From Learning Torah to Living Torah
What does it mean to live with a deeper awareness of Hashem?
Our mission is to help people deepen their relationship with Hashem through Jewish meditation. jMeditate is being built as a practical way to carry Torah from the mind into the heart — into how we choose, how we speak, and how we live. You're not funding a one-time event: you're helping launch a platform designed to carry the Rav's teachings to people around the world for years to come — and built to sustain and grow itself. We chose, intentionally, to build this as a healthy, self-sustaining company — not a project that comes back each year asking for donations — so that its own success can keep creating Torah learning, Jewish meditation, and education for many years to come. Become a Founding Supporter and help bring it to launch.
What students & rabbis say
In their own words — students and respected rabbis on learning with Rav Shepherd.
🎧 Listen free — a short meditation, right now
22 supporters
Beta version is live
aiming for before the Chagim
The app itself is two years in the making — but the teachings inside it are the fruit of more than twenty years of the Rav's study, practice, and teaching. The first campaign raised $13,000 from 22 supporters and got the build underway. Five major backers then added $50,000 — and today the beta version is live and working. The final stretch to $100,000 releases Version 1.0 to the world — we hope before the High Holidays. That last mile is yours — and when we cross it together, we'll celebrate it as a community, b'ezrat Hashem.
Founding Supporters receive real bonuses and discounts — as in any business. This is a founding pre-sale by Shepherd's Ltd, not a donation. Is it built to sustain itself? See the plan and the numbers →
Meet Rav Shepherd — in his own voice
The founder and teacher behind jMeditate, presenting the project — and himself.
See It In Action
Not a mockup. This is the real beta, today.
Every capability is a short, structured path: Learn a real teaching, grounded in an actual Kabbalistic source → Practice it with a guided meditation in the Rav's own voice → Continue to the next capability when you're ready. Here's the first one, "Feel Your Energy Body," exactly as it looks in the app right now.
1. Learn the goal
One clear practice goal, grounded in a real teaching — not a vague promise.
2. A short lesson, in his voice
A real clip of Rav Shepherd teaching the idea — not text alone.
3. Practice the technique
Step-by-step guidance, then a short guided meditation to actually sit with it.
Reflection journaling and guided coaching are on the roadmap — the beta ships the core Learn → Practice → Continue path first.
Why this matters
Many people hear an inspiring Torah idea and carry it with them — and long to feel it even more deeply in daily life. Torah was never meant to remain only in the mind. It is meant to shape how we see, how we choose, how we speak, and how we live.
jMeditate offers a practical way to slow down, reflect deeply, and let Torah enter the heart — Jewish meditation drawn from the living tradition of Beit El, the Rashash, and the Arizal, in language anyone can practice. Our hope: that after a year with this practice, you have become someone who doesn't only know Torah, but lives inside it — who pauses before reacting, feels Hashem's presence in ordinary moments, and carries a settled, connected heart into daily life.
— Rav Yaakov Shepherd · Yeshivat Nefesh HaChaim, Jerusalem
Where we are on this journey
A roadmap of the mission so far — and what comes next.
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Vision established
A clear vision was formed for bringing Jewish meditation into a practical daily experience.
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Decades of teaching distilled
Rav Yaakov's years of study, practice, and teaching have been shaped into guided meditation content.
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App built and ready for beta
The core platform has been developed and is now entering beta testing.
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Preparing for launch
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Complete beta testing and refinement
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Launch the Jewish Meditation App
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Expand the meditation library
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Welcome the first community of users
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Sustain and deepen the work for years to come
Two campaigns, one journey
A campaign funds one chapter of a larger journey. Here's where this one fits — and what comes after.
Campaign 1 — Launch
Complete beta testing, refine the experience, and launch the Jewish Meditation App. This campaign turns decades of teaching into a tool people can use every day — the practical next step, and our current $20,000 goal.
