Ruth Schapira3 minWhat is a mitzvah, really?Mitzvah. Good deed? Commandment? You might be most familiar with the word mitzvah as it appears in Bar or Bat Mitzvah which is usually...
Ruth Schapira3 minJewish Organizations: The Importance of Acting EthicallyRemaining in Focus What many of us strive for in life is achieving personal integrity, a state of being when our ‘inside’ motivation...
Ruth Schapira3 minQuestioning 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 Schapira3 minBeing in the Wilderness: A Shavuot ExperienceThe 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...