What have been some of the turning points in your life? Can you put yourself in that place or time when you were faced with a decision that instinctively you knew had consequences for the path your life would take? In this episode, we’ll explore its meaning and how it relates to your own soul ..read more

In this episode I’ll explore with you the deeper meaning of what Am Yisrael means, and in particular the name Israel.   For more content, visit my blog on Substack (Inner Judaism ..read more

Join me as we explore why the movement known as Mussar is perfect for our times and the deep spiritual messages it holds for us today. To read more, you can visit my blog on Substack, here ..read more

As Jews, we are experiencing some of the most difficult times in history. The level of hatred against our people is shocking. What spiritual teachings that will have meaning in this time? We can look to our tradition for insight, because the experience of living in times of hate has been encountered many, many times before. Please listen and respond with any comments to innerjudaism@gmail.com ..read more

You might be surprised to learn there is no word that exactly means Faith in the Hebrew Bible. But, how can that be? Isn’t the Torah about our relationship with God, our belief in God? In this episode we’ll explore the Jewish concept of faith, beginning with learning the word in Hebrew, Emunah, and what it actually means ..read more

In Judaism, the very notion of TIME is sacred. That in itself is amazing. How and why does Judaism place such an important value on the passage of time? We’ll scrape a bit of the surface of this idea in this episode, and I hope you’ll join me ..read more

How can we become our best selves? That’s what we’re asked to focus on in this season of self-reflection. We'll explore the process of learning about ourselves from a Jewish perspective. Please send me your comments, I'd love to hear from you: innerjudaism@gmail.com ..read more

The Hebrew month of Elul, is a time of introspection before the High Holidays. But what does that really mean? How are we to think about this? In this episode, I hope to reframe your thinking about what this process truly means for your life. I'd love to hear any comments or questions you have. Please write me at innerjudaism@gmail.com ..read more

In this episode, we’ll explore Names and Naming which in the Jewish tradition, has a lot of significance beginning with Adam in the Bible. We’ll go into some depth about the Hebrew meaning of the name Adam and its spiritual meaning...and what this all might mean for you. I hope you’ll join me. Please connect with me at ruthschapira@innerjudaism.com -- I'd love to hear from you ..read more

In this episode, we’ll explore the notion of TRUTH, which is a huge concept, to be sure, but we’ll just examine one small aspect of the idea of truth, a little bit about what it meant for our sages and what it might mean for you in your own life ..read more