ESSAYS| 2016

ESSAYSss| Essays 2016

Hedonism and the Jewish Soul

By Chaya Sara Gurewicz, Chicago, IL

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016   In this essay, I will target the contemporary issue of present day Hedonism:  The ethical theory that pleasure (in the sense of the satisfaction of desires) is the highest good and proper aim of human life.  This theory has created a host of problems microcosmically and macrocosmically. We have become

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The Chassidic Secret to Emotional Health

By Akiva Greenbaum, Ewing, NJ

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016   This essay’s aim is to effectively address the difficulty in which many people have in experiencing the emotions required for a happy and successful life. There are countless books, workshops and websites with valuable pieces of advice on how to achieve true happiness. Often they are centered around the idea

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Unleashing the Power of the Mind

By Menachem Mendel Landa, Monsey, NY

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016 Academic ambitions are often silenced by feelings of intellectual shortcoming. Even those who experience academic strength and success may become dejected when encountering difficulty with a specific area of study, and draw the conclusion that a particular subject is ”not their cup of tea.” The most devastating of all is situations

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Chassidus: The Real Evaluator

By Nir Moriah , Houston, TX

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016 The purpose of this paper is to provide the reader with a spiritual framework for evaluating one self and one’s reality. To accomplish this objective, I will introduce four Chassidic concepts: 1) Leit Atar Panuy Mi Ney – There is nothing outside of Him, and there is no place devoid of

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You Shall Choose Life

By Shlomie Naparstek, Myrtle Beach, SC

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016  “So,” says the teacher, “can someone please give me a precise definition of “life”. The students wrinkle their foreheads in concentration, not fully  understanding what the teacher is getting at. Teacher: Again, does someone want to share the definition of life with this class? Student A: The opposite of death? Teacher:

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Happy, Unconditionally.

By Chezky Raskin, Brooklyn, NY

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016   “Mi shenichnas adar marbim b’simacha – when the month of Adar comes around, we add in happiness.” Unfortunately, I have seen throughout my life, many unhappy people- people that seem to have everything set in place for them to have a happy life. Wonderful families. Comfortable living. Good relationships. Meaningful Days.

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Change for Good

By Levi Yitzchok Kantor, Beer Sheba, Israel

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016 In this essay I will attempt to explain how contrary to typical behavior of intimidating ourselves and others into doing what’s right, if we want to achieve positive results within ourselves and within others, we must make sure that it is done out of real free choice. Only then can we

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Listen to Her Voice

By Rishe Groner, Brooklyn, NY

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016 People search for spiritual solutions to practical problems, starting within our own relationships: friendships, coworkers, significant others, and our own self-esteem. Communication in relationships is the subject of every bestselling self-help book of all time, but it’s also the bedrock of our understanding of society as we know it. We battle

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The Imperfect You

By Tal Lewis, Morristown, NJ

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016 “Any questions?” The classroom was silent, for a while. “My office hours,” the professor continued, “will be such and such a day, at such and such a time. Lecture is over.” Every week, he announced them. And every week, no one showed up. This was a pattern that repeated itself in

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Self-regulation: A Basis for Transformation

By Aileen Ariella Samimi, Great Neck, NY

Essays 2016

MyLife Essay Contest 2016   It is often misconceived that removal of a negative entity implies that a positive entity will take its place. This notion has become a basis for humanity’s languishing, under achieving, idleness, and an overall abandonment of the development of human potential, since once the negativity is removed, positivity is not

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