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When you are looking for a good per-

son to work for you, you need someone

who could manage his anger. if you

have another employee who made a mis-

take the one that can’t control his anger

will get mad and yell. But, you don’t

want to deal with complaining workers.

By: I key Benzaken Magen David Yeshivah

My friend was in a fight with some-

one and the other person called her

a really mean name and she held

her anger and just walked away.

By: N ine t t e ChemtobHillel Yeshiva

One time, we went out to get pizza. One

boy tripped and fell on another boy who

was eating a slice of pizza. When the boy

who tripped got up, the boy who was eat-

ing pizza looked at his shirt. There was

a huge sauce stain

on his white shirt

and his pants. The

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said sorry, the boy

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He said, “It’s fine.

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anger, this made both boys feel good.

THE GREATEST REMEDY FOR

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One time, my friend and i were really ex-

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i think my friend, Joe, has good anger

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some soda and accidentally knocked

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it and put a lot of time into it, still, he

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Dedicated in Loving Memory of

A man of Kindness & HumilityA Passion for Living

By his Children and Grandchildren

June 1, 1907 - April 12, 2002

Amin E. Adjmi A”H


Dedicated in Loving Memory of

Saul E. Ashkenazi A”H

Throughout his life, our Grandfather,

Mr. Saul E. Ashkenazi A”H, truly dedicated himself

to his family, business, and community organizations.

My grandfather taught me to always be posi-tive and to see the glass half full. He taught me the power of my mind and how positivity can change my life. Every single day I think about that and try to live like that. I’ll never forget the day I wasn’t feeling myself and I was complain-ing and my grandfather looked me in the eyes and told me “Sally, you must be positive, do you know how powerful your mind is! You can ac-complish anything and overcome challenges if you stay strong and always see the glass as half full!” I really try to be like he was and sometimes I feel my grandfather’s energy inside of me re-minding me to be thankful and appreciative and strong and that makes me feel so grateful. - Sally & Joey Betesh

Our Grandfather was involved in numerous charities and Jewish institutions, including the donation of the land where Hillel Yeshiva stands and flourishes, being a key donor to launch Yeshiva University’s scholarship fund, a co-Founder of the Jewish Communal Fund, a true supporter and advocate of the UJA and Israeli Bonds, and the architect of the Ohel Yaakov Synagogue and Shaare Zion building expansion.We will always remember our Grandfather in our hearts and minds and will never forget the many life-lessons we’ve learned from him such as honesty, integrity, hard work, community ser-vice, and family values.- Saul E. & Joyce AshkenaziAlbert, Isaac and Jack Ashkenazi

My Grandfather was always my hero and my role model. I learned so much about life, love, educa-tion, and religion from him. I am truly blessed to have had such a special person in my life.- Sally & Michael Franco

My Grandfather was my superhero, my protector, and my teacher. As my role model, my Grandpa Saul inspired my business work ethic and philan-thropic character. For as long as I can remember, Saul E. Ashkenazi A’’H emphasized the impor-tance of honesty, passion, commitment, diligence, and charity work to my siblings and me. I consider the example set by his actions, and not simply his instructions, the prime inspiration for my develop-ing perspective, character, and work ethic towards both business and philanthropy.- Isaac J. Kassin

Grandpa Saul was a great source of strength and inspiration to me and my family. With his life long lessons he has taught us to be generous and love your fellow man. He will always be in our hearts forever.- Sally & Allen Smouha

By: Ronn ie Menashe Magen David Yeshivah

it’s very important to shine in your own

way. Paula is a very good dancer. At par-

ties, everyone watches her dance and

compliments her on how she dances. Her

best friend, sally, was not such a good

dancer but also

wanted compli-

ments. she started

taking dance class-

es. However, she

had no time for

her favorite hobby,

singing. she really

missed singing,

but she wanted

compliments. One

day, sally and

Paula were danc-

ing together with

a couple of other

friends. When the

music went off,

sally started singing. everyone com-

plimented her on her beautiful voice.

sally stopped dance classes and start-

ing singing more. sally realized that

she had her own talent, a great voice,

and that was her gift from Hashem.

don’t ignore your gift and copy some-

one else’s, you will be much happier.


if you want to be like a certain sports

player, you will practice that sport a

lot. But, you can do something differ-

ent that is easier for you and you will

like it better. Hashem gave that person

that specific talent. You have a differ-

ent talent. Find your talent, be your-

self. You may feel like a shadow in the

dark but you are really a shining star.

A SECOND ON YOUR

LIPS, FOREVER

ON YOUR HIPS.

WHEN YOU COMPARE YOURSELF

TO OTHERS, IT MEANS THAT

YOU DON’T BELIEVE

THAT YOU HAVE

SOMETHING WORTHWHILE

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We are taught to be leaders, not follow-

ers. We must be our own individuals.

emily sees all her friends walking into

school with their iphones. she thinks that

she doesn’t have one. she begins to real-

ize that she is the only

girl in class without

the iphone. emily gets

home and sits on her

bed. After spending

time thinking about

this matter, emily re-

alizes that she doesn’t

want an iphone. Just

because all her friends

have the iphone, that

doesn’t mean that she

must get one too. em-

ily likes her phone.

she is so happy with

what Hashem gave

her. emily has a per-

fect life. she has a loving family, a great

home, and she is healthy. The iphone

won’t make her life any better because

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STELLA LINIADO A”H

our beautiful Stella, you have leFT us way Too soon For words.

in your shorT Time here you have shown us sTrengTh when we were weak. and you gave us happiness To keep us aFloaT.

alThough There are no FooTprinTs For us To Follow, we know you will carry us on This journey and guide us Through our lives.

your Full oF liFe spiriT and angelic beauTy is our inspiraTion To keep moving Forward and make you proud.

you are an example oF whaT a daughTer is. one oF a kind!

our hearTs beaT diFFerenTly now. you, our beauTiFul sTella are missed every day!

with all our loVe,mommy, daddy, marc, jusTin, michael, and siTTo.

“a pure soul taken too soon”

As technol-

ogy is advanc-

ing and trends

are changing,

it becomes

harder for

people to be

happy with

their own

p o s s e s s i o n .

You walk into a school and a girl has a

new bracelet or a new pair of shoes. The

next day, half of the grade has the same

pair of shoes. The Rabbis say, “Who

is the one that’s rich?” The answer is,

“The person who is happy with what

he has.” Unfortunately, not many peo-

ple are on this level of happiness. As of

2012, the iphone 4s is on the market...

A majority of

society tries

to fit in. We

do things to fit

in at any cost

- whether it’s

dieting, plas-

tic surgery or

spending cra-

zy amounts

of money on a party. We just want to be

happy. is that true happiness, though?

