Enrich your life. Cultivate health and resilience. Discover joy. Experience ancient wisdom. Create new pathways for your personal well-being.
The PJCC is committed to both Wellness and vibrant Jewish living. SHALEM: The Jewish Wellness Initiative melds these two core missions by offering wellness programs infused with Jewish wisdom and practice.
Shalem, the Jewish Wellness Initiative of the San Francisco Bay Area, is a collaboration of Embodied Jewish Learning, Peninsula JCC,
Oshman Family JCC, Jewish Silicon Valley, JCCSF, Osher Marin JCC, and JCC East Bay to promote wellness and well-being inspired by and infused with Jewish wisdom. Shalem was conceived and created by Peninsula JCC and Embodied Jewish Learning.
Shalem means wholeness, and Jewish wisdom has a great deal to offer anyone who seeks to live a healthy, resilient life with a joyful sense of balance and well-being.
From ancient teachings to modern-day practices, Jewish wisdom encourages us to cultivate qualities—such as gratitude, joy, compassion, and mindfulness, as well as physical wellness.
When we engage in practices to enhance our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being we are shalem: whole in body, heart mind, and spirit.
Guided Mindfulness Meditation
Note: This class will resume on Monday, September 12.
Join Rabbi Lavey for weekly guided mindfulness meditation. As we practice approaching each moment with courage, curiosity, and compassion we become able to ground ourselves and cultivate awareness and calm. Each sit includes a brief teaching, a few moments of chant, silent meditation, and an opportunity for questions and sharing. Everyone is welcome to join us. Takes place via Zoom.
Life: It’s Complicated
Note: This class will resume on Thursday, September 8.
Join Rabbi Lavey Derby for an ongoing discussion of Jewish topics and how Jewish wisdom can help us live a more meaningful life.
These are both programs of Shalem, PJCC’s Jewish Wellness Initiative. Shalem promotes wellness and well-being inspired by, and infused with, Jewish spiritual wisdom. Shalem was conceived and created by Peninsula JCC and Embodied Jewish Learning.
