ESSAYS| 2017

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The Meaning of Life Based on Chassidus

By Chaim Shcherbina, Brooklyn, NY

Essays 2017

MyLife Essay Contest 2017 The issue I wish to address is very basic. Everyone asks themselves at one point or another, “Why was I born?” Sometimes this thought presents itself in other ways.  For example, “Why did G-d decide that I should wake up this morning,” or “What is the purpose of my life,” etc.

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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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A Three-Pronged Path to Meaning
אימון חסידי

By  צחי יצחק פרנסיס, Arad, Israel

Essays 2017

MyLife Essay Contest 2017 תורת החסידות שמה בדגש את הענין של הפנימיות והשורש המכוסה של כל דבר ודבר.אחד מהנרטיבים החזקים בתפיסת העולם החסידית , שהעולם הוא מלשון העלם והסתר. החסידות דוגלת בחשיפת הנעלם והנסתר שבעולם בכל הרבדים והרמות, ולכן לא במקרה במילה חסידות מסתתרות שתי מילים- חי , סדות (סודות בחולם חסר). האדם שהולך בדרך

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When Going All-In Is the Only Way

By רפאל בכר, Be'er Seva, Israel

Essays 2017

MyLife Essay Contest 2017 מבוא:גישתה של תורת החסידות אל היחס שמצד יההודי לעבודתו את אלוקיו: יהודי אינו רק כשכיר אצל הקדוש ברוך השואף לבצע עבודתו ועם השלמתה – את שכרו. מעמדו של יהודי הינו הרבה מעבר לזה: כל כולו משועבד למילוי רצונו. כל חייו על כל מרכיביהם (כחות נפשו (כשרונות), זמנו ומרצו ואף גם כוונותיו

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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

Essays 2017

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

Essays 2017

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

Essays 2017

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

Essays 2017

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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