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Oheka Castle is not only a monument to the bankingsuccess of financier and arts patron Otto Hermann Kahn,it is a testament to his triumph over anti-Semitism.

Kahn built the second-largest private residence in theUnited States on the North Shore of Long Island in NewYork, now renovated and home to the creme de la cremeof weddings and other special events, when he and hisfamily were not accepted in their previous hometown of

Morristown, N.J. because they were Jewish. Kahn was evenbanned from the train in that town running to Manhattan,dubbed, "The Millionaires Express" due to its many well-heeled riders, because of his heritage.

Mr. Kahn built the immense 1919 residence,just 31 miles West of Midtown Manhattan, asa summer home and weekend retreat for hiswife, Addie and four children.

After four years of construction, the Kahnswould go on to entertain luminaries of the dayincluding Charlie Chaplin, Enrico Caruso andheads of state within its walls. Well, Mr. Kahnwould - his wife ended up finding the partyinga bit wearying after too many pretty starletscaught her husband's eye. The man who couldnot fit in to his previous community was now aquintessential host and touted as the "King of New York" by

Will Rogers.

Dalia Baratian, an event planner and designer who hasdone several events at Oheka, helps guests feel like Kingsand Queens of New York. Not only has she done manystunning events at the castle, she booked her own son's

bar mitzvah at the historic estate.

"I am an event planner and designer," she explained. "I dosearch around for venues, and found Oheka to be one of

the best for all occasions. Her business is Soiree SignatureDesigns, 450 7th Ave, Suite 2206, New York, N.Y 10038,(516) 343-0982. "The beauty ofoutdoor and indoor, the historyand the class of the entire

place, the privacy, the size andshape of the rooms, thefurniture, only one event at atime, the service, the staff andthe one of a kind hospitality allmake me recommend it. "Ihave and still will recommendthis venue to all my clients aswell as friends and family,especially since I have provenover and over that Oheka is notonly the best venue forweddings but it is a formidableplace for other occasions, from

luncheons to bar mitzvahs..."In the case of her son's bar mitzvah, she illuminated thegates and the rest of the building in red light, "whichlooked great and warm for the month of February. "Themost unique thing about this event was that I was able tobring a modern masculine look in the most traditionalcastle and it not only did not clash, but lookedexceptionally beautiful and different. And of course whenBryan the bar mitzvah boy stood on the stage and playedthe guitar and surprised the guests with the most popularsongs of the 70's and some 80's. "This is one of the rarevenues that a designer would not have a hard time bringinghis/her ideas and designs to magnificence. "

Oheka is now 80 percent restored after years of

vandalism, including many fires, and is now open tovisitors for weddings, mansion tours, corporate retreats,bar and bat mitzvahs, fund-raisers and film productions.Oheka is also a luxury hotel with 32 guestrooms on theupper floors of the estate. It is 115,000 square feet with115 rooms and 50 baths.

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Its survival owes to the steel and concrete Kahn insisted onusing after a previous residence of his was lost in a fire.Some of the walls at Oheka are three-and-a-half feet thick. As Kahn wanted the site to have a commanding viewand presence, earth was hauled by laborers to set it on the

hill Oheka now enjoys. The cost of the structure was$11 million plus $1 million for the original 443 acres in

Cold Spring Harbor where it was erected. Cold SpringCountry Club and its golf course now stand on some of theoriginal acreage and is available for hotel guests of Ohekato enjoy. There are occasional events hosted at Ohekawhich are open to the public. See Upcoming Events onwww.oheka.com for more information.

Some of the highlights of the home include the grand entrystaircase, modeled after the horseshoe staircase atFontainebleau; faux boix plasterwork, a Medievaltechnique which looks like woodwork, is painted in a

warm amber in the library; and a ballroom where ArturoToscanini once performed and scenes for "DeLovely" werefilmed, seats 350.

After Mr. Kahn diedin 1934, the familysold the estate to the Welfare Fund of theSanitation Workers,which used it as aretirement home,renaming it "Sanita."During World War IIit was used by theMerchant Marines as a radio operators school, and in 1948

it became a military academy before falling into disuse.Kahn biographer Theresa M. Collins called the banker, "themost influential patron of the arts ever known to America."She cited his bringing a Golden Age to the Metropolitan

Opera, the dancer Vaslav Nijinsky to America and investing $10,000 in"Lady Be Good!" after hearing GeorgeGershwin play, "The Man I Love," asexamples of his generosity.

Developer Gary Melius of Long Islandpurchased Oheka (an acronym for OttoHermann Kahn) and its remaining 23acres for 1.5 million dollars in 1984after the Cold Spring Hills Civic Association sought to save it. He haspoured $30 million more into theestate in a restoration that employedmany historians, restoration expertsand Long Island Gold Coast architects.Slate from the original quarry in Vermont was brought in;workers were dispatched to the Library of Congress tounearth letters Kahn had written about the gardens torevive them.

"There were manynaysayers whoadvised him (Mr. Melius) againstbuying Oheka, buthe forged aheaddespite a host ofproblems rangingfrom the terriblestate of disrepair to issues with the town of Huntingtonzoning board," said Mary McCaffery, a frequent visitor fromBethpage, N.Y. "I feel very lucky to be a part of Oheka'slife," Mr. Melius said.

His daughters, Kelly Melius and Nancy Melius (a formerBroadway stage dancer) have joined the family business,helping manage special events. "We are both enormouslyproud of our father and privileged to be a part of his visionfor Oheka," said Ms. Melius. "He fell in love with Oheka andset out to bring back to life this historic and monumentaltreasure of American history in a way that respects andpreserves the integrity of the estate while giving visitorsthe chance to experience Oheka as it was intended...as ahome, a retreat and a fantastic place to hold a party."

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Your older child is fighting with a

younger sibling. Your immediate

response: Lecturing why fighting

is wrong. This is not the best way.

Your child is not interested in hear-

ing that its his fault and he will

blame his younger sibling for start-ing up with him. The better way is:

let it go for now. Another day, when

he is calm, tell him an inspirational

story with the moral of the story be-

ing the importance of getting along

with a younger sibling.

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Try to identify your childs bad

habit and use these stories to inspire

him to improve. But, dont expect

immediate results. Repetition of the

positive message in a fun way will

bring the change you expect.

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you read the stories with your child,

try to gure out what are the reasons

and motives behind his behavior.

