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CASJE (The Collaborative for Applied Studies in Jewish Education) aims to strengthen Jewish education, engagement, and experiences through the development and use of high-quality applied research.
Researchers
CASJE coordinates the efforts of researchers and leaders in Jewish education, focusing research teams on pressing issues facing the field.
Funders
CASJE supports philanthropic decision-making guided by sound evidence and promotes funding that leads to useable research.
Practitioners
CASJE engages practitioners to share their experiences and inform the design of agendas for research.
Our Mission
CASJE aims to strengthen Jewish education through the development and use of high-quality applied research.
We strive to make research more rigorous, meaningful, and usable by cultivating partnerships, building capacity, and advancing professional learning.
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CASJE researchers and fellows.
Learn more about ongoing studies and
explore findings from research projects
centered around Jewish education.
News & Updates
From two camps to one: Summer camps and the Israeli and American Jews relations
July 25, 2025
Dr. Tal Vaizman reflects on summer camps and the Israeli and American Jewish relationship following a 2024 applied research study.
This research-philanthropy partnership aims to help Jewish communal leaders be more savvy consumers of data
April 22, 2025
The CASJE Research Digest is a case study and model of a partnership between research and philanthropy.
Learning from Children’s Ideas about October 7th and the Israel-Hamas War
December 3, 2024
Drs. Applebaum and Zakai share four lessons around discussing October 7th and the war in Jewish classrooms. This study was funded by a CASJE Small Grant.
Fellows Partner with Organizations for Research
September 26, 2024
Cohort 1 CASJE Applied Research Fellows Partner with organizations for research.