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    Judaism's Hack for Your Truest Nature
    Ruth Schapira
    • Mar 21
    • 3 min

    Judaism's Hack for Your Truest Nature

    Our sages were always trying to find the shortest ways to describe complicated concepts. While there are 48 Ways to Wisdom (elucidated in...
    The Hidden Meaning of Responsibility
    Ruth Schapira
    • Mar 1
    • 3 min

    The Hidden Meaning of Responsibility

    Responsibility, Achrayut / אחריות is one of the character traits that a person focuses on while practicing Mussar and engaging in...
    Discover Your Essence
    Ruth Schapira
    • Jan 13
    • 2 min

    Discover Your Essence

    If 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...
    Egoism versus Altruism
    Ruth Schapira
    • Oct 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    Egoism versus Altruism

    When we think of the word egotistical, it often has negative connotations. However, it is interesting to note that over time, our culture...
    Mountain of Mitzvot? Not!
    Ruth Schapira
    • Aug 24, 2021
    • 3 min

    Mountain of Mitzvot? Not!

    Our tradition tells us that the sole purpose of Torah is for us to refine our character, and the way toward that end is through action,...
    Sorry! j/k, lol....
    Ruth Schapira
    • Jun 16, 2021
    • 3 min

    Sorry! j/k, lol....

    In this era of constantly expanding communications we simultaneously contracting understanding.
    Accepting Missteps
    Ruth Schapira
    • May 25, 2021
    • 2 min

    Accepting Missteps

    How tolerant are we of our own mistakes? Do we forgive others more easily than we forgive ourselves? Should we hold ourselves in contempt...
    Your Light of Wisdom
    Ruth Schapira
    • May 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    Your Light of Wisdom

    Our days are rather filled "up" with day-to-day undertakings, and sometimes we barely get in all the activities we schedule. So where and...
    The Spiritual Steps of the Omer
    Ruth Schapira
    • Apr 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Spiritual Steps of the Omer

    This year, I am involving myself more personally and seriously than ever before in the counting of the Omer, the period of time between...
    Passover: The Inner Message of Freedom
    Ruth Schapira
    • Mar 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    Passover: The Inner Message of Freedom

    Hebrew is full of secrets, embedded with layers and layers of meaning, woven from the thread of reality as Judaism sees it. I happened on...
    What Tikkun Olam really means
    Ruth Schapira
    • Jan 21, 2021
    • 3 min

    What Tikkun Olam really means

    Tikkun Olam, תיקון עולם, literally "Repair the World" is a Jewish concept that barely needs definition. Showing up in many places, it is...
    Why should I change?
    Ruth Schapira
    • Dec 31, 2020
    • 3 min

    Why should I change?

    How different am I this week than I was the week before? The chameleon has it relatively easy. Spending not too much energy, he gets a...
    Sacred Relationships
    Ruth Schapira
    • Dec 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    Sacred Relationships

    When we encounter another individual truly as a person, not as an object for use, we become fully human. Martin Buber The middle-aged...
    Blessings and the small "i" in Gratitude
    Ruth Schapira
    • Nov 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Blessings and the small "i" in Gratitude

    Gratitude is being present in order to experience awe When we are truly present we experience something riveting. The timeless nature of...
    Seeing and Not Seeing: Hagar's test
    Ruth Schapira
    • Nov 5, 2020
    • 5 min

    Seeing and Not Seeing: Hagar's test

    In what ways do I acknowledge God as the Source? Do I see the miraculous every day, or am I blinded by my own security in the regularity of
    Your Inward Journey: Lech Lecha
    Ruth Schapira
    • Oct 29, 2020
    • 2 min

    Your Inward Journey: Lech Lecha

    "One of the greatest religious problems is that people fear having a relationship with God and consequently distance themselves from...
    Jewish Organizations: The Importance of Acting Ethically
    Ruth Schapira
    • Jun 23, 2020
    • 3 min

    Jewish Organizations: The Importance of Acting Ethically

    Remaining in Focus What many of us strive for in life is achieving personal integrity, a state of being when our ‘inside’ motivation...
    Questioning God
    Ruth Schapira
    • Jun 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    Questioning God

    “It is because I believed in God that I was angry at God, and still am. But my faith is tested, wounded, but it’s here. So whatever I...
    If Covid-19 is a test, are we passing?
    Ruth Schapira
    • May 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    If Covid-19 is a test, are we passing?

    What if God is waiting for us to cry out? What if all we need to do is to cry out in despair, as Abraham did thousands of years ago?...
    Yom Kippur Juxtapositions
    Ruth Schapira
    • Oct 3, 2019
    • 2 min

    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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