Ruth Schapira
What many Jewish adults regret—do you?
Do you want a ‘do-over’? On a weekly basis, I interact with members of a cohort that have been recently featured in a rash of reports:...
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Ruth Schapira
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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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Parents: Are you sure that your teen will ‘do’ Jewish in college?
Hillel has built some stunning buildings. Will your teen walk in the door? What is the college campus like today? How does it differ from...
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Five Reasons Not to Substitute Convenience for Expertise with #Jteens
Ever have bad sushi? Don’t compromise with sushi or Jewish education A Hat Tip to Seth Godin, marketing guru, for this post’s idea–my...
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One odd recommendation to help #Jteens reduce the academic pressure they feel
Enlightened teen education What I’m about to write is counter-intuitive, fair warning given. The phenomenon I’m about to describe has...
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“What if I don’t believe in God—am I still Jewish?”
what are we teaching teens about belief? A confident, tall, yet boyish 11th grade teenager asked this question of Rabbis who were...
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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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“There Is Only One Way to Change the World, and That Is By Education” Rabbi Dr. Jonath
What would you say about how to change the world? Why does Judaism value education so much? How are educational values embedded in our...
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Dealing with Anti-Semitism on the College Campus: What Jewish Teens Think
An event taking place on many college campuses The post title refers to Anti-Semitism, while the poster above references anti-Israel...
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Some important questions you need to answer about Jewish teens
Wandering Jew (Photo credit: pellaea). I’m a wondering Jew A while ago, I reached some kind of milestone. I’ve been writing...
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One comment I never hear as a Jewish educator
There’s data, and then there’s what I know I’m lucky. I regularly interact with a cohort of individuals that others write reports about...
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Jewish Parents Who “Get It” and Why: Generational Gifting of a Jewish Education
Why do some parents understand that continuing their teen’s Jewish education after Bar/Bat Mitzvah is essential, while others don’t make...
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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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Why Should Our Teens be Jewish?
Being Jewish? Too easy! The image above came up in a Google Image advanced search (free to use or share) for “Why be Jewish?”. The image...
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Seven Things to Do When Teens Come Home from Jewish Summer Camp
How to Bring Camp Home Soon, thousands of Jewish teens will arrive to their home communities, having spent an amazing immersive...
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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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How to Make Jewish School Cool for Jewish Teens
Judaism: Where’s the cool? Over 70 seniors recently graduated from a supplementary Jewish community high school. Why was attending cool...
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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 Teens: Thinking About Religious Truths and Scientific Lies
Science and Religion: Not a good fit Among students I’ve worked with, the majority are really not comfortable talking about Religion, at...
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