What’s the meaning of happiness? it

comes from within. We don’t feel pres-

sured just by friends and peers, though.

it also comes from the home. if your

sister is a genius, a valedictorian and a

straight A student, you might feel pres-

sured to study so hard, because you com-

pare yourself to her. Your other sister is

a fashionista. sometimes, she makes fun

of your style. You try to go on a shopping

spree and dress like her. You figure, this

will make you happy. no! This will make

you miserable. You need to try hard to

achieve your goals, your dreams. so what

if you are not super smart. study and do

your best. Your skills don’t need to be

compared to others’ skills. Your style

defines you. Dressing to impress your

sister or others isn’t you. Be yourself.

show your potential. don’t be a fake,

but be genuine. Be true to others. And,

most importantly, be true to yourself.

By: Miche l l e Harar i Magen David Yeshivah

Lisa was sit-

ting on the

swing alone.

Becky said

she needed a

picture of her

for their Best

Friends book.

Lisa was

glad because

Becky was acting like she liked her, and

Becky was cool. Two months later, when

she got the book, she was blocked out of

all the photos and her swing picture was

nowhere in it. she was about to ask why

and thought, “if i scream why, i might

get kicked out of the cool group.” she

told Becky, “Wow, you look great.” she

got a text that night, “You are a loser.”

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By: Rache l Sardar Magen David Yeshivah

There is this one big party coming up

and the host is the most popular girl in

school. everyone was going to buy a

dress so they can impress. They all went

to Bloomingdale’s where they have the

most expensive dresses. One girl named

emily wasn’t as popular. she tried fol-

lowing all of the girls to Bloomingda-

le’s. she found a $3,000 dress that she

couldn’t afford. Her parents didn’t let her

buy it. instead, she went with her parents

to a cheaper store. she found a much

prettier dress than everyone else at the

party. emily ended up looking the best.

Be happy with what you have. don’t show

it off to be cool. Let’s say, samantha has a

Mac and now she’s suddenly popular, the

only 6th grader with a Mac. now, suzy

wants a Mac so she could be popular. she

only has a dell computer. she begs and

begs and her mom finally buys her one.

But, now a majority of the grade has one

so it’s not such a special thing. People

now have the new Mac when she just con-

vinced her mom to get the old one. every-

one makes fun of her and now she is em-

barrassed. You see what happens? Why

does a 6th grader need a Mac? Because

everyone else has it, she wants to fit in.

When someone tells you that they don’t

like something about you, it’s like receiv-

ing a slap in the face. it hurts your self

esteem. This past year, everyone got Pen-

ny skateboards. Literally, everyone has

them. When someone sees that someone

else is riding them, they

want to get the same penny

board immediately. every-

one is following the trend

even though they don’t

even know how to ride it.

i don’t want to buy one be-

cause i don’t want to fol-

low the crowd. You want

to be a leader, not a fol-

lower. Be strong. Be your-

self! You won’t regret it!

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By: Dav id Kameo Magen David Yeshivah

You are your own person. if you copy

someone else’s dream, you won’t

have fun because Hashem gave that

dream, and those character traits

to achieve that dream, to that per-

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Jennifer, Joyce and Jacqueline were three

popular girls. every week, they got some-

thing new. But they didn’t each get a dif-

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One day, there was a new girl in school. On

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You should always be yourself. One day, a

new girl came to school. noone knew who

she was. everyone at lunch was crowd-

ing all around her. All the girls were tell-

ing her, “i love your shirt,” and other stuff

that she wore. The popular girl was sitting

by herself, was very jealous. The next

day, the popular girl copied the new girl

so everyone would like her outfit and not

the new girl’s. The new girl went over to

the popular girl and said, “i like your style.

But, why did you copy me?” The popu-

lar girl said nothing. she realized that you

shouldn’t copy people. it doesn’t make

you happy. You should always be yourself.

in life, it’s very important to be your-

self and be happy with what you have.

Maybe, Hashem wanted one family to be

wealthier than the other. Unfortunately,

this happens every day. People are always

comparing what others have to what they

have and are not happy with what they

have. sarah begged her mom to get her an

iphone 4s. Her mother couldn’t afford it.

All her friends had it. she felt she needed

it to fit in. Her mother finally gave in and

got her the iphone 4s. she was so excit-

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when she wanted to go to show all her

friends, esther walked in with the iphone

8s. if sarah keeps on comparing herself to

others, she would never be happy and just

wouldn’t be herself. Be happy with what

you have and you will always be happy.

One day, a girl named Michelle intro-

duced UGGs to everyone. The next day,

everyone had UGGs of all different col-

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other brands that looked

the same but, since they

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her mom told her to wear

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They all went to buy it.

she was so happy that

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When i went out for lunch with all my

friends, they all were getting salads be-

cause it’s not fattening. i was not in the

mood for salad. And, i decided i don’t

care what they think. i was in the mood for

pasta. i will be the only one eating pasta

and they can get salad. i don’t have to fol-

low them. if i ended up getting the salad,

I wouldn’t be satisfied and I would still be

hungry and i wouldn’t enjoy my lunch.

That’s why you should get what you want.

IT’S MUCH EASIER TO BE YOURSELF WHEN

YOU DON’T NEED TO IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS

MOST PEOPLE DON’T DO

WHAT THEY LOVE TO DO

BUT, RATHER, WHAT WILL

BRING THEM ATTENTION

susan had a cool birthday party. she

knew how to do a backbend and she got

a penny board. Lilian was jealous. Lilian

went to her mother and told her, “Mom,

can i do gymnastics? And, i want to get a

penny board in pink and green.” Her mom

asked, “Why?” Lilian said, “Because

there is a girl who got a penny board and

she knows how to do back bends.” Her

mom said, “You don’t have to be like ev-

eryone else. You have to be yourself and

shine. And, maybe, you know how to do

things that other people don’t. don’t be

like someone else if you are not them.”


By: Sara Tawi lMagen David Yeshivah

By: Sh i re l Pere t zMagen David Yeshivah

IT’S MUCH EASIER TO BE YOURSELF WHEN

YOU DON’T NEED TO IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS

MOST PEOPLE DON’T DO

WHAT THEY LOVE TO DO

BUT, RATHER, WHAT WILL

BRING THEM ATTENTION


By: Gabr ie l l e Harar i Magen David Yeshivah

My two friends both got penny boards.

They ride them all around while i am

walking behind them trying to catch

up. They were both telling me to get

one. i was thinking, “What’s the point?

i don’t need one. i don’t even know

how to ride it. i am my own person.”

Copying is being someone else. You

should be happy with who you are and

with what you have. You don’t

need to be someone you are not. Be

unique. everyone is perfect just the

way they are. You don’t have to be

the center of attention. Just be you!

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When Rosie bought a new dress, ev-

eryone gave her a lot of compliments.

Ruthie went to buy it because she

wanted to get a lot of compliments.

When she went to school, nobody told

her anything. You shouldn’t copy any-

body because it isn’t you. You are just

following them. don’t follow anyone.

You have to be yourself to succeed.

HAPPINESS BEGINS WHEN YOU DO

WHAT YOU LOVE


By: L i l l i an MbabazMagen David Yeshivah

Very often, at weddings, there are al-

ways people who wear short tight

dresses. But, i am not going to wear

that because i’m not comfortable wear-

ing that. if you do wear the short tight

dress, yes, you will get attention. But,

you won’t be happy because it’s not the

attention that you want. You will never

truly be happy if you follow the crowd.