Vote on the stories together with your

child. Itll give you a better under-

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Organization

Loyalty

Patience

Courage

Fairness

Honesty

Creativity

Flexibility

Tolerance

Reliability

Forgiveness

Cooperation

Positive Attitude

Self Discipline

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Once, at lunch, there was a kid and

nobody would let him have some

orange juice and they

made fun of him. I

asked my friend to pass

me the orange juice

and my friend gave

the orange juice and

I poured the shy kid

up to the top. I asked

him if he is OK and

got him a seat next to

me. We became friends

and I protect him from

the kids that were

mean to him in school.

Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Sol ly Mosseri

Magen Dav id Yeshiva h

By: Danie l Eis

Yeshivah Chaim Berlin

Yochanan sat down. He had a deli-

cious lunch; a cream cheese sand-

wich with to-

matoes and

a juice box.

Ah, he said,

This is really

good! Hey,

Y o c h a n a n !

Avi came call-

ing from the

door, May

I join you?

Sure! Yo-

chanan said,

Why not?

Thanks a ton,

Y o c h a n a n !

Avi beamed.

Five minutes

later, the least

popular kid in class came stomp-

ing into the lunch room. His name

was Shlomo. Most kids thought he

was weird; there were tons of ru-

mors about him. Uh, Yochanan,

he said softly, Can I eat with you?

Uh, stuttered Yochanan. Sure,

why not? Avi said, giving Yo-

chanan a stern look. Th-thanks,

Shlomo said politely. After lunch,

Yochanan asked Avi why he agreed.

For the last time, there is nothing

wrong about him, Avi said angrily.

But, what about those rumors?

Yochanan exclaimed. Who said

they are true? Besides, you are so

cruel to him. Give him a chance!

Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

I once saw the popular kids pok-

ing the weird kid during lunch.

You saw the girls face as she want-

ed to cry like crazy, but wanted to

be strong. I stood up and told the

popular kids, Whats the point?

Should I come and poke you while

you are eating? The girls said

sorry and actually sat with her dur-

ing lunch. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Joy Laniado

Magen David Yeshivah

Chavie ran down to lunchroom and

saved her best friend, Rina, a seat.A quiet girl named Simi, not know-

ing that the seat was saved for Rina,

sat down. Immediately, Chavie said,

Can you please get up this seat

has already been saved? So Tzip-

porah, knowing that Simi was em-

barrassed, screamed over, Hey

Simi, I saved you a seat. Come sit

next to me. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Shoshana Rosenberg

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By: Jeani e Schrem


Someone walked up to my friend

and I while we were eating lunch.

She wanted to sit with us and my

friend said, No. I

got sad and felt bad

for the girl. So, I

called her name and

told her to come sit.

My friend was very

angry and was tell-

ing me to make the

girl leave. I said,

No. Why should

I? Thats not nice.

She is a very nice

girl. Why cant

you just let her

sit? My friend -

nally agreed and

the girl sat down.

The next day, my

friend said, Tell

her to sit with us today. I really

liked her. That day at lunch, she

sat with us and my friend told her

to come over later. Now, we are all

best friends. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Danie l le Franco

Magen D avid Yeshivah

One day, a girl was excluded by ev-

eryone. Someone tripped her and all

her lunch fell on her. Several girls

teased her,

bothered her,

and even made

her cry. I told

my friends that

we should let

her sit with

us. My friends

then started

to laugh. So, I

went and asked

her if she want-

ed to sit withme at a differ-

ent table. The

girls frown

turned into

a big smile.

When I sat

with her, she told me how she felt.

I felt really bad for her. Then, when

my friends saw me sitting with her

and not them, they all got up and

came to sit with us. A few days

later, we all realized that this girl

was just like us. So, we all became

friends. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Aida Franco

Yeshivah of Flatbush

There was a girl named Sally who

was new in school. She was very

shy and didnt talk much. The popu-

lar girl made rumors about Sally and

told everyone not to be her friend.

One of her friends said that what

she was doing wasnt really nice.

Another friend agreed with her and

soon the popular girl began to feel

like she made a mistake. The popu-

lar girl asked Sally if she wanted to

have lunch with her. In lunch, they

really bonded and now they are best

friends. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By lunch everyone was talking.

One girl was left out. I saw her

and changed our conversation to

include her in it. She looked so

happy. I was glad that I was able

to help her. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Miriam Mils te in

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L u n c h

time. I

hate lunch!

T h a t s

when all

the groups

of friends

sit togetherand ex-

clude other

girls. I always just sit in the corner of

one table either studying for a subject

or reading. Thats how I got so smart.

While everyone is laughing, talking,

and sharing stories, I am the girl that

just reads during lunch. The girl that

no one bothers-until yesterday. Tif-

fany, Ashley and some other girls

kicked me off their table calling me

a teachers pet, brat, smarty pants.

That really hurt my feelings. And

the worst thing is no one defended

me. The next day, I was looking for

someone to sit with when Amanda

and Cindy came up to me and toldme that what Ashley said was mean

and asked me if I wanted to go with

them to the mall after school. It was

so much fun. Now, I have someone

to tell my secrets to, and hang out

with. Here is a big lie that everyone

says, Sticks and stones will break

my bones but names will never hurt

me. Here is the truth. If you see

someone being bullied, stand up

for them. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Esther Levy


A new girl

came to

our school.

She got

bullied.

said, Its

not nice.

W o u l dyou like

it if I did

that to you? The new girl Miriam

said, Thanks for that. She was sit-

ting all alone in lunch. I said, Do

you want to sit with us? She said,

Yeah. My friends said, What are

you doing? I said, There is this

girl Miriam and she is very nice and

I want us to be friends with her.

She sat at our table. All of us are

friends now! Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Esther Beyda


Once, there

was a girl

that had a

very hard

time nd-

ing friends

in school

b e c a u s e

she was

new to the school. At lunch time, she

was sitting alone at the table. I was

sitting with my friends. So, I took all

my stuff and sat next to her and we

became friends. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

Danielle Amar


At lunch, there was a group of girls

sitting together who are friends.

They let a girl thats also their friend

join them. She brought a home lunch.

