Jewish Holidays

Ruth Schapira

2 min

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',...

Ruth Schapira

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

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

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

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

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.”...

Being in the Wilderness: A Shavuot Experience

Ruth Schapira

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

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

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...

5 Ways to Create a Memorable Passover Seder Experience

Ruth Schapira

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

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...

Jewish Interfaith Outreach: Making Challah and “Doing Jewish”

Ruth Schapira

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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