What Jewish Studio Project does

Jewish Studio Project (JSP) is a Berkeley, California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2015 that cultivates creativity as a Jewish practice for spiritual connection and social transformation. The organization's core asset is the Jewish Studio Process, a proprietary, evidence-based methodology developed by co-founder and Creative Director Rabbi Adina Allen that fuses art-therapy practices originally developed by her mother, renowned art therapist Pat B. Allen, with a reimagined approach to Jewish learning and spirituality. JSP operates with a 1-10 person staff serving three primary segments: Jewish organizational and communal leaders, educators and clergy, and individuals seeking creative Jewish engagement, with secondary programs for Jewish teens (Greater Boston) and mourners.

JSP delivers its methodology through a portfolio of programs including recurring virtual series on Zoom ("Have You Made Art About It Yet?" and "Creating with the Moon"), in-person workshops and immersives across multiple U.S. cities (Berkeley, Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Portland, St. Louis, Atlanta), professional development for educators (Educator Studio), community-based Creativity Circles, and an immersive JSP Studio Immersive. The organization also distributes a digital content library, the "Art-Making Prompts for Heartbreaking Times" workbook (cited as downloaded by tens of thousands), source sheets on the Sefaria platform, Spotify playlists, and Rabbi Allen's 2024 book "The Place of All Possibility" published by Ayin Press.

JSP's revenue model combines sliding-scale program fees (typically $9-$54, with many programs free), book sales, and donations (Tax ID 47-3438631). Its go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, anchored by recurring programming, partner-hosted workshops with synagogues, JCCs, Jewish federations and seminaries (Hadar, Hebrew College, Lehrhaus, IKAR, Keshet, Limmud), and book talks featuring Rabbi Allen. A three-year strategic plan titled "Pathways to Possibility" runs 2025-2027, with the organization's 10th anniversary celebrated via the "We The Process" campaign in 2026. Capital formation to date includes a $1,000,000 grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation in March 2022.

Name

Jewish Studio Project

Legal name

Jewish Studio Project

Website

https://jewishstudioproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Jewish Studio Project is a Berkeley-based nonprofit (founded 2015) that delivers a proprietary, evidence-based Jewish Studio Process combining art therapy with Jewish learning, serving communal leaders, educators, clergy, and individuals through virtual and in-person programs across multiple U.S. cities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Jewish Education & Spiritual Wellness

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Fine Arts Schools (61161)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts & Design Camps (Visual Arts, Crafts, Design Thinking) (EDAMALAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Jewish Theological Seminaries & Rabbinical Colleges (EDAHAKAH)

Keywords

• Jewish education programs
• Creative arts therapy
• Spiritual formation workshops
• Religious professional development
• Community wellness programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Program Fees: Revenue generated from paid programs and workshops, typically offered on a sliding scale basis. Programs range from $9-$54 depending on format and duration.
2. Book Sales: Sales of Rabbi Adina Allen's book 'The Place of All Possibility: Cultivating Creativity Through Ancient Jewish Wisdom' published by Ayin Press in 2024.
3. Donations and Support: The organization accepts donations and offers sponsorship opportunities. Tax ID: 47-3438631. Donations accepted via Donor Advised Funds and check.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Jewish Studio Project is a nonprofit that delivers programs, workshops, and resources built on its proprietary Jewish Studio Process methodology, which integrates art therapy practices with reimagined Jewish learning. Offerings include virtual and in-person program series, immersive trainings for educators and community leaders, downloadable creative workbooks and prompts, and Rabbi Adina Allen's book "The Place of All Possibility." Programs serve Jewish individuals, clergy, educators, and communal organizations seeking tools for spiritual engagement, resilience, and creative practice.

