MyLife Essay Contest 2015 This essay will address the very prevalent issue of anxiety. It will introduce techniques based on study and contemplation to help overcome this issue. These principles are developed in many places in Chassidus, but I will focus on the Sicha Parshos Shemos Chelek lamaed Vov and Tanya Igeress Hakodesh yud aleph.
MyLife Essay Contest 2015 What is the role of a Jewish woman today? Is she meant to stay at home; barefoot and pregnant? Or is her role in the synagogue with the men? Chassidus explains that it is neither. The role of a woman is to express G-d’s essence within herself, within creation, within her
MyLife Essay Contest 2015 Living in the 21st century, when there no longer exists any form of social barriers, we are bombarded with an overwhelming, seemingly endless, wave of lifestyles of all types. Affected by the environment and our social surroundings, we have to deal with the constant issue of, “How do I identify myself,
MyLife Essay Contest 2015 מבוא האם גם אתם ניצבתם פעם נבוכים מול התכונות והרצונות השליליים המקננים בתוככם פנימה? גם אתם הזדעזעתם נוכח האגו, הקנאה, החמדנות, ושנאת הזר, שנשקפה אליכם מן המַרְאָה? “לָמָה אנחנו כאלה?” שאלתם את עצמכם בכעס. המאמר שלפנינו יידון בסוגיה זו, יסקור פתרונות ותופעות שצצו בעקבות הבעיה האקוטית הזו בעולם הרחב, וביהדות. ויציג
MyLife Essay Contest 2015 “If your only tool is a hammer you tend to see every problem as a nail.” —Abraham Maslow In the toolbox of actions and reactions in today’s world most of society often reach for the hammer, and perceive it as their only life tool. They busy themselves with chiseling out their own
MyLife Essay Contest 2015 A businessman, while finishing his weekly Tefillin wrap, reflects to himself, “Is it really important that I put on Tefillin?” Upon giving his monthly donation, the doctor thinks to himself, “Is it really crucial that I give charity?” A rabbinical student, while studying for hours a day, contemplates, “Is my Torah
MyLife Essay Contest 2015 A businessman, while finishing his weekly Tefillin wrap, reflects to himself, “Is it really important that I put on Tefillin?” Upon giving his monthly donation, the doctor thinks to himself, “Is it really crucial that I give charity?” A rabbinical student, while studying for hours a day, contemplates, “Is my Torah
MyLife Essay Contest 2015 Have you ever found yourself in a situation in life in which there seems to be no way out? Have you ever experienced a problem so great, you cannot believe Hashem (G-d) has put you in this situation? Have you ever been in an utter daze, with the flabbergasting question, “How could this
MyLife Essay Contest 2015 There is an astounding question the Lubavitcher Rebbe asks in Parshas Mikeitz. The answer he gives reverberates through my being. When Joseph was brought to Egypt, the pharaoh at the time had two dreams. The dreams and the sequence of events that follow lead us on a journey of understanding and
MyLife Essay Contest 2015 Introduction Far too often, when we find ourselves in an uncomfortable or upsetting situation, we point fingers at others. In our attempt to understand what went wrong we refuse to take responsibility. Instead, we blame. Through blaming, we place a tremendous strain on our interpersonal relationships. This leads to much
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