Ruth Schapira
“Please feel free to contact me…..” Advice for #Jteens and others
I want to help. I am currently involved in hiring talent. I say talent because I’m not interested in hiring just anyone. Ideally, the...
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What is the real job we’re doing for Jewish Teens?
Milkshakes taste good. Jewish education is good. But what job are we really doing for Jewish Teens? I read an article about marketing...
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Helicopter Parents Go to College
This news came to my Inbox today:”Today’s Campus is launching a new publication designed as a resource for the parents of the entering...
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Current Events: did your teenager’s eyes just glaze over?
Mention “Current Events” to a group of teens and just watch what happens. Their eyes seem to glaze over. As if talking about...
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Teens: Got a bad grade? Work it!
Image via Wikipedia Getting a bad grade, especially when you expected something else entirely, pretty much stinks. It’s hard enough being...
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Chanukah Ornaments? How some Jewish teens voted
A friend of mine who works for a collectibles company sent me an e-mail last week with a curious query. The company is considering...
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what Jewish teens taught me about family values
Last week I was figuring out a way to teach eighth graders the value of Shalom Bayit (Family Harmony–Peace in the Home). With teens...
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Guiding teens without a moral compass. Hint: they cheat!
Image via Wikipedia Picture this: a class of freshly minted teenagers, not even a year after becoming b’nei mitzvah, who attend an...
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Five Things Jewish Parents Should Know
Imagine that you’re on a boat in the middle of the ocean in a thunderous storm. Waves are coming fast and furiously. Water is...
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The Twitter Connection
Image via Wikipedia The world-wide web (wow, I actually enjoy writing those words as it makes me focus on this mini miracle machine that...
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Why Do We Hate Teenagers?
Image via Wikipedia Did this headline grab you? You’re not unique. It’s what seems to work for newspapers and television. This is what I...
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The 500 word college essay
My blog posts rarely ever make the ideal 250 word count mark. I read somewhere that the perfect blog contains just that amount for...
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News Flash! A Collaborative Model in the Jewish Community
I’m by nature an optimistic person (I’m a Jewish educator, after all). But, there’s no doubt that when I consider the topics I’ve...
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My Experience with In-the-Box Thinking in the Jewish Community
Freeflyer09. Use does not imply endorsement I read the article “Employees are faster and more creative when solving other people’s...
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How Jewish Youth Go About Repairing the World
A report came out recently detailing the volunteer activities of Jewish young adults. Some interesting facts emerge: The good news is...
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“The Truth About Youth”: What we can Learn
The world in mosaic tiles, courtesy of Genista. I recently visited a blog on manufacturing (not my usual topic for browsing) because it...
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Teens and the Road to College
Finding your path This year, thousands of high schoolers will be entering college. Sometimes I think they have things way too figured...
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Safe Haven
Sometimes I can’t believe what our kids have to deal with yet they just seem to accept it. Probably none of the following will be news...
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Not Wanted: Parents?
That’s actually the opposite of the way I feel, but before I whine about how I’d like more parents involved in what their teens are doing...
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Jewish Teens: Underserved
I happened on a Google site that allows you to create a video of a Google search complete with options for music. The site gave search...
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