Ruth Schapira
Guiding teens without a moral compass. Hint: they cheat!
Image via Wikipedia Picture this: a class of freshly minted teenagers, not even a year after becoming b’nei mitzvah, who attend an...
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Ruth Schapira
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Five Things Jewish Parents Should Know
Imagine that you’re on a boat in the middle of the ocean in a thunderous storm. Waves are coming fast and furiously. Water is...
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Jewish Teens: Lost?
"Adolescence" by Giacomo Manzu Image by Ko:(char *)hook Let’s play a game. Read the quote below and try to guess who said it. Ready? No...
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“Jewish Education? I’m Done!”
You gotta read it to believe it. The following is an actual dialogue (with a name change) I had a few days ago with a student, now a...
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Why Do We Hate Teenagers?
Image via Wikipedia Did this headline grab you? You’re not unique. It’s what seems to work for newspapers and television. This is what I...
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What today’s Jewish teens are ‘okay’ with
My weekly experience working with a class of 8th graders serves as a counterpoint to the doom and gloom I’ve read about lately in studies...
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The 500 word college essay
My blog posts rarely ever make the ideal 250 word count mark. I read somewhere that the perfect blog contains just that amount for...
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what I learned about marketing from working at a Jewish Community High School
You would think it would be easy to market a product that has intrinsic long-term value, is priced well, offers tremendous flexibility,...
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News Flash! A Collaborative Model in the Jewish Community
I’m by nature an optimistic person (I’m a Jewish educator, after all). But, there’s no doubt that when I consider the topics I’ve...
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When Parents Say: “Jewish Education On The Side, Please”
Image via Wikipedia Some parents are guilty of treating Jewish education like a side dish, something that will never star as the main...
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Ethical Issue: When Teens Cheat
What are the obligations of a Jewish supplementary high school in raising the ethical level of its students? How do we hold our students...
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When Teens Say “I’m not that Jewish”
Image by Alex E. Proimos via Flickr I met with several teens yesterday, and when I asked them to tell me about their Jewish identity,...
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Today I am a Brand
credit to uglydoggy.com We live in a visual world. I get it. I’m the first to admit that I love looking at logos and the idea that...
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Non-Day School Jewish Teens: Orphans in the Field?
photo courtesy of ePublicist Almost every day I experience a huge disconnect between my reality and the world of foundations and...
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How Jewish Youth Go About Repairing the World
A report came out recently detailing the volunteer activities of Jewish young adults. Some interesting facts emerge: The good news is...
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“The Truth About Youth”: What we can Learn
The world in mosaic tiles, courtesy of Genista. I recently visited a blog on manufacturing (not my usual topic for browsing) because it...
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Teens and the Road to College
Finding your path This year, thousands of high schoolers will be entering college. Sometimes I think they have things way too figured...
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Talented Teens and Performance Highs
America’s into talent of all types, and we seem eager to watch, based on show ratings and tallies of millions calling in to vote for...
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Jewish Parents: Four Things I Wish You Wouldn’t Say to Your Teenager
Making decisions about continuing Jewish Education is often a challenge, though I’m not sure why. The comments below are ones I’ve heard...
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Can our students just show us some love?
credit: Mike D'Angelo How can we get our own students to love us the way their friends do? This past Purim, students were asked to bring...
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