Ruth Schapira
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I am not sure how, if I didn't have a spiritual practice, I would get through the day after a dose of daily news. Even though I severely...
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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...
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...
Ruth Schapira
- Jan 12
- 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...
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...
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,...
Ruth Schapira
- Jun 16, 2021
- 3 min
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In this era of constantly expanding communications we simultaneously contracting understanding.
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...
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...
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...
Ruth Schapira
- Mar 21, 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...
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...
Ruth Schapira
- Dec 30, 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...
Ruth Schapira
- Dec 20, 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...
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...
Ruth Schapira
- Nov 4, 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
Ruth Schapira
- Oct 28, 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...
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...
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...
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?...