By Shoshana Dweck Everyone has a goal that they want to achieve. Ruth has always dreamed of being a ballerina. She asked her mother if she can take ballet classes. Her mother signed her up. The day after her first ballet class, Ruth had bruises all over body, and skin tears on her feet….
By Eddie Catton During my first time ice skating, I fell tons of times. I really wanted to start playing ice hockey. After my first time ice skating, I felt very frustrated. But, I thought to myself, every professional was once a beginner. All these famous players in the professional leagues all had a start….
By Dona Huppert One day in class we were learning integers for the first time. My teacher was asking very tricky question. I was scared to be called on because I wasn’t sure of my answer. My teacher called on me and I got the question wrong. I felt so embarrassed. I felt like I…
By Linda Sasson One day I wanted to try to play baseball with my friend. I started to throw the ball up in the air and I tried to hit it but I missed. I kept trying to hit the ball but it was no use, because I kept missing. My friend said, “Give it…
By Juliet Nasar Abigail’s dream was to get into Harvard Law School. She was very smart. When it came time to take the SAT’s she was very nervous. She was so nervous, that she couldn’t think straight and got a very bad mark. She was very depressed. Some time later she took the SATs…
By Adele Saka Miriam was on stage overcoming her stage freight. There were about 100 people watching her as she just stood there. She tried letting her voice out but nothing came out. She stood there until the backstage crew had to come out to get her and apologize to the audience. Months later,…
By Rena Chaiklen You have an assignment in one of your classes to write a story. You have a really great idea and work very hard to write it. When you get to school the day that it’s due, you are very confident and happy with your story. You go around showing it to everyone…
By Nechama Mandel There was a girl named Malka. She was running in a marathon. In this marathon you had to run 5 miles in 2 hours. Last year, Malka tried to pass one girl. She was running so fast, that Malka slipped and fell. Everyone was laughing at her. This year she was…
By Breindy Ovitsh Adina was a very good artist. She loved to draw. It was her life. When she was younger she took lessons and now she was an expert. After a few years she wanted to be in a big competition. She practiced so hard, until her art was perfect. Soon the big day…
By Maya Zabari Once, my friend had to memorize a monologue for a school play. She worked really hard, but when the time came she forgot the words. She stumbled over her lines and finally everyone laughed her off the stage. The next time there was in a play, she didn’t want to do it,…
By Sophia Rofe Rachel’s goal was to become a great actress. One day Rachel was invited to do the play, “Romeo and Juliet”. Rachel practiced for months for this play and now it was finally here. She went on stage and started to say her lines. Right before intermission everyone applauded. During intermission Rachel…
By Maya Zabari One woman in her late 20’s wanted to become a teacher. Her model lesson was math (algebra). She tried as hard as she could but the principal in the back didn’t like the way she taught. Even though she knew how embarrassed she got she tried again at a different school….
By Moshe Lati In order to live a happy life you need to be successful. Successful is when someone who had an embarrassing moment or experience in their life, but is still trying, someone who is no giving up. Who forgets about the past and starts fresh, a person who learns from his mistakes and…
By Abe Mavorah My goal in life is to become an awesome basketball player. I really want to be like Lebron James. Even though I miss a lot of shots, I keep on trying to reach my goal, so I can become successful in life. If Lebron misses a shot he still tries harder every…
By Margo Chabot Allison’s goal is to be an artist. Allison and her friend take an art class. They were painting a sunset. Allison’s sunset came out horrible. Everyone’s art work was so much better. The art teacher said, “You have to practice at home.” The next art class, they were still working on sunset….
By Bracha Seror Chana was about 6 years old when she was learning how to ice skate for the first time. She was doing well, but not as well as her sister. When she got home from practice she was telling her neighbor how well she was ice skating. When her sister overheard it she…
By Yocheved Nussbaum Shevy was very excited. She was at the edge of the race track ready to start running. The moment the whistle blew she was off running with all her might. She was in 3rd place, now she was in second, now she was in first. She could feel the wind rushing behind…
By Adeena Jaffa There was a girl, Tamar. Every Motzei Shabbos she went to play basketball. While playing someone threw ball at her. She didn’t know what to do! Oh, no! So she tried shooting it into the hoop and missed. After that the game ended. Everyone was shouting, screaming and embarrassing her. They said,…
By Esti Schorr Naomi got picked from the whole school to speak at her school assembly. She worked really hard by making the speech and practicing. The night of the assembly came. She was so excited. She was in the middle of the speech and all of the sudden her mind went blank. Everyone started…
By Chana Leah Markowitz Once up on a time there was a girl named Goldie. This is a fascinating story that happened to her in the summer time. Goldie is 14 years. She wanted to apply for a job at a certain day camp. She asked her parents to please get her an application so…
By Jennifer Dweck There was a little girl named Mazal. She was 5 years old. She was trying to learn how to ride a bike. Her parents were so proud, because she always refused to learn to ride a bike, but she said she would learn. They bought her a new bike with pink flowers…
By Yvonne Mizrahi One day Jessica was walking down the street, when she saw a flyer hanging on a pole. Jessica went closer to see what it was for. It was for an art contest. Jessica got excited because she was great at art. She took the flyer home and showed it to her mom….
