ESSAYS| 2019

ESSAYSss| Beliefs & Ideas

Reach from Within

Michal Uryash, Miami Beach, Florida

Essays 2019 / Frum Community

The Rebbe writes that, โ€œ Each and every generation has its own characteristics which have bearing on contemporary problems.โ€ How many of us have grown up with friends that aren’t Shomer Shabbos anymore? How many of us have seen a bright Yeshiva student leave the path of Torah? How many of us have witnessed our

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The Misunderstood Power of Women

Ita Gordon, Albany, New York

Essays 2019 / Women

Throughout history and in many societies, women have been considered second class citizens. They were used as objects to show off their beauty. They were pressured regarding how they dressed and how they looked, how much makeup they wore. Women’s opinions were not taken seriously. For instance in America, for many years women were not

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Living in the ‘Perfect’ Moment. Living with the Messiah.

Yechiel Belfer, Victoria, Australia

Essays 2019 / Moshiach and Geulah

Living with the Messiah. A popular catchphrase amongst Chassidic circles quoting the Lubavitcher Rebbe. But what principles, standards or morals is this message supposed to impart? Are we yet deserving of the Messianic promised times? If not, how are we expected to, or capable of, acting as if we are? Or perhaps this phrase is

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Big G-d and Little Me

Hindy Litvin, Atlanta, Georgia

Essays 2019 / Prayer

Introduction A vast desert stretches endlessly before him, the same scenery stretches in all directions for miles. His forehead shines with perspiration, and his parched mouth yearns for a drink of water. He slowly drags one foot in front of another, drawing on energy he didn’t know he had. He had been on a voyage

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Spiritual Oxygen Masks: Chassidic Tools for the Empath in You

Rivka Cohen, Naples, Florida

Ahavas Yisroel / Essays 2019

A fortified city is so-called because a defensive wall surrounds it, defining its borders and safeguarding its inhabitants against the perils of the outside world. People, too, require defense against external influences, and many tend to fortify themselves by erecting emotional walls around their hearts. As we see in the case of a city, a

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ื›ื•ื—ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืฉืคืขื”

Michal Yaffa Simchowitz, Kfar Chabad, Israel

Essays 2019 / Mentor

ื”ืงื“ืžื” “…ื•ืœื›ืŸ, ื”ืฆืขืชื™ ื•ื‘ืงืฉืชื™- ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื” ื ืคืฉื™ืช (ื•ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื–ื”, ืืœื ืฉืื™ืŸ ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ืœืขืช ืขืชื” ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ืžืชืื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ื•ืณ)- ืฉื™ืคืจืกืžื• ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ื•ืžืงื•ื… ืฉื›ื“ืื™ ื•ื ื›ื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืืฉืจ, ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื•ืื—ื“ ืžื™ืฉืจืืœ, ืื ืฉื™ื ื ืฉื™ื ื•ื˜ืฃ, ื™ืงื™ื™ืžื• ืืช ื”ื•ืจืืช ื”ืžืฉื ื” “ืขืฉื” ืœืš ืจื‘”… ืืฉืจ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื–ื” ื™ืชื•ื•ืกืฃ ื‘ื•ื•ื“ืื™ ื•ื‘ื•ื•ื“ืื™ ืืฆืœ ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื•ืื—ื“ ืžื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ื›ืœ

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ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืฉ ื–ื”ื•ืช ื ืฉื™ืช ืœืื•ืจ ื”ื—ืกื™ื“ื•ืช

Yehudit Kleinman, Migdal Ha'Emek, Israel

Essays 2019 / Women

ืžื‘ื•ื: ื›ื™ื•ื, ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืžื•ื“ืจื ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืžืื” ื”- 21, ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื™ื ืžืื™ ืคืขื. ืฉืœื‘ื™ื ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™ ื”ืื“ื ื”ืคื›ื• ืœืžืกื•ื‘ื›ื™ื ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื•. ืื ื‘ืขื‘ืจ ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืฉ ื–ื”ื•ืช ื ืฉื™ืช ื”ื™ื” ืืชื’ืจ ื”ืขื•ืžื“ ื‘ืคื ื™ ื›ืœ ื ืขืจื” ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš ื”ืชื‘ื’ืจื•ืชื”, ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ืคืš ื”ืชื”ืœื™ืš ืœื›ืžืขื˜ ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื™. ืฉืคืข ื”ื“ืขื•ืช, ื”ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช, ื”ืชืื•ืจื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืžืงืฉื” ืขืœ ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืฉ ื“ืจืš ืื—ืช ื‘ืจื•ืจื” ื•ืกืœื•ืœื”. ื‘ืคื ื™ ื ืขืจื”

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“Human Doingโ€? Discover Your True Essence: a โ€œHuman Becoming”

Yochi Ress, Johannesburg, South Africa

Essays 2019 / Prayer

We live in an increasingly automated world. The machines have taken over to some extent, and the new emerging condition of โ€œlow-battery anxietyโ€ (or its more fancy name โ€œnomophobiaโ€) refers to the immense stress when users are separated even from the shortest periods from their devices. (1) The pandemic addiction of living constantly plugged into

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Transcending Conflict

Noach Kane, Morristown, New Jersey

Ahavas Yisroel / Essays 2019

We all want healthy, amicable relationships, but most if not all relationships end up involving disagreement and conflict. Deep, genuine disagreements can wound relationships, and, often, trying to resolve a disagreement by talking it out often escalates the conflict and wounds the relationship further. An indirect approach to conflict resolution may be the key to

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ื›ืœื™ื ื”ืฉืœื›ืชื™ื™ื ื‘ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ,ื”ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ื—ื•ืฉ ื”ืฆื™ื•ืจ ื›ื›ืœื™ ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœื™ ื‘ืžืฉื ืชื• ืฉืœ ืื“ืžื•”ืจ ื”ืจื™ื™”ืฆ

Mishael Elmalem, Jerusalem, Israel

Art / Essays 2019

ื”ืงื“ืžื”: ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘ื”ื’ื“ืจืชื• ื•ื‘ืžื”ื•ืชื• ื”ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ืช: ืขื•ืกืง ื‘ืฉืืœื” ื•ื‘ืžื˜ืจื” ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืื ื• ื›ื—ื‘ืจื” ื•ื›ื‘ื ื™ ืื“ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฆืžืฆื ืกื‘ืœ ื•ืœืืคืฉืจ ื—ื™ื™ื ืžื™ื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ. ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืชืคืชื—ื• ืกื•ื’ื™ ื•ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉื”ื‘ื™ืื• ืขืžื ืืช “ื”ื›ืœื™ื ื”ื”ืฉืœื›ืชื™ื™ื”. ื›ืœื™ื ื”ืฉืœื›ืชื™ื™ื ื”ื ื ืกื•ื’ื™ ื›ืœื™ื ืฉื•ื ื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืกื•ื‘ื™ื™ืงื˜ (ื”ืื“ื ื”ืกืคืฆื™ืคื™ ืœื• ืžื•ืชืื ื”ื›ืœื™ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฆืจื›ื™ื•, ืื•ืคื™ื•, ื•ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ื•ืชื• ื›ืื“ื ื ืคืจื“) ื”ืžืฉืžืฉ ืื•ืชื ื•

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