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it’s important to focus on yourself be-

cause when you copy someone you are

never going to succeed in life. if you

copy someone then you will not follow

your dream and will have a miserable

life. if you compare yourself to other

people, then you are not going to get

everything and waste all your money.

everyone in Andy’s grade has the new

iphone. He still has a Blackberry. He

asked his parents to get it for him. But,

he just got the Blackberry a week ago. He

started saving up money for the iphone

but, by the time he saved enough money,

the new electronic was the iPad3. He real-

ized that he doesn’t need this to fit in. He

still had the Blackberry and he was happy

with it. His friends still accepted him.

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every day, i witness one of my best

friend’s inner qualities of honesty and re-

sponsibility. And, i have a story to share.

it was 2:24, one minute till Mincha. While

everyone was rushing into the lunch-

room to go pray,

this friend was in

the bathroom. The

bell rang and it was

2:25. The praying

teacher gave us a

speech on how im-

portant punctuality

is and how every-

one should be on

time for Mincha

because it counted

as a regular class

and regular late-

ness. While all the

girls were begin-

ning to stand up to

pray the Amidah, my friend walked in. she

was late. The praying teacher signaled to

this girl to take her siddur and sit by the

table as opposed to chairs. This also meant

that, at the end of the prayers, this girl ...

By: Yoe l Go ldbeg Yeshivah of Flatbush

i have a good friend who is very truthful.

i will tell you a story why i know this. da-

vid is one of my good friends. My friends

and i were trying to get a game going. We

invited david and he came to play foot-

ball with us. i picked

him on my team and

there was this big

play that changed the

whole game. Robert

(on the other team)

threw a bomb to Jack

that made them in the

lead. david was tak-

ing defense of Jack

and we were all fight-

ing that there was an

offensive passing in-

terference. david got

up and said, “i am

saying the truth and

he didn’t push me.”

Because of that honesty, Robert’s team

won the game. i came up to him and said,

“That was really great what you said.”

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Joy has a test right after recess and she

knows that Lucy already took the test. Joy

walked up to Lucy and said, “Hey, what

were the questions that were on the test?”

Lucy knows why Joy asked, but she is

not going to say because she knows it is

wrong. But, what if Joy makes fun of her?

What if she will be known as a loser from

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Once, when i

was playing

b a s k e t b a l l ,

it was a very

close game.

We were

down by 1

and there was

only 10 sec-

onds left. This boy wanted to score the

winning shot so badly that he hugged the

ball. When he shot, he missed. After the

game, he admitted that he made a mistake

and said he wouldn’t hug it again. i would

want someone like him in my company be-

cause he realized his mistake. This is good

because, while working, if he makes a

mistake, he would realize it and correct it.

THE WORST THING

IS WHEN YOU LIE TO

YOURSELF ABOUT

YOUR TRUE MOTIVES.

A LIAR’S PUNISHMENT IS THAT WE DON’T BELIEVE HIM EVEN

WHEN HE TELLS THE TRUTH


Honesty. That

is a good

quality that

a friend of

mine has. We

were play-

ing football.

The score was

fourteen all.

A touchdown wins the game. i was on

defense. The quarterback threw the ball

and the guy caught it in the end zone.

He admitted that he dropped the ball in

the first place. If everyone would be this

honest, more people would be happy.

if i hired this kind of honest person for

my business, customers would be hap-

pier and would give me the business.

By: Joseph BenHaim Yeshivah of Flatbush

i have a good

friend who is

very truthful.

i will tell you

a story why

i know this.

david is one

of my good

friends. My

friends and i were trying to get a game

going. We invited david and he came to

play football with us. i picked him on

my team and there was this big play that

changed the whole game. Robert (on the

other team) threw a bomb to Jack that

made them in the lead. david was taking

defense of Jack and we were all fighting

that there was an offensive passing in-

terference. david got up and said, “i am

saying the truth and he didn’t push me.”

Because of that honesty, Robert’s team

won the game. i came up to him and said,

“That was really great what you said.”

By: A lan Jemal Magen David Yeshivah

By: Avraham TessoneYeshivah of Flatbush


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There is a saying “don’t judge a book by

its cover” which means that if your friend

wears the coolest outfit and you love her

because of what she is wearing on the

outside not on the inside. You should

love your friend because she is honest,

caring, friendly, helpful and not selfish.

she can be pretty, rich, but mean, and she

can be saying Lashon Hara about you,

and she can be using you. You should al-

ways judge your friend by her qualities.

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in navi Class, we had a test that my

friend did not study for. As she was tak-

ing the test, she was struggling to think of

the answers. she was ready to give in the

test when another girl in the class walked

passed her desk holding her completely

filled in test that my friend happened to

see some answers. she was not sure if

she should write them down because, if

she didn’t, she would fail. But, if she did,

she was cheating. so, she decided to do

the right thing. she gave in the test half

empty and failed. But she didn’t cheat.

By: L i l y MishaanYeshivah of Flatbush

My two friends and i were walking on

the street and we saw someone drop

$100. One of the friends said, “Oh, look!

He dropped his money! We’ll split it

and get an equal share.” Then my other

friend said, ‘no! We saw him drop it,

so we have a chance to give it back.”

she ran after the man and gave back his

money. in life, we should always go the

extra mile to be honest and good people.

By: Ros ie Ovad iaYeshivah of Flatbush

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MOST OF THE TIME YOUR DESIRES WILL LEAD YOU TO EMBARRASSMENT




Most of my friends are amazing. But,

one thing that i don’t like about them is

that they are not always honest, except

for one. This one friend is loyal and hon-

est. We had a lot of homework one night

and everyone in our class did it because

they copied off each other.

The next day in school

our teacher asked, “Who

didn’t do the homework?”

My friend was the only

one who said she didn’t do

the homework. That day

she got a zero in home-

work. The whole class

appreciated her honesty

with the teacher. i realized

what a great person she is.

A teacher assigned a book report and it’s

due in two weeks. The day before it’s due,

Bella remembered that she didn’t do it yet.

So, to finish it, she just copied a chapter

from the book. The next day, she gave it in

and got an “A” which was the best mark

in the class. Bella really felt bad because

she cheated. so, she told her teacher what

she had done. Because of her honesty,

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i come home

thinking that

e v e r y t h i n g

was ok. My

mother asked

me, “What

did you get

on your math

test?” i didn’t

know what to say. if i lie, then it won’t

be a problem. so, i lied and told her i

got a good grade. if i keep on lying to

my mom, she’ll think i am getting good

grades and when she sees my report card

she’ll know that i was lying. Because of

that, she won’t trust me with anything

ever again. All from one lie. i would

lose my mother’s trust. i told my mom

i was getting bad grades and i needed

help. it was like a Band-Aid ripped off

and finally the truth came out. My mother

respected me from telling her the truth.

it doesn’t

matter what’s

on the out-

side of a

person. Your

friend can

be the pret-

tiest, richest,

smartest girl

but be a snob or a bully. That’s why it mat-

ters what’s on the inside, your inner qual-

ities. My teacher blamed sarah for some-

thing she never did. Lauren knew how

much in trouble sarah would be. Lauren

said the truth- that it was her fault and not

sarah’s. Lauren got into a lot of trouble.