It was a cream cheese sandwich. Ev-

eryone else said, Eww, you brought

cream cheese?! That girl got so red

in the face. I said, So what, I also

brought cream cheese. Maybe she

didnt have anything else to put in

her sandwich. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Odaya Shapiro

Masores Bais Yaakov

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One day, Gayle was sitting alone

at the lunch table. The popular

girls walked by her and were about

to spread a rumor that she has no

friends. Then my friends and I ranup to her and started giggling with

her and talking with her. I was so

happy that we proved the popu-

lar people wrong and we made a

new friend. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Shei la Mishan


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By: Hadassah Bennet t

Masores Bais Yaakov

I watched as Tzivi entered the room.

She saw Chevy laughing with Yael

and Tehila. I was forcing myself to

laugh even though

the joke wasnt fun-

ny. Tzivi turned and

walked out. It was sad

to watch, but I knew

Tzivi was not the fun

type. She was quiet

and plain. There is

nothing special about

her. But, a small part

of me felt bad for her.

Every time she tried

to be part of the class,

they turned her away.

She had no friends.

Chevy said, Well,

as I was saying, next

time Tzivi walks in

lets make her trip.

I read this great book where a girl

tripped face rst into a chocolate

pie. It was hilarious. Lets do that to

Tzivi! she exclaimed. Yael and Te-

hila loved it, of course. They started

giggling away. I, on the other hand,

knew right form wrong. Chevy, I

started, This is wrong. Its not nice

to. Tzivi is a person. You know

Tova, youre right, Chevy said.

And they became friends with Tzivi.

Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Jacquel ine Zaccai


Once, there was a girl named Abi-

gail. She was new to our school

and other girls in our grade thought

of her as a new

target. When I

heard this, I was

upset. Because

she was new, she

hardly knew her

way around the

school. It started

out as bump-

ing into her in

the halls and

ignoring her at

recess to taunt-

ing her and writ-

ing mean things

about her and

acc iden ta l ly

leaving them

on her desk. I

thought this was horrible, mean and

disgusting. One day, I walked into

the bathroom in between classesand heard low sobbing. I knocked

on the stall door and said, Abi-

gail, that you? She stopped crying,

took a few steps to the door, and

opened it slightly. Her face was red.

Her eyes were puffy. She stared at

me for a second then fell onto my

shoulders crying. I felt puzzled; I

didnt know what to do. Its not

fair how they treat people around

here, she said. I was once in the

same position you were, it was hor-

rible, I noted. Eventually, the girls

stopped teasing Abigail once they

saw she had someone at her side-she

wasnt alone. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

One time, Shmuli came into the class-

room early during recess with David.

They saw that someones knapsack

was poured out on the oor. To save

him embarrassment, they poured out

their knapsacks. So, now he wont

feel bad. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Yosef Jasb iel


by: M.d.y. students

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By: Sara Gindi

Magen Da vid Yeshivah

I know a girl, her name is Fran-

cine and she is a quiet girl with no

friends. She always tries to social-

ize. Every time she comes near

someone, they say, She is fat, and

they embarrass her. When its lunch,

they dont let her sit near them. But,one girl came and said, Enough

is enough. She said all the good

things about Francine. Now, she

is so popular but she knows not to

embarrass anyone and she includes

anyone she sees alone. It is not

good to embarrass people because

you are required to nd the good

in people. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

A girl in our class gets made fun of

all the time, but she never realizes it.

Even though she doesnt realize or

do anything about

it, a few of my

friends and I stand

up for her and in-

clude her in whatwe do even if oth-

ers dont. In this

situation, I would

say, Guys you

are being mean.

What did she do

to you? But, Im

pretty sure they

wouldnt listen.

But, thats okay

because we try and

she feels good that

we stand up for her

and include her. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Virginia Dweck


By: Danie l le Sut ton

Masores Bais Yaakov

There is a girl that is always left out.Her name is Jane. One day, this pop-

ular girl named Raquel said to Jane,

Your outt is so ugly! Jane was cry-

ing. A different girl, Rochelle, went

over to Raquel and said, Your out-

t is ugly. She did it so Jane would

feel better. Raquel felt bad for what

she said and said, Sorry to Jane.

Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Sarah Chami


There was a new girl in our school.

She was not so smart. The teacher

was asking questions about Navi.

That girl tried an-

swering one of the

questions but she

got the wrong an-

swer. Everyone was

laughing so hard.

The girl got so em-

barrassed that her

face got red. After

class was nished, I

went to those girls

and said, You know,

youre making it like

you never got an an-

swer wrong. And

they said, Yes we

did. But, not a hi-

larious answer like

that. I said, But at least she tried

to answer. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: S tephanie Franco


If you buy cookies for the class

and there is one girl who is mean

to you, you dont want to give her

a cookie. You see everyone is look-

ing at her not having a cookie. So,

you go over to her and say, The

cookie is good, no one wants to

miss out. And you give her a cook-

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One day in school, everyone in my

class had these cool pens. But, one

of the girls in my class was very qui-

et and humble and no one included

her. She didnt have the cool pen.

She was a little poor and she didnt

want anyone to know that she was

poor. She didnt have the money for

the pen. So she wouldnt get laughedat by the popular girl, I gave her my

pen and I saw a smile on her face

brighten up. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Madel ine Dana

Magen D avid YeshivahOnce there was a girl who every-

one made fun of because she was

so perfect. She loves school and

she doesnt care about anything but

getting a good

grade. One day,

a girl made a

sleepover and

everyone wastalking about it

and everyone

said, Youre

not invited, you

are a big looser.

Why would you

be invited?

I saw her feel

very bad and

she was always

so embarrassed

to tell her mom.

After school, she

would cry every night. So, one night

I called her and said, Do you want to

have our own sleep over? She said,

Yes. So, we made sleep overs.

Then everyone made fun of me be-

cause I stayed with her, but I didnt

care. We were good friends and we

ignored everyone. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Francine Manopla


by: M.d.y. students

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bepopular

One day at school, my friends and

I were playing at recess and there

was this new kid who was very shy

and she didnt really

have any friends. I

saw her sitting there

lonely all by herself.

So, I quit the game,

went up to her and we

started talking. But,

she wasnt that type of

person who would like

to play ball or tag

But, I didnt mind.

As long as she was

happy, I was happy.

Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Tehi la Dayani

Masores Bais Yaakov

Regine dresses very pretty. Un-

fortunately, Leah, a popular girl

was jealous and said Regine wearsthe ugliest clothes. I saw Regines

face, how so sad she was holding

in her cry. I walked up to Leah and

said, Stop picking on her. She

said it was none of my business.

