Ruth Schapira
where did my Passover go?
The passage of time has been nothing short of startling for me. During the midst of the pandemic, and even now as things are 'easing up',...
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Ruth Schapira
- Aug 5, 2021
- 3 min
Changing Day by Day
The rhythm of the Jewish calendar allows us to sense a deeper level of experience beyond the seasonal changes. As we leave the month of...
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
- Sep 16, 2020
- 3 min
I needed to make the first move
It was not hard to take a back seat to my own spiritual growth. As a youngster, I dutifully attended High Holiday services but felt that...
Ruth Schapira
- Aug 19, 2020
- 4 min
Elul: The vanity of individualism
“..the more enamored we are of our selves, the more fixed we are in our own ‘realities’, limiting the possibilities of our awareness.”...
Ruth Schapira
- May 19, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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...
Ruth Schapira
- Apr 4, 2019
- 3 min
How to Approach Passover Like a Teacher
For those of us hosting a Passover seder, there are often so many preparations we need to do in advance: buying, organizing, cleaning and...
Ruth Schapira
- Mar 21, 2018
- 2 min
5 Ways to Create a Memorable Passover Seder Experience
Nice Seder, but not intensified Same Seder, intensified! What will you do to construct meaningful memories at Passover this year? The...
Ruth Schapira
- Sep 21, 2015
- 3 min
One New Way To Join A Jewish Community
Judaism = Community This season, when so many emotions surge through us, it is comforting to be within a community. That’s part of the...
Ruth Schapira
- Aug 5, 2015
- 2 min
Jewish Interfaith Outreach: Making Challah and “Doing Jewish”
Making Challah, Making Connections Scoop, beat, pour, and mix—then knead, fold, knead, fold. It’s the methodical way that you’d make a...
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