But, deep in her heart, she was happy

that she said the truth. Lauren’s honesty

is what makes her a good friend to have.

i was playing basketball and i traveled

but nobody saw. But, i was fair and hon-

est and told them. After that, my friends

didn’t take back the ball and he shot.

i told him that and he told everyone

what he did and the point didn’t count.

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One day,

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friend donna.

They were

on the com-

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typed in her

p a s s w o r d .

donna wasn’t sure if she should tell,

but she did. At first, Molly got mad

that donna looked but then she real-

ized that donna was trying to be honest.

By: Ne i l ShwekyMagen David Yeshivah

A LIAR NEEDS A GOOD

MEMORY

MOST OF THE TIME YOUR DESIRES WILL LEAD YOU TO EMBARRASSMENT

i know someone who is very honest.

i lent him money and i forgot about it.

One day, he came over and said that he

owed me money. Then, i suddenly re-

membered it and said, “Oh yeah, you

owe me two dollars, right?” “no, i owe

you three dollars,” he said. “Are you

sure?” “Yes.” “Wow, thanks. i forgot

about it. Thanks for returning it to me.”

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There is a saying “don’t judge a book

by its cover”, which means that if your

friend wears the coolest outfit and you

love her because of what she is wearing

on the outside not on the inside. That is

not a true friendship. You should love

your friend because she

is honest, caring, friendly,

helpful and not selfish. She

can be pretty and rich but

mean and saying Lashon

Hara about you behind

your back, and she can be

using you. You should al-

ways judge your friend by

her qualities. That’s what

makes her a good person.

By: Es ther CheraYeshivah of Flatbush

i was playing baseball and i pitched the

ball. There were 2 strikes. if he struck out,

my team would win. i thought that he hit a

foul tip and he said that he didn’t. it is good

to have someone in your family business

who is honest. if something goes wrong

they would tell you what went wrong

instead of telling that everything is fine.

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GOOD HABITS ARE SAFER THAN RULES. YOU DON’ T HAVE

TO KEEP THEM. THEY KEEP YOU.

There is one boy in my class who

would be good for hiring. He sits next

to me. One day he got 100% on a test

but the teacher made a mistake and he

should’ve gotten 92%. so, he told the

teacher. she gave him 100% for hones-

ty. Honesty is good for doing business.

By: A lan Fras ta i Yeshivah of Flatbush

An inner quality that my friend has is

honesty. One day, i was by my friend’s

house. i left my phone by her house and

asked her to please not touch it. When i

got back, i saw that she didn’t touch my

phone. it was in the exact place where i left

it. now, i know that i can always trust her.

By: Lor i Na f ta l i Magen David Yeshivah


A great example of honesty is when i am

in class and i was talking to someone else

and the teacher gets the other person in

trouble. i can’t just make the other person

get in trouble. i have to be honest and tell

the teacher that it was me that was talking

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Frustration is something we all deal with

on daily basis. An example of frustra-

tion for me would be when i don’t get

the mark on a math test that i expected or

wanted, even if i studied the whole night.

The truth is, a lot of

things go wrong –

all the time. But,

i think it’s impor-

tant to move on.

This is because

if i was always

thinking about that

bad mark i would

never be able to

do anything suc-

cessful and my

self esteem would

drop to zero. That

can happen. But,

take it as a les-

son. Try appreciat-

ing all your other

marks and that will make you feel bet-

ter. Also, start realizing that not ev-

erything will always go exactly as

planned. When things like that happen,

understand that is what’s best for you.

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When i was doing a science project with

my friends, they were very confident in

themselves and said, “if you believe in

yourself, you could win.” i really liked

their positive attitude. They were pre-

paring the project from 3 weeks ahead.

They had good time management; they

did 30 minutes a day on the project

and were very organized. That’s why

i wanted to do this project with them.

DON’ T LET FEARS AND L ACK OF

BELIEFS ENTER YOUR MIND

HAPPINESS THAT COMES

FROM MATERIALISM OR

PLEASURE WILL SATISFY

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Malky went over to her friend shaindy

after school on Tuesday. When they got

there, Malky was amazed. in her house,

shaindy had her own music room full of

instruments which she played. shaindy

showed her all of them

and played it for her.

Malky was jealous.

shaindy had so many

musical talents. Malky

went back home not

too happy. she told

her mother what had

happened. Malky’s

mother didn’t know

what to do. she just

kept on listing all the

things she did well

like, writing, drawing,

dancing and so much

more. Malky then re-

alized not to be jeal-

ous of other people’s

talents because everyone has their own.

everyone is good at something. Hap-

piness is not something like vacations,

new toy, brand name clothing or money.

Happiness is something that lasts forever.

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i think that having a positive attitude is a

very important trait to have. if someone

has a positive attitude, he will never give

up on a situation, no matter how difficult

it might be, and will look at a bad situa-

tion in a good way. Let’s say there is a guy

who works for a business and the business

goes out of business. He could look at it

as if his life is over and he will become

poor or he can look at it like he will find

a new job and maybe even a better job.

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very careful not to ruin it.” After about

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The bus was

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Leah was

rushing to

catch the bus.

When she got

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left. Leah

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mud. she just shook it off and she caught

up to the bus. When she got to school,

someone was making fun of her. Leah

pretended like she didn’t hear it. in math,

she got her test back and she got 65%.

she was very upset on the inside but, on

the outside, she still had her positive at-

titude. The rest of the day she was happy

on the inside and outside. This shows

when someone is having a bad day you

can stay in a bad mood on the inside but

always be happy on the outside. What do

you know? Your day might just get better.

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at the time.

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are back in

your regu-

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etc are just a temporary change from

your usual schedule that fuels you to

keep the Torah and Mitzvot. However,

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a spiritual strength and pride for that

something special that you have done.

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mine.” After that mini flashback, you start

screaming at your younger sister and, af-

ter your whole mean speech, your sister

runs to her room and starts crying. Of

course, you don’t run after her. You de-

cided to go back to the cabinet and check

one more time. You are about to give up

looking, when, all of a sudden, you see

a little piece sticking out.

Yay! You see your favor-

ite snack, “Hot Chips”.

now, do you think that

your sister deserved getting

screamed at for something

she didn’t even do? And

even if she did deserve it,

do you think a snack is go-

ing to give you real hap-

piness? Well, it may, for

a few minutes. But, then,

the snack bag will be done. Well, if

there is one thing i have to tell you,

it’s that family is happiness not some

materialistic thing that won’t last.