Than she realized what she had

done. She apologized and never did

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It was time

for recess

for the 6th

grade. The

three pret-

tiest girls

were play-

ing jump

rope. Their

names were Emily, Jane, and Mol-

ly. They never let anyone play with

them. One of Mollys friends was

Susan. Susan was a shy girl who

didnt have many friends. Susan

really loved to play jump rope. So,

she asked Emily, Jane, and Molly

if she could play. They had a small

conversation in private to discuss

whether they are going to let Susan

play. Molly said, I think we should

let her play. Emily replied, But

if we let her play, we would have

to let every girl who asks to playwith us. Jane said, So its settled,

we wont let her play. Molly said,

Or, we can just let everyone play!

In the end, they had a big great

game of jump rope and everyone

was happy. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Jamie Sut ton


One day

e v e ry o n e

was play-

ing and

M i c h e l l e

c a m e

and said,

Can I play? We

all said,

Yes, except one girl said, No.

She made her go away and Michelle

started crying. We all felt very bad.

The girl that said, No, her name

is Grace, the girl who said No

said, we are going to spill water

on the oor and let her play, when

she comes she will fall and every-

one will start laughing. Everyone

who was playing the game went to

Michelle and said to her, Grace

has a plan to let you play, but she is

going to put water on the oor, so

dont go. The next day Grace said,

Hey Michelle, you want to playwith us? Michelle forgot and said

yes. We were playing and, all of the

sudden, Michelle fell and everyone

stated to laugh. We all felt bad so

I went and fell and everyone was

falling and she didnt feel bad any-

more. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Raquel Erdos


My friend,

A l l y s o n ,

was a re-

ally great

friend. She

never talk-

ed much.

But she

didnt talk

b e c a u s e

everyone was jealous that she was

voted smartest in the grade. She was

short, and every day at recess, a few

people bullied her. One day, I saw

my best friend Allyson sitting on the

side crying with people next to hermaking fun of her. That was the day

we were assigned a poster to make

an anti-bullying poster. My poster

said, Words can hurt just as much

as punches. And, there were two

boxing gloves hanging. I gave in my

project and I got an A+. I was really

happy. Next day at recess, I took my

poster and marched around with it

getting a lot of people to hold their

signs and march as well. The bullies

went away from Allyson because

everyone scared them. Allyson was

happy. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

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36/100


One day, my friends and I were

playing a game when someone

came over and asked if they could

play. My friends started laugh-

ing and said, No, we have enough

people, so you could walk away

now. The girl started blushing and

walked away sadly. I think I saw a

tear running down her face. I told

my friends how mean they were

and told them I was going to play

with her. We played with each other

and became friends. Going to play

with her was the best decision I

ever made. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Becky Johnson

Yeshivah of FlatbushMy friend and I were once play-

ing at school when a girl invited us

to play tag. We both said, Sure.

The girl looked at my friend and

said, Not you.

I said, If she

doesnt go, then

I dont. My

friend touched

my shoulder and

said, You can

go Ill be ne.

At rst, I stood

back and then

I went. A lot of

people dont

like my friend. Ifeel so bad when

people dont in-

clude her. After

10 minutes, I

decided I felt so

bad I couldnt play. So, I stopped

and I said, Why dont we invite

her to join us? I pointed at my

friend. At rst, the girl who invited

me said, No. But, then everyone

started saying, Yes. So, we in-

vited her over and had a fun time.

Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Rina Derrancesco

Yeshivah of FlatbushOn Shushan Purim, Megan brought

the entire class Mishloach Manot.

They were healthy and had fruits

and vegetables. Everyone was very

disappointed. Megan

started apologizing

and I could tell that

she was very embar-

rassed. So, I took out

the raisin box from the

Mishloach Manot and

said, Oh my gosh! I

love raisins, especially

this kind. Everyone

started to eat the rai-

sins and Megan was so

happy her face lit up.

To embarrass someone

is equivalent to stab-

bing them to death. The

reason for that is when

someone is hurt emo-

tionally, their heart breaks. Thats

why I dont embarrass my friends.

Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Fanya Dorin


There was a whole group of girls

talking by recess. One girl was

standing on the side all alone be-

cause she is very shy. I left the

whole group of popular girls and

went to talk to her. Her face lit up

when I went over to her. I knew I had

made her day. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

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When I

was in

3rd grade,

my friend

was being

very rude

and mean

to some-

one. She

got the whole class to hate her. She

was trying to get me to join her and

hate her, too! I tried to tell as many

people as possible not to make fun

of her because she is my best friend

and she is a great person. Only three

people wanted to be friends with

her. The mean girl came to me and

said, Why are you hanging out

with the loser? I said, Because she

is nice, fun, smart, and trustworthy

and the best friend anybody can ever

have. Ever since then, everybody

was friends. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

The new

girl sat in

the cor-

ner. I won-

dered why

she never

spoke to

a n y o n e .

One of

my friends

whispered to me, That girl is so

weird, why is it that she never

talks? I whispered back, I dont

know but I am going to talk to her.

I walked over to her and said, Hi,

whats your name? She didnt an-

swer. I asked her for the rest of the

week, Hi, whats your name? Still

no answer. Finally, my friends also

came and asked her to play with

us. She asked, Is this a joke? We

all replied back, No. Why? She

said, Because in my old school

everyone would make fun of me

because I was shy and I wore dif-ferent clothes. So do you still want

to play with us? We all replied,

Yes. We got to know her and now

we are best friends. I still won-

der why we ever thought she was

different! Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Frieda Zei toune


Once there was a girl. She came from

a different school. She was smart and

shy. The whole class made fun of her

and she started to cry. So, I told ev-

eryone not to make fun of her. I went

over to her and said, Dont worry.

She started to talk and it made her

happy to know that someone was by

her side. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Rachel Gammal


A group of girls are making fun of

one girl about how she looked even

though it was just her bad hair day.

I looked back and saw this happen-

ing. I told people that I want to mess

up our hair and make ourselves look

like a mess. We went to the group

that was making fun of that girl and

asked if they liked how we looked.

The girl being made fun of had a big

smile because we all looked crazy

and the mean group didnt have

enough insults to insult all of us and

had to give up. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Stephanie Dweck

Magen Dav id Yeshiva

There once was a girl named Julie.

