MyLife Essay Contest 2018 Make sure your thoughts are where you want to be. Rabbi Nachman of Brezlov An Addiction to Connection: The Smartphone Life One of the greatest challenges of our modern era is the smartphone, and the incredible dependency we have developed around it. We rely on our phones for just about every
MyLife Essay Contest 2018 One of the most wonderful things about Torah is its timeless relevance. Not only does Torah guide us in our physical and spiritual lives, it helps us in our emotional lives as well. Chassidus in particular has a great capacity to help us in our emotional lives. One concept that Chassidus
MyLife Essay Contest 2018 Introduction: The Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch, once asked his father, Rabbi Shalom Dovber of Lubavitch, the Rebbe Rashab: What is the factor that holds all of one’s Service of G-d together? The Rebbe Rashab answered: “Man’s belief in his ability to change.” Life is full of struggle.
MyLife Essay Contest 2018 Parenting is not easy. It is no wonder why hundreds of books on the topic are published yearly. From psychology books about birth order, to practical advice on how to speak to your child, it is obvious that the task is no walk in the park (despite the endless walks in
MyLife Essay Contest 2018 People are dying in record numbers. From 1999 to 2015 over 516,000 people died of drug overdoses, most of these from opioid derived drugs. Opioids are drugs extracted from the Poppy plant. They represent a class of some of the most addictive drugs known to man. This is the crisis of
MyLife Essay Contest 2018 Introduction “The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains” “Distraction Trap: How to Focus in a Digital World” “You are not a gadget” The marketplace is now flooded with books such as these that address a new societal problem: • In a world where information is so accessible, we
MyLife Essay Contest 2018 Question I know that every mitzvah(1) I do is very precious to G-d, and connects me to Him. So, I am very disturbed, dejected, discouraged, disappointed, and distressed that there is one particular mitzvah that I cannot do, even though I want very much to do it. How should I approach
MyLife Essay Contest 2018 Introduction The perfectionist produces impeccable work. In school perfectionists excel. At work their aptitude and commitment bring success to their employers. In general life, the perfectionist focuses on details and impressively achieves long-term milestones through careful planning. Perfectionists also set their own traps. When perfection isn’t realized, disappointment weighs down heavily.
MyLife Essay Contest 2018 The question whether free will exists is as old as time. Theories on the topic vary from one extreme, stating that free will is a complete illusion, to the opposite extreme, that an individual has free will in all aspects of life. Chassidus explains that free will does exist, however, it
MyLife Essay Contest 2018 Introduction: The Road Ahead In this essay we will address the inner unrest that comes with living in a world of constant movement and change. We will examine this unrest as it is expressed in our interactions with our surroundings, leading to reactivity and indecision, and in our perceptions of ourselves,
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