Once, my friend was in a horrible mood

because she got a bad grade. everyone

was trying to get her in a good mood. no

one liked to see her upset. during lunch,

she thought to herself, “Wow, look how

many people care about me. Look how

many people want to make me feel good.”

so, she thought to herself, “One bad grade

can’t affect me or my life.” That one bad

grade is like a wake up call to say, “Try

harder.” so, she immediately got in a good

mood and enjoyed the rest of the day.

By: Pear ly Hanono Hillel Yeshiva

imagine coming home from school one

day. it wasn’t really the best day. You

left your snack at home and you forgot to

do your homework, etc. As soon as you

get home you run to the snack cabinet to

get your favorite snack bag that you got

from your friend for Purim Mishloach

Manot. You check the cabinet, you can’t

find it. You turn the house up side down

looking for it. slam! You hear the door

shut expecting that it’s going to be your

mother. You run to the door complaining

how you can’t find your favorite snack

bag but, when you get to the door, you

realize it’s not your mother. it’s your

younger sister. suddenly, you remember

your sister complaining to you the other

day about how much she wanted your

snack and, of course, you said, “no, it‘s

By: Ad ina Poo l Masores Bais Yaakov every time you want something new.

You just got a new skirt, and then you

want a newer shirt. You got a new shirt

then you want a new pair of shoes.

You got a new pair of shoes, and then

you need a matching headband, etc.

Just be happy with whatever you have!

By: Shana Gi t e l Frammer Masores Bais Yaakov


WHEN YOU ACHIEVED

WHAT YOU DESIRED YOU

WILL BE SATISFIED FOR A

LITTLE WHILE AND THEN

YOU’LL CHASE AFTER MORE.

A PESSIMIST SEES THE

DIFFICULTY IN EVERY

OPPORTUNITY; AN OPTIMIST

SEES THE OPPORTUNITY IN

EVERY DIFFICULTY

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WHEN YOU ACHIEVED

WHAT YOU DESIRED YOU

WILL BE SATISFIED FOR A

LITTLE WHILE AND THEN

YOU’LL CHASE AFTER MORE.

A PESSIMIST SEES THE

DIFFICULTY IN EVERY

OPPORTUNITY; AN OPTIMIST

SEES THE OPPORTUNITY IN

EVERY DIFFICULTY

One time, i

got a kidney

infection for

weeks. in

those weeks,

i missed my

class play and

slept through

my brother’s

wedding. At

first, I was very upset that I slept through

my brother’s wedding and that i missed

my play. But eventually i got over it. it is

very important to get over things. Frus-

trating things happen all them time. We

can’t let them take us over. it’s always

good to look at the positive in every situ-

ation. That’s how i moved on. it’s always

good to live for the present. You don’t

have to look at the future. You don’t

know what will happen in the future.

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Being popular

is all you may

ever think of.

That’s what

every kid

would want.

shira always

dreamed of

being popu-

lar. every

day, when she would walk to school, she

would think what is going to happen in

school today. One thing always played

in her head like a broken tape recorder:

“Will i ever become popular?” One day,

in school, she sat near the popular kids

at lunch. They were talking to her, laugh-

ing together and having a great time. she

finally felt a slight feeling of popularity.

Over the next week, she kept feeling more

popular. The next week, shira realized

her old friends started ignoring her. Then,

the following week, shira’s new popular

friends stopped talking to her. she felt

like she was thrown in the garbage. she

was heartbroken. All she thought now

was what i have done? This wasn’t real

happiness! Her real happiness was her

real, old, non popular friends. is it even

that important to be popular? All shira

wanted now was her old friends back.

By: Huv i Kad in Masores Bais Yaakov

sara sat in

dance class

watching her

two neigh-

bors dance

along with the

dance teacher.

Why couldn’t

she do those

g y m n a s -

tic moves with them? Why do they get

solos and she does not? But, wait! she

also has something they don’t have.

A talent that she is good at is tap danc-

ing. does it really matter what she

doesn’t have? no, because what makes

her happy is what really matters. The

next time dance class came around...

By: Yehud i s Kahan Masores Bais Yaakov

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One time, in camp, we had a color war. My

friend and i were on opposite teams. When

my team won, my friend was happy and

jumping. When i asked her why she was

so happy, she said, “i’m happy because

my friend won the color war and i had fun

playing and that’s all that matters to me.”

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SUCCESS IS NOT FINAL, FAILURE IS NOT

PERMANENT. IT IS COURAGE TO CONTINUE

THAT COUNTS

LIFE ISN’T ABOUT

WINNING OR LOSING;

IT’S ABOUT

ENJOYING THE RIDE.

i think the most important inner quality is

to have a positive attitude. For example,

my friend had a really bad day in school.

During his first period, he lost recess. Dur-

ing the recess, he was in the principal’s

office. During the next period, he got his

test back and found out that he got 73%

and was very unhappy with his grade.

Then, they posted the basketball team list

and he learned that he didn’t make it. The

end of the day came and his friend was

kicked out of the class and failed for the

trimester. even though the boy himself

was having a rough day, he went to his

friend’s teacher and defended his friend.

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SUCCESS IS NOT FINAL, FAILURE IS NOT

PERMANENT. IT IS COURAGE TO CONTINUE

THAT COUNTS

LIFE ISN’T ABOUT

WINNING OR LOSING;

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keyword: isaac Albouca isuri was the only one who wasn’t play-

ing. We were all playing elimination by

recess. But, she was sitting on the side

looking upset. i got out after a couple of

minutes and i went over to sit next to her.

i asked her what was wrong and she told

me she got a very bad mark on her test. i

was surprised; suri was one of the smart-

est kids in class. so, i told her she should

stop worrying about it, that she shouldn’t

be so upset. There will be other tests to

bring her average back up. i also told her

that she had so many good things going

for her. she was so talented. she could

dance and sing and draw really well. she

had so many friends. After i told her all

this, she seemed to feel better. she told me

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I AM NOT AFRAID OF TOMORROW FOR

I HAVE SEEN YESTERDAY AND I LOVE TODAY.

IF YOU HAVE A BIG EGO, YOU

CAN’T HAVE TRUE HAPPINESS

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it was a day i have been waiting for a

long time. it was my uncle’s wedding

and i had a pink dress and, right before

we left, i was thirsty. There was only a

bottle of Coke on the table so i drank

and it spilled on my dress. i went to my

mom and she tried to clean it but it just

made the stain bigger. But, we had to

leave to the wedding. i was so upset and

embarrassed and so i folded my hands

so nobody would see the stain. everyone

looked at me and thought i was crazy.

But, when i unfolded my hands, every-

one looked and probably thought, “Those

things happen”. After 2 hours, it dried

and you could barely see the stain. When

there is nothing you could do about it, just

live with it it’s not the end of the world!

strengthen herself. He wants her to real-

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bad neighbors. A few weeks ago, elana

had another problem with her sibling.

