Ruth Schapira
Being in the Wilderness: A Shavuot Experience
The quiet allows the voice of our soul to emerge On the week before Shavuot, we begin the fourth book of the Hebrew Bible, known in...
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Ruth Schapira
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Yom Kippur Juxtapositions
How can I reach the heavens when all I can think of is that I need some caffeine? Yom Kippur heightens the juxtaposition between the holy...
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There’s no secret sauce: we already know the recipe for Jewish engagement
How many ants does it take to move an elephant? That’s what the traditionally bureaucratic Jewish community feels like to me sometimes,...
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Questions and a Meditation Before Yom Kippur
“…and after the earthquake a fire; but The One was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice….” Kings I 19:12 Am I coming...
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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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Dating or Not Dating Jewish: How Israelis Answered
I happened on this tweet tonight from the Jewish Forward:Would you date non-Jews? The tweet was that simple, with a link to a video...
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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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World-Wide WordPress
Why didn’t you tell me that people in Malaysia read your blog? That’s what someone recently said to me who was poopooing the very idea of...
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