She was new to a school. All she

wanted to do was to t in and make

friends. On her rst day in school,

she felt a little bit anxious but she

felt very.nervous. She said Hi

to people she saw in her class. All

the girls reacted in such a mean

way. They turned around and they

giggled and made her cry. There

was one girl who thought it was

so mean and disgusting. So, she

stopped them and they all became

good friends and learned from their

mistake. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

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Magen Dav id Yeshivah

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There is a

new girl

in school.

She is from

a different

c o u n t r y

so she has

an accentand weird

c l o t h i n g .

This one girl said that she wants to

make fun of her in recess. A differ-

ent girl heard that and decided to

defend the new girl. In recess, she

saw the mean girl walk up to that

girl with all of her friends so that

girl ran up to the teacher and told

her and the mean girl got deten-

tion. After that day, they were best

friends for life and went every-

where together. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Sara Shtaynberger



38/100


On Friday, everyone was mak-

ing plans after school. Joy invited

everyone except for one girl. This

girl, Danielle, was watching her

invite them and

she wished she

was invited. She

pretended that

she didnt no-

tice them and

put her books in

her locker. One

of the girls who

was invited saw

the girl who was

about to cry. She

told Joy, who

was inviting ev-

eryone, that she

saw that Dani-

elle felt bad and

asked if she could invite her. She

told her secretly so she wouldnt

embarrass her. Joy said, No. I

dont like her, she is weird. So, the

girl who told Joy said, Ok. So may

be next week well make plans.

She went over to Marilyn and invit-

ed her over. They ended up having

a very fun time. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Ruthie Gindi

Yeshivah of FlatbushIn my old class, I used to t in with

the girls. But, when I came to this

new class, I only had one friend

who was on my block. But she was

with a clique already, which was the

popular clique. So, of course, I was

left out until a nice girl came over

to me and said, Do you want to

play tag with me? With excitement

in me, I got up and went to play.

Now, when I see someone alone

and have no friends, I get up and

ask them, Do you want to play?

I could see how they feel just like

used to feel. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Rena Cohen

Masores Bais YaakovThere is a girl sitting on the side. She

is left out, lonely. She looks sadly at

the in crowd laughing, telling jokes,

having fun. She wishes she could

be part of that group.

She looks down at the

oor so they wont see

the tears slowly drop-

ping down her face.

And then she hears a

voice saying, Wanna

play? She looked up

with a hopeful look

on her face. A girl was

looking at HER, ask-

ing HER. She wipes

her tears on her sleeve,gets up happily, and

joins the game. That

girl just made her day.

Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Zahava Zut ler

Masores Bais Yaakov

When school starts on Fridays, Shab-

bat music lls the halls. The girls in

the grade always come together to

sing one song. This Friday, when the

song was almost over, Ava saw Cha-

na shyly approaching. She didnt

know where to break into the circle

so Ava moved over. Chana smiled

and walked over. Chana seemed so

happy singing with everyone. The

worst thing in the world is being

excluded. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Sarah Levy

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There was once a time when I

was in 6th grade and my friends

started picking on 5th graders. I

found out and told them to stop

because they are also people and

we hated it when the former 6th

graders did it to us. They hesi-

tated to stop but then they real-ized what they were doing and felt

bad and stopped. This shows that

when you are doing something

bad, think about how you felt or

would feel if it ever happened

to you. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Adele Zaga


One day, we were all in recess. A

few of my friends and I were play-ing a game. One girl asked to play

and they didnt want her to play.

They said there were too many

people. So, I said, I played yes-

terday already. She can play in-

stead of me. They said, Fine,

she can also play. They enjoyed

playing with her and they became

close friends. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

Shani, Devori, Tamar and I were all

standing around. Shani said, Oh my

gosh, Rinas boots are so ugly. Rina

was standing 5 feet away. I quickly

added, You

are jealous.

Her boots are

so cute. Shani

immedia t e ly

saw what I was

doing and said,

Of course. I

was being sar-

castic. She

walked over to

Rina and asked

her where she

got her boots

from. She

made a whole

fuss about

them.

Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Shira Falcheri

Masores Bais Yaakov

If I would see someone crying

or getting picked on or lonely, I

would go to her and talk to her.

Sarah is a new girl and no one likes

her. I would tell her, Dont worry,

dont cry. It doesnt matter what

people think. It only matters what

you think. So, dont cry; ignore

them. Be yourself. She would

feel better. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Odet te Sardar


A horrible rumor was spreading

from person to person about Leslie.

She was crying so badly. Once I saw

her tears fall down her red cheeks,

I decided to x this.

I couldnt stand see-

ing a person cry from

a rumor about her that

wasnt even true. Once

the rumor got to me, I

changed it up a little to

what really happened.

Once everyone heard

it, they understood

the misunderstand-

ing and apologized. I

hope you never know

what its like to be in

this situation. This hor-

rible thing should never

happen in the world.

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By: Rosie Zonana


It was the rst day of school and

there was a new girl from England

and she was shy and didnt know

anyone. Her name was

Linda. There was club

and everyone was mak-

ing fun of her becauseshe had a little problem

when she talks. Linda

also has an accent and

looks different because

she is from England.

I was watching and

she was about to cry.

I couldnt take it any-

more so I said, Guys,

its really not nice.

They all laughed at me.

The next day, I invited

her over and then I told

the other girls, You

know Linda is very nice and I dont

know how you are not her friend.

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By: Maurice Dayan


If someone wore two different

kinds of socks and people made

fun of him, I would say, Stop!

Just think if you made that same

mistake? Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Yisrae l Rosenfe ld


There was once a boy named Ye-

huda. Lets just say he was not the

most popular kid in the class. He was

always being

made fun of.

Kids were call-

ing him names

like, mon-

key, munch

milk. You

might think its

funny but it re-

ally hurt him.

Then, one day,

a kid named

Shmuel calledover Yitzi, the

most popular

kid who made

fun of Yehu-

da the most.

Shmuel said,

I think you are hurting Yehudas

feelings. I know, replied Yitzi.

Then why do you do it? said Shm-

uel. Because its fun, said Yitzi.

