By Shira Hara When the play started I felt nervous. It was my turn to sing. Everybody laughed at me. I was so shy. The next day I didn’t want to go to school. My mom told me, “Go to school. Who cares what people say? If they laugh at you say, have you never made…
By Y.Meir Charnoff There was a man who wanted to become an artist. He signed up at the art school to learn how to draw. The man took art classes for 3 years. Then he started drawing. He sent his first drawing to the store. They put it on display. He was passing by the store…
By Lori Safdieh I told my parents I will start wearing skirts every day. I did it for two weeks. Then I started wearing pants again. Now, when I get dressed in the morning I try to remember to put on a skirt.
By Nikki Wolf I always wanted to be a singer but my voice cracked once and I felt like giving up. All this happened in 1st grade. I was too embarrassed to sing, so I sang at the house. I stopped singing completely by 3rd grade. I gave it another try in 5th grade….
By Nelly Alfaks One day I decided that I wouldn’t speak Lashon Hara anymore. I was in my friend’s house and we were talking about a girl in my grade. We kept on speaking about her, until, my friend realized we were speaking Lashon Hara. So, we felt very guilty and we tried to…
By Joyce Kassin Everyone at some point fails. Most people look at a failure as a very bad thing. But you don’t have to. When someone fails that could be your motivation to reach your goal and do better even if you don’t get it the first time or even the fifth time. Never…