ESSAYS| 2016

ESSAYSss| Hebrew

Purpose-Mindfulness for Consistent Calm

By Levi Pinson,ย Brooklyn, USA

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016 ืžื‘ื•ื ืžืืžืจ ื–ื” ืขื•ืกืง ื‘ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ืœื‘ื•ืœ ื•ื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ืฆืœื—ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืฉืชืœื˜ื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืžืฆื‘. ื‘ืžืืžืจ ื–ื” ื ื‘ืืจ ืื™ืš ืฉืžืžื‘ื˜ ืชื•ืจืช ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช ืงืœ ืžืื•ื“ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืกื“ืจ ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืื™ ืกื“ืจ ื•ืœืžืฆื•ื ืžื ื•ื—ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ ื•ืจื•ื’ืข ืคื ื™ืžื™ ื’ื ื‘ืžื™ืจื•ืฅ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื•ื‘ืงืฉื™ื™ื ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื. ืคืจืง 1 ืœืžืชื•ื— ืืช ื”ื–ืžืŸ “ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืžืœื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช!”,ย  “ืœื ืฉื™ื™ืš ืฉืื ื™

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byย Chana Bloy

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016 “ืื ื™ ืงื™ื™ื ืžืฉืžืข ืื ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘” ืื• ื”ืืงืกื™ืกื˜ื ื™ืืœื™ื–ื ื”ืืœื•ืงื™”   “ื‘ื”ืฉืคืขืชื• ืฉืœ ืขื•ืœื ืฉืœื ื”ื•ื“ื” ืขื•ื“ ื‘ืขืจื›ื ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื™ ืื ื•ืฉ ื•ื‘ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ืื“ื, ืขื•ืœื ืฉืฉืœืœ ืžืŸ ื”ืื“ื ืืช ืจืฆื•ื ื• ื•ืขืฉืื• ืžื•ืฉื ืœื”ืฉืžื“ื” ืืš ืชื›ื ืŸ ืœื ืฆืœื• ืชื—ื™ืœื” ืขื“ ืœืงื•ืจื˜ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื›ื•ื—ื•ืชื™ื• ื”ื’ื•ืคื ื™ื™ื, ื‘ื”ืฉืคืขืชื• ืฉืœ ืขื•ืœื ื–ื” ืกื•ืฃ ืฉื™ืชืงืคื—ื• ืขืจื›ื™ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืื ื™ ื”ืื™ืฉื™. ืืกื™ืจ

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Taming Your Donkey

Byย Joshua Krisch, New York,ย NY

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016   I have no clue whether or not I am supposed to like my job. That I am obliged to drag myself to work every day, earn an honest living and separate charity is not up for debateโ€”toil by the labor of oneโ€™s hands is praiseworthy and, in some cases, obligatory.[1]

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The Power of Humility

By Mushka Winner, Brooklyn, NY

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016   Hi Yosef, Last week, my teacher opened up a discussion about a school issue with our class. And we all got involved discussing it. When class was over, the teacher called to me. He told me he saw a lack of humility in my manner. He gave examples, what I

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Overcoming Lifeโ€™s Challenges

By Mendel Gordon, Miami Beach, FL

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016   Everybody has “ups and downs”in life. The “ups” are when things are going just the way we think they should be. The “downs” are when we get all sorts of problems andย  things look like they are not going so good.ย  In this essay, I will try to show how

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The Soul of Compulsive Smartphone Use

Byย Sholom DovBer Hershkop

Essays 2016 / Smartphones

MyLife Essay Contest 2016 ื”ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ื”ืกื•ืœืœืจื™ ื–ื›ื” ืœืชื•ืืจ ื”ืžืคื•ืงืคืง “ื”ืกื™ื’ืจื™ื” ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ืช”, ื•ื ื—ืฉื‘ ืœืื—ื“ ืžื’ื•ืจืžื™ ื”ื”ืชืžื›ืจื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ื™ื ื‘ืžืื” ื”-21.ืคืกื™ื›ืื˜ืจื™ื ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ื”ื”ืชืžื›ืจื•ืช ืœืกืžืจื˜ืคื•ืŸ ื›ื”ืคืจืขื” ืื•ื‘ืกืกื™ื‘ื™ืช ื›ืคื™ืชื™ืช, ืืฉืจ ืขืœื•ืœื” ืœืขื•ื“ื“ ืืช ื”ืžื›ื•ืจื™ื ืœื”ืจื•ืก ืื•ืชื ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื” ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช ื•ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ืช. ืืช ื“ืจื›ื™ ื”ื’ืžื™ืœื” ืžื”ื”ืชืžื›ืจื•ืช ืœืกืžืจื˜ืคื•ืŸ โ€“ ื•ืžื”ื”ืชืžื›ืจื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœืœ โ€“ ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื—ืœืง ืœืฉืชื™ื™ื: 1. ื”ื’ื™ืจืกื ื”ืงืœืืกื™ืช โ€“ ืขืœื™ื” ื‘ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืจื•ื‘

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You count. And it Matters.

