Ruth Schapira
Can we be commanded to love?
Ahavah ~ Love In Deuteronomy (Devarim / 6:5) we are told "And love HaShem, your God, with all your heart, and with your entire being and...
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Ruth Schapira
- Aug 5
- 2 min
Soul versus Ego
A story told from the soul perspective is “the story beneath the ego story, the one with the thread of truth running through it..." ~...
Ruth Schapira
- Jul 17
- 2 min
The Meaning of Inner Joy
Inner Joy - Simcha Simcha means the inner joy that has nothing to do with laughter and music and everything to do with knowledge that...
Ruth Schapira
- Jan 12
- 2 min
Discover Your Essence
If not now, when? Hillel, Foundational Ethics, 1:14 One should set aside a definitive time of the day and a specific amount of time for...
Ruth Schapira
- Oct 22, 2021
- 3 min
Egoism versus Altruism
When we think of the word egotistical, it often has negative connotations. However, it is interesting to note that over time, our culture...
Ruth Schapira
- May 11, 2021
- 2 min
Your Light of Wisdom
Our days are rather filled "up" with day-to-day undertakings, and sometimes we barely get in all the activities we schedule. So where and...
Ruth Schapira
- Mar 3, 2021
- 3 min
The Jewish Meaning of Happiness
Happy. It's often a response [I just want them to be happy] to the question "What do you want for your children?" Being happy is what our...
Ruth Schapira
- Feb 14, 2021
- 2 min
Shabbat is an Island Escape
Every week, I get to imagine the world as it should be. As Friday night approaches, I look forward to the total disconnect I will have...
Ruth Schapira
- Feb 1, 2021
- 3 min
You can listen by writing
Journaling is an incredible tool that I don't use often enough. I'm not sure why we resist the practice of journaling so much. For me, it...
Ruth Schapira
- Jan 15, 2021
- 2 min
Your soul is speaking, are you listening?
Aren't I the only one here? What's this business about me, a soul and all this spirituality stuff? There's a lot of talk about soul (not...
Ruth Schapira
- Jan 7, 2021
- 3 min
I wonder who atheists thank?
The saying “there are no atheists in foxholes” presumes that once under the threat of death, the most avowed atheist will plead to God...
Ruth Schapira
- Dec 30, 2020
- 3 min
Why should I change?
How different am I this week than I was the week before? The chameleon has it relatively easy. Spending not too much energy, he gets a...
Ruth Schapira
- Nov 18, 2020
- 2 min
Funny, I only hear from you when you need something.
The more distance there is between times of connection, the more distant you feel...
Ruth Schapira
- Nov 4, 2020
- 5 min
Seeing and Not Seeing: Hagar's test
In what ways do I acknowledge God as the Source? Do I see the miraculous every day, or am I blinded by my own security in the regularity of
Ruth Schapira
- Oct 28, 2020
- 2 min
Your Inward Journey: Lech Lecha
"One of the greatest religious problems is that people fear having a relationship with God and consequently distance themselves from...
Ruth Schapira
- Aug 11, 2020
- 3 min
The Secret Hebrew Meaning of Gratitude
The Joy of Gratitude Hebrew is a language with deep meanings that go way beyond an outer definition, and to understand foundational...