฆื™ืคื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืชื•ืจืช ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช, ื”ื ื•ืชื ื™ื ื˜ืขื™ืžื” ื•ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืงืื•ืฆ’ื™ื ื’ ื—ืกื™ื“ื™ ืœื—ื™ื™ื ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื™ื ืขืจื›ื™ื™ื ื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ… ืœื”ืฉืงื™ืข ื‘ืงื•ืœืงืฆื™ื” ื™ื•ืงืจืชื™ืช.. ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื•ื”ื ืคืฉ ืžืฉืœื™ืžื™ื ื•ืžื•ืจื™ื ื–ื” ืขืœ ื–ื” ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื” ืชื—ื•ืžื™ื. ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื

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ืกื•ื“ ื”ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื

Mordechai Segal, Kfar Chabad, Israel

Essays 2019 / Personal Growth

ื•ื•ื“ืื™ ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื›ื ืœืื—ืจ ื”ื›ื•ืชืจืช, ืžืฆืคื™ื ืœืฉืžื•ืข ืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ืžื”ื™ืจื™ื, ืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ืงืกื, ืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ืžื™ื™ื“ื™ื, ื•ืฉืืจ ื›ืœ ื”ืฉืžื•ืช ื”ื™ืคื™ื. ืื– ื‘ื•ืื• ื ื•ื“ื™ืข ย ื‘ืžื™ืœื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ื‘ืจื•ืจื•ืช ืฉืœื ืชื”ื™ื™ื ื” ื˜ืขื•ื™ื•ืช: ืื™ืŸ ืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ืงืกื!!! ืื™ืŸ ื›ื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ื•ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ื›ื–ื”, ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ื–ื•ื›ื™ื ื‘ืœื•ื˜ื• ืœืจื•ื‘ ืžืื‘ื“ื™ื ืืช ื›ืกืคื ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ื–ื• ืื• ืื—ืจืช. ื”ืขืžืœ ื•ื”ื”ืฉืงืขื” ืชืžื™ื“ ื™ื”ื™ื• ื”ื“ืจืš ืœื”ืฆืœื—ื” ื”ืืžืชื™ืช ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื.

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Mindfulness: The Mechanics of Obstacles

Kalman Ezagui, London, England

Essays 2019 / Mindfulness

The Objective: A stressful day or a period of challenging times, can cause a person to lose control of themselves. Is it possible to stay focused? Many are the self-help books available regarding facing conflict and difficulty. Many are the articles that we have come across, addressing issues of stress, happiness, and inner peace. One

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A Big Part of A Bigger Puzzle: Self-Esteem in Chassidus

Malka Bracha Heidingsfeld, St. Monica, California

Essays 2019 / Self Esteem

The Balance of Self Esteem and Bittul A very prevalent issue many people struggle with nowadays is a low self-esteem. Children these days are brought up in a way that will hopefully boost their confidence and help them later in life. It all starts when we are very young. As toddlers we are complimented on

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ืชืคื™ืกืช ื”ืฉื›ืœ ื›ืžื˜ืจื” ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™

Eliezer Asraf, Kfar Chabad, Israel

Essays 2019 / Personal Growth

ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ื˜ื›ื•ื ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื ื›ื•ืŸ ื”ืงื“ืžื” ื‘ื“ื•ืจ ื›ืฉืœื ื•, ืงืฉื” ืœืฉื™ื ืœื‘ ืœื›ืœ ืคืจื˜. ืืžื ื ื”ืžื™ื“ืข ื”ืื’ื•ืจ ื‘ื™ื“ื™ื ื• ืจื—ื‘ ื•ื”ื ื’ื™ืฉื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืžืื™ ืคืขื ื•ืื•ืœื ื›ืžื• ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืงื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœืžื™ื ื• ื™ืฉื ื ืคืจื˜ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื›ืฉืœืขื™ืชื™ื ื ื“ืจืฉ ื‘ืžื™ื“ื” ืžืกื•ื™ืžืช ืื—ื™ื–ื” ืจื‘ื” ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉื™ื ืœื‘ ืœื›ืœ ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ื ื•ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื‘ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ื‘ื” ืื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื ื•ื›ื— ื”ืื“ื ืœืจืื•ืช ื›ื™ ื‘ื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืกื•ืช ืœืคืจื˜ ืžืกื•ื™ื ื”ื’ื

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ืื“ื ื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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ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืžื’ืฉืจื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืคืขืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืจืฆื•ื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื™ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืชื•ืจืช ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช

Menachem Mendel Arabov, Eilat, Israel

Essays 2019 / Personal Growth

ื”ืคืขืจ ืฉื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืื™ืคื•ืช ื•ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืœืžืฆื™ืื•ืชืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ืื ื• ืฉื•ืืคื™ื ืœืฉื™ืคื•ืจ ืขืฆืžื™ ื‘ืชื—ื•ืžื™ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืฉื•ื ื™ื: ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื•ื‘ืžืฉืคื—ื”, ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื•ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื”, ืืš ื›ืœ ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ื‘ืชื™ืื•ืจื™ื”, ื‘ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ืœืขื•ืžืช ื–ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื ืฉืืจื™ื ื›ืคื™ ืฉื”ื ื•ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ืœ ืœืฆืขืจื ื• ืœื ื‘ื ืœื™ื“ื™ ืคื•ืขืœ. ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื”: ื—ื™ื™ื ืžื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืจื‘ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื”ื•ืช ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ืขื ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื•ื–ืžืŸ ืื™ื›ื•ืช ืขื ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื, ืืš ื‘ืคื•ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืคืขื

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ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืื—ืจื™ ื”ื’ื™ืจื•ืฉื™ื

Liraz Nachmias, Mismeret, Israel

Divorce / Essays 2019

ื™ืฉ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืงื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืŸ ืœื™ืœื”, ื™ืฉ ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื•ืงื— ืฉื ื™ื ืœืชื›ื ืŸ ื•ืขื•ื“ ืขืฉื•ืจ ืœื‘ืฆืข ื•ืขื•ื“ ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœืžื™ื ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื”ืื ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื ื›ื•ื ื” .. ืœื’ื™ืจื•ืฉื™ื ืื™ืŸ ื—ื•ืงื™ื. ื™ืฉ ื›ืืœื” ื•ื™ืฉ ื›ืืœื”. ืžื” ืฉื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืฉื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉืžืชื‘ืฉืœืช ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ื›ื–ื• ื‘ืจืืฉ ,ืื™ืŸ ื“ืจืš ื—ื–ืจื”…. ืžื” ืฉืœื ื™ืงืจื” ื‘ืกื•ืฃ, ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื›ื‘ืจ ืœื ื™ืจืื• ืื•ืชื• ื“ื‘ืจ. ื‘ื–ื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืฉื›ืœื•ื ืœื ื‘ื˜ื•ื—.

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