Campaign 2 — Teach & Transform
Once the app is in people's hands, the mission expands: new guided meditations and learning pathways (Teach), and a growing community seeking a deeper relationship with Hashem through daily practice (Transform).
Campaign 1 makes Campaign 2 possible. By helping launch the app today, you're laying the foundation for preserving, expanding, and sharing these teachings for years to come.
What you're helping build
Rooted in a living tradition
Every meditation draws on the living tradition of Beit El, the Rashash, and the Arizal — the Hebrew letters, connection, and inner healing at the heart of Jewish meditation.
Example: "Aleph — The Root", from the Path of the א׳-ב׳.
For everyday life
Sleep, anxiety, focus, gratitude, and healing — for anyone, explained in clear, down-to-earth language you don't need any background to follow.
Example: "Modeh Ani — The First Words of the Day", a short morning practice.
In the Rav's voice
Meditations and teachings drawn directly from Rav Shepherd's decades of study, practice, and teaching.
Example: "Your Energy Body Is Already Here" — a real video lesson, not text alone.
Pray the words — and feel them
Alongside the app, we're building a living Siddur — the weekday prayer book, opened up so the davening becomes a meditation, not only a text. Your support unlocks it, tier by tier.
Free · A taste
Open to everyone — no support needed.
- A few sample pages from the Siddur
- See the layout, the translation, and the kavvanah notes
- Enough to know if it speaks to you
Full weekday Siddur
The complete siddur yom chol, unlocked.
- Full access to the entire weekday Siddur
- Every page with translation and kavvanah
- Yours as a Founding Supporter
Siddur + Meditation Course
Everything above — plus the guided course.
- Full weekday Siddur access
- A guided-meditation companion course built around the davening
- Learn to pray each part as a meditation, in the Rav's voice
Still being built — join the circle of supporters and help us bring the Siddur meditation course to life.
The Siddur project is in active development. Founding Supporters get access as each part is released — and help decide what comes next.
What's free, what's paid
So you know exactly what you're helping build.
Always free
What's in the app today.
- Entry-level meditations
- Personal playlists
- Personal mixes
- Background music and nature sounds
Paid — in development
Deeper practice, coming with the paid tier. Pricing to be announced.
- A meditation level based on the Sefer Yetzira
- A meditation level based on the teachings of the Arizal
Founding Supporters keep their access — lifetime or free-year — even once subscriptions begin. Your bonus for standing with us at the start.
Prefer to give as a donation?
If you'd like to support this work through a charitable donation and receive a tzedakah receipt, we have that option too.
A donation for a tzedakah receipt is separate from the Founding Supporter pre-sale above. Leave your details and Rav Shepherd will be in touch personally.
Questions
Is this a donation?
No. This is a founding pre-sale by Shepherd’s Ltd. Supporters receive real bonuses and discounts — lifetime or free access, credit, and perks — just as in any business. It is not a charitable donation and not tax-deductible.
What are Campaign 1 and Campaign 2?
Campaign 1 — Launch (now, until Erev Rosh Chodesh Elul) funds the work to finish beta testing and launch the app — our current $20,000 goal. Campaign 2 — Teach & Transform (after Rosh Hashana) expands the meditation library and grows the community. Campaign 1 makes Campaign 2 possible, so we're telling you both up front.
What's free and what's paid?
Everything in the app today stays free: entry-level meditations, personal playlists and mixes, background music, and nature sounds. In development for the paid tier: deeper meditation levels based on the Sefer Yetzira and on the teachings of the Arizal — pricing to be announced. Founding Supporters keep their access even after the paid tier launches.
What if the goal isn't reached?
We're building jMeditate regardless. Reaching $20,000 by Rosh Chodesh Elul lets us finish and launch faster and richer, and locks in your founding rewards.
This is a commercial founding pre-sale, not a charitable donation, and is not tax-deductible. Rewards are delivered as the jMeditate app and its features are released. Founding credit applies to the paid subscription at launch.