Bar Mitzvah Magazine 2013

Signs of a bad friend & the qualities of a good friend
SHAARE ZION CONG.
Only a
good friend
can see the
pain behind
a fake smile
By: Evelyn Tebele
Magen David Yeshivah
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 shy,
she stood up for her friend because
she loved her friend and couldn’t just
sit there and watch her true friend be
teased. That showed that she was
there for her and she was willing to
take the heat for her friend. That’s why
they are really true friends because if
she was just using her, she wouldn’t
care about her as much as she does.
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By: Matilda Kassab
Magen David Yeshivah
One day, I went to school and I told
my friend Lina that I got a bad mark on
my test. I told her not to tell anyone.
In the lunchroom, everyone knew that
I got a bad mark. I was really mad. I
only told Lina. I went over to her and
told her, “Why would you tell anyone?
I thought you were my friend.” She
said, “I am your friend.” “I thought I
could trust you,” I said. “But everyone
was asking me,” she said. “They
said, if you tell us, we will tell you
what’s on the test. “You would rather
get to know what’s on a test then
keep a secret?” I asked. She said, “I
am really sorry. I won’t do it again.”
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By: Esther Chabbott
Magen David Yeshivah
There was a girl named Sophia. She
had 2 friends, Samantha and Victoria.
Sophia’s dad got her real gold “best
friends forever” necklaces. She walked
into school wearing one of them. Renee
and Molly came up to her and were
trying on her other 2 necklaces that
she had. So, they hung out with Sophia
the whole day. By the end of the day,
Sophia thought they really wanted to
be her friend. One day, something sad
happened to Sophia and she needed
to talk to someone. She called Renee
and Molly. They both said that they
had to do homework. But, she really
knew that they just didn’t want to talk
to her. She called Victoria and Samantha.
They rushed over even though
they were in science club meeting.
They hugged her and made her feel
better. Sophia realized that Samantha
and Victoria are true friends.
By: Mark Barsano
Magen David Yeshivah
A sign of a good friend is a person who
cares and motivates you. One time at
the basketball game, there was one
good player and one bad player. The
good player said to the bad player,
“Keep trying. I think you are a great
player, even though people think you
are not.” A different day, kids were
picking on someone. Another boy
joined in and started picking on him
as well. The kid that was being picked
on said, “Aren’t you my friend?” The
other kid said, “No” and made him
feel bad. That’s a sign of a bad friend.
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