ESSAYS| 2017

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Are Women Equal to Men?—A Chassidic View

By Countess Rivka Elkaim, Bal Harbour, Florida

Essays 2017

MyLife Essay Contest 2017 Are Women Equal to Men?—A Chassidic View Quite often, people are curious to know the Orthodox Jewish view on the equality of the genders, especially the Chassidic view. This essay will attempt to shed some light on this matter. We will discover together why this concept, which is often thought of

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To Manifest Redemption in the Face of Despair

By Linda Miriam Aziz-Zadeh, Jerusalem, Israel

Essays 2017

MyLife Essat Contest 2017 Most of us are perpetually in need of redemption from personal hardship, be it difficulty finding a soulmate, infertility, financial problems, illness, or some other difficulty. Popular culture buzzes with new-age principles on positive thinking and “the law of attraction” as a means to manifest one’s desires. Likewise, many Chassidic sources teach that we

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To Live or To Leave?

By Joyce A. Isaacson, Fairfax, Virginia

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MyLife Essay Contest 2017 To live or to leave has been one of the great and challenging choices that many people who are depressed struggles with and unfortunately those who chose to leave and end their lives. In The Torah, in the book of Vayikra 19:16; G-d commanded us not to stand idly by our

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Escaping By Connecting

By Manny Shollar, Pittsburgh, PA

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MyLife Essay Contest 2017 Three hundred fifty million people of all ages suffer from depression globally. That means that .0043 percent of the global population are currently dealing with depression on a daily basis. All of these people have the ability to turn their lives around, however because Chassidus generally and Tanya specifically clearly outline the path to

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Suddenly A Power

By Baila Leshes, Crown Heights

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MyLife Essay Contest 2017 If G-d has angels in heaven doing exactly what He wants, without ever going against His will, why did He decide to create us? When He has such great spiritual servants, why does He desire finite people to serve Him? The common answer to this question is that while angels never do

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The Generation of Consuming Data

By Ariel Brounstein, Raanana, Israel

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MyLife Essay Contest 2017 Never in the history of mankind have humans been so connected to one another. With the increase in social media (Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter etc.) the global village is shrinking to a global swamp. We are constantly up to date with the lives of every man or woman we choose to

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Hide and The Truth Comes Out

By Josh Zebberman, Crown Heights

Essays 2017

MyLife Essay Contest Judaism is very particular when it comes to how we dress. In order not to provoke people’s thoughts and invite vulnerable relationships, we dress modestly and cover ourselves up. Our discreet dress is what kept us different from all of the other nations throughout our historical journey as a people. In more current times, people

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Why So Serious?

By Moshe Rosner, Vaughan, Canada

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MyLife Essay Contest 2017 We’ve all experienced or heard of the “Monday blues”. Enjoying the weekend and its freedoms doing what you want on your time is so enjoyable. As Sunday night settles this feeling of micro-depression befalls you. Some say it’s the job, others the work but that can’t really be true. Those who run their

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Alien Thoughts And Temptations

By Moshe Raichik, Gaithersburg, MD

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MyLife Essay Contest 2017 Alien thoughts are thoughts that come from the evil side of a person. They could be sinful thoughts; thoughts that could tempt a person to sin. They could also cause you to be depressed and sad because you cannot serve G-d properly with these thoughts in your mind. They could be thoughts of regret

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Removing Evil From The World

By Sara Bloom, Pittsburgh, PA

Essays 2017

MyLife Essay Contest 2017 As we strive to come close to G-d, and add holiness into our lives and into the world at large, one would think that life would be glorious and happy. Yet contrary to happiness and peace, it seems that the negative forces have been unleashed against us. Evil is constantly lurking,

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