Her sister, Tamar, was trying to break

her necklace that she got for her birth-

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elana lives on a nice block. she has

loads of girls her age on her block. some

are her friends and others are not really

nice to her. They fill her life with mis-

ery. They make fun of her, do pranks on

her, etc. The tormenting is non-stop and

definitely not going to change any time

soon. When they make fun of her and

torment her, elana feels horrible. she

thinks, “How could people possibly be so

mean, throwing garbage on your porch,

scaring you. How could neighbors be so

tough?” But, then, elana thinks about

how she changed over the year. The

fighting only helped her grow. She real-

ized how much she matured and is now

able to handle tough people. And even

though some neighbors drive her crazy,

Hashem wants this. He wants elana to

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I AM NOT AFRAID OF TOMORROW FOR

I HAVE SEEN YESTERDAY AND I LOVE TODAY.

IF YOU HAVE A BIG EGO, YOU

CAN’T HAVE TRUE HAPPINESS













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THE CAUSE OF UNHAPPINESS IS NOT THE

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One day, a girl walked into school with

a happy face. When she got to her math

class, she got one of her quizzes back.

she was not happy with her grade. she

got a 62. she did feel bad inside but she

didn’t show it. When she went to her

next class, she tripped and fell on her

hand. She ended up in the nurse’s office

with a bad hand and a 62 on a math quiz.

Apparently, this was not her day. When

she got back, it was lunch time. she sat

down and realized that she had forgotten

her lunch at home. Her friend sat down

next to her, “Today is not your day,” she

said. “What are you talking about?” “You

got a bad grade in math, tripped and for-

got your lunch.” “Oh, well, that was in

the morning. Hopefully, afternoon will

By: Sara Dweck Hillel Yeshiva

be better.” she is positive person. she

sees the upside in every situation.

When shira walked into her house, it was

awfully quiet, too quiet. “Why can’t my

family have fun,” she thought to herself.

Her sisters were busy studying for the up-

coming tests and her brother was buried

under his book. “do you want to play a

game?” shira asked her brother. “nah,”

said her brother not looking up from his

book. “All my friends have such fun

families, while mine is so boring,” shira

thought. However, soon shira realized

she was lucky to have siblings who cared

for her and looked up to her. some kids in

her class didn’t have siblings or, if the did,

they always got into fights and arguments.

“Thank you Hashem,” she said. she now

realized the gift of having good siblings.

By: Chaya la Lev Masores Bais Yaakov

Two boys come home after school. Abie

goes home and eats dinner then goes

straight to his room to play Xbox. danny,

comes home and goes straight to do his

homework. Abie, is lazy and danny is re-

sponsible. You may

think that danny

is used to doing

this and it’s just a

routine. But, it’s

really not. danny

faces challenges of

doing other things

such as going on

Facebook, talking

with his friend on

the phone, playing

a video game or

going to play with

his friends outside.

The two kids will

grow older and

eventually have jobs. danny will be the

man that is on time and ready to work

while Abie’s habits still remain. Your

habits while you are young will contrib-

ute to how you live your life when you

are older, even the simplest habits. if you

train yourself to do homework first, you

will be able to own a successful business


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By: Hymie SassonHillel Yeshiva

it’s a known fact that self discipline leads

to success. if you learn how to control

your biggest urges, you are bound to be

successful. For instance, many people

nowadays are constantly texting, send-

ing BBM’s, tweets and instagram. if you

control yourself not to send a message,

you’ll learn to become more disciplined.

sending instant messages can lead to

Lashon Hara. Therefore, it is important

to control the amount of time you spend

on technological devices and you’ll be-

come more successful in your future.

By: Sabr ina Abrah imMagen David Yeshivah

The first important inner quality that

comes to my mind is patience. With

technology today, almost everything is

instantaneous or at least expected to be.

Just like when someone tries to watch a

video, people get frus-

trated when they wait

only an extra minute.

Today, people need to

remember just how it

used to be before our

advanced technology.

Like when a kid tries

to learn how to ride

a bike, he might fall

several times before he

gets it just right. The

key is not to get frus-

trated, but to develop

the self discipline and

patience or he won’t

learn anything.

By: Of i r Zahav i Hillel Yeshiva

When i have to do my homework, i go on

my computer and watch TV instead. But,

today, I will come home and finish my

homework and then go on the computer.

While i do my homework, i will ask my

mom to keep my laptop in her room.

By: Rebecca Su t ton Magen David Yeshivah

Discipline yourself with technology use

DEALING WITH STRESS

CORRECTLY COULD

HELP YOU OVERCOME

TEMPTATION

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TO SUCCESS













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discipline. The word alone has so much

power, so much meaning. self discipline

might have the most power and ability to

get you somewhere far in life. From lim-

iting your ice cream

to holding back

your anger, self

discipline goes far.

To me, the most

important type of

self discipline is

time management.

When someone is

looking for em-

ployment, they

do not want to

hire someone for

a job if they do

not know how to

get stuff done due

to the lack of the

time discipline. if someone else is apply-

ing for the job and they have a set sched-

ule in their mind and discipline them-

selves to follow it to get all the chores

done, they will get much more done

and probably will get the job. self dis-

cipline is an essential value that i hope

to achieve. it can get you very far in life.

it will lead you to continuous success.

By: Da fna S t e rnMasores Bais Yaakov

Discipline yourself to get things Done

We have a big test on Friday. The day af-

ter the test was assigned, we all got an

invitation to a birthday party that was

on Thursday night. i asked my friend

how she was going to

study for the test. she

said, “Who cares? A

party is so much bet-

ter. i’ll study Friday

morning, right before

the test. And, anyway,

it’s an easy test.” That

night, i decided that i

will study little by lit-

tle from Monday until

Wednesday and i will

be done. And on Thurs-

day, all i will need to

do is just to review.

My mother told me

that was a smart thing

to do, to spread studying in several days.

When we got our tests back, i got 100%

and my friend got 35%. i was happy that

i managed my time correctly. Hopefully

she will do the same for the next test.

By: Grace JammalMagen David Yeshivah

i have a friend who has the best time

management. i wish i could be like him.

He comes home, starts his homework

and, if he doesn’t finish before 5:30pm,

he eats dinner and then continues to do

his homework. He then showers. He stud-

ies for all of his tests for that week, then

plays until 15 minutes before his bed-

time. no wonder he does well on tests.

By: Morr i s Esquenaz iMagen David Yeshivah


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DEALING WITH STRESS

CORRECTLY COULD

HELP YOU OVERCOME

TEMPTATION

WILLPOWER IS THE KEY

TO SUCCESS























On Friday, i had a big test. i was really pres-

sured because i was running out of time.

On Wednesday, i had no time and didn’t

know what to do. so, i called my friend,

danielle, and asked her how she was

managing. danielle said she knew about

the final from a week ago so she studied

the whole weekend. she took 10 minutes

every day to review. When i took my test,

i didn’t do so well. My teacher said that

we had a final the following week. Over

the weekend, i studied and reviewed ev-

ery day for 10 minutes. When i took that

test on Friday, i got 100. i was so proud.

