Ruth Schapira
4 ways to add meaning to a Bar / Bat Mitzvah
Of course there's meaning in the ceremony, but often the goal of sustained impact is not as easy as you might think. Teens are exposed...
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Ruth Schapira
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Now Is The Time To Start Writing Your College Essay
What Should I Write About? Writing Your College Essay Is Never Easy! The time to begin your essay has never been more perfect. Your...
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My Advice to Parents Before Your Teenager Leaves for College
Dorm stuff? Check. Water? Check. Values? For those teens who have hopefully garnered enough college acceptance letters to make some...
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Do Jewish Teens Need an Ethical Tune-Up?
How ethical are today’s teens? When given the chance to cheat, what would the teenagers you know do? A recent New York Times article on...
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Surprisingly Simple Strategies: How a Presbyterian Church Reaches its’ Teens
All Teens Welcome What might other faith communities teach us, as Jewish educators, about engaging large numbers of teens in religious...
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2014 in review
Thank you for visiting Jewish Teens this year and reading my blog! Below are interesting stats from the 2014 annual report prepared by...
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how to write a better college application
Take five, relax, let yourself think about who you want to be….. Before you read further, you need to know this. I am not a college...
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Four Simple Steps Teachers Need to Engage with Jewish Teens
See on Scoop.it – Judaism, Jewish Teens, and Today’s World This is for teachers in supplementary schools, particularly those who work...
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What 7 of today’s top headlines tell you about teens today
Where’s the good news? When it comes to teens, it seems that “Headlines” are usually “Dead Lines”….yes….news about deaths, teenage thugs,...
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You won’t believe these words trending for #teens
Guess what’s trending for #teens? I discovered a helpful tool for twitter, a free site called hashtagify.me that lets you search trending...
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“You’re Not Invited”: Teen Victims of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Years and What To Do Abo
Party time (for some) We know that many Bar/Bat Mitzvah Celebrations have gotten way out of hand. Thousands have seen Rabbi Wolpe’s...
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Patchwork Fixes Don’t Work for Roads or the Jewish Community
The Pot-Hole Problem We’re already past pot-hole fixing season, so I can reflect on it with some degree of dispassion. Disclaimer: I know...
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How We Are Shortchanging Jewish Teens
Teens need to be with other teens. Lots of them. Some time ago, I wrote a post called What I learned about marketing from working at a...
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Jewish Teens Should Know: Artists Get Flack for Performing in Israel
Alicia Keys is getting pressure to cancel her performance in Tel-Aviv Israel. Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters announced this past March that he...
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Jewish Teen: A view of rights, responsibilities, and radicalization
The Ten Commandments, In SVG (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A while back, I was listening to a televised lecture by Joseph Telushkin on Shalom...
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Doing a 360 on Attendance in a Part-Time School
Class Clowns: Not That Funny Recently, I participated in a webinar, sponsored by JESNA, on issues related to complementary...
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SuperStorm #Sandy: Getting Beyond OMG!
OMG (Photo credit: mac.lachlan) In our terribly connected world, we’re never really far from seeing devastation up close. Like unwilling...
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Parents of Teens: Do You Miss Those Parent-Teacher Conferences?
I just read a quick blog about how elementary school parents should prepare for Parent-Teacher conferences. For parents of teenagers:...
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Jewish Parents: Choose your teen’s activities wisely
Make sure the activity gives back! Soccer teams. Dance classes. School activities. SAT prep classes. After-school jobs. Volunteer work....
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Are we reaching middle school students?
When did things get so serious for middle-schoolers? A new Gallup poll studied factors related to student engagement, optimism, and...
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