ESSAYS| 2018

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Peace and Love Where the Streets are Paved with Plastic

Byย Elka Melamed, Chicago, Illinois

Essays 2018 / Finalists

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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The End of Procrastination

Byย Shterna Karp, Brooklyn, NY

Essays 2018 / Finalists

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 The twenty minutes it takes from when the alarm goes until you are out of bedโ€ฆ The stack of books waiting to be readโ€ฆ The mending and fixing that still needs your attentionโ€ฆ Supposedly only 20% of the population procrastinates,(1) but the number would probably be higher if people got around

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How to Be a Warrior, Not a Worrier

Byย Devorah Block, San Antonio, Texas

Essays 2018 / Finalists

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 If I would try to contain the contents of this entire essay into two sentences it would be the following: 1) You have power to create your own reality. 2) The resolution to all of your challenges, hardships, and uncertainties lies entirely in your hands. Since that sounds like blaspheme and

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Finding a Geulah-Life of Bliss & Joy, In a Place Called Golus

By Levi Ginsberg, Brooklyn, NY

Essays 2018 / Finalists

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 In this essay, I would like to analyze the concept of โ€œDaasโ€ (lit. knowledge), as explained in Chabad Chassidic philosophy; and how through developing the quality of Daas, one can achieve a life of utter bliss and tranquility, free of any feelings of anxiety, depression, helplessness and insecurity. Concepts that we

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Rectifying Chaotic Marriages

By Yonason Johnson, Melbourne, Australia

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 The Chassidus-model for achieving deeply-connected and lasting marriages One of the major issues facing our society is the struggle to achieve peaceful and loving marital relationships (shalom bayis). Many married couples today face difficulty in building a strong relationship. In America, 45-50% of first marriages end in divorce. Whilst divorce rates

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Self-Worth and Selflessness

Byย Rivka Goldenberg, Brooklyn, NY

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 A captivating tale of Gold, Dirt, and a Shipwreck I am Dirt. I am the lowest of the low. I am stepped on, I am crushed, and I am swept out of everyoneโ€™s homes. On my own, I am utterly and completely useless. I imagine, though, that if I were to

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Tanya: Chapter 11 ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ืคืจืง ื™ื

Byย Dinush Vogel, Ashkelon, Israel

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 ื”ืงื“ืžื” ืœืžื ื”ืœื™ ื”ืชื—ืจื•ืช ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื–ื” ืžื‘ื•ืกืก ื›ื•ืœื• ืขืœ ืคืจืง ื™ืโ€™ ืžืื™ื’ืจืช ื”ืงื•ื“ืฉ ื‘ืชื ื™ื. ื–ื”ื• ืคืจืง ืฉืฉื™ื ื” ืืช ื—ื™ื™. ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื“ื”ื™ื ืžื˜ืจืชื›ื ื”ื™ื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืžื˜ืจืชื™ ืžื‘ืœื™ ืฉื”ื›ืจืชื™ ืืช ื”ืชื—ืจื•ืช. ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ื›ื‘ืจ ืžื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืืœื•ืœ ื•ืจืง ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืฉื™ืชืฃ ืื•ืชื™ ืื—ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื•ื–ื” ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ื“ื™ืจื‘ืŸ ืื•ืชื™. ืžื˜ืจืชื™ ืœืชืช ื—ื•ืžืจ ืงืจื™ื ื‘ืจื•ืจ ื•ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืœื›ืœ ืื™ืฉ

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A Physical Body Vs. a Divine Soul ื’ื•ืฃ ื’ืฉืžื™ ืžื•ืœ ื ืฉืžื” ืืœื•ืงื™ืช

