Benjamin Shalva

Benjamin Shalva is a rabbi, writer, meditation teacher, and yoga instructor. He is the author of Ambition Addiction and Spiritual Cross-Training, and leads spiritual seminars and workshops around the world. He is a member of the Jewish Book Council, and received his rabbinical ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City and his yoga-teacher certification from the Yogic Physical Culture Academy in Los Cabos, Mexico. Shalva serves on the faculty at the Jewish Mindfulness Center of Washington and the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, DC, and leads musical prayer services for Adas Israel Congregation and Bet Mishpachah in Washington, DC. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Shalva lives in Reston, Virginia, with his wife and children.