Well, if you were in Yehudas place

would you also nd it funny? You

would feel bad. I guess so. I will

stop, said Yitzi. Thank you, said

Shmuel. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Yaakov Mermels te in


There was once a new boy in my

class. He was short, fat, had an ac-

cent. Nobody in my class likes him.

He didnt understand English. One

time, the Rabbi called on him and

he answered the questions with a

dumb answer. My friend started

laughing and that boy turned red.

Later that day, I went over to the kid

who laughed and asked him, How

would you have felt if you were that

new kid? He understood what I

meant and went over to the new kid

and apologized. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

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By: Ruthie Mosseri


A new kid was in class today. She

seemed different. Everyone was

talking about her and she looked shy

and worried. At lunch time, Rachel

went over to the new girl and started

talking to her. She had an English

accent and people at the other table

were laughing. Rachel went over to

them because they happened to be

her friends. She stood up for this girl

and told them how they were ob-

noxious. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Helen Menashe


One day, someone was commenting

how her shirt looked ugly and child-

ish. She sat quietly like she simply

didnt care. I saw that she was upset.

So, I got up and

asked the Bul-

ly if I could

talk to her qui-

etly. She agreed

and I told her

she was hurt-

ing this girls

feelings. She

honestly didnt

realize and felt

so bad. She saidshe was only

doing it as a

joke; she ran

to my friend,

gave her a hug

and apologized.

That Bully never made fun of any-

one ever again. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Nine t te Salama


There was once a boy named Jim.

He was new to our class. Every-

one made fun of him by the way

he dressed. Jim wore

collars other kids

didnt. They would

always call him four

eyes because he had

glasses. Another kid,

Larry, used to be bul-

lied like that. Larry

said to Jim, I used

to be bullied like that.

But you shouldnt let

them do that. Stand

up for yourself. Say, I

am not scared. Maybe

I am new and dont

wear your kind of

clothes. Thats who

I am. Back off. Jim said, Thank

you and went to the bullies and saidexactly what Larry told him to. The

bullies backed off and didnt bother

him again. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Meyer Kassin Magen David Yeshivah

One day, a boy went to school and

he got braces. He looked very ugly

in braces. Everyone laughed at him.

There was a boy who said, Every-

one, he is the rst person to get brac-

es. I think that is so cool! Everyone

agreed and no one made fun of him

anymore. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

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There was

a fat girl

named Re-

n e e a n d

e v e r y o n e

made fun of

her. So, Su-

san wanted

to help

her lose

weight. Su-

san would go to the gym with Renee

and, within 3 months, Renee lost a lot

of weight. The two girls became best

friends. No one made fun of Renee

and understood that anyone can lose

weight. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Rachel Kastner


By: Isaac Shalom


There was a kid with an accent and

he didnt know how to speak Eng-

lish good. When he was supposed

to say was he said vas. Every-

one was laughing and him. I told

everyone, How you would feel if

you would have got making fun of.

Everyone stopped making fun of

him. He was very happy because of

what I did. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

R e b e c c a

was a

new girl

in school.

Sara was

one of

the mean

girls. Sarawanted to

nd a way

to embarrass Rebecca. So, Sara and

her clique decided to go over to Re-

becca and tell her tomorrow is Pa-

jama Day. Rebecca came to school

the next day wearing her teddy pa-

jamas. Sara saw this and announced

on the loud speaker that Rebecca

was wearing pajamas. Rebecca ran

to the bathroom. Nadine knew this

was very wrong and ran after her to

the bathroom. Nadine and Rebecca

walked out of the bathroom together.

Nadine told Rebecca to ignore ev-

eryone. This made Rebecca feel so

good. Rebecca and Nadine becamebest friends. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Elizabeth Setton


Sarah just

moved in to

the neigh-

b o r h o o d .

My school

has a cer-

tain cloth-

ing style.E v e ry o n e

wears simi-

lar clothes. On Sarahs rst day, I

saw that she didnt really wear the

clothes that were in fashion in our

school. People were pointing and

laughing at her. I could tell that

she was embarrassed. So, I went

to her and told her about what we

wear. She thanked me so much and

the next day she was accepted by

everyone. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Naomi Shapiro


By: Dina Bracha Bohensky

Masores Bais Yaakov

During the Chanukkah Chagiga,

while everyone was dancing, laugh-

ing or singing, Suri was sitting on

the side doing nothing. Nobody

wanted to have anything to do with

her because she talked and looked

weird. Then one girl came over to

her and said, Come on Suri, join

us. Could you please tell us joke?

I know you are really good at it.

Last time you had me laughing

for hours. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Toby C ohen


Lets say someone makes fun of

someone because the guy is weird.

There is no point to make fun of

him because no one is perfect. Peo-

ple could be weird but that doesnt

mean he wants to be perfect. A lot

of people think theyre perfect but

they are not. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

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Once, I was having a basketball

game. The kids didnt want one boy

to play. So, I said, If he is not play-

ing, Im not playing. Then we found

a ball and we started shooting for fun.

We kept on shooting and practicing.

Than he ended up making it on the

basketball team. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Teddy Sh amma Magen David Yeshivah

You are playing football and thereare nine kids. They were going to

have a four and four. Your friend

was left out and you felt bad for

him. You make believe you are hurt

and say you cant play. Then, you

offer to put your friend that was left

out in the game. So, now you made

your friend feel happy and you feel

even better. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Solomon Kamkaj i


By: Mal Franco


If you are playing a football game

and there is a person that is not so

good, ask him if he wants to play.

When he is playing, throw him the

ball. Let him try to play and catch

the ball. Even if he is not so good

and misses the ball, say: Its ok.

It was my fault, it was a bad throw.

Even I couldnt catch it. Make

him feel good and let him play

with you. This will make him feel

very happy. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Nessim Azizo


I went to play baseball and everyone

knew that Jack is the worst player.

I felt bad because he always gets

picked last. My friend Mike was the

captain. I went up to

him to tell him that

he should pick Jack

rst. He didnt un-

derstand but he lis-

tened to me. Once

we started to play,

Jack kept on strik-

ing out. Mike was

very upset with me.

Later in the game, I

gave Jack some tips

about swinging. Af-

ter he listened to me,

Jack got a single and

brought in 2 runs!

Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Jacob Si lvera

Yeshivah of F latbush

One day, the whole basketball team

decided that they were going to eat

pizza at the pizza place after prac-

tice. But, there was one kid who was

a new kid in school

and didnt know a

lot of people. Af-

ter practice, we all

got dressed and we

were walking out

of the gym to go

to the pizza store.

