Compliment talent that doesn’t draw attention
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By: Evelyn Antebi
Magen David Yeshivah
Hanukkah was coming. My classmates and I decided to make a play
about Hanukkah to perform to the
whole 7th grade. We were picking
jobs to do for the play. I decided that
I wanted to design all the costumes.
When I got home, I noticed that I
didn’t know what I was doing. I tried
Leaders become great,
to think of who would be a good person to help me. I thought and thought
not because of their
until I remembered how good Susan
power, but because
dresses. Maybe, if I call her she’ll
of their ability to
I called her up and explained to her
empower others
if she wanted to come. Then I compli-
come to my house and help me. So,
what happened. First, she wasn’t sure
mented her on how much I liked her
style in clothes and she came right
By: Charles Seruya
Magen David Yeshivah
One day, my 3 friends and I were walk-
By: Amanda Heskiel
Magen David Yeshivah
Last time we had color war, Sarah was
ing to a pizza shop. About half a mile
the general. We split up the team. Es-
away, we came to a street that we didn’t
ther was chosen to write the songs.
recognize. We were lost for about half
She thought that Rachel was much
an hour. One of my friends said, “Hey,
better in writing songs. Esther gave
the pizza shop is that way.” We didn’t
that job to Rachel. When Rachel fin-
believe him but we were lost anyway.
ished writing it, she gave it to Sarah.
So, how much worse would it get? We
Sarah photocopied it and gave it out
began walking in that direction and
to the whole team. We practiced the
sure enough we got there in 20 min-
songs when we sang it against the
utes. Because of his hidden talent of
blue team. Every one compliment-
sense of direction, we got pizza and
ed Sarah on the great song. Sarah
me and she got the credit for doing it.
By: Shelley Sitt
Magen David Yeshivah
In my gymnastics class, I was lead
he led us home. It’s important to com-
said, “Thank you.” and then she said,
and my friend felt bad. So, I told ev-
pliment hidden talent since, then, he
“But, Rachel was the one to write it.
eryone that my best friend helped
will use this talent more often because
She should be the one being compli-
me on this part. She felt very good.
he will think it is special and important.
mented, not me.” We learn from Sarah
My friend said, “Thank you so much”
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that, even though she was the main
to me. I told everyone that my friend
person, she didn’t want all the cred-
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