2016-02-16T22:47:13-07:00 2015-06-30 990EZ 2014-07-01 731685391 JEWISH SPIRITUAL LITERACY INC JEWI 4104009820 3700 Menlo Drive Baltimore MD 21215 Alexander Seinfeld Chairman 4104009820 2016-02-16 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z X www.jsli.org X X 82334 X 65383 15772 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1175 580 595 0 81754 0 0 60370 0 6422 539 13459 80790 964 8018 -338 8644 X 716 2017 0 0 8276 7258 8992 9275 974 631 8018 8644 Educational products and services, including seminars, printed materials, electronic materials, audio and visual materials. <strong>EDUCATING EDUCATORS</strong> - We expanded the J-IDEA teacher training program to 10 major content categories: Jewish Holidays, Art of Amazement, Esoteric, Marriage, Ritual, Ethics, Meditation & Prayer, Texts, History and Miscellaneous. We increased the number of training videos and registered users. In addition, we directly trained and mentored 50 educators (teachers and rabbis), increasing their skills at implementing experiential learning, bringing our total impact to over 450 educators, and thereby their thousands of students. JSL pedagogy provided them with fresh and innovative ways to motivate students in learning and develop their respect and love of Judaism. Participants register for free at jewishspirituality.net. 0 35000 <strong>SEMINARS</strong> - This year we continued our weekly and monthly seminars in the San Francisco and Baltimore-DC regions. Consistent with past outcomes, over 95 percent of participants increased their interest in, literacy about and ability to cultivate ancient Jewish wisdom and practices. We continued to focus on the themes of living mindfully, healthy relationships, and ethical thinking. 5000 5000 <strong>E-LEARNING</strong> - Our innovative smart phone apps have given over 4,500 users a daily dose of wisdom. Our weekly "Table Talk" entered its tenth year, bringing food for thought and discussion to thousands of Friday night dinner tables worldwide. 0 10000 <strong>MEDIA DISTRIBUTION</strong> - Our worldwide book distribution continued steadily, including the best-selling "The Art of Amazement: Discover Judaism's Forgotten Spirituality" in two languages and the newly revised "Art of Amazement Haggada". We also enabled 6,000 participants to find quality books and toys via our searchable site, bestjewishkidsbooks.com. 0 2000 <strong>LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR</strong> - We continued to maintain and strengthen this program to connect 25 families from synagogues in the Baltimore Jewish Community with over 75 resident-bound seniors on Shabbat and holidays, in three different senior residences. The program includes volunteer training. 0 200 <strong>AMAZING NATURE FOR TEACHERS</strong> - This new program empowers teachers across the curriculum with the wonders of nature in order to increase their students' joy of learning and sense of connectedness to the classroom and to life. This year we launched the program in a pilot phase with two participating schools, plus two teachers and two parents. 0 20000 72200 Alexander Seinfeld Chairman 5 48000 Harmon Shragge Treasurer 1 0 Lily Kantor Board Member 1 0 Marc Sarosi President 1 0 Kyle Bach Board Member 1 0 Todd Samuels Board Member 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MD Jewish Spiritual Literacy 3700 Menlo Drive Baltimore MD 21215 4104009820 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 66967 68401 87873 86703 65383 375327 18260 14450 19221 13731 16367 82029 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85227 82851 107094 100434 81750 457356 0 0 0 0 0 0 12500 27126 19500 29250 17500 105876 12500 27126 19500 29250 17500 105876 351480 0 0 0 16 4 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 4 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85227 82851 107094 100450 81754 457376 0.76847 0.7291 0.00004 0.00003 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Office Expense;1376|Book and Research and Educational Material;1566|Travel and Automobile Exp;7466|Tax;160|Service Charges;613|Depreciation Expense;789|Fundraising Expense;1489^Total;13459^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Description;Amount^Net Account Receivable Overstated;-32|Net Inventory Asset Overstated;-306^Total;-338^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Description;EOY Amount^Account Receivable;2378|Inventory Asset;2567|Computer;3945|Accumulated Depreciation;-1632^Total;7258^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Description;EOY Amount^Account Payable;631^Total;631^