But, this one kid

was sitting there

waiting for some-

one to pick him upfrom school. He

looked lonely. So

I went over to him

quietly and asked

him if he wanted

to come for piz-

za. He said yes, and he was

very happy. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

by: M.d.y. students

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forwhohe is

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There was a new

kid in class named

Dovid. He was a

very shy kid and when we played

baseball he couldnt play because it

had to be 4 on 4. So, I quit playing

and he played instead of me. Some-

one from the 8th grade started pick-

ing on him. I went over to him and

said, Whats your problem? Pick

on someone your own age. He left

Dovid alone. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Ariel Davidov

Yeshivah Chaim Berlin By: Vic tor O rfal i


Lets say there is

a boy who isnt

so good in baseball and the team

is in the bottom of the ninth in-ning and there are two outs and

2 strikes and right after the next

pitch he striked out. The whole

team was going to hurt him but

one kid said, Why are you doing

that? Accidents happen all the time.

Dont act like you never made a

mistake. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Teddy Sardar


One day when I was at Sundays pro-

gram, there was a person who isnt

so good at basketball. So, almost ev-

ery time I got the ball, I passed the

ball to him. Even

though he missed I

said, Good shot.

And I kept on pass-

ing to him until

he scored. When

we nished the

game, I helped him

practice his shot.

Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

There was a shy kid named David.

David was on our team in basket-

ball. The score was 57-55, the other

team was winning. There were 5

seconds left. I had the ball, I passed

it to David, and he shot it and

missed. Everyone was screaming at

him and I said, Dont worry. Well

win the next time. Its just a game.

Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Albert S i t t


I was playing basketball and there

were a lot of people and one person

was not allowed to play. I said, If

he doesnt play, I wont play either.

They really wanted

me to play so they

let both of us play.

I knew from the be-

ginning that he was

good but they didnt

know it. In the mid-

dle of the game,

nobody was pass-

ing to him so I kept

on passing to him.

Now they pick himrst for the team.

Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Teddy La niado


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By: Sepora Beyda


Me and my friend, on a beautiful

day outside, were playing catch and

my friend told me, Oh, look at that

girl over there. Ugh, look what she

is wearing. And I said, I felt bad

for her because she is really nice and

sweet. I knew she was embarrassed

to ask us if she wanted

to play because the

girl I was playing with

used to make fun of

her a lot. So, I asked

her if she wanted to

play with us and I told

my friend to play with

her once and to try to

be nice. So, we had a

lot of fun the rest of

the day and I inspired

my other friend to

play with that girl.

Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

I once saw a person that has a hard

time playing football. One day, I

taught him how to catch a ball. Ev-

eryone thinks it takes so long but

it really doesnt. I also taught him

how to throw a ball. Even though he

cant throw a ball so far, I let him

be the quarterback. He gave a few

short passes and we ended up win-

ning that game. That was impres-

sive because it was only his second

day on our team in the playoffs. We

were in second place all because

of the kid I taught how to throw

and catch. At the end of the sea-

son, we got in the nals and won it.

Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Aaron I shay


I was playing football once and it

was a tie game. It was 4th downand we were 50 yards from the

touch down. Quagmire was open

for the pass. I threw it to him, he

missed. Although it was a good

throw and he missed, I blamed my-

self. I said that it slipped from my

hand and I made him feel good. I

got blamed but at least he didnt get

embarrassed. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Isaac Kassab


By: Vic toria G indi


When my friends and I were play-

ing dodge ball, we had captains to

choose who would be on which

team. Sophia was picked last and

you could see on her face she was

a little sad, but not surprised. When

she got the ball, she would always

give it to someone else to throw. I

felt bad for her

and decided to

do something

about it. I threw

the ball towards

her making

sure I threw it

lightly. I wanted

her to catch it

and get me out.

She caught it

and everyone

was cheering

because I am a

good player. Af-

ter that, she felt

great and had

the condence

to throw the ball and she turned out

to be great! Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

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aword,but

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lastsforever

When my friend was playing foot-

ball with me, people didnt give him

passes. I asked my friend if I could

quarterback and he let me. So, I

passed to him a lot. He got a lot of

touchdowns from these passes and

he felt good. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Abie I shay



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When I was playing football, there

were good players and bad play-

ers. I picked the bad players be-

cause they always get left out when

we play. We ended up winning but

winning doesnt matter. Everyone

laughed when I picked them. After

the game, I laughed at them because

they had the best players and we

had the worst players and we won.

Hashem rewarded me by picking

the bad players. He made my heart

feel good. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Isa ac Marcus


When I am on one of the teams and

my friend is picking teams, I always

see some kids who are just sitting,

waiting to get picked, and I feel very

sorry for them. Like I have a friend,

Steven, who isnt so good at sports.

I always try to

help and teach

him. I hear

people making

fun of him and

I say, Why do

you have to

call him names

all the time be-

cause he miss-

es the catch

or the shot?

I told Ste-

ven to come

to my house

on Sunday.

On Sunday, he

came over and asked me, Why did

you tell me to come over? I said,

I hate the way people are making

fun of you because you miss the

shots. So, that Sunday Steven and I

were practicing. On Monday, he was

playing football with us. My friends

and I saw how much better he was

and no longer did anyone call him

names. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

You can make an excuse that you

need more people to play a game.

For example, if you and your

friends are bored and are trying

to come up with ideas and your

friends have ideas, you can say that

we should ask the shy

kids idea and include

him in fun even if you

have great ideas. And,

if the shy kid makes

a mistake or some-

thing silly you can say,

Thats what I thought.

You could start being

friends with that kid

and your friend willfollow in your lead.

Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

A lan Je mal


Maurice Elbaz


If you are playing any

sport and there is a kid

that is not so good, it doesnt mean

you dont pass to him. If you pass

to him and he misses, its ok. Just

continue. Dont embarrass him in

front of everyone. Its not nice.

Lets say he scores the shot and

he wins the game. You see, any-

thing could happen. Just trust them

and pass. You never know what

could happen. Its all about try-

ing. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: R ichie Ayal


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A girl named Renee was throwing a

party in her house for her Bat Mitz-

vah. She invited the whole grade.