By: Naomi HaserMagen David Yeshivah

Picture this scenario. it’s 8:45 in the

morning and you’re curled up under your

covers, blissfully unaware that you are

late for school. Your mother told you

to wake up but your Yetzer Hara con-

vinced you not to. You finally wake up

and dash to school without eating break-

fast or davening. For the most part of

the day, you are in a horrible mood. At

first, it felt all right to listen to the Yetzer

Hara. But, in the long run, you lost out.

Try to overcome Yetzer Hara! next time,

set your alarm clock five minutes ear-

lier than usual and then relax for a few

minutes in bed. do this for a week or so.

Then, work on not hitting the snooze but-

ton on the clock. Try putting it beyond

your reach so you don’t inadvertently

By: Chaya la NachumMasores Bais Yaakov

press it. if you succeed in doing this,

you’ll win in the end. Because you

will develop your self discipline which

will be applied in all aspects in life.

Whether in school, home, and when

you get older with your work as well.

now, picture this scenario: its 7:15. You

are already dressed and sit-

ting at your kitchen table

eating a leisurely healthy

breakfast. After eating,

you have ample time left

over for davening with ka-

vana and you are still able

to catch the bus. Look how

much better you feel! Was

it worth it? Which scenar-

io would you rather be in?

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A SECOND ON YOUR

LIPS, FOREVER

ON YOUR HIPS.

WHEN YOU COMPARE YOURSELF

TO OTHERS, IT MEANS THAT

YOU DON’T BELIEVE

THAT YOU HAVE

SOMETHING WORTHWHILE

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it’s a hot summer day in June. sweat drips

down your forehead. You pass by an ice

cream store and you start imagining an

ice cream cone with three flavors covered

with hot caramel and chocolate chips on

top. “Oh, come on.

Just 1 ice cream,…

it’s been so long.”

“no! stop it! it will

cost you 30 min-

utes of running on

the treadmill. it’s

not worth it.” What

would you do if

you came across a

situation like this?

in this genera-

tion, desires are all

around you. You

must realize that if

you don’t work on

them now, in the

future they will knock you down. Life

is not about fun and sugar, but, rather,

about making it through and growing.

it’s very hard to control yourself and

not to go after your desires, but, if you

manage to take over your bad inclina-

tions, you will feel great after. don’t

let your desires take over your life. if

By: Tikva ChamaniMasores Bais Yaakov

Discipline yourself from eating junk

There is a saying, “A second on your

lips and forever on your hips.” if you

eat something that you don’t need, you

only taste it for a second and it’s gone.

You should enjoy it, but eat it in mod-

eration, don’t have it too much. if

you have it too much, you’ll regret it.

By: Made l ine DanaMagen David Yeshivah

sara wanted to go on a diet to lose weight.

she decided to only eat one junk food each

day. On the first day she succeeded and

only ate one junk food. However, on the

second day she couldn’t control herself

and ate three. eventu-

ally her entire diet fell

apart. she felt frus-

trated and disappointed

that she wasn’t able to

control herself. she

thought she was stron-

ger than that. When you

set a goal for yourself

that requires a lot of

self control, never set

the goal too high. do it

little by little and, even-

tually, you’ll get con-

trol over your life and

you won’t be a slave to

your desires.

By: Malka F i sherMasores Bais Yaakov

we come across something we think is

impossible in life, we must know that

Hashem put you in this situation and

you can absolutely overcome it. You

are stronger than your desires, you

are stronger then your Yetzer Hara!


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A SECOND ON YOUR

LIPS, FOREVER

ON YOUR HIPS.

THE CHAINS OF HABITS ARE

GENERALLY TOO SMALL TO BE

FELT UNTIL THEY ARE TOO

STRONG TO BE BROKEN.













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People face all different challenges. it

is important to realize the challenge you

face and to try to find a way to over-

come it. For instance, some people may

have bad eating habits. The first step is

to realize it. Pay attention to what your

body consumes. What helped me is not

eating dinner while watching TV. By do-

ing that, i began to realize when i am

full and i stopped eating the food that’s

in front of me. sometimes, it helps to

ask yourself if you are really hungry and

not just eating because you are bored.

There are many ways to deal with your

challenges. You just have to find a way.

By: Na ta l i e Miz rah iMagen David Yeshivah

A couple of

months be-

fore the sum-

mer, i always

ate too much

candy and

junk food.

so, i decided

to stop. i was

trying to think of something that i could

do to stop. One shabbat, i was in my

house after eating shabbat lunch and still

thinking. i decided to stop drinking soda.

now, it’s been almost a year later and i

still didn’t even drink a cup of soda. even

after all of those parties that i have gone

to, i still never drink any soda. i was able

to control myself, and it was not easy.

By: I saac Smouha Magen David Yeshivah

This morn-

ing, i said to

myself, “Just

wake up for

20 seconds.”

so, i tried and

in 10 seconds

i fell down. i

did it again,

until i made it. i went to wash my hands. i

said to myself, “Maybe today i won’t wash

my hands.” “But,” i said, “i have to.” so,

i did. My mother made me a sandwich for

breakfast. When I finished my sandwich,

“Maybe i won’t say Birkat Hamazon. it’s

too long.” “But,” i said to myself, “this is

the Yetzer Hara talking.” so, i took out

a bencher and said the Birkat Hamazon.

By: Shaya Yakobzon Yeshivah Chaim Berlin

i came to

school car-

rying a big

bag of potato

chips. We

had a siyum.

We started

davening and

learning very

excitedly. Finally, it came time for the

siyum. But, my Rebbi said, “it’s time

to say a dvar Torah.” it was so tempt-

ing to eat. But, i showed respect and

waited until the boy finished and then ate.

By: Avraham L ieber Yeshivah Chaim Berlin

By: Marcy Tebe leHillel Yeshiva

You have opportunity to discipline your-

self every day. One time, during class, i

was listening to my teacher and i heard

someone whispering my name. But, i

ignored my friend and stayed focused.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL YOU HAVE TO GET

OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE

A beautiful Monday morning. it’s a sun-

ny day and your mother just told you to

wake up for school. You said the night

before that you would get up right away.

it’s 10 minutes later and you still didn’t

get up. What is

this? This is giving

in to your temp-

tations and lack

of self discipline.

self discipline is

very important for

a few good rea-

sons. One reason

is that no one will

trust you after a

while because

they know you

already and that

you won’t commit

yourself. so, they

won’t take chanc-

es. Another reason is for yourself;

you will grow up doing the things

you want and not think about the con-

sequences but only your pleasure

which could have consequences later.

By: Chaya Sarah Moskowi t zMasores Bais Yaakov

Discipline yourself to overcome laziness


There are many traits that can describe

a person. A person can show his intel-

ligence by thinking about a math prob-

lem in his head and not use a calcula-

tor to get the answer. One kid had a

math problem that he thought he didn’t

learn. He took time to think about it and

didn’t use a calculator to solve the prob-

lem. even if it took longer to solve it.

His perseverance will help him in life.

By: Mark HazanMagen David Yeshivah

Why does a person fall? so they can get

back up again. Life has its ups and downs.

it’s not a straight ride. so, if someone tries

to have self discipline, they should not

give up. if they fall, they just get back up

again and not give up.

