ESSAYS| 2015

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The Power of our Thoughts

by Menucha Ezagui

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest 2015   The Problem Do you ever feel a violent war, dramatic movie, hilarious comedy or romantic story constantly taking place and replaying itself in your mind? And every few hours the characters pop in, to pay a visit or say “hello” invisibly, during the most important parts of your day or

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The Game of Hiskafia

by Yechezkal Gutfreund

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest 2015   A. Motivation Our biggest source of distraction in the contemporary western culture is computer and internet based technologies. We learn in the maamar Basi L’Gani, that we have the power to turn this shtus of kelipa into a force for kedushah. Many Olemish/Litvish approach technology as an ill that can

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Putting the Past Behind Me

by Anonymous

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest 2015   The more we learn Chassidus, the more it is clear what kind of tremendous impact it can have in our lives, when applied. Be it on an emotional, psychological or cognitive level, Chassidus offers more meaningful and practical solutions than we can ever hope to find in Pop Psychology. In

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Recognizing the Plan

by Sara Stiefel

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest 2015 I awoke early to catch the 7:00 AM bus to the embassy, a 7 hour journey from home.  I had a 3:30 PM appointment to submit some important paperwork. I took my baby with me as she was too young to remain at home for an entire day without her mother. Much

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Going Straight to the Source

by Mordechai Chemel

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest 2015 Introduction: Many Jews are under the mistaken impression that they must place their Jewish observance on the back burner in order to make a successful living. The following script highlights the Chassidic concept of Divine Providence (Hashgacha Pratis) and explains how it applies to a person’s pursuit of a livelihood. Scene

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The Power of Positive Thinking

by Chayale Shishler

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest 2015 This essay will address the very prevalent issue of anxiety. It will introduce techniques based on study and contemplation to help overcome this issue. These principles are developed in many places in Chassidus, but I will focus on the Sicha Parshos Shemos Chelek lamaed Vov and Tanya Igeress Hakodesh yud aleph.

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Men are from Z”a, Women are from Malchut

by Sarale Benshimon

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest 2015 What is the role of a Jewish woman today? Is she meant to stay at home; barefoot and pregnant? Or is her role in the synagogue with the men? Chassidus explains that it is neither. The role of a woman is to express G-d’s essence within herself, within creation, within her

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“Who am I?”

by Shaul Solomon

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest 2015 Living in the 21st century, when there no longer exists any form of social barriers, we are bombarded with an overwhelming, seemingly endless, wave of lifestyles of all types. Affected by the environment and our social surroundings, we have to deal with the constant issue of, “How do I identify myself,

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So Good it Feels like a Sin

by Yoel Baitsch

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest 2015 מבוא האם גם אתם ניצבתם פעם נבוכים מול התכונות והרצונות השליליים המקננים בתוככם פנימה? גם אתם הזדעזעתם נוכח האגו, הקנאה, החמדנות, ושנאת הזר, שנשקפה אליכם מן המַרְאָה? “לָמָה אנחנו כאלה?” שאלתם את עצמכם בכעס. המאמר שלפנינו יידון בסוגיה זו, יסקור פתרונות ותופעות שצצו בעקבות הבעיה האקוטית הזו בעולם הרחב, וביהדות. ויציג

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Accessing the Tools for our Soul

by Mattie Hecht

Essays 2015

MyLife Essay Contest 2015 “If your only tool is a hammer you tend to see every problem as a nail.” —Abraham Maslow In the toolbox of actions and reactions in today’s world most of society often reach for the hammer, and perceive it as their only life tool. They busy themselves with chiseling out their own

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