ESSAYS| 2016

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Clearing the Closet with the Powers of the Soul

By Yehudit Eichenblatt, Los Angeles, CA

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016   I had no idea that my vision of a nice home would start with a closet. My closet was stuffed, jammed and crammed, becoming a collection of poor choices, with unknown items, forgotten and neglected. The closet did not help with my mission in life, let alone bring joy in

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Finding Purpose in the Mundane

By Dina Goldenberg, Lawrenceville,ย NJ

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016   Imagine that youโ€™re taking a stroll on a magnificent nature trail, with majestic oak trees that seem to reach right up to sky. You can see flashes of red, blue, yellow and grey, as birds of all shapes dance among the tree limbs, serenading you with their song. A little

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Freedom from Guilt
ื‘ื™ืŸ ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ืœืชื•ืฆืื”

By Meir Kogan, Haifa, Israel

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016   ืื—ืช ื”ืชื•ืคืขื•ืช ื”ืจื•ื•ื—ื•ืช ื‘ื“ื•ืจื ื• ื”ื™ื ื”ืชื•ืคืขื” ื”ื ืงืจืืช “ืจื’ืฉื™ ืืฉื”. ื“ื”ื™ื™ื ื•, ืจื’ืฉ ืฉืœ ื›ืขืก ื›ืœืคื™ ืขืฆืžื• ื”ื ื•ื‘ืข ืžื”ืชื•ื•ื“ืขื•ืช ืœืื™ืจื•ืข ื‘ืœืชื™ ืจืฆื•ื™ ืžืฆื“ื• ืืฉืจ ืืช ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœื”ืชืจื—ืฉื•ืชื• ื”ื•ื ืžื•ืฆื ื‘ืžืขืฉื™ื•, ืื• ืœื—ื™ืœื•ืคื™ืŸ ื‘ื—ืกืจื•ืŸ ื‘ืขืฉื™ื™ืชื•. ืชื•ืคืขืช ืจื’ืฉื™ ื”ืืฉื ื”ื™ื ืชื•ืคืขื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ืžื ืขืช ื”ืžื•ืฉืจืฉืช ื‘ื˜ื‘ืข ื”ืื“ื, ืžืชื•ืงืฃ ืจืฆื•ื ื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ ืขืฆืžื•. ืžื›ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉื›ืŸ,

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Loving Your Fellow as Yourself . . . for Real

By David Zalmanov, Tzfat, Israel

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016   ืžื™ืœื•ืช ืคืชื™ื—ื”: ืืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ื”ื“ื™ื• ื•ื”ื“ื™ื•ื˜ื ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœืคืจื•ืฉ ื›ืžื” ืžื™ืœื•ืช ืคืชื™ื—ื” ื”ื›ื•ืœืœื•ืช, ืžืกืคืจ ื”ื ื—ื•ืช ื•ืžื•ืกื›ืžื•ืช ื ืคื•ืฆื•ืช ื”ื ื•ื’ืขื•ืช ื‘ืงื™ื•ื ืžืฆื•ื•ืช ‘ืื”ื‘ืช – ื™ืฉืจืืœ’. ื•ื ื™ืชื•ื—ื” ื”ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ ื•ื”ื‘ื”ื™ืจ ืฉืœ ืชื•ืจืช ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช, ื”ืฉื•ืคื›ืช ืื•ืจ ื—ื“ืฉ ืขืœ ืจืžืช ื ื›ื•ื ื•ืชื ื•ื”ืžืกืงื ื ื”ืžืชื‘ืงืฉืช ืžื”ืžืกืชืขืฃ ืžื›ืœ ื”ืœื”ืœืŸ. ืจืืฉื™ืช ื™ืฉืžืฉื• ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ืืœื• ื”ืงื•ืจื, ื›ื”ืงื“ืžื” ื•ื›ืžื‘ื•ื. ื•ืœืื—ืจ ื”ืงืจื™ืื” ื™ื•ื›ืœ

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Productive Thinking
ืกื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื”

By Daniel Chassidim, Jerusalem, Israel

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016   ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ื”ื™ื ื” ื”ืชื‘ื˜ืื•ืช ื ืคืฉ ื”ืื“ื, ื’ื™ืœื•ื™ื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื”, ื•ื”ืงื ื™ื™ืช ื›ืœื™ ืœืžืขื‘ืจ ืฉื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ืจื•ื—ื ื™ ืœื’ืฉืžื™. ืžืœื‘ื“ ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ื™ืฉื ืŸ ืขื•ื“ ืฉืชื™ ื”ืชื‘ื˜ืื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื ืคืฉ, ื”ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื•ื”ืžืขืฉื”. ืฉืœื•ืฉืช ื”ื”ืชื‘ื˜ืื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืœืœื• ืžื”ื•ื•ื™ื ืœื‘ื•ืฉ ืœื ืคืฉ. ื›ืžื• ืฉืœื‘ื•ืฉื™ ื”ืื“ื ืžืขื™ื“ื™ื ืขืœ ื›ื‘ื•ื“ื• ื•ืคื ื™ืžื™ื•ืชื• ื›ืœืคื™ ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื• ืขืค”ื™ ืื•ืชื• ืœื‘ื•ืฉ, ื›ืš ื”ื ืคืฉ ื ืขื–ืจืช ื‘ืœื‘ื•ืฉื™ื”, ื•ื–ืืช ื‘ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืชื‘ื™ื

