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By Sarah Tawil There was a new girl in school. Her name is Jen. Every day, she would walk to school alone. One day, her parents won the lottery and it was all over the school. All of a sudden, everyone ran to her and wanted to be her friend. After a few days, she realized that…
By Charlie Chera Chaim’s Bar Mitzvah was in two days. But, he didn’t know how to read the Torah. He went to his best friend Yaakov. “Yaakov, can you help me with taamim?” Yaakov said, “Sorry, I can’t.” Chaim was disappointed. He went to this boy, named Meir. Chaim didn’t like Meir because he wasn’t…
By Marielle Marcos There is a shy girl in my class. She has a hidden talent of writing. I know that she spent so much time writing the play and making it the best. At the end of the play, when we introduced to the audience the people in the play, I took the writer of the…
By Esther Maleh One day, I was playing in recess. Then I fell and I couldn’t get up. No one was around me. Someone saw me and she ran to me. She asked me if I was ok. She also took me up to the nurse from recess. That’s called a good friend. Someone is showing off…
By Tanya Bukai Sally was the most popular girl in school. She was always in the center of attention and everyone looked up to her. One day Mary, who was not very popular, came in with a beautiful golden set of jewelry. It included a bracelet, watch, ring and a necklace. When everyone saw it, they ran…
By Nissim Khafif A good friend is someone who cares about you. He wants you to come over. He is loyal and honest. A bad friend is someone who hurts you; someone who is a sketch friend. He only wants your answers for the test but, right after the test, doesn’t even talk to you. This story…
By Abie Shamah A good friend is someone who promises not to tell Loshon Hara and keeps it. If you do something embarrassing, he won’t tell anyone. This story was published in the Bar Mitzvah Magazine
By Elena Betesh If you are new in town and you are not comfortable, a good friend would walk up to you and say, “Hi” or, “Do you need help?” That’s a good friend. Sometimes, you think that you have a good friend but then you hear them talking about you behind your back and, even…
By Patty Shrem There was a girl who was the director and the head of the play. But, she didn’t know how to act so well. So, she gave acting part to someone else, who wasn’t poplar. The unpopular girl was really good. After the play was over the popular girl told the unpopular girl, “You were…
By Jacob Rishty Imagine yourself being the leader or a captain of a group to work on a bridge for a class. Your team is: you, your best friend, another friend, and two other boys from your class. You want to be appreciated but not to be selfish. So, you try to include everyone’s hidden talents. But,…
By Jack Mosseri One day, Yitzchak had a huge party. Yosef didn’t get invited. Yosef asked Yitzchak, “Can I come to your birthday party?” Yitzchak said, “Yes.” The day of Yitzchak’s birthday everyone said, “Yosef, why are you here? You weren’t invited.” “No,” said Yosef. “Yitzchak invited me.” All of Yitzchak’s friends asked Yitzchak, “Why did you…
By Vico Mizrahi I like a friend who accepts me for who I am. I don’t want a friend who wants me to be someone I am not. A real friend is someone who likes you for who you are. When someone takes advantage of people, in the end of the day he feels bad. He…
By Charles Grossman I started a new school year. At first I thought, “Wow, this is going to be hard.” I was nervous. I was stressed. I got to the class room and I met my teachers. They were all very nice. The lesson from this story to learn is when you are nervous and…
By David Mustacchi One day me and my friends were making plans. But there was this one kid that didn’t get invited. He was crying. I walked up to to him and said, “What happened?” And he said, ” I never get invited to no ones house. Not even one time.” I felt bad for…
By Adina Cohen There was a girl named Rose. Rose is very good at writing plays. One day, Rose asked Rhonda to act in her play. Rhonda was not good at acting but she wanted to be in the spotlight. She stole all the credit from Rose because she didn’t compliment Rose for writing the play. I…
By Victor Fteha One of my friends is Joshua. Joshua has all the qualities of a good friend, from sharing to honesty. When we play Xbox in his house, he lets me choose if we should play NHL or not. Another friend, Morris, teaches me how to play basketball. I’ve improved from his advice. Teddy lets…
By Charles Grossman Sometimes in life there are times when you think your nothing to the world., But no matter what happens in your life just remember that ה׳ is doing it. He’s doing it for a cause and our נשמות are not powerful enough to understand why. Everyone serves a purpose in this world…
By Joyce Chehebar One day our teachers told us to make a play and she told me to be in charge. So the next day I told my friend to make the setting/scene. The day of the play finally came. Everybody loved it. If it wasn’t for my friend our play would be a disaster. So…
By Eddie Sutton It was the fourth quarter 3 minutes left a player names Jacob was on the bench. So far the players make it 35-31 the other team was winning and it was 1:30 seconds left. Jacob was getting mad because he thought he was going to play, then coach said Jacob go in the game….
