Articles by Ruth Ebenstein
How to Pray for Hostages
November 2023 |
“We Have a Shelter”–A Sign That Says Everything
November 2023 |
Letter from Jerusalem: We Are Not Okay
October 2023 |
Go ahead and Sparkle. Share your light.
January 2022 |
Breaking the Ice
July 2021 |
Child’s Play Across the Israeli-Palestinian Divide
February, 2021 |
Hey, Civic Leader: Strut Your Stuff
December, 2020 |
Israeli PJ course shifts to Zoom during pandemic
October, 2020 |
Why Do Teenage Boys Love to Re-Read Books?
October, 2020 |
Love in a box
September, 2020 |
An Israeli-Palestinian Sisterhood
July, 2020 |
Suddenly Stepfamily: Blended Family Stories and Advice
December, 2019 |
The Heart of the Matter
December, 2019 |
War cries at a peace conference
July, 2019 |
My pen pal, Amos Oz
December 31, 2018 |
Healing Hearts
November 27, 2018 |
Dress up for our lives
October 30, 2018 |
Why I wanted a place at the Iftar table
August 17, 2018 |
A 10-year-old's message for President Trump on guns
CNN. Ruth Ebenstein and Anya Moon. May 31, 2018 |
Rescued by Books: Fostering Teen literacy in Low-Income Communities
Blarb. May 5, 2018 |
My Son’s First Shiva Visit
March, 2018 |
פעם ראשונה ב"שבעה"
March, 2018 |
My Son's First Shiva
Tablet. February 23, 2018 |
Making the Desert Bloom With Florid Prose
The Times of Israel. January 12, 2018 |
Learning About Boundaries from my Six-Year-Old
The Canadian Jewish News. August 3, 2017 |
Positive Teens: United In More Than Name
Brain,Child. June 28, 2017 |
11 Ways to Raise Kinder, Less Entitled Kids
Bonus: They'll Be Happier Adults Too. HouseBeautiful. June 22, 2017 |
11 Ways to Raise Kinder, Less Entitled Kids
Bonus: They'll Be Happier Adults Too. Good Housekeeping. June 21, 2017 |
11 Ways to Raise Kinder, Less Entitled Kids
Bonus: They'll Be Happier Adults Too. HouseBeautiful. June 20, 2017 |
11 Ways to Raise Kinder, Less Entitled Kids
Bonus: They'll Be Happier Adults Too. Woman'sDay. June 15, 2017 |
Sometimes the Best Teacher is a Student
Education Week. June 4, 2017 |
Kindergarteners Learn 'Heroes Are Everywhere'
Education Week. April 27, 2017 |
FULL-BODIED PROSE
New Sacred. April 5, 2017 |
How My Son Skipped a School Party, and Schooled Me in Boundaries
New Sacred. March 22, 2017 |
The “choose your own megillah” adventure
The Times of Israel. March 10, 2017 |
How do you teach kids to care about something? Here’s how one teacher does it.
Washington Post. March 3, 2016 |
Their turn to serve: Fifth-graders do good deeds for war veterans
Stars and Stripes. December 16, 2016 |
Learning how to lose a presidential election: An elementary school primer
The Times of Israel. November 15, 2016 |
Learning How to Lose a Presidential Election: A Primer for Students
Education Week. November 15, 2016 |
Presidential Choices Matter: Kid Edition
Quail Bell Magazine. November 9, 2016 |
This school is holding a presidential election — but Trump and Clinton aren’t on the ballot
The Washington Post. October 19, 2016 |
How My Son Skipped a School Party, and Schooled Me in Boundaries
The Jewish Daily Forward. April 2, 2016 |
A Jewish Christmas Story in a Concentration Camp
The Yiddish Daily Forward. December 29, 2015 |
Voices: An unforgettable Christmas act of kindness
Wednesday, December 23, 2015 |
#BeThePeace
The Times of Israel. November 12, 2015 |
"Don’t Walk Away: An Entreaty from Jewish and Arab Israelis"
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An Israeli and Palestinian, Brought Together by Breast Cancer
"We are not the ones at war," Ibtisam told me. "It's our governments, not us." The Atlantic. April 23, 2014 |
"Brought Together by Cancer"
Israeli and Palestinian breast-cancer survivors build camaraderie as we face a common enemy Tablet. October 15, 2012 |