ESSAYS| 2019

ESSAYSss| Personal Growth

ืื ืœื ืื›ืฉื™ื• ืื™ืžืชื™

Malki Lavie, Johannesburg, South Africa

Essays 2019 / Personal Growth

You experience a nagging feeling, guilt gnawing away at you. You know what you should be doing, you know what you have to be doing, yet you donโ€™t do it. Procrastination. You know that you should change. When logically thought through, the conclusion reached is that it is completely irrational to push off and evade

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Help! What Should My Title Be?

Mushka Majeski, Cincinnati, Ohio

Essays 2019 / Personal Growth

The Decision-making Struggle Back and forth, back and forth. Turning in circles, circles and more circles. My head is spinning at a dizzying pace, my temples are throbbing and I am completely drained. Decision-making. When something comes up and you have two or more options. Big or small, clear or confusing, every moment of our

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ืชื—ืคื•ืฉืช ื•ืชืœื‘ื•ืฉืช ื‘ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช ,ื‘ืฉื“ื” ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ื›ื™ ื•ื”ืชืจืืคื™ื•ื˜ื™

Sharon Colombus, Herzliya, Israel

Essays 2019 / Personal Growth

ื”ื ื•ืฉื ืฉื‘ื—ืจืชื™-ื”ืชืœื‘ืฉื•ืช ื•ื”ืชื—ืคืฉื•ืช ื‘ืžืฉื ืช ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช ื›ื›ืœื™ ืกื™ื•ืข ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื”ืชืจืคื™ื•ื˜ื™ืช,ื•ื‘ื”ืงื ื™ืช ืžื™ื“ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื•ืขืจื›ื™ื. ืจืืฉื™ืช ื“ื‘ืจ ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื”ืชืœื‘ืฉื•ืช ื‘ืชื•ืจืช ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช- ื‘ืชื•ืจืช ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช ืžื•ื‘ื ื‘ืฉื ื”ื‘ืขืฉื˜ ืฉื”ืขื•ืœื ื ืงืจื ืขื•ืœื ืžืœืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืขืœื ืฉืžืขืœื™ื ื•ืžืกืชื™ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืืœื•ืงื•ืช ืžื•ื‘ื ื‘ืชื ื™ื ื‘ืกืคืจ ืฉืขืจ ื”ื™ื—ื•ื“ ื•ื”ืืžื•ื ื” [ ืฉื”ื›ืœ ืืœื•ืงื•ืช ]ื•ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื•ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืชืงื™ื™ื ืจืง ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื‘ืชื•ื›ื• ื™ืฉ ื—ื™ื•ืช ืืœื•ืงื™ืช ื•ืื ื”ื™ืชื” ื ืขืœืžืช ื”ื—ื™ื•ืช

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Overcoming Peer Pressure

Sarah Esther Schmukler, Montreal, Canada

Essays 2019 / Personal Growth

First, let’s discuss what is peer pressure. Do you ever feel stuck between doing what you know is right and what your peers say is right? If youโ€™ll look up the word โ€œpressureโ€ in the dictionary, youโ€™ll get this: the burden of physical or mental distress. Pressure can come in many different ways, like social

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ืชืกืžื™ืŸ ื”ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืืฆืœื™ ื•ืืฆืœืš

Elazar Cohen, Argentina

Essays 2019 / Personal Growth

ื•ื’ื: ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ ืื—ืจืช ืœืื•ืจ ืชื•ืจืช ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช ืชืกืžื™ืŸ ื”ื“ื•ืจ ื”ืฉื ื™ ื”ื™ื ื• ืžื•ืฉื’ ืืฉืจ ืฆื‘ืจ ืชืื•ืฆื” ื•ืชื”ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืขืฉืจื•ืช ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช. ื”ื”ื™ื‘ื˜ ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ ืžื•ื“ื’ืฉ ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ื ื ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ ื ื™ืฆื•ืœื™ ื”ืฉื•ืื” ื•ืžืœื—ืžืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ืฉื ื™ื”. ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืืฉืจ ืกื‘ืœื• ื‘ื’ื•ืคื ืื• ื—ื–ื• ืืœ ืžื•ืœ ืขื™ื ื™ื”ื ืืช ื”ื–ื•ื•ืขื•ืช ื•ื”ืขื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื ื”ืขื‘ื™ืจื• ืข”ื™ ‘ืงืฉืจ ื”ืฉืชื™ืงื”’ ืืช ื”ื˜ืจืื•ืžื” ื”ืจื’ืฉื™ืช ืืœ ื™ืœื“ื™ื”ื.ย  ื’ื™ืœื•ื™ ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ ืœื›ืš

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ืžื•ื— ื‘ืœืชื™ ืžื ื•ืฆื—

Moti Stambler, Kfar Chabad, Israel

Essays 2019 / Personal Growth

ืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืขืฆืžื™ืช ืžืชืงื“ืžืช ืœื”ืฉืคืขืชื ืฉืœ ืชื›ื ื™ื ื–ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื ืคืฉื ื•, ื•ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืฉ ืขืจื›ื™ื ื—ื–ืงื™ื ืœื—ื™ื™ื ืžื•ืฆืœื—ื™ื ืžืชื•ืš ืชื•ืจืช ื—ื™ื™ื [ืคืชื™ื—ื”] ืจืื™ืชื ืคืขื ืื“ื ืฉืกื’ืจ ืคืฆืข ื‘ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื• ืขื ืžืฉื—ื” ืžืขื•ืœื” ื•ืชื—ื‘ื•ืฉืช, ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืœื™ ืœื—ื˜ื ืงื•ื“ื ืืช ื”ืคืฆืข ื•ื”ืื–ื•ืจ ื”ื™ื˜ื‘ ื”ื™ื˜ื‘? ื›ืžืขื˜ ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืฉื”ื‘ืŸ ืื“ื ื”ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืื—ืจ ื›ืš ืœืœื›ืช ืœื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื›ื•ืื‘ ื•ืžืกื•ื‘ืš ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืืช ื”ื–ื™ื”ื•ืžื™ื ืžืžืขืจื›ืช

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Teenage Rebellion

Chaya Youngworth, Johannesburg, South Africa

Essays 2019 / Personal Growth

Many young people struggle internally; they look at themselves and wonder, โ€œWho am I? Iโ€™ve changed over the years both in appearance and personality, but what stays the same? What is my essence?โ€ By looking internally, this can also enhance the question, Sometimes it can feel like one is two faced and sometimes contradictory. โ€œAm

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Instant Me

Esther Rivkah Rodal, Johannesburg, South Africa

Essays 2019 / Personal Growth

We live in a generation where everything is available. Not only is it accessible, but it is there in an instant. The whole world is at our fingertips. Overnight delivery, one-click ordering and instant messaging are just some examples of how we expect our world to operate. At the same time, we find an implausible

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