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Bricks ‘n Stones: The Power of Return

Byย Shimon Gopin, Kfar Chabad, Israel

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016   ื™ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœื™ื“ ืฉื ื™ ื‘ื—ื•ืจื™ื, ื”ืื—ื“ ื ื•ืœื“ ืœืžืฉืคื—ื” ื—ืกื™ื“ื™ืช ืฉื•ืžืจืช ืชื•ืจื” ื•ืžืฆื•ื•ืช, ื•ื”ืฉื ื™ ื”ืชืงืจื‘ ืœื™ื”ื“ื•ืช ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ืงืขืžืค ืœื ืขืจื™ื ื•ื”ืคืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ื•ื–ืจ ื‘ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”. ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืžืชืคืœืœ ืขื ื›ืœ ื”ื”ื’ื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ืžื‘ื˜ืื™ื ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื™ื™ื, ื•ื”ืฉื ื™ ‘ืฉื•ื‘ืจ ืืช ืฉื™ื ื™ื•’ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฆืœื™ื— ืœืงืจื•ื ื‘ื”ื‘ืจื” ืืฉื›ื ื–ื™ืช. ื‘ืขื•ื“ื™ ืชื•ื”ื” ืขืœ ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื ืฉื ื•ืฆืจ ืžื”ืจืงืข ื”ืฉื•ื ื” ืžื”ื ื”ื ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื, ืื ื™ ืฉื•ืžืข

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Da’at: The Key to Emotional Freedom

By Dalya Holder, Chashmonaim, Israel

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016 โ€œElokai, neshama shenatata bi, tehorah hiโ€ โ€“ “My G-d, the soul that you gave within me is pure.โ€[1] G-d breathes this pure soul from His innermost being into us, and it is this pure soul that determines who we truly are in our essence. We are brought into the world in

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Finding Meaning in Challenging Times

By Moshe Chakoff, Miami, FL

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016 Divine Providence: The Ultimate Tool for Finding Meaning During Challenging Times When The Bal Shem Tov (1698-1760) founded the Chassidic Movement, he breathed new life into ancient values that are fundamental to the Jewish faith. One such value was divine providence (Hashgacha Pratis in Hebrew). When The Torah speaks of Divine

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Happiness: A 5 Step Program

By Yitzhak Francis, Arad, Israel

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016   ื”-ืฉืžื—ื”! ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื‘ื›ืœืœ ื•ืชื•ืจืช ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช ื‘ืคืจื˜, ื“ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžื”ื—ื•ืง ื”ืดื™ื‘ืฉืด ืฉืœ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื•ื›ืŸ ื‘ื˜ืขืžื™ื ื”ื ืกืชืจื™ื ื•ื”ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื‘ื”, ื”ืฉืžื—ื” ืชื•ืคืกืช ืžืงื•ื ืžืจื›ื–ื™. ื›ืš ื’ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™ ื”ืื“ื ืžื”ืชื—ื•ื ื”ืคื™ื–ื™ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืชื™ ืœืชื—ื•ื ื”ื ืคืฉื™ ื•ื”ืจื•ื—ื ื™, ืœืฉืžื—ื” ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ ื•ืžื•ื‘ื—ืจ. ื‘ืงื™ืฆื•ืจ ื›ื•ืœื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืฉืžื—ื” ืฉืžื—ื” ื‘ืขืœื™ื•ื ื™ื ื•ื‘ืชื—ืชื•ื ื™ื. ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืœื ืชืžื™ื“ ืฉืžื—ื™ื ื–ืืช ืขื•ื‘ื“ื”! ื‘ืŸ

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The Power of the Feminine
ืงืื•ืฆ’ื™ื ื’ ื—ืกื™ื“ื™

By Moriya Pugatch Rehovot, Israel

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016   ืžื”ื• ื›ื•ื—? ืžื”ื• ื›ื•ื—? ืžื”ื• ื›ื•ื— ืืžื™ืชื™? ื”ืื ื›ื•ื— ืืžื™ืชื™ ืžืชื‘ื˜ื ื‘ื—ื•ื–ืง ื’ื•ืคื ื™ ื•ืฉืจื™ืจื™ื ืžืคื•ืชื—ื™ื? ื”ืื ื”ื•ื ืžืชื‘ื˜ื ื‘ืžืขืžื“ ื›ื–ื” ืื• ืื—ืจ ืฉืœ ืฉืœื˜ื•ืŸ ื•ืฉืจืจื”? ื”ืื ื”ื›ื•ื— ื”ืืžื™ืชื™, ืฉื•ื ื” ืžื–ื” ืฉืœ ืื•ืชื• ืื—ื“ ืฉืžื›ื•ื ื” ืฉืจ ื”ืคื ื™ื ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืื–ืจื— ื”ืคืฉื•ื˜? ื”ืื ื›ื•ื— ย ืžืชื‘ื˜ื ื‘ืžืžื•ืŸ ืจื‘ ืื• ืฉื™ื™ื›ื•ืช ืœืขืฉื™ืจื•ืŸ ื”ืขืœื™ื•ืŸ? ืื– ืื

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