By Victor Sardar A good friend and a bad friend are totally different. Good friends are people who are nice. One time, I went to my cousin. We went together to our friends. I am not as good of a sports player as other kids. They let only the best kids play. My cousin was part of…
By Nancy Cohen Emily was a very popular girl in the grade. She was pretty and had a lot of toys. Jennifer wasn’t very popular and she didn’t have a lot of toys. Jennifer always brought lunch from home that her mom made. When it was lunch time, Emily came to Jennifer and was very nice to…
By Marc Hazan The sign of a good friend is when a boy sees you in hard times and you’re down, he confronts you and is there for you no matter what happens. That is a good friend. For example there were a few boys playing football during recess. And there was a boy named, Sammy, sitting…
By Isaac Alfaks If my friend was getting bullied from popular kids, I would stick up for him and would make sure he wasn’t bullied or else I would bully them. I will never let him be picked on. Also, if we are playing sports and my friend is hurt, I will help him and I will…
By Evelyn Tebele A good friend is a friend who is always there for you. Someone I know was being teased by a group of mean girls. She needed someone to be there for her. Her friend stood up for her and told them to stop being mean to her. Even though the girl was very…
By Freddy Bijou If you have teamwork and you are working together, then you have a better chance of winning. If you try to be the star, you are not going to win because everyone is trying to be the star. This story was published in the Bar Mitzvah Magazine
By Jack Ashkenazi People have friends who take advantage because kids want to be in a group of popular kids and use their rich gadgets. A sign of a good friend is if they keep your secrets and don’t use you. A sign of a bad friend is when they use you if you’re rich or they…
By Lauren Sardar If you are the lead in a play, before you start the play you should give credit to the people who wrote and directed the play. It is important to give a compliment because if you have a friend who is good at poetry and you don’t thank her, she will stop writing…
By Lisa Jammal One day, there was a play going on. The hidden talent was the maid and the spotlight was the queen. The maid was jealous and wanted the spotlight. The queen was very good at her part. The maid made the queen get hurt so she could take the part. The maid was…
By Esther Dweck My friend was the writer of the play that our school was producing. The writing was wonderful and everybody who heard them loved it and was excited to come see the play on the opening night. The people in the play rehearsed and loved doing it. On the opening night before they started…
By Sharon Roubin If you are part of a dance and you are in the back, but your friend is in the front, you’ll most likely try to move up. But, then, everyone will get confused with their spots and the dance becomes a mess. So, now you don’t get the spotlight and neither does your…
By Renee Hadef Do you have true friends or fake friends? Your followers aren’t your friends. Some are but some aren’t. You shouldn’t be jealous of someone who has more followers than you. Don’t change your identity because you want to be “cool”. Do what you feel comfortable. A friend is someone who will be…
By Sarah Cohen A good friend never tells you to change. If you are wearing something you really like and your friend tells you to change because she doesn’t like your outfit, that’s not a good friend. A good friend knows how you feel even if you don’t say anything. When you take advantage of someone,…
By Michelle Kassab One day, my friend Emily and I were at school. Lisa, the popular girl, came up to me and invited me to her party. But my best friend, Emily, wasn’t invited. I told Emily that if she wasn’t invited I won’t go either. Emily said, “Go and have fun.” So, I went. At…
By Edgar Chkalo A bad friend is someone who is selfish, someone who talks about himself. Beware of a friend who likes only you because he just wants to use you for what you have. When he gets what he wants from you, he will start hating you. That’s what I think about how to choose a…
By Jack H. Dweck A sign of a good friend is a friend who helps you when you are not feeling good. My friend tried to cheer me up when I got a bad mark. Also, a good friend is someone who is not mad at me if I play badly. A sign of a bad…
By Diana Hoffstein Facebook, Instagram and Twitter almost everyone has one. It changes your life and your friendships. You probably don’t even want a Facebook or Twitter but you get it so that, maybe, you could be just like the other people who seem “popular,” but really they are just like you. All you do is compare…
By Shelley Sitt In my gymnastics class, I was lead and my friend felt bad. So, I told everyone that my best friend helped me on this part. She felt very good. My friend said, “Thank you so much” to me. I told everyone that my friend will show her moves as well. I decided that…
By Shirley Sardar One day, I was walking in the hallway when my friend came up to me and said, “Can you help me find my jacket?” I said, “Ok, I’ll help you.” We went into the last class she was in and it was locked. We had to go downstairs and get the key. When…
By Morris Guindi People choose friends that take advantage of them because they want money, toys, to be in a big house, be popular and try to be cool. The sign of a good friend is if you get in a fight with someone and he is on your side. Also, if he includes you in everything…
By Isaac Gindi A sign of a good friend is someone who plays with you and doesn’t leave you out. One time, my friend came over to my house to play football and we had a good time. At school we played football in passes and I fell. He helped me up. I had little cuts so…