Byย Menachem Mendel Vardi, Jerusalem, Israel

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 ืื™ืš ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื—ื‘ืจ ื•ืœืชื•ื•ืš ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ ื ื™ื’ื•ื“ื™ื ื›ื” ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื•ื‘ื›ืš ืœื”ืฆืœื™ื— ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ื ืจื•ื—ื ื™ื™ื ืœื›ืœ ืื•ืจืš ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืคื™ื–ื™ ืฉื‘ื• ืื ื• ื ืžืฆืื™ื. ื‘ืกืคืจ ื”ืชื ื™ื ืœืื“ืžื•โ€ืจ ื”ื–ืงืŸ, ืžื™ื™ืกื“ ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช ื—ื‘โ€ื“, ืคืจืงื™ื ืโ€™ ื•ื‘โ€™, ืžื‘ื•ืืจ ืฉืœื›ืœ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ ื™ืฉ ืฉืชื™ ื ืคืฉื•ืช: ื”ืื—ืช, ื”ื ืคืฉ ื”ืืœื•ืงื™ืช ืฉื”ื™ื ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืงื‘โ€ื” ื•ื‘ืขืฆื ืžื•ื›ืจืช ื’ื ื‘ืฉื โ€œื”ื™ืฆืจ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘โ€, ื•ื”ื™ื

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Getting Out of Depression and the Way to Joy: According to Chassidus ื”ื™ื—ืœืฆื•ืช ืžื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ ื•ื”ื“ืจืš ืœืฉืžื—ื” โ€“ ืขโ€ืช ืชื•ืจืช ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช

Byย Menachem Feldman, Dnieper, Ukraine

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 ืžื‘ื•ื ื‘ืžืืžืจ ื–ื” ืืขืกื•ืง ื‘ื‘ืขื™โ€™ ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช ื ืคื•ืฆื” ื”ืžื›ื•ื ื” ื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ (ื“ืคืจืกื™โ€™) (1). ืœืขืชื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ื—ื•ื•ื” ืื“ื ื™ืจื™ื“ื” ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ืช ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ื”ืจื•ื— ื•ื‘ื—ื™ื•ื ื™ื•ืช ื•ืฉื•ืงืข ื‘ืขืฆื‘ื•ืช ื•ื‘ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ืœื™ื•ืช ื•ืคืกื™ืžื™ื•ืช. ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ื—ื•ื•ื™โ€™ ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ืขื™ืžื” ื•ื”ืฉืœื›ื•ืชื™โ€™ ื•ื ื–ืงื™โ€™ ื ื•ื’ืขื™ื ืœื›ืœ ืชื—ื•ืžื™ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื. ื”ืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืžืฉืžืฉื™ื ืืช ืจื•ื‘ ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืื“ื ื‘ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืขื ื”ื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ ื”ื ืœืจื•ื‘ ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ืœื”ืชื—ืžืง ืžืžื ื• ืืš

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Tools for Dealing with the Temptations of the Internet ืืจื’ื– ื›ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืžื•ืœ ืคื™ืชื•ื™ื™ ื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜

Byย Malkie Alperovitch, Migdal Haemek, Israel

Essays 2018

MyLife Essay Contest 2018 ***โ€ื•ืืœ ืชื‘ื™ืื ื• ืœื™ื“ื™ ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸโ€, ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื–ื” ืื™ื ื• ื’ื•ืฉืคื ืงื ืœืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ืคืจื•ืฅ ืœืœื ืกื™ื ื•ืŸ ืื• ื—ืกื™ืžื” ืžื‘ื•ื ืœืคื ื™ ืœื ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื™ื“ื™ ืฉื ื™ื, ื›ืฉื—ืฉืงื” ื ืคืฉื• ืฉืœ ื™ืขืงื‘ ืžื‘ื ื™ ื‘ืจืง ืœืฆืคื•ืช ื‘ืกืจื˜ ืงื•ืœื ื•ืข ืื™ื›ื•ืชื™, ืขืžื“ื• ื‘ื“ืจื›ื” ืžืกืคืจ ืฉืœื‘ื™ื: ื) ืœืžืฆื•ื ืชื™ืจื•ืฅ ืœืฆืืช ืžื”ื‘ื™ืช ื‘ืœื™ ืœืขื•ืจืจ ื—ืฉื“. ื‘) ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ื›ืกืฃ ืœืฉืœื ืœื ื”ื’ ื”ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืก ื•ืœืคืงื™ื“ ื”ืงื•ืœื ื•ืข ืขื‘ื•ืจ

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