Ruth SchapiraJan 132 minDiscover Your EssenceIf not now, when? Hillel, Foundational Ethics, 1:14 One should set aside a definitive time of the day and a specific amount of time for...
Ruth SchapiraMay 11, 20212 minYour Light of WisdomOur days are rather filled "up" with day-to-day undertakings, and sometimes we barely get in all the activities we schedule. So where and...
Ruth SchapiraApr 15, 20212 minThe Spiritual Steps of the OmerThis year, I am involving myself more personally and seriously than ever before in the counting of the Omer, the period of time between...
Ruth SchapiraJan 7, 20152 minTop Ten Questions You Should Ask When Visiting College Campuses Through a Jewish LensFinding your Jewish path in college For my family, when selecting college options, it was never solely about the numbers of Jewish...
Ruth SchapiraNov 14, 20143 minhow to write a better college applicationTake five, relax, let yourself think about who you want to be….. Before you read further, you need to know this. I am not a college...
Ruth SchapiraMar 14, 20142 minParents: 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...
Ruth SchapiraJan 15, 20141 min“There Is Only One Way to Change the World, and That Is By Education” Rabbi Dr. JonathWhat would you say about how to change the world? Why does Judaism value education so much? How are educational values embedded in our...
Ruth SchapiraMay 7, 20132 minTeens: Cheating on Standardized Tests?No digital devices in sight The Los Angeles Times reported that California is coping, almost feverishly it seems, with new measures that...
Ruth SchapiraApr 24, 20132 minTeens: Watch Your Social Media Presencetwitter logo map 09 (Photo credit: The Next Web) “Treat every conversation you have on Twitter or Facebook as if it were a nationally...
Ruth SchapiraMar 1, 20132 min“But I’ve already been to the museum!”Negotiating with teens when they say “been there, done that!” The entire school was taking a trip to the relatively new National Museum...
Ruth SchapiraDec 27, 20122 minIsraeli teens use cell phones in class: What we can learnCell phones: not an opt-out tool for most teeens According to a recent University of Haifa poll, over 94% of Israeli High School students...
Ruth SchapiraDec 1, 20122 minWhen You Say “Jewish Community,” Who are You Talking About?The largest collection of open-ocean animals found in an aquarium Who is in your Jewish community? Really, start to define who you...
Ruth SchapiraNov 17, 20123 minDoes the Jewish Community Connect Teens to a Jewish Network?Are we reaching high enough? I doubt that anyone would say that mentoring teens during the coming-of-age years is not a good thing. It’s...
Ruth SchapiraOct 7, 20122 minCan Character Be Taught to Teens?Character Education: what has your teen learned? What are the most important traits to develop in students? At the end of high school,...
Ruth SchapiraSep 28, 20122 minParents: Will your teen ‘do’ Jewish in college?Campus Hillel: Will this be the place where your teen ‘does’ Jewish? What is the college campus like today? How does it differ from when...
Ruth SchapiraSep 24, 20122 minSelling Tomorrow Today to Parents of Jewish TeensLong-term or Short-term: Pick one Marketing and Selling. Terms that were not very much used in the Jewish community just a few short...
Ruth SchapiraSep 12, 20122 minParents of Teens: Do You Miss Those Parent-Teacher Conferences?I just read a quick blog about how elementary school parents should prepare for Parent-Teacher conferences. For parents of teenagers:...
Ruth SchapiraAug 26, 20122 minAre we reaching middle school students?When did things get so serious for middle-schoolers? A new Gallup poll studied factors related to student engagement, optimism, and...
Ruth SchapiraAug 12, 20122 minLearn these four leadership skills at a Hebrew HighRonald A. Heifetz: “Leadership in times of crisis” How can you make this connection for #Jteens? A blog I read in the Harvard Business...
Ruth SchapiraJul 10, 20122 minTeens Report What Really Happens In ClassroomsTeachers and Classroom Behavior Photo credit: tim ellis I read an eighth grader’s blog (!) today that resonated with me, and it triggered...