ESSAYS| 2019

ESSAYSss| Emotions & Psychology

Ageless

Ayelet Skinner, Southfield, Michigan

Essays 2019 / Finalists / Self Esteem / Winning Essays

Medical Esthetician No one really wants to discuss the fears they associate with aging; the reason I’m choosing a topic most dread is because Chassidus provides powerful tools for not only easing our deepest fears concerning aging, but shows us how we can turn those fears around to create a paradigm shift that will bring

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The Power of a Chassidic Melody

Levi Goldstein, Postville, Iowa

Essays 2018 / Joy and Happiness

Introduction: We will address an issue which many people across the wide spectrum (learned, layman, unaffiliated etc.) face; not having a enthusiasm and enjoyment when engaging in spiritual and G-dly matters. This issue can be solved with something that is not so known; a Chassidic song. This essay is based on 2 concepts in Chassidus;

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Stress and Prayer

Ahava Lichtenstein, Hanover, Pennsylvania

Essays 2018 / Prayer / Stress

Introduction Stress is an age old affliction. It contributes to emotional disorders such as anxiety, depression, and addiction as well as health issues such as a weak immune system, cancer and heart disease, (may G-d protect us!). But most of all, stress is not fun. What Chassidism brings to the table is prayer. The potential

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Learning How to Truly Forgive in your Heart

Malky Katz, Brooklyn, NY

Anger / Essays 2018 / Personal Growth

Human emotions are complex. A range of so many different feelings come and go throughout your day. You feel excitement, disappointment, anticipation, happiness, anxiety, sadness, hope, fear, and despair…etc. they typically pass. But those feelings of anger and resentment just seem to linger in your heart and remain there forever. Being hurt by someone you

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You ARE your Struggles

Sara Malka Fox, Pretoria, South Africa

Essays 2018 / Mentor / Stress

The many waters came gushing at him, each one with a heightened force and each one with an ominous name. His arms were flailing as the waters encompassed him. Financial issues, lack of self-esteem, inadequacy, each tidal wave punched him in the stomach and filled him with despair. Drowning. He felt himself succumbing to the

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True Peace is Realistic!
!שלום אמיתי זה מציאותי

Yehuda Levinger, Jerusalem, Israel

Communication / Competition / Essays 2018

מבוא: חיי היום יום מלאים בקונפליקטים רבים: מסכסוכים בין מעצמות ועד לחיכוכים בחברה ובמשפחה. חוסר היכולת שלנו להתגבר על אותם הפערים, נובע מראיה מוטעית ולא פרופורציונאלית של המציאות: היות ואנו כבולים לתפיסת עולם שטחית וסובייקטיבית של רגשות מסוימים המאפילים על הרגשות האחרים, איננו מסוגלים לתפוס את הצד השני במבט עמוק ואובייקטיבי. במאמר זה ננסה להציג

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Fear, Anxiety and President Trump

Dovid Vigler, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Anxiety & Fear / Essays 2018 / Leadership

As the 45th President of this great nation has completed his first year in office this month, tensions are high. Most citizens are either euphoric or fearful; few remain ambivalent. Fear, anxiety and the Jewish approach to it, is a central theme in Jewish thought and a foundational principle of my faith too. Though the

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Making Your Grass Greener

Anonymous, Brooklyn, NY

Competition / Essays 2018

This essay will address feelings of jealousy and consequent despondency, demonstrating how through using a fundamental concept in Chasidic teachings called “Sovev” and “Memalei”, one can apply a method of thinking to increase satisfaction and happiness in one’s life. The challenge: Already in the Ten Commandments, G-d addresses one of the great challenges to human

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