ESSAYS| 2015

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Gratitude Attitude

by Yosef Bronstein

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest Lucky Generation? Every man today lives more opulently than an ancient king. We live in weatherized homes where scorching heat and howling winds remain outdoors. We eat fresh foods, refrigerated and frozen at the source and stored bacteria free. We have doctors wise in the body who can heal most ills. We

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Practical Steps for Staying Connected

by Yisroel Joran

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest Imagine the following scenario: you wake up to learn that a good Samaritan – a complete stranger –  had performed CPR on you after you had collapsed, giving you life sustaining breaths from their own lungs until you were able to breathe on your own. Without their breaths, you would have died.

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My Actions

by Mordechai Wilshinsky

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest “Every individual is required to do their avoda in accordance with their essential being and their unique qualities. A person who has the ability to pierce pearls or polish gems, yet occupies himself with baking bread (this can all be understood in avoda), although it is a much needed task, nonetheless it

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Conquering Apathy

by Yirmiyahu Harrison

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest The elder Chassidim were known for their love of G-d, a fiery passion that burned in them keeping them warm amidst the coldest environments. Nothing could challenge their commitment to G-d or diminish  the strength of their connection to Torah and mitzvot. They fought against harsh regimes and were prepared to give

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Facing Difficult Situations

by Meir New

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest   Facing Difficult Situations This essay is not lesson on how to face difficult situations, rather this is an observation of the mechanics of working through difficult situations. When a person is born, they go about their life passionately. Questions have not yet engulfed their brain. They are free to be fully

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Discovering Reality for Fun

by Shlomo Chaim Kesselman

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest Doing what’s right vs. doing what’s fun. This sentence just about sums up the issues and difficulties a  person faces in his internal struggle to serve Hashem. There’s that which is true and proper (i.e. keep Torah and Mitzvos,) but isn’t enjoyable, versus that which is enjoyable and exciting, yet wrong. In

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Vitality is Movement

by Mali New

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest Lots of children are afraid of growing up. Maybe they’ve been influenced too much by J.M. Barrie, or maybe they have particularly unimaginative parents, but their fear isn’t unfounded. Somewhere between the rapid development of childhood, the chaos of adolescence, and the wonder of becoming independent, humans find safe nesting spots in

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Joy: The Long Short Way

by Moishe De L'Herbe

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest Many wonder what the “trick” is to happiness. It seems it’s an inherent right of every human being, in the words of America’s founding fathers, an “inalienable right.” Nowadays, it seems, we’re most preoccupied with this pursuit. Perhaps it’s all the free time modern technology affords us. Perhaps it’s the amount of material

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האור מגיע מתוכנו ועל ידי זה מתגברים על כל הנסיונות
Looking Inside Ourselves for the Solution

by Shaul Moshe Elituv

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest הקדמה: חיי האדם מלאים בניסיונות ומלחמות במלחמת היצר, אלא שהתורה מביאה לנו הפתרון כפי שחכמינו אמרו: (קידושין ל,ב) “בראתי יצר הרע בראתי לו תורה תבלין,” השם ברא בנו את את התורה שהיא התבלין והתרופה לכל למיניהם, ויחד עם זאת נתן לנו הנטיות הרעות נטיות אלו. אלא שבתורה עצמה ישנם הרבה חלקים ודרכים

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Chassidic Tools for Success and Achievement

by Shraga Dovid Homnick

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest Following is an outline of how traditional chassidic practices associated with becoming closer to G-d, can be translated into effective tools for self-improvement in any context. How Can Life be Properly Lived? Are we happy? Are we living life to the fullest? What are we missing? For many of us, these are

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