By Temima Chamani “I can’t, I just can’t do it,” yelled Sarah helplessly. “You saw how all the guests spit out the cake. I was burning with embarrassment and I am not going to go through it again. I just won’t.” “Sarah, honey,” Mrs. Friedman said softly. “Mistakes happen, but that doesn’t mean you should…
By Gayle Zagha An 8th grade boy is in a lower math track. But he is really trying to do better. He practices and practices during all of his free time and yet he still fails his quizzes. Everyone keeps telling him to stop trying, “you’re never going to get any better. You’re not smart.”…
By Kitana Maman My goal is to be a singer and an actress. It’s not always easy. Sometimes, when I try out for the plays, I get a lead, other times, if it is an adult play, I might not even get in at all. You see, when I don’t get the part I wanted…
By Gabrielle Dweck There was once a girl names Emma. Emma just got a new job at her dream office, working as a designer in a high end company. She was the new girl. Most of the employees stayed clear of her. She kept trying and trying to become part of the clique, but they…
By Chella Ennakab I think to get through life you need a challenge. Hashem challenges every person. He gives you challenges that He knows you could overcome. I want to become more religious. I can’t do it in one step, because I will fall back. I can’t keep the whole Shabbat. But one time I…
By Ahuva Lefkowitz I’ve always wanted to play guitar. Throughout 5th, 6th and 7th grade I enviously watched my 5 other siblings pluck at the strings as though they were born to be guitar professionals. In 9th grade my mother finally agreed to give me guitar lessons. In a whirl of excitement and giddiness, I…
By Joe Torkieh In basketball game my friend missed the game’s winning shot and got embarrassed by his team and the whole crowd. He went home that day and he felt miserable. He never wanted to play the game again. I went over to him and told him, “Don’t worry. Even the best basketball players…
By Lana Segel I stood behind the big curtain. I felt my heart beating under my costume. I looked around me and was sure someone would hear it pumping. We all went to our starting positions and the curtains opened. The play went smoothly and it was time for the school yard scene. The curtains…
By Rivka Meiser I have two brothers. And that means a lot of talking about basketball. He shot this and he missed that. They would always be out playing basketball, and going to leagues. One time, I decided I wanted to play basketball. Not only was I not good, I didn’t know any of the…
By Devorah Band Sarala was an average 8 year old. She played with her friends’ games, jump rope and so on. But as summer came all her friends were riding their bikes and she was left out. Her parents bought her a beautiful pink bike for her birthday. But Sarala never used it because she…
By Lauren Araman Mary was nervous. She walked on stage in her purple dress. It was happening. She was singing perfectly and hitting every small note. When it was time for her to really stretch a note, she choked. Everyone stared in shock. She just went along and forgot that it happened. When it came…
By Temmy Grossman Noone had better mark than Esti. She was an amazing student, studying hard and doing well. One day, a bad mark was on her test and she took it for the worst. She felt like her life was destroyed. Her face turned into a dark mask, refusing to talk to anyone anymore….
By Jonny Sultan Lebron James entered the NBA at age 19. Coming right out of college, he was ready to play versus NBA stars like Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Tim Duncan. At 6”8 Lebron played his first game with only 5 points. He got so much criticism for coming right after high school. The…
By Shani Weintraub The speech that’s really important to our grade is coming up. It’s proof read, clear, excellent and deserves an A+. All you need to do is read it to the class. Alright, the moment is coming closer. You’re getting nervous by the minute. You walk up to the front of the classroom….
By Jack Greenberg Jason tried out for basketball team in August. He found out he had not made the team. He was so upset, but he just kept on trying. He never gave up. In September, there was another tryout. He still kept on trying even though he didn’t know if he made it or…
By Arlette Cojab Caroline glided onto the ice at her rink. Her friend Madison was right behind her. Caroline invited Madison because today was an important day. Today was the day Caroline would try an Axel jump in front of her ice skating instructor. An Axel jump is a jump where you push yourself off…
By Lizzy Nasar There was a girl named Esther. She loved to play basketball. In fact, after homework, every day, she would play. One day in school there was an announcement. “Girls, basketball tryouts are next week in the gym.” Esther thought that she should try out. She asked her friends Rachel and Laya if…
By Lizzy Nasar When I started playing hockey it was hard for me. I played with all my friends and I was the only one who didn’t score even once. I was very embarrassed. I went home that day very sad. But, I wasn’t going to give up. I was going to practice every day….