We believe that Jewish community, Jewish wisdom, and Jewish learning should be accessible to anyone who is or feels Jewish. In fact, we believe that community, wisdom, and learning should be accessible to everyone, full stop.

We also believe that the people who dedicate their lives and work cultivating community, wisdom, and learning should be compensated well. Unfortunately, through history, these have often been life-paths that many open hearted, passionate, skilled people pursue at the cost of their own material and financial stability.

Our $36/month membership fee is based on our desire to balance those two values.

Membership fees and all donations will go toward:
1. Compensating our small, dedicated team.

2. Growing our team to include more diverse voices from across the range of Jewish experience.

3. Building an honorarium fund from which we will be able to appropriately compensate guest speakers, workshop hosts, and educators with whom we will partner to continuously grow the educational offerings of the School of Living Jewishly.

If the cost is prohibitive to you, and you would like to join us, we do not want money to be a barrier, particularly to those who experience economic disadvantage due to race, class, age, ability, etc. Please email school@livingjewishy.org, we will work with you to find an agreement that will work well for all of us.

While we believe in the power of connection through community, we also believe in everyone doing what is truly right for them.

If all you want to do is listen to the ~20 minute audio lesson each week (you can listen from our app on a walk, washing dishes, looking at birds, anything!) and take your contemplations inward into your own life, you are more than welcome to do so.

Consider SOLJ a slinky- it can be small and compact, or extend widely to infuse as much space of your life as you’d like with Jewish wisdom, ritual, and meaning.

We are excited about the complete journey we’ve prepared for the 2022 calendar year, but we know that a whole year’s commitment can feel like a lot.

This is why we’ve made it possible to pay monthly, quarterly, or all at once.

You can end your membership by cancelling the next payment at any point, but your payments are nonrefundable, so please select the payment option that makes the most sense for you.

Yes! Our vision is that this is a community for lifelong learning that enriches and deepens all of our understanding of what it means to Live, Jewishly, together.

We expect all members to uplift the pluralistic nature of the Jewish experience, and honor the inclusive nature of this community.

If that sounds like the kind of space you would like to be in, then we look forward to hearing your wisdom, your stories, and your traditions, and we also know that learning never ends- there’s a lot that you’ll be able to grow from and through by being open to the wisdom of others.

Click here to read more about our approach to scaling leadership from within the community.

Yes! We created this to add richness, context, wisdom, and meaning to the lives of many different kinds of people, and as long as you have a curious mind and open heart, you are warmly welcome. We have included this item in our community code of conduct to clarify what we ask of you:

5. For members who are not Jewish, particularly who are strongly rooted in other religious traditions, we welcome your curiosity, engagement, and allyship! We look forward to hearing your reflections about how the wisdom shared here might be integrating into your own worldview. And we ask that you be mindful and respectful that you are entering a Jewish community, centered around Jewish experience. Please be respectful and conscientious of the complex multi-generational traumas that Jewish identity carries, and we ask that you come from a stance of cultural respect and curiosity.

We love sharing the wisdom and rituals of Jewish life with people who are genuinely interested to learn, particularly as we believe it will serve to clarify nuances of Jewish life that can so often be misunderstood.

In upcoming years, we will be developing courses to correspond with all Jewish lifecycle events (Marriage, Birthing, Grieving, and more). These courses will be co-created with a range of educators and specialists in these fields, and we will be connecting with those partners as much as possible from within the community.

If you are a Jewish educator, guide, etc., when you join, please let us know what your area of expertise is, and what your visions are! We want to support your thriving. Click here to learn more.

Eventually, we will build a whole Shuk (Market Place) for sharing and amplifying diverse course content, services, and products. Stay tuned!

In the meantime, check out our umbrella organization, Living Jewishly, for podcasts on Jewish spirituality, ethics, and mental health; for blogs and essays; for Jewish holiday retreats and broadcasts, and more!