Miscellaneous

Below is an excerpt from Meaning Making: 8 Values that Drive America’s Newest Generations. Follow along on the blog for more excerpts, check out the additional resources on our Meaning [...]

While the debate continues about returning to schools while COVID-19 lingers, caring for young people in either circumstance is the critical issue. Parents, educators, and health officials [...]

Balancing the concerns of mental and physical health during a pandemic requiring isolation is tricky for a generation already prone to extreme loneliness. NPR recently ran a story titled Why Some [...]

Springtide™ Research Institute is headquartered in a suburb just outside Minneapolis, Minnesota. We have felt first-hand the expressions of outrage and resilience, grief and hope that have [...]

The time for creativity is now  Leaders, this is your moment. What the world needs right now are innovative and forward-thinking approaches for connecting with young people. If you haven’t yet [...]

Jerry Ruff, our inaugural writer and managing editor, is retiring at the end of March. We’ve been so grateful to have his experience and guiding hand to help us develop our voice and [...]

As the United States and much of the global community comes to terms with social distancing, it’s worth taking a minute to pause and consider all of the people who feel lonely and isolated even [...]

About a decade ago, a friend of mine was hired as an associate rabbi of a large synagogue community. She was given a healthy portfolio of responsibilities—teach, preach, etc.—and [...]

“Lonely? You’re not alone. America’s young people are suffering from a lack of meaningful connection” At Springtide, we believe no young person should have to navigate life’s important questions [...]

By Rabbi Elan Babchuck  As you’re reading this post, there’s an 85% chance that you’re crouched over your smartphone, which means that I’ve got fewer than 15 seconds to [...]