Product overview

Jewish Studio Project is a nonprofit organization offering a suite of programs and resources centered on its core Jewish Studio Process methodology, which combines art therapy practices with reimagined Jewish learning. The portfolio includes virtual program series (Have You Made Art About It Yet?, Creating with the Moon), in-person offerings (Jewish Studio Immersive, Educator Studio, Creativity Circles), digital resources (Creative Prompts & Exercises, Learning Library), and publications (The Place of All Possibility book by Rabbi Adina Allen). Programs are delivered virtually via Zoom and in-person across multiple U.S. cities including Berkeley, Boston, Los Angeles, New York, and others.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Have You Made Art About It Yet? Recurring virtual monthly program series using the Jewish Studio Process to help participants explore Jewish holidays and life moments through creative practice, offered both free and on a sliding scale.
• Creating with the Moon Monthly virtual program aligned with Rosh Chodesh (the start of each Hebrew month) that teaches Jewish Studio Process fundamentals and deepens connection to Jewish tradition through creative practice, offered on a sliding scale.
• Jewish Studio Immersive Intensive in-person immersive experience for deep engagement with the Jewish Studio Process methodology, designed for participants seeking to integrate the methodology into their personal practice or professional work.
• Educator Studio Professional development program for Jewish educators to learn and implement the Jewish Studio Process methodology in their teaching practice at congregations, schools, and communal institutions.
• Creativity Circles Community-based creative gatherings applying the Jewish Studio Process methodology to Jewish engagement and creative exploration among local participants.
• The Place of All Possibility Book by Rabbi Adina Allen, published by Ayin Press, that reframes Torah as a contemporary guidebook for creativity and offers paradigm-shifting teachings on cultivating creativity through ancient Jewish wisdom. Distributed via Ayin Press and Jewish Studio Project channels.
• Reader's and Facilitator's Guide (to The Place of All Possibility) Companion guide to Rabbi Adina Allen's book "The Place of All Possibility," offering additional materials for readers and facilitators to deepen their engagement with the book's content.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trained leaders report that Jewish Studio Project has fundamentally changed the way they design and facilitate Jewish experiences
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SefariacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJewish Studio Project partners with Sefaria to distribute source sheets, foundational beliefs, and educational content through the Sefaria Jewish text platform, expanding reach to students and learners engaged with digital Jewish text study.
• NuRootscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for citywide Jewish holiday festivals in Los Angeles, including Collective Escape (Passover) and Infinite Light (Chanukah), bringing creative programming to broader Los Angeles Jewish community.
• Mayyim HayyimminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-sponsored program partnership for Jewish Studio Process workshop in Boston area.
• KeshetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for LGBTQ+ programming including Transgender Day of Remembrance event, with JSP Greater Boston Education & Training Manager Eli Lurie Sobel working with Keshet.
• Jewish Teen Initiative at CJPcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership powering Teen Studio programming in Greater Boston, supporting Jewish teen engagement through creative programming.
• Camp Solomon SchechtercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for Ruach Retreat featuring Rabbi Adina Allen, collaboration between camp and Jewish Federation of Greater Portland.
• Jewish Federation of Greater PortlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of Ruach Retreat alongside Camp Solomon Schechter, bringing immersive Jewish creativity programming to Portland community.
• Hadar BostoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Illuminating Shavuot program combining Hadar's text study expertise with JSP's creative methodology.
• IKAR (Los Angeles)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost venue for 'Unlocking Creativity in a Time of Crisis' book talk featuring Rabbi Adina Allen in conversation with Rabbi Sharon Brous.
• Eastside Jewish CommonsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPortland venue hosting The Place of All Possibility book talk, co-sponsored with Jewish Federation of Greater Portland and Art/Lab.
• Congregation Netivot ShalomminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBerkeley synagogue co-sponsoring Mourners Studio program for grief support through Jewish Studio Process.
• Limmud North AmericacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for Global Day of Jewish Learning programming, joining Hebrew College and Temple Reyim in collaborative event.
• Hebrew CollegecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for Global Day of Jewish Learning and ongoing programs including GROW session series on adult learning.
• Tamid of Hebrew College Adult LearningminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHost venue for GROW Session virtual programming featuring Rabbi Adam Lavitt on creativity topics.
• Yad ChessedminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBoston congregation co-sponsoring Purim Edition Jewish Studio Process program.
• Congregation Dorshei TzedekminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBoston congregation co-sponsoring Jewish Studio Process programs including Purim Edition.
• B'nai Or BostonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-sponsor of Passover Edition and High Holidays retreat programming in Boston.
• The Well at Temple Beth ElohimcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of Renewal and Return Creative High Holidays Retreat, integration of JSP methodology with synagogue wellness programming.
• Temple Shalom of NewtonminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBoston synagogue venue hosting Teen Studio and other JSP programming.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Lehrhaus: A Jewish adult learning and cultural venue in Somerville, MA that hosts JSP workshops and competes for the same progressive Jewish adult-learner audience seeking experiential, text- and arts-based programming.
• Moving Traditions: A Jewish education nonprofit that runs experiential programs for teens and young adults; overlaps with JSP's Teen Studio and Educator Studio offerings targeting the same Jewish youth engagement niche.
• Keshet: A national Jewish organization advancing LGBTQ+ inclusion that partners with JSP on events; it operates experiential Jewish education programming aimed at educators and communal leaders, overlapping with JSP's educator training audience.

Broad incumbents

• Hadar: A larger, established Jewish educational institution offering text study, programs, and community learning; Hadar is both a JSP partner and a potential competitor as it expands creative programming in the same progressive Jewish segment.
• Hebrew College: A pluralistic Jewish institution that ordains clergy and runs adult learning programs; it partners with JSP and competes for educator training and adult Jewish engagement audiences in the Boston region.
• The Jewish Education Project: A Jewish educational infrastructure and content organization serving day schools, synagogues, and families; a broader incumbent that could adopt or distribute creative Jewish methodologies at scale.
• Hillel: The largest Jewish campus organization, offering experiential Jewish programming at universities; it is a broader incumbent that could scale arts-based Jewish engagement to a large student audience.
• CLAL: The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership: A Jewish think-tank and leadership training organization whose Rabbis Without Borders fellowship connects to JSP's creative rabbinic education niche; it competes for thought-leadership and rabbinic continuing-education mindshare.

Others

• Sefaria: The dominant free digital Jewish text library and a JSP distribution partner; it is an ecosystem enabler that hosts JSP source sheets and broadens methodology reach rather than a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Mayyim Hayyim: A Boston-area progressive Jewish community mikveh and education center that co-hosts JSP programs; it operates in the same New England progressive Jewish ecosystem and serves overlapping audiences for spiritual and lifecycle programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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