
The Challenge of Fear
What is the spiritual truth about the things that challenge us?

Hosted by Ruth Schapira · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 44 episodes
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Explore Judaism through a spiritual lens, with episodes focused on understandings about your soul, your character traits, and your life. In a short amount of time, you’ll feel that you're on a spiritual journey, hearing new and meaningful ways that Judaism speaks to you. I’ll also introduce you to the practices of Mussar, an ancient practice devoted to realizing your own spiritual potential. The development of your soul takes time, so listeners often return to episodes to hear the lessons again. Through Inner Judaism, I hope you discover a new connection with Judaism.
Ruth Schapira hosts Spiritual Inner Judaism, a religion show with 44 episodes published.

What is the spiritual truth about the things that challenge us?

This episode focuses on connecting you to the holiday of Shavuot in a unique, non-traditional way, since the holiday lacks specific mitzvot or ritual objects. Imagine that you're opening a Torah scroll.....

Join me for a spiritual teaching focused on finding inner fulfillment rather than seeking external solutions. Our culture encourages looking outward for satisfaction, but Jewish spiritual teachings emphasize turning inwa

Do you find moments when you need to pause and reconnectwith the deepest part of your soul? Sometimes, the formal prayers that we may say might notreflect our deepest desires. This prayer emergedfrom a desire to express

In this episode we’ll explore what it means to know our true selves. Who are we, really? What clues are there in the Shema to help us answer this question?

Sacrifices? Offerings? We're so far from being able to relate to biblical times when that was the medium of connection to the Divine. Listen to this podcast for a way to understand what all this meant back then, and what

In this episode we’ll explore the very idea of Hope inJudaism. My hope is to open your heart and offer you a different way of thinking about this emotion. What does it mean for you, for us as a people, especially at this

This poem inspired me and I hope it does the same for you!

We’re into just the second portion of the Torah with Noah. For those of us remembering days in Hebrew School, this is the story of the Flood, events that led up to it, and Noah’s instructions from God to build an ark for

At this time of year, the changing of the seasons prompts us to think about our own changes. A word that is used quite often in that process of inner change is TESHUVA. But what does that really mean? Join me in this epi

We readily recognize that any endeavor we’re involved in should be evaluated at certain points in time. So why don't we do this for ourselves? This episode will provide you with some tools.

In this I share some inspirational teachings that have been meaningful to me over time. So, I decided that an episode just devoted to my sharing these thoughts with you would be worthy.

In these tumultuous times, many of our foundational beliefs have been uprooted and overturned. We are living it, so we know it. But what does this mean in the context of Judaism? What should we make of the fact that trut

This episode focuses on the anger you might experience from others…either directed at you, or that you might be observing, and your responses to it. I will share a story that will be enlightening and will teach us how we

Why is there so much counting in Judaism? We just completed the Passover holiday when we counted cups of wine, questions, types of questioners, plagues and miracles!! Now, we’re in a period of counting again….the Omer. W

We live in a tangible and physical world, and often the very nature of our lives prevents us from connecting with the spiritual. How can we move past our rational minds to live with a greater reality? We'll explore that

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 th

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 th

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).

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.
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Spiritual Inner Judaism is hosted by Ruth Schapira. The show is categorised under religion (spirituality) and has published 44 episodes.
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