Ruth Schapira2 minWoodstock: is there a Jewish part of the story?Joni Mitchell, Woodstock Woodstock There are plenty of stories about the “half a million strong” that were part of Woodstock, and even...
Ruth Schapira3 minWill you value your baggage more than a life?What would you do in an emergency? I heard something disturbing that I couldn’t shake off. This is not what I usually write about, but I...
Ruth Schapira2 minPurim and Personal ResponsibilityThis Purim, start a chain reaction against Hatred and Antisemitism When did you need to step up or speak up in your life? Were there...
Ruth Schapira2 minDo 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...
Ruth Schapira3 minthe challenge of raising teens in a country missing moral clarityEthical clarity? Clueless The year is newly born, yet through the lens of ethics things feel quite stale. The clarity that should come...
Ruth Schapira2 minEthical Issue: When Teens CheatWhat are the obligations of a Jewish supplementary high school in raising the ethical level of its students? How do we hold our students...