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    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...
    Just one thing we don't think about...
    Ruth Schapira
    • Nov 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    Just one thing we don't think about...

    Expanding our thinking beyond the physical.
    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...
    Finding Sanctuary
    Ruth Schapira
    • Jun 25, 2021
    • 4 min

    Finding Sanctuary

    The physical space that encloses us and our prayers is often exquisitely beautiful and majestic, speaking to a different realm entirely....
    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...
    The Jewish Meaning of Happiness
    Ruth Schapira
    • Mar 3, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Jewish Meaning of Happiness

    Happy. It's often a response [I just want them to be happy] to the question "What do you want for your children?" Being happy is what our...
    Shabbat is an Island Escape
    Ruth Schapira
    • Feb 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    Shabbat is an Island Escape

    Every week, I get to imagine the world as it should be. As Friday night approaches, I look forward to the total disconnect I will have...
    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...
    Your soul is speaking, are you listening?
    Ruth Schapira
    • Jan 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Your soul is speaking, are you listening?

    Aren't I the only one here? What's this business about me, a soul and all this spirituality stuff? There's a lot of talk about soul (not...
    I wonder who atheists thank?
    Ruth Schapira
    • Jan 8, 2021
    • 3 min

    I wonder who atheists thank?

    The saying “there are no atheists in foxholes” presumes that once under the threat of death, the most avowed atheist will plead to God...
    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...
    spirited prayer from an unlikely source
    Ruth Schapira
    • Dec 9, 2020
    • 4 min

    spirited prayer from an unlikely source

    Several years ago, on a lazy Sunday morning toward the end of a weekend getaway, my husband and I were strolling down the main street in...
    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...
    Funny, I only hear from you when you need something.
    Ruth Schapira
    • Nov 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    Funny, I only hear from you when you need something.

    The more distance there is between times of connection, the more distant you feel...
    The Business of Life
    Ruth Schapira
    • Nov 11, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Business of Life

    For most of us, these times are difficult and as many have said, this year has wreaked plenty of havoc in our lives. If we even begin to...
    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
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