Ruth Schapira2 min readFive Things Jewish Parents Should KnowImagine that you’re on a boat in the middle of the ocean in a thunderous storm. Waves are coming fast and furiously. Water is...
Ruth Schapira3 min readwhat I learned about marketing from working at a Jewish Community High SchoolYou would think it would be easy to market a product that has intrinsic long-term value, is priced well, offers tremendous flexibility,...
Ruth Schapira2 min readTeens and the Road to CollegeFinding your path This year, thousands of high schoolers will be entering college. Sometimes I think they have things way too figured...
Ruth Schapira1 min readTalented Teens and Performance HighsAmerica’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 Schapira2 min readCan 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 Schapira1 min readNot 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...
Ruth Schapira1 min readWhat Jewish teens want us to knowImage via Wikipedia A panel of teens expressed their opinions in a workshop at a Jewish educator’s conference in Philadelphia called...
Ruth Schapira1 min readJust in case versus Just in time.It’s fascinating to think that these manufacturing terms, originally dealing with inventory, have been recrafted for the digital...