The Shevet Reset
Jewish Meditation Challenge for Young AdultsJoin our FREE Jewish meditation challenge!
February 2 – 17, 2026
Live sessions:
Launch Party February 2
Celebration Party February 17
5:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM ET
Start the year from the inside out with a two-week Jewish meditation challenge designed for folks in their 20s and 30s seeking clarity, motivation, and authentic connection. Each day of the challenge, you’ll receive a piece of inspiration directly into your inbox, including guided meditation practices, sparks of Jewish wisdom, journaling prompts, beautiful music, and a “deep dive” resource. There will also be two live parties (via zoom) to launch and close the journey together.
A simple, supportive, and doable challenge, uniquely grounded in Jewish mindfulness, spiritual resilience, and the power of a collective fresh start.
Set a personal goal, track your progress, and cheer on a community of peers who are beginning again right alongside you. Join us to deepen your connection to Judaism and awaken a new sense of presence, purpose, and possibility for the year ahead.
Come out of the challenge feeling inspired by Jewish wisdom, strengthened in your Jewish meditation practice, and connected to others in our IJS 20’s and 30’s community (Shevet).
Components of the Challenge
Daily Inspiration:
Each morning, you will receive a short, meaningful practice directly in your inbox. This might be a guided meditation, a spark of Jewish wisdom, journaling prompts, or a piece of uplifting music to ground and inspire your day.
Community Accountability + Personal Goal Setting:
You are invited to choose a personal intention or habit for the two-week journey, track your progress, earn milestone awards and cheer each other on through our group challenge platform. Yael Shy, your guide, will also answer questions and drop daily cheers and bits of inspiration into your portal along the way.
Two Live Sessions:
We’ll launch and close the challenge together with two Zoom gatherings that include setting intentions, community connection, live practice, and a celebration of the commitments you’ve made.
Simple, Flexible Structure:
The entire experience is designed to be doable in just 10 minutes a day, while providing enough depth, Jewish grounding, and community support to spark meaningful long-term change.
Daily Content
- Feb 2: Intentions/Kavanot
- Feb 3: Presence
- Feb 4: Transitions
- Feb 5: Movement
- Feb 6: Shabbat/Deep Rest (part one)
- Feb 7: Shabbat/Deep Rest (part two)
- Feb 8: Eating
- Feb 9: Authenticity
- Feb 10: Blessings
- Feb 11: Listening
- Feb 12: Compassion
- Feb 13: Awe (part one)
- Feb 14: Awe (part two)
- Feb 15: Joy
- Feb 16: Return
- Feb 17: Celebration and Next steps
Meet Your Challenge Host
Yael Shy
Yael Shy has been using the transformative power of mindfulness, rooted in her 20+ years of study in Judaism and Zen Buddhism, to support herself and others through the pressures of life. It is her life’s purpose to support individuals and collectives uncover their inherent worth and capacity for deep joy.
Yael is the Founder and CEO of Sefira Wellness, where she teaches and consults on mindfulness for universities, corporations, and private clients around the world. She is the author of the award-winning book, What Now? Meditation for Your Twenties and Beyond (Parallax, 2017), and the founder of Mindful NYU, the largest campus-based mindfulness initiative in the US.
Yael is a graduate of the IJS Jewish Mindfulness Teacher Training Certification. She teaches for New York University, Columbia School of Law, the Institute for Jewish Spirituality and Or HaLev. She has been featured on Good Morning America, CBS, Fox 5 News, and in Time Magazine and the Harvard Business Review. She lives in Stamford, Connecticut, and you can find her online at www.sefirawellness.com and on instagram @yaelshy1
This Challenge will also feature the wisdom of Institute for Jewish Spirituality and Shevet teachers:
Jordyn Steifman, Ariel Hendleman, Alison Cohen, Rabbi Josh Feigleson, Yoshi Silverstein, Rebecca Schisler, Rabbi Zvika Krieger, Kohenet Kashira HaLev Fife, Kohenet Shamira Chandler, Jack Leopold, Aviva Chernick and Rabbi Miriam Margles