2015-01-05T16:17:18-07:00 2014-06-30 990EZ 2013-07-01 731685391 JEWISH SPIRITUAL LITERACY INC JEWI 4104009820 3700 Menlo Drive Baltimore MD 21215 Alexander Seinfeld Chairman 4104009820 2014-11-15 2013 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z X www.jsli.org X X 100451 X 86704 11534 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2197 590 1607 0 99861 0 0 86747 0 5881 378 9868 102874 -3013 11023 8 8018 X 6153 716 0 0 5695 8276 11848 8992 825 974 11023 8018 Educational products and services, including seminars, printed materials, electronic materials, audio and visual materials. EDUCATING EDUCATORS - We expanded the J-IDEA teacher training program to 9 major content categories: Jewish Holidays, Spirituality, Marriage, Ritual, Ethics, Meditation, Texts, Esoteric and Miscellaneous. We doubled 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 400 educators. JSL pedagogy provided them with fresh and innovative ways to motivate students in learning and develop their respect and love of Judaism. Participants register at jewishspirituality.net. 0 43039 <b>SEMINARS</b> - 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. 0 20377 <b>E-LEARNING</b> - Our innovative smart phone apps have given over 3,500 users a daily dose of wisdom. Our weekly "Table Talk" bringing food for thought and discussion to the Friday night dinner table, entered its ninth year. We created bestjewishapps.com to enable participants to find the best educational apps for iPhones, iPads and Android-OS phones and tablets. 0 7293 <b>MEDIA DISTRIBUTION</b> - We distributed worldwide hundreds of books, including "The Art of Amazement: Discover Judaism's Forgotten Spirituality" in two languages and the new "Art of Amazement Haggada", which includes separate editions for Leader and Participant. We also referred hundreds of participants to quality books and toys via our searchable site, bestjewishkidsbooks.com. Our total book distribution has topped 13,000 copies and includes partnerships with over 50 different organizations. In addition, thousands of participants from all backgrounds streamed or downloaded our audio and video materials. 0 27262 <b>LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR</b> - 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 3680 101651 Alexander Seinfeld Chairman 5 69500 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 62801 66967 68401 87873 86703 372745 20021 18260 14450 19221 13731 85683 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82822 85227 82851 107094 100434 458428 0 0 0 0 0 35800 12500 27126 19500 34350 129276 35800 12500 27126 19500 34350 129276 329152 0 0 0 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82822 85227 82851 107094 100450 458444 0.71798 0.77976 0.00003 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Office Expenses;1797|Travel;2121|Donation Expenses;500|Taxes;410|Service Charges;435|Depreciation Expenses;518|Fundraising Expenses;1196|Research;2891^Total;9868^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Description;Amount^Net Changes in Cash Balance;8^Total;8^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Description;EOY Amount^Account Receivable;2432|Inventory;2742|Computer;3945|Accumulated Depreciation;-843^Total;8276^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Description;EOY Amount^Account Payable;974^Total;974^ A key staff member (our bookkeeper) has had a child in and out of the hospital for the better part of a year. We could not complete the filing without her oversight.