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CASJE Research Digest

 

The goal of the CASJE Research Digest is to help Jewish leaders and practitioners navigate a complex and evolving Jewish communal landscape.

Each issue of the CASJE Research Digest features timely, expert-curated summaries of both peer-reviewed research and high-quality grey literature. However, we’re not just sharing findings; our goal is to foster critical engagement with data by providing thoughtful analysis of research methods, interpretations, and real-world applications.

This initiative emerged in response to a significant rise in research studies following the October 7 Hamas attacks against Israel. With support from the Jim Joseph Foundation and a new two-year commitment from The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation, CASJE is proud to bring the digest to the field on a regular basis, continuing CASJE’s mission to make high-quality research more accessible and impactful for Jewish communal professionals, organizational leaders, and philanthropists.

CASJE’s Research Digest shares expert-curated summaries of key research studies relevant to American Jewry.

 


 

Download Past Issues of the Research Digest

 

Survey on Hebrew Education in Part-Time Jewish Schools: Clergy

Review the survey instrument, including all questions, distributed to selected clergy as part of...

Survey on Hebrew Education in Part-Time Jewish Schools: Students

Review the survey instrument, including all questions, distributed to selected students as part of...

Hebrew Infusion: Language and Community at American Jewish Summer Camps - A Conversation at Brandeis University

View a recording of the conversation between authors of the new book, Hebrew Infusion: Language and... Hebrew Infusion: A Conversation | Tuesday, May 4, 2021 3:00-4:00 pm ET via Zoom | How has the Hebrew language become an integral component of American Jewish summer camps? What role does Hebrew play in building Jewish community? Register now for this webinar featuring an engaging conversation on Hebrew, camp, and American Jewish life with Hebrew Infusion co-authors and National Jewish Book Award winners: Sarah Bunin Benor, Jonathan Krasner, Sharon Avni

Preparing for Entry: Fresh Perspectives on How and Why People Become Jewish Educators

This white paper aims to understand the pathways by which people enter the field and identify... Research Report | Career Trajectories of Jewish Educators in the United States Preparing for Entry | Fresh Perspectives on How and Why People Become Jewish Educators

Career Trajectories Study - Research Brief 1: The Journeys of Jewish Educators

This brief, the first in a series on CASJE’s On the Journey study, explores the three “journeys”... Research Brief #1 | Career Trajectories of Jewish Educators in the United States | The Journeys of Jewish Educators

Career Trajectories Study - Appendix: Study Methodology and Data Collection Instruments

This document accompanies the four briefs that share findings from the On the Journey study,... Appendix: Career Trajectories of Jewish Educators in the United States | Study Methodology and Data Collection Instruments

 

 


Jewish leaders and educators need to understand how our community is responding, feeling, and engaging in a post-October 7th world. Immediately after that day, many researchers launched studies, which are still underway, around these and other important areas of inquiry.

This digest will enable us to share findings quickly so we learn together, avoid duplication, and strengthen our communal knowledge. Funders and practitioners will better understand our community's needs, enabling all of us to elevate Jewish life and learning at this critical moment.

Barry Finestone
President and CEO of the Jim Joseph Foundation


 



 

CASJE Research Digest Contributors

Dr. Ariela Keysar – Visiting Scholar, Greenberg Center, Trinity College, Hartford

Dr. Michelle Shain – Director of Research at the Jewish Nonprofit Planning and Research Institute

Dr. Ayal Feinberg – Associate Professor of Political Science and Antisemitism Studies and Director of the Center for Holocaust Studies & Human Rights at Gratz College

Dr. Laura Limonic – Associate Professor of Sociology at the College of Old Westbury of the State University of New York

Dr. Graham Wright – Associate research scientist at the Steinhardt Social Research Institute and the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, and an associate research professor at the Heller School for Social Policy at Brandeis University

Nicole Samuel – Associate research scientist at the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University

Dr. Ted Sasson – Professor of Jewish Studies at Middlebury College

Dr. David Marker – Marker Consulting, LLC

Dr. Daniel Osborn  Executive Director of Project Mosaics and Adjunct Professor at Wheelock College of Education and Human Development at Boston University 

Dr. Emily Sigalow - Vice President, Data and Insights Department at UJA-Federation of New York

Dr. Matt Boxer - Assistant Research Professor at the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University

Dr. Sharon Avni - Professor of Academic Literacy and Linguistics at BMCC at the City University of New York (CUNY)



 

 

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