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    What Exactly is Jewish Identity?
    Ruth Schapira
    • Dec 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    What Exactly is Jewish Identity?

    For years, I’ve used the term “Jewish identity”, and never gave it too much thought. As a Jewish educator, the talk among my colleagues...
    Parents: Don’t let summer choices drive you crazy. Ask these questions.
    Ruth Schapira
    • Apr 25, 2018
    • 2 min

    Parents: Don’t let summer choices drive you crazy. Ask these questions.

    Summer camp.  Arts classes. Internships. Specialty Sports Camps. College Prep Programs. Travel programs. SAT summer prep classes....
    Now Is The Time To Start Writing Your College Essay
    Ruth Schapira
    • Aug 25, 2015
    • 2 min

    Now Is The Time To Start Writing Your College Essay

    What Should I Write About? Writing Your College Essay Is Never Easy! The time to begin your essay has never been more perfect.  Your...
    Jewish Teen Engagement: Do We Want to Win or Lose the Game
    Ruth Schapira
    • Feb 13, 2015
    • 3 min

    Jewish Teen Engagement: Do We Want to Win or Lose the Game

    Place your bets on teens! The Jewish community is the throes of change that at times seems to be at a dizzying pace, yet there are still...
    Do Jewish Teens Need an Ethical Tune-Up?
    Ruth Schapira
    • Feb 6, 2015
    • 2 min

    Do Jewish Teens Need an Ethical Tune-Up?

    How ethical are today’s teens? When given the chance to cheat, what would the teenagers you know do? A recent New York Times article on...
    the challenge of raising teens in a country missing moral clarity
    Ruth Schapira
    • Feb 6, 2015
    • 3 min

    the challenge of raising teens in a country missing moral clarity

    Ethical clarity? Clueless The year is newly born, yet through the lens of ethics things feel quite stale. The clarity that should come...
    Jewish Teen Education by the Hour
    Ruth Schapira
    • Apr 27, 2014
    • 3 min

    Jewish Teen Education by the Hour

    How much time is too much? How many hours does it take to become knowledgeable about something? I know, it’s a very broad question….but...
    What 7 of today’s top headlines tell you about teens today
    Ruth Schapira
    • Feb 11, 2014
    • 2 min

    What 7 of today’s top headlines tell you about teens today

    Where’s the good news? When it comes to teens, it seems that “Headlines” are usually “Dead Lines”….yes….news about deaths, teenage thugs,...
    Jewish Teen: A view of rights, responsibilities, and radicalization
    Ruth Schapira
    • Apr 30, 2013
    • 2 min

    Jewish Teen: A view of rights, responsibilities, and radicalization

    The Ten Commandments, In SVG (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A while back, I was listening to a televised lecture by Joseph Telushkin on Shalom...
    Teens: Watch Your Social Media Presence
    Ruth Schapira
    • Apr 24, 2013
    • 2 min

    Teens: Watch Your Social Media Presence

    twitter logo map 09 (Photo credit: The Next Web) “Treat every conversation you have on Twitter or Facebook as if it were a nationally...
    Parent Conversations With Teens
    Ruth Schapira
    • Mar 14, 2013
    • 3 min

    Parent Conversations With Teens

    We need to tune in to teens Life is busy, so how do we get the time to interact with teen-aged kids when everybody is literally on the...
    “But I’ve already been to the museum!”
    Ruth Schapira
    • Mar 1, 2013
    • 2 min

    “But I’ve already been to the museum!”

    Negotiating with teens when they say “been there, done that!” The entire school was taking a trip to the relatively new National Museum...
    Israeli teens use cell phones in class: What we can learn
    Ruth Schapira
    • Dec 27, 2012
    • 2 min

    Israeli teens use cell phones in class: What we can learn

    Cell phones: not an opt-out tool for most teeens According to a recent University of Haifa poll, over 94% of Israeli High School students...
    Who are you on the web? If you’re applying to college, you should know
    Ruth Schapira
    • Oct 27, 2012
    • 2 min

    Who are you on the web? If you’re applying to college, you should know

    Should colleges check you out on Facebook? For Teens, Their Parents, and Jewish Educators: An article in Education Week noted what most...
    Parents of Teens: Do You Miss Those Parent-Teacher Conferences?
    Ruth Schapira
    • Sep 12, 2012
    • 2 min

    Parents of Teens: Do You Miss Those Parent-Teacher Conferences?

    I just read a quick blog about how elementary school parents should prepare for Parent-Teacher conferences. For parents of teenagers:...
    Jewish Parents: How to choose your teen’s summer activities
    Ruth Schapira
    • Sep 6, 2012
    • 2 min

    Jewish Parents: How to choose your teen’s summer activities

    what is the ideal summer experience for your teenager? Jewish summer camp.  Arts classes. Internships. Specialty Sports Camps. College...
    Are we reaching middle school students?
    Ruth Schapira
    • Aug 26, 2012
    • 2 min

    Are we reaching middle school students?

    When did things get so serious for middle-schoolers? A new Gallup poll studied factors related to student engagement, optimism, and...
    One minute, three reasons why Jewish education helps teens focus on what’s important
    Ruth Schapira
    • Aug 22, 2012
    • 1 min

    One minute, three reasons why Jewish education helps teens focus on what’s important

    One minute. Three reasons. Why just three reasons? Simple. Your time is valuable. Plus everyone’s way too busy getting ready for the...
    Read what one teen says about teachers
    Ruth Schapira
    • Jul 18, 2012
    • 2 min

    Read what one teen says about teachers

    From the 1950’s, but great teachers create impact no matter the year This summer I’m working with an intern through a program that...
    Parents, Social Media & Boundaries: Read These Hard,Cold Facebook Facts
    Ruth Schapira
    • Jul 6, 2012
    • 1 min

    Parents, Social Media & Boundaries: Read These Hard,Cold Facebook Facts

    Lack of Parental Controls on FB? Implications for Teens? For parents, it’s becoming harder and harder to create boundaries of safety...
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