Neshama ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ€ข ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ€ข ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†
๐™‰๐™š๐™จ๐™๐™–๐™ข๐™– is the Home of Alevy Learning Center โ€ข Shabbat Tent โ€ข Shabbat Lounge
๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™ข๐™š๐™ง๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™‹๐™ž๐™˜๐™ค ๐™Ž๐™๐™ช๐™ก Best Yom Kippur service Ever."

๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ: ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

Neshama brings people together for healing, renewal, and connection. Through gatherings, and spiritual support, mentorship, and retreats, we help people find connection to Jewish wisdom, ritual, and community. Neshama provides Torah learning, support for those in crisis, transformative programs such as Shabbat Tent at music festivals, Shabbat Lounge

at Sundance, High Holy Day services, healing retreats, and guidance for community leaders and organizations.

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜, ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น:
โ€ข Offer free, meaningful High Holy Day services
โ€ข Help Israeli soldiers with PTSD rebuild their lives and marriages during a 10 day retreat through our partnership with Orot Healing
โ€ข Bring the light of Shabbat and healing power of community to Music festivals and Sundance Film Festival
โ€ข Create retreats for couples and individuals seeking transformation and healing
โ€ข Provide counseling, mentoring and referrals to those in crisis
โ€ข Spread Torah wisdom and learning
โ€ขHelp a growing number of community leaders transform their organizations

โœจ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€, ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€.
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๐™‹๐™ž๐™˜๐™ค ๐™Ž๐™๐™ช๐™ก ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™‰๐™š๐™จ๐™๐™–๐™ข๐™–

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๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€:

"Yom Kippur services were really wonderful. You have a gift of making tefilah relatable and approachable to both those who are more and those who are less affiliated. It's not often you get to see such a spectrum of people united in davening. A big yasher koach." - Nuriel Shore

"I would like to thank Rabbi Yonah and Rachel Steiner Bookstein for an Amazing Days of Awesome Yom Kippur Experience. And thank you to everyone else also involved. Ben Sharabi

"Wow, what a gevaltdika ! So high + so holy. Thanks to all the peeps who came out to elevate this new, holy, spiritual home called . Looking forward to many more heilege (holy) gatherings. L'shana haba b'Yerushalayim (Next Year in Jerusalem)! #5774 โ€” with Rachel Steiner Bookstein and 12 others." Lauren Brown

"PICO SHUL....turned my Yom Kippur around โ€” with Rachel Steiner Bookstein and Rabbi Yonah." Meira Kligman

"Thank you to Rabbi Yonah, Rachel Steiner Bookstein, Tuli Skaist, Cheston Mizel, and everyone else behind Days of Awesome/Jewlicious/JConnect/Pico Shul for the most beautiful and meaningful Yom Kippur I've ever had. Wow. Shavua tov." Eden Benari

"Explore your spirituality, learn about Judaism from a new perspective, develop new friendships and deepen old ones, be entertained and educated, have FUN with Judaism and become part of something AWESOME with Rabbi Yonah's AMAZING new synagogue for 20s and 30s! If you are religious, unaffiliated or anywhere in between, you will find something that touches you here. Yom Kipper is tomorrow and if you are still exploring your options, look no further! And... regular Shabbat services and Kiddush, with Rachel's delicious healthy homemade delights throughout the year as well!" Elannah Cramer

Lag Bโ€™Omer Bonfire ๐Ÿ”ฅwith NeshamaJoin us for a laid-back Lag Bโ€™Omer night with bonfire, music, and good people.Come solo ...
04/27/2026

Lag Bโ€™Omer Bonfire ๐Ÿ”ฅwith Neshama
Join us for a laid-back Lag Bโ€™Omer night with bonfire, music, and good people.
Come solo or bring friends.
Free w RSVP โ€ข Donations suggested โ€ข BBQ & Refreshments
Location: Private home (address shared upon RSVP)
What to bring:
Layers, something to sit on, and any food or drinks you want.
Musicians: bring instruments and join the jam.

Celebrating Tu Bโ€™Shevat with the gourmet styling of Chef Phil Kastel of Milky Way LA!
02/04/2026

Celebrating Tu Bโ€™Shevat with the gourmet styling of Chef Phil Kastel of Milky Way LA!

Sundance Film Festival 2026 is around the corner. So many films, so many parties, so much Challah! ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿชฌ๐Ÿชฉ
01/15/2026

Sundance Film Festival 2026 is around the corner. So many films, so many parties, so much Challah! ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿชฌ๐Ÿชฉ

01/15/2026
01/09/2026

Part one of a series on a mechanism we have with inside us, which can either destroy us or give us superpowers to overcome any obstacle in our way.

โœจ The Shabbat Lounge during Sundance โœจThe Shabbat Lounge is the only venue during Sundance dedicated to supporting Jewis...
01/06/2026

โœจ The Shabbat Lounge during Sundance โœจ
The Shabbat Lounge is the only venue during Sundance dedicated to supporting Jewish filmmakers, storytellers, the Jewish community and Israel.
From January 23โ€“31, weโ€™re thrilled to once again welcome guests with delicious food, warm refreshments, and soulful connections.
Join us for our signature Friday Night Shabbat Dinners and special programs throughout the festival. Network with industry leaders, artists and film enthusiasts from around the world โ€” and experience Shabbat in a truly unique Sundance setting.
All are welcome!

What will be?The Challenge: We are facing a dual crisis. We see the external threat of violence, vandalism, and hatred. ...
01/01/2026

What will be?
The Challenge: We are facing a dual crisis. We see the external threat of violence, vandalism, and hatred. But simultaneously, we face an internal crisis: skyrocketing assimilation and a plummeting birthrate. It is not enough to just fight the darkness; we must actively generate light.

The Neshama Response: Rather than putting all our efforts into a Sisyphean fight against the worldโ€™s oldest hatred, we are putting our energy, resources, and entrepreneurship into expanding Jewish life, healing those with trauma, and helping those in need.

We are playing offense, not defense. We are focused on:
* Building Spiritual Resilience: Ensuring our community is strong from the inside out.
* Expanding Community: Reversing the contraction of Jewish life by bringing people together and nurturing Jewish families
* Spreading Wisdom: Bringing Torah to life in ways that resonate deeply with the modern soul.

Your Impact: Neshama works every day to ensure the well-being of the vulnerable and to help Young Professionals find their way home. Your support allows us to offer people opportunities to live Jewish lives with renewed purpose.
Together, we can create authentic connections and loving relationships. Help us help every Neshama shine.

Thank you, Rabbi Yonah and Rachel Bookstein

DONATE @ Givebutter.com/uplift2026

As we wrap up an incredible year, Neshama remains dedicated to our holy mission: uplifting the spiritual well-being of t...
12/30/2025

As we wrap up an incredible year, Neshama remains dedicated to our holy mission: uplifting the spiritual well-being of the Jewish people. Through dozens of programs and thousands of participants, we continue to prove that you can make a big impact on a small budget.

This year, weโ€™ve built community for Young Professionals, provided comfort to the sick, and supported Israeli soldiers healing from PTSD. Weโ€™ve stood by filmmakers facing antisemitism and brought the joy of Shabbat and Torah to festivals, homes, and camps. Our digital presence has flourished, reaching tens of thousands across the globe.

None of this would be possible without the blessings of Hashem and the unwavering support of our donors and partners. Thank you for being part of the Neshama journey.

All donations to our year-end campaign are being matched. See below for how to donate!

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9116 W Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
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