Members: free; non-members: $10

Chair-Based Neshama Body and Soul is a workout-worship practice that combines Jewish prayer and teachings with bodyweight strength training. Engage your physical core by doing various exercises from a seated position, while engaging your spiritual core by singing verses of Jewish prayer and reflecting on questions that come from Jewish texts. Come try this unique method free of charge!

About the instructor:

Rabbi Jaymee Alpert is passionate about exploring the connection between spirituality and physical activity. She is the co-creator of Neshama Body and Soul, a practice that combines exercise with Jewish prayer and Torah reflections. Rabbi Jaymee spent 20 years as a congregational rabbi serving synagogues in the Bay Area, Westchester, NY, and Princeton, NJ. She was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary and holds master’s degrees in Jewish Education and Jewish Women’s Studies. Rabbi Jaymee currently sits on the Conservative Movement’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards and on the board of Lilith Magazine, and she is a certified fitness trainer and life coach.