Stone entrance and open doorway at the Shalev Center in Jerusalem

Shalev Center · Jerusalem

Our mission is to inspire you towards and accompany you on your next step of growth.

Located in the heart of Jerusalem, the Shalev Center is dedicated to personal growth and spiritual development. We provide authentic Jewish frameworks to explore and create deeper and more meaningful relationships with oneself, with others and with God.

About Us

Explore the Center

We offer a unique array of classes, workshops and retreats as well as caring individual and group therapy.

Chaya and Hillel Lester together outdoors

Caring and holistic private counseling

Therapy Center

We provide caring and holistic private counseling for individuals, couples and families.

Therapy
Women seated together in a discussion group

Experiential and exercise-based

Classes & Groups

Examples include: Weekly Meditation classes, Personal Growth & Development classes, Relationship classes and Bibliodrama.

Classes & Groups
Silhouette of a seated person meditating at sunset

Creating a structured and nurturing environment

Workshops & Retreats

An array of workshops revolving around improving relationships, exploring Jewish holidays and issues of personal calling.

Workshops & Retreats
Hillel and Chaya Lester together outdoors

Hillel & Chaya Lester

Hillel Lester is a Rabbi, therapist and Jewish educator.

Chaya Lester is a Jerusalem-based Jewish educator, psychotherapist and writer.

About Us

Articles

On A Wire: A Psychotherapist’s Secret to Overcoming Fear

Fear is a notoriously thorny challenge to overcome. After all, it is the human brains’ most ancient response; a deeply wired, fundamental reaction that has evolved over eons with the very admirable goal of protecting us.

Donations

Our deepest hope is that the work we do at the Shalev Center greatly enhances the lives of our participants and our supporters. We invite you to be a branch of our tree of life by supporting this crucial and ground-breaking work of Jewish personal growth.

Directions

Directions to The Shalev Center

The address to our center is Be’er Sheva 43 in Nachlaot, Jerusalem. Be’er Sheva is a pedestrian street. The closest car street is Nisim Bachar.

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Be’er Sheva 43 · Nachlaot, Jerusalem