By Chana Bloy, Sapir Arava, Israel

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016   “ื‘ื”ืฉืคืขืชื• ืฉืœ ืขื•ืœื ืฉืœื ื”ื•ื“ื” ืขื•ื“ ื‘ืขืจื›ื ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื™ ืื ื•ืฉ ื•ื‘ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ื”ืื“ื, ืขื•ืœื ืฉืฉืœืœ ืžืŸ ื”ืื“ื ืืช ืจืฆื•ื ื• ื•ืขืฉืื• ืžื•ืฉื ืœื”ืฉืžื“ื” ืืš ืชื›ื ืŸ ืœื ืฆืœื• ืชื—ื™ืœื” ืขื“ ืœืงื•ืจื˜ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื›ื•ื—ื•ืชื™ื• ื”ื’ื•ืคื ื™ื™ื, ื‘ื”ืฉืคืขืชื• ืฉืœ ืขื•ืœื ื–ื” ืกื•ืฃ ืฉื™ืชืงืคื—ื• ืขืจื›ื™ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืื ื™ ื”ืื™ืฉื™. ืืกื™ืจ ืžื—ื ื” ื”ืจื™ื›ื•ื–, ืฉืœื ืขืžื“ ืขืœ ื ืคืฉื• ืžืคื ื™ ืื‘ื“ืŸ

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Training Your Inner Beast

By Offir Kalifa, Jerusalem, Israel

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016   ืœืื”ื•ื‘ ืืช ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ (ื”ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื™ืขืกื•ืง ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืฉืœื ื• ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ืจ ืœืงื“ื•ืฉื” ืข”ื™ ื”ืชื‘ื•ื ื ื•ืช.) ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ื™ื•ื ื™ื•ืžื™ืช ืขื ืฉื ื™ ื“ื—ืคื™ื ืžื ื•ื’ื“ื™ื ื‘ืชื•ื›ื•. ืฆื“ ืื—ื“ ืฉืฉื•ืืฃ ืœื‘ืฆืข ื›ืœ ืžื˜ืœื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ื• ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืจื•ื—ื ื™ ื•ืžืขื•ื“ืŸ, ืฉื ืคืขืœ ืชืžื™ื“ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืžืกื•ื“ืจืช ,ืžืชื•ืš ืืžืช ืคื ื™ืžื™ืช ื•ืžืฉืžืขืช ืขืฆืžื™ืช ,ื•ืฉื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ื• ื•ืžืขืฉื™ื ื• ื™ื‘ื˜ืื•ย  ืขืจื›ื™ื ืืžืชื™ื™ื . ื•ืฆื“

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Uprooting Apathy
?ืžื” ืื™ื›ืคืช ืœื™

By Shalom Yehudah Leib Ginzburg, Haifa, Israel

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016   ืื—ืช ื”ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื”ืžืจื›ื–ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื• ืฉืœ ืื“ื ื‘ืขื•ืœืžื ื•, ื‘ืคืจื˜ ื‘ืžืื” ื”ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืื—ืช, ื”ื™ื ื”ืื“ื™ืฉื•ืช. ื”ืื“ื ืฉืงื•ืข ื‘ืขืฆืžื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ืื™ื ื• ืžื•ื ื— ื‘ืฆืจื•ืชื ืฉืœ ืื—ืจื™ื. ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื”ื•ื ื’ื ื‘ื ื‘ืฉืืœื” “ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืื•ื›ืœ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืื—ืจ ืื ืžื” ืฉืžื•ื ื— ืœื™ ื‘ืจืืฉ ื”ื ื”ืฆืจื•ืช ื”ืื™ืฉื™ื™ื ืฉืœื™”.ืžืงื•ืจ ื”ื‘ืขื™ื”, ื›ืคื™ ืฉื ืจืื” ืžืžืกืคืจ ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื‘ืชื•ืจืช ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช ื”ื•ื ื’ื

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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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