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JEWISH SPIRITUAL LITERACY INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023

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Organization
JEWISH SPIRITUAL LITERACY INC (EIN 73-1685391)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-05-15
IRS object ID
202521359349209307
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2025-05-15T19:48:34-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt
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Filer Filer

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EIN731685391EIN

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Phone4104009820PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line13700 Menlo DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityBaltimoreCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21215ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonAlexander SeinfeldPersonNm
Person TitleChairmanPersonTitleTxt
Phone4104009820PhoneNum
Signature2025-05-15SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Addresswww.jsli.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$130,523GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$103,359ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
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Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
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Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$4,885OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$215PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

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BOY$45,459BOYAmt
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Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (7 entries)

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EDUCATING EDUCATORS - We continued to expand the quantity and quality of the J-IDEA teacher training program's 10 major content categories: Jewish Holidays, Art of Amazement, Esoteric, Marriage, Ritual, Ethics, Meditation & Prayer, Texts, History and Miscellaneous. In addition, we directly trained and mentored a new cohort of 5 educators, increasing their skills at implementing experiential learning, and their thousands of students. JSLI pedagogy provided them with fresh and innovative ways to motivate students in learning and develop their respect and love of Judaism.$0$250
JTI - The Jewish Teachers Institute - In its seventh year, this project to train and mentor teachers for Jewish day schools continued with a cohort of 8 teachers. The JTI "Boot Camp / Recharge" includes: model and practice a Harry Wong-informed classroom management method, simple concrete indicators of successful teaching (following Thomas Sergiovanni's and Elliot Eisner's models of professional standards), lesson planning and assessments, principles of visual and differentiated instruction and hands-on engagement, effective use of textbooks A/V resources and other technologies; with specific curricular support as well. All participants increased their knowledge and skills in one or more of the above categories. Reduced annual participation reflects success: JTI-trained teachers increased their classroom effectiveness and were more likely to continue teaching.$6,250$59
E-LEARNING - Our daily, weekly, and monthly video Torah classes continued, including "Zoom Talmud". Our weekly "Table Talk" entered its fourteenth year, bringing food for thought and discussion to thousands of Friday night dinner tables worldwide.$0$0
MEDIA DISTRIBUTION - Our worldwide book distribution continued, including the best-selling "Art of Amazement: Discover Judaism's Forgotten Spirituality" in two languages, the "Art of Amazement Haggada", plus the Bar Mitzvah Album, found at https://barmitzvahalbum.com. Thousands of visitors found quality books and toys via our searchable site, https://bestjewishbooks.com. We also re-released our popular iPhone app - The Amazing Jewish Fact-a-Day Calendar and we launched a new book, "Restoring the Kuzari". This Media program raised the educational bar for thousands of readers and users.$0$1,152
TORAH HEALTH AND FITNESS - Torah Health and Fitness is a response to a growing awareness that the Jewish community has not paid enough attention to this mitzvah. We have the same health stats as the general public including tragic levels of preventable conditions such as diabetes and cardio-vascular disease. Our mission as the Jewish People is greatly handicapped because we are not meeting this challenge. Yet we have tremendous Torah wisdom and medical knowledge on how to improve this situation! We have 3,000 years of wisdom on this subject, but until now it has been scattered across many books, most of which have never been translated. In partnership with doctors and dietitians, the program includes current medical information (with references to medical literature) on what is known about nutrition, exercise, weight loss and longevity. We hope that this combination of Torah wisdom and medical knowledge will increase awareness of how vital and easy it is to eat and exercise (etc.) healthfully and to increase the holiness with which we treat our bodies, and thereby keep Jews out of the hospital, nursing homes, and wheelchairs for preventable reasons. While Jewishly-focused, our long-term goal is to help anyone of any background achieve improvements in health, wellbeing and longevity. The book - Body & Soul: The Torah Path to Health, Fitness and a Holy Life - and the free resource website, https://torahhealth.org, have helped thousands of readers make permanent improvements to their lives and well being. Our bi-weekly podcast had over 20,000 views.$0$7,752
GADLUS HA-ADAM - This after-school program for elementary and middle-school children uses music and other arts to engage them Jewishly. This year we serviced nearly 250 children.$2,980$2,962
WAR REFUGEES - We brought 200 kilos of donated children's activities and toys to Israel, where we used them in educational programming for displaced children due to the war.$5,486$5,486
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Total Program Service Expenses$17,661TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Alexander Seinfeld
Chairman5$92,000$0$0
Harmon Shragge
Treasurer1$0$0$0
Gina Rosenfield
Board Member0.25$0$0$0
Kyle Bach
Board Member1$0$0$0
Todd Samuels
Board Member1$0$0$0
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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^Office Expense;3327|Book Research Educational Material;3088|Donation Expense;817|Automobile Expense;406|Bank Charges;795|Depreciation Expense;487|Fundraising Expense;1158|Advertising and Marketing Expense;4819|Travel Expense;5196^Total;20093^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24Description;EOY Amount^Account Receivabe;1720|Computer;8829|Accumulted Depreciation;-7367|Inventory;2543^Total;5725^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26Description;EOY Amount^Account Payable;449^Total;449^

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

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ExplanationWe filed for an extension in the fall, we are a tiny public service educational org with a skeletal staff. This is the fastest we could do it and keep everything going.ExplanationTxt

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