Renee is very

popular and felt

like the only rea-

son she is popu-lar is because

she makes fun of

people. At Re-

nees house, a girl

named Joy was

drinking apple

juice and she was

wearing a white

dress. Renee sent

someone to move

Joys hand so the

drink would spill.

When that person did that, the juice

spilled all over her. Renee took the

microphone and was about to say,

Look at Joy. She had an accident.

But, right before she could do it, Re-

nees best friend yelled out, There

is a FIRE! Everyone ran out of the

place. But, there was no re. Re-

nees friend said that so she can grab

Renee and Joy before they can run

out and talk to Renee. She told her

that what she did was not nice to do.

Renee said she was sorry and took

By: Amy Yedid



Joy up to her room and gave her a

nice dress to wear. If you dont want

to feel that way, dont do it to some-

one else! Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Rozie Shamah


By: Rachel Russo


There was a girl and she invited the

whole class over except for one girl,

Renee. Renee lived across the street

from her. When I got

there everyone was al-

ready there. They were

all playing a game of

free for all together.

Then I started playing

with them, but, while I

was playing, I realized

that Renee was watch-

ing us through the win-

dow and she looked

sad. I told my friend to

call Renee and say thatshe thought she sent her

the invite. My friend

did and Renee came

and we all played the

game together. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Micha l S .

Masores Bais Yaakov

My friend Devory is making a party

and she didnt invite a girl who wasa nerd, Toby. When everyone was

with Devory she said to Toby, in her

face, You are not invited because

you are such a nerd. Toby cried and

went home. On the day of the party,

I missed the party and went to To-

bys house to play and ask her how

she was feeling. I made her day. She

is my true friend. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

One day in school, a girl named Ja-

mie announced that whoever she

texted is invited to her birthday party but she didnt invite Raquel.

A girl named Jane was going around

and asking if they were invited.

When she got to Raquel, she said

she didnt get invited. So Jane said,

Everybody, Raquel isnt invited,

ha-ha! Suzie said, Everybody its

not nice. She asked Jamie to in-

vite Raquel. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

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herbe

leftout

By: Judah Kishk Magen Da vid Yeshiva

I was in the park and saw Mark sit-

ting on a bench alone. He looked

lonely. Jack said, Come on, and

I realized I was just spacing out.

Jack said, I am having a party on

Saturday. I am inviting everyone

except for Mark. I instantly felt

bad for him. I told Jack how I felt

but he said, Mark is a loser. I got

the whole grade to feel bad about

Mark. This forced Jack to invite

him. When Jack asked him to come,

his face lit up and he was gleam-

ing with joy. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Eddy SalamehMagen Dav id Yeshiva

By: Danie l Segev

Magen Da vid Yeshiva

After school, Danny made an an-

nouncement: Everybody is invitedto my party. Marc got excited and

everybody made a line to get an in-

vitation. When it was Marcs turn to

get an invitation, Danny said, You

are not invited, weirdo! Everybody

laughed at him. But, a popular kid

said, If he is not going then I am

not going. And Danny invited Marc

to his party. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

I once went to a birthday party and

I saw one kid that is shy and people

were making fun of him a lot. He

didnt get any candy and other kids

were showing

off their candy to

him. So, I went

up to him and

shared with him

and everyone

saw me do that

so they shared

too. After that,

everyone had an

equal amount of

candy and they

stopped mak-

ing fun of him.

Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

In 3rd grade, Yehudis was not invit-

ed to the party of the year. Yael came

from a wealthy family and made the

best parties ever. Yehudis was angry.

She was left sitting

alone while every-

one talked about

the party. The nextyear, Yehudis was

making a party too

and decided not to

invite Yael. Her best

friend, Tzipporah,

told her, You didnt

like when she did it

to you. So, dont do

it to her. Okay? Ye-

hudis nally said, I

am still angry with

her, but I will invite

her anyway. At Ye-

hudis party, Yael

went over to her and said, Your

party is so cool. I am sorry I didnt

invite you. I am really sorry. So, in-

stead of a ght the two of them be-

came friends. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Est i Sobel Masores Bais Yaakov

Once, I was having a super bowl

party at my house. I was inviting all

the cool kids. Then, I saw a kid, not

that cool, and I invited him because

I felt bad and he shouldnt be treated

differently. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Morris Bassoul



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insecure

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insecure

By: Jacquel ine Sasson

Magen D avid Yeshiva

Olivia and Rebecca were best

friends. One day, Lilly, a girl in their

class, was handing out party invi-

tations. Everybody in the class got

one except for Olivia. Everybody

knew Olivia and Rebecca were best

friends and they couldnt be apart.

When the bell rang at the end of the

school, Rebecca asked if she got an

invitation. When Olivia told her she

didnt, Rebecca decided not to go

to the party. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Viv iane Shama


Sophia is having a party. Rochelles

new in the school. Sophia wants to

invite her class except for Rochelle.

Its not fair,

said Rochelle

crying to me.

You know

what, I said,

thinking to my-self. I want to

go to the party

Wait! But, thats

not nice that So-

phia is going to

feel bad. Thats

it, I know! I am

going to So-

phia. Sophia,

how would you

feel if I didnt

invite you to my

party and invit-

ed everybody

else in our class? Well you are

right. Give this invitation to Rochelle

right now. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

One day in school, I was giving out

invitations. My friend was sitting

next to me but I didnt want to in-

vite her. The next

day my other friend

said to me, Go give

her an invitation

because she knows

about your birthday

party. When I got

home I made her an

invitation and the

next day I gave it

her. She was happy

that I invited her.

Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Nel ly Al faks


One afternoon,

on the rst day of

school, everybody was talking about

a girls Bat Mitzvah. Everybody was

so excited. There was going to be a

chocolate fountain. Everybody was

going except for one girl. I asked my

friend, Why wasnt she invited.

My friend answered, Because she is

poor. I told my friend, Why should

you leave her out? She should still

have fun with us. My friend invited

her. The new girl turned out to be

so smart and very nice. She always

helped out. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

By: Esther Kishk

Magen David Yeshiva

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Molly is having a party. She invit-

ed the whole class but Gina. I told

her, Did you like it when Susan in-

vited every girl in the class except

for you? Molly said, No. I said,

Do you want to make someone feel

like that? She said, No. I told

her, Then invite Gina. It will make

her happy. Vote: 1 2 3 4 5

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