“Yawn, just another

sunday morning,” i

think when i woke

up. “i could just stay

and lie here all day,”

i think while snug-

gling up in my blan-

ket. “it’s 11am and

i’m the only one who

is still in bed and not

up. But why should i?”

i think. “it’s sunday, a

no-school day and it’s

just sooo cozy here…”

Laziness is some-

thing that destroys

our generation. if someone has self

discipline and gets up that sunday,

it might not seem like the winning

choice at that time, but, later on, you

will see how much you really gained.

By: Ru thy Levy Kad iMasores Bais Yaakov













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R E A L F R I E N D S A C C E P T Y O U F O R

W H O Y O U A R E A N D N O T F O R

W H A T Y O U H A V E

WHEN YOU LIMIT

YOUR PLEASURES,

YOU WILL ENJOY

THEM MUCH MORE.

A lot of girls

are getting

shoes called

“Toms”. At

first I wanted

to get them.

But, now

i realize

that i didn’t

want to get them because i liked them. i

tricked myself into thinking that i wanted

them. That’s when I first realized that I

don’t even like them and the only reason

that i wanted them was because every-

one had them. if i got them, i wouldn’t

even be happy. i learned that in order

to be happy you need to be yourself

and that people will like you if you be

yourself and not copy of everyone else.

By: Be l la S t e inberg Magen David Yeshivah

With all the

t e c h n o l o g y

we have these

days: Com-

puter, ds’s ,

phones. We

want them but

that does not

mean that we

need them. And, as much as you say you

don’t even have temptation, you naturally

do. But, if you measure your Pro’s and

Cons, let us see what happens. The pros

of having computer and iPods: enjoy-

ment and relaxation. The cons: no exer-

cise, wasting time you could’ve studied,

weight gain, no socializing. so what do

you think? do you really need them all?

By: Adina Weinberger Masores Bais Yaakov

Rivky is

studying for

her Chumash

test for to-

morrow and

she wants to

take a little

break. so, she

tells herself,

“Ok, i am only going to take a 5 min-

ute break.” Rivky knows if she takes a

longer break, then she is going to keep

pushing the studying off which even-

tually will lead to no studying at all.

By: Dina Herskov ic Masores Bais Yaakov

i always get a million texts from people

while i am doing homework and i never

finish. Instead of keeping my phone next

to me, i will just put it away in a draw.

By: Rache l Sardar Magen David Yeshivah

On shabbat, i always love to look my

best. so, i always iron my hair . i started

noticing that i had dead ends in my hair.

My sister told me, “if you keep on iron-

ing your hair, it will be rough and dry”.

i told her to hide the iron from me. But,

she said, “no, i want you to have self

control. i am not always going to be here

to stop you.” From then on, i stopped.

By: Soph ia Hindy Ahi Ezer Yeshivah



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YOU CAN DISCOVER

YOUR FULL POTENTIAL

ONLY AFTER OVERCOMING

YOUR DESIRES













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Coming home from a hard day of school

with a lot of homework to do, Miri was

exhausted. she gazed at her library book

sitting on the couch staring back at her

saying, “Come on. You are almost done

reading me! You

love to read.” Then

Miri’s knapsack

caught her eyes. if

she did her home-

work, she would

read after and do

well on her Chu-

mash test tomor-

row. should she

finish reading her

book? Or, maybe,

she should do her

homework first?

Miri started to lift

up her knapsack

and head upstairs

to her room. When once again she saw her

book, Miri scrunched her eyes shut as not

to even see her book and ran upstairs. Fi-

nally, when her homework was finished,

she sat down on the couch with her book.

she made the right choice. everyday

you are facing decisions. Right choice

today means better future tomorrow.

By: Bashy B la t t e rMasores Bais Yaakov

Discipline yourself to Do well in school

By: Eddy Sa lameh Fara jMagen David Yeshivah

i have a friend who is a good person who

i would hire to work for my family busi-

ness. This person is a good person be-

cause if he has homework, he would not

stop until it’s done and correct. He is also

hard working. When

his father tells him to

do something, he does

not let his father work

and he does it all by

himself. He is a person

who can get something

and memorize it easily.

When he has a test, he

studies from when his

homework is finished

until he goes to sleep.

You could also count

on him to come on

time. sometimes, he is

even early for shacha-

rit, Mincha and Arbit.

My Yetzer Hara is video games. I fight

it by asking my brother to hide the

control. But, i found it and i contin-

ued playing. so, i ended up giving it

to my mom and i couldn’t play till i

finished my homework. It felt great to

be strong and make the right choice.

By: Mordy Chrem Magen David Yeshivah

One time, I was studying for a final

that i was going to have the next day.

My phone kept on ringing and it was

my friend. i wanted to answer but i

couldn’t because I had to pass the final.

i was focused and i did the right thing.

By: Rache l La t i Magen David Yeshivah

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WATCH YOUR THOUGHTS, FOR THEY BECOME WORDS. WATCH YOUR WORDS, FOR

THEY BECOME ACTIONS.

BEFORE YOU GIVE IN

TO TEMPTATIONS,

CALCULATE THE

CONSEQUENCES.

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Let’s say you have a great Lashon Hara to

tell your friends. it is so interesting that

you can’t handle yourself. You think to

yourself that if i tell this news, everyone

will be my friend. You will be popular.

so, you go on and you say your juicy

Lashon Hara. You are so relieved that you

said it. First, everyone thinks that it’s so

interesting. But, then, they realize what

a bad thing you did. They start backing

away from you. day by day, you start

losing friends. now, you realize what

you did. You start to reflect. “Oh, if only I

controlled myself, this would have never

happened. After this had happened, i was

in an embarrassing situation. kids were

making fun of me. in my mind, i had a

great Lashon Hara to tell the kids about the

By: Pen ina N ik foruzMasores Bais Yaakov

Discipline yourself to watch what you say

some people know how to watch what

they say and some don’t. Leslie was be-

ing mean to sally. sally was just mak-

ing like she didn’t see or hear it. i was

very shocked. Usually, when this hap-

pens to someone, they end up spread-

ing Lashon Hara about them. i have

to give a lot of credit to sally that she

was so brave. she just ignored her.

By: S u s a n M o s s e r iMagen David Yeshivah

steperson who was embarrassing me.

At first, I wanted to tell. But, then, I

person who was embarrassing me. At

first, I wanted to tell. But, then, I changed

my mind. if i would have said Lashon

Hara, things would have become much

worse for me. But, i didn’t. The Yetzer

Hara did not have control over me. i

fought it back! it’s tempting to give in

for those few moments of pleasure. But,

calculate the consequences. is it worth it?


WATCH YOUR THOUGHTS, FOR THEY BECOME WORDS. WATCH YOUR WORDS, FOR

THEY BECOME ACTIONS.

BEFORE YOU GIVE IN

TO TEMPTATIONS,

CALCULATE THE

CONSEQUENCES.













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