Ruth Schapira
A young and energetic Hebrew School teacher writes….
This is the e-mail I received today: Hi Ruth! How are you? I hope all is well! As my mom told you, I am now teaching at a local...
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Ruth Schapira
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Jewish Teens: Off the Charts, Literally
There’s a little game I play every so often with web tools. It’s called: ‘Search for “Jewish teens” to see how far they’re ‘off the...
Ruth Schapira
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what I learned about marketing from working at a Jewish Community High School
You would think it would be easy to market a product that has intrinsic long-term value, is priced well, offers tremendous flexibility,...
Ruth Schapira
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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...
Ruth Schapira
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When Parents Say: “Jewish Education On The Side, Please”
Image via Wikipedia Some parents are guilty of treating Jewish education like a side dish, something that will never star as the main...
Ruth Schapira
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Ethical Issue: When Teens Cheat
What are the obligations of a Jewish supplementary high school in raising the ethical level of its students? How do we hold our students...
Ruth Schapira
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When Teens Say “I’m not that Jewish”
Image by Alex E. Proimos via Flickr I met with several teens yesterday, and when I asked them to tell me about their Jewish identity,...
Ruth Schapira
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Today I am a Brand
credit to uglydoggy.com We live in a visual world. I get it. I’m the first to admit that I love looking at logos and the idea that...
Ruth Schapira
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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...
Ruth Schapira
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Non-Day School Jewish Teens: Orphans in the Field?
photo courtesy of ePublicist Almost every day I experience a huge disconnect between my reality and the world of foundations and...
Ruth Schapira
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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...
Ruth Schapira
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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...
Ruth Schapira
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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...
Ruth Schapira
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Classroom and Community: Making It Real for Teens
courtesy of katerha's photostream Recently I was teaching a class the Jewish value of G’milut Hasadim (acts of loving kindness). I asked...
Ruth Schapira
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Talented Teens and Performance Highs
America’s into talent of all types, and we seem eager to watch, based on show ratings and tallies of millions calling in to vote for...
Ruth Schapira
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Jewish Parents: Four Things I Wish You Wouldn’t Say to Your Teenager
Making decisions about continuing Jewish Education is often a challenge, though I’m not sure why. The comments below are ones I’ve heard...
Ruth Schapira
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Jewish Teen Engagement: Don’t ask me for a tissue
Why is the Jewish community crying? I’ve worked with teens in the Jewish Let’s pretend you’re one of them. Your bar/bat mitzvah was...
Ruth Schapira
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Can our students just show us some love?
credit: Mike D'Angelo How can we get our own students to love us the way their friends do? This past Purim, students were asked to bring...
Ruth Schapira
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One fact every Jewish parent should know
It seems that South Koreans have figured out what trains our brains and gives us (according to them) an intellectual edge: engaging in...
Ruth Schapira
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A Soup of Guilt
I am nagged by the question I posed in an earlier post when I wondered why many Jewish Teens keep their Jewish involvements a ‘secret’...
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