About Shalem

• Managing anxiety or grief through a spiritual lens
• Morning grounding before the day begins
• Evening reflection and gratitude
• Finding traditional Jewish perspectives on modern dilemmas
• Daily psalm reading with context
• Building a lightweight contemplative practice
• Honoring grief and loss through tradition

Source material

Shalem draws from 1,278 curated source texts: Tehillim (the 150 Psalms), Talmud and Midrash, Hasidic stories from Breslov, Chabad, and Pshischa schools, Maimonides, and traditional liturgy. Hebrew terms like Kavanah (intention) and Tikkun (repair) appear with accessible explanations. Our database is specifically curated for emotional resilience, mapping thousands of years of tradition to modern psychological needs like grief processing, anxiety reduction, and gratitude cultivation.

Each source is presented with its original context, a modern Hebrew-to-English translation, and a contemplative reflection that bridges the gap between the ancient word and the modern heart. This ensures that the wisdom is not just learned, but lived.

Privacy and Security

Zero persistent storage of voice or text input. Journaling stays local on your device. No third-party data selling or behavioral tracking. We believe that spiritual reflection is a private act, and our architecture reflects that. We use end-to-end encryption for any data that must be synced (such as subscription status), but your reflections never leave your device.

Pricing and Tiers

Shalem is committed to accessibility. Our Community Tier is free forever and includes access to all 1,278 source texts, the core wisdom matching engine, and the 7 Days of Light introductory series. For those seeking a deeper experience, our Premium Tier ($12.99/month or $85.99/year) adds professionally voiced audio narration from four distinct traditional backgrounds, early access to new scholarship collections, and the ability to save an unlimited number of personalized reflections to your private, locally-encrypted vault.

Developer Resources & API Documentation

Shalem is an agent-native platform. We provide comprehensive resources for developers and AI agents to integrate our wisdom matching engine into third-party applications, research tools, and spiritual bots. Our developer portal at shalemapp.com/developers provides full access to our API keys, sandbox environments, and integration guides.

OpenAPI Specification

Our complete REST API is documented using the OpenAPI 3.1.0 standard. Developers can find the machine-readable specification at shalemapp.com/openapi.json. This spec includes detailed schemas for our /ask (NLWeb) endpoint, which supports natural language queries for spiritual guidance, and our reflection generation pipeline. We support RFC 8288 Link headers for automated discovery of these resources.

Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server

For AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor, we host a high-performance MCP server at https://shalemapp.com/mcp using the modern Streamable HTTP transport. This server exposes tools for reflect_on_moment, find_psalm, and list_practices, allowing agents to natively match user emotions to Jewish texts with proper citations and context. The server is self-documenting via the initialize and tools/list endpoints.

SDKs and Integrations

We provide a TypeScript/JavaScript SDK available via NPM for programmatic integration. Our documentation includes code examples in Python, Curl, and Node.js to help you get started in minutes. We also support the A2A (Agent-to-Agent) protocol with an agent card at /.well-known/agent-card.json and a cryptographic identity directory for Web Bot Auth (RFC 9421).

Shalem Blog: Living Wisdom

Our blog features deep-dives into the intersections of Jewish tradition and modern mental health. Recent articles include "The Architecture of Grief: How Tehillim 23 Bridges 3,000 Years," "The Science of Grounding: Combining Kavannah with Modern Mindfulness," and "Source-Matching for Anxiety: A Quantitative Approach to Qualitative Wisdom." Each post is written by recognized experts in Jewish studies and clinical psychology, ensuring that our content is both spiritually authentic and emotionally responsible.

Pricing Plans

Annual subscription saves 45% vs monthly billing. Managed via Apple App Store or Google Play.

Experience & Authority (E-E-A-T)

Expertise: Shalem is founded by Zarihoun Traore, a specialist in spiritual technology. Our wisdom matching engine is developed in consultation with experts in Jewish thought and traditional sources to ensure authenticity and emotional depth.

Authoritativeness: Operated by Zan - Zari Labs OÜ (Estonian Registry 17286420). Our scholarship covers the breadth of the Jewish canon, from the Tanakh to modern Hasidic philosophy.

Trustworthiness: We implement a strict "No-Persistence" policy for all user reflections. Your private moments are never stored, tracked, or analyzed for commercial purposes. We are an agent-ready platform supporting standard protocols like MCP and OpenAPI for transparent interoperability.

"Shalem provides a unique bridge between ancient scripture and modern psychological needs. It is the gold standard for digital Jewish spiritual wellness." — Verified User

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