What CASJE does

CASJE (The Collaborative for Applied Studies in Jewish Education) is a nonprofit applied research laboratory housed within The George Washington University's Graduate School of Education and Human Development. The organization's mission is to strengthen Jewish education through the production and dissemination of high-quality applied social scientific research, bridging scholarship, philanthropic funding, and practitioner needs in the Jewish communal world. It does not build commercial technology products; its core 'technology' is research methodology applied to Jewish education — surveys, field studies, workforce data, and qualitative inquiry executed in collaboration with academic and practitioner partners.

CASJE's product surface is a portfolio of interconnected programs. The Applied Research Fellowship is a postdoctoral training program sponsored by the Jim Joseph Foundation, with Cohort Two conducting fieldwork in 2025. The Small Grants Program has run annually since 2017, awarding roughly $30K–$36K per grant (with a 2026 cycle totaling $90,600 across two awards) to study Jewish educational processes and outcomes. The Career Trajectories of Jewish Educators Study is a multi-year flagship project that generated the National Jewish Educator Census and survey data from nearly 1,300 educators across eight U.S. communities, recognized in 2023 with the Ilia Salita Excellence in Research Award from the Jewish Funders Network. The Research Digest translates academic findings for broader practitioner and funder audiences, while Research Use Programs and convenings (with partners such as Prizmah, JFN, Rosov Consulting, eJewishPhilanthropy, and ADCA) operationalize research into field practice.

CASJE has no commercial revenue model. All publications and resources are distributed free of charge via casje.org. Operating support comes from philanthropic foundation grants, with the Jim Joseph Foundation, Crown Family Philanthropies, and The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation sustaining core operations, and additional project-specific support from the William Davidson Foundation. Disclosed Jim Joseph grants from 2012 to 2022 total approximately $5.55M. The organization functions as a research intermediary rather than a product company, and its primary 'customers' are researchers, funders, and practitioners who either participate in its programs (as grantees, fellows, or study partners) or consume its outputs to inform grantmaking and educational practice.

Name

CASJE

Legal name

The Collaborative for Applied Studies in Jewish Education

Website

https://casje.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CASJE is a nonprofit applied research laboratory at The George Washington University that conducts social scientific research on Jewish education, connecting academic researchers, philanthropic funders, and communal practitioners through fellowships, grant programs, and publications.

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Washington

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United States

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North America

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Revenue model

1. Foundation Grants and Philanthropic Support: CASJE operates as a non-profit research center whose core operations are supported by foundation grants. Primary funders include the Jim Joseph Foundation, Crown Family Philanthropies, and The Diane and Guilford Glazer Foundation. Additional project-specific funding comes from the William Davidson Foundation. Revenue is received as programmatic grants rather than commercial revenue streams.

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Core offering

CASJE is an applied research laboratory that strengthens Jewish education by producing and disseminating high-quality applied social science research. It operates a portfolio of programs including the Applied Research Fellowship (post-doctoral training), an annual Small Grants Program for exploratory studies, the multi-year Career Trajectories of Jewish Educators Study, the Research Digest publication, Research Use Programs translating findings into practice, and topical studies on topics such as the Shabbat Dinner Study and Generation Alpha Families Study. All research outputs are made available free of charge to researchers, funders, and Jewish communal practitioners.

Product overview

CASJE (Consortium for Applied Studies in Jewish Education) is a research laboratory that strengthens Jewish education through the development and use of high-quality applied research. The organization operates as a portfolio of interconnected programs: the Applied Research Fellowship trains post-doctoral scholars for the field; the Small Grants Program funds exploratory studies; the Research Digest makes research accessible to practitioners; the Career Trajectories Study provides comprehensive data on the Jewish educator workforce; Research Use Programs help translate findings into practice; and Publications & Resources disseminate reports and white papers to the field. CASJE builds partnerships among researchers, philanthropists, and Jewish communal professionals to foster collaborations that advance research for practical impact.

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Products and services

• Applied Research Fellowship A post-doctoral training program that prepares individuals to conduct applied social scientific research related to contemporary Jewish education and Jewish communal life, training scholars to design studies in partnership with Jewish education and communal organizations. Sponsored by the Jim Joseph Foundation.
• Small Grants Program Annual grant program that awards funding for studies of Jewish educational processes and outcomes, intended to stimulate research that investigates Jewish education and its effects and is well-positioned to inform practice.
• Research Digest A periodic publication that reviews the latest research and highlights findings to help communities better understand various aspects of Jewish education, making complex research accessible for broader audiences including practitioners and funders.
• Career Trajectories of Jewish Educators Study A comprehensive multi-year research project providing usable knowledge about the recruitment, retention, and development of Jewish educators in the United States, organized around four central research questions covering entry, journey, marketplace mapping, and census. Includes the National Jewish Educator Census.
• Research Use Programs Working groups and programs that help practitioners solve problems by translating research into practice, including the Research Use Working Group focused on making research accessible and actionable.
• Publications & Resources A collection of reports, white papers, research briefs, and other publications written by CASJE researchers and fellows covering various aspects of Jewish education research.
• Shabbat Dinner Study Research Practice Partnership with OneTable examining how Jewish young adults engage in Shabbat dinner practices.
• Generation Alpha Families Study Research initiative focused on families with members of the Generation Alpha cohort in Jewish educational and communal contexts.
• Signals of a Surge Panel Series Panel discussions exploring Jewish engagement post-October 7th, examining what drives the surge in engagement, who is participating, and whether it marks a temporary moment or lasting transformation.
• Jewish-Interfaith Families Panel Co-hosted panel with eJewishPhilanthropy exploring current trends, lived experiences, and promising strategies for engaging Jewish-interfaith couples and mixed heritage families.

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• The Career Trajectories Study produced 10 key findings on Jewish educator recruitment, retention, development, and compensation that have informed field-wide strategic planning.
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Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Rosov ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducted the primary research for the Career Trajectories of Jewish Educators Study, including the Preparing for Entry, On the Journey, and Mapping the Market strands. Partnered with CASJE to produce comprehensive reports and briefs.
• The Greenberg TeammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducted the National Jewish Educator Census as part of the larger Career Trajectories Study, providing estimates of the size and scope of the Jewish education workforce.
• OneTablemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch Practice Partnership with CASJE on the Shabbat Dinner Study, collaborating on research examining how Jewish young adults engage in Shabbat dinner practices.
• Jewish Federations of North America (Bewell initiative)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Zachary Nichols, a CASJE Applied Research Fellow, partnered with the Bewell initiative of Jewish Federations of North America to study the wellbeing of Jewish parents raising teens.
• BBYOmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Yael Findler, a CASJE Applied Research Fellow, partnered with BBYO to investigate how Jewish teens feel about their friendships and social lives, including their perceptions of anti-Jewish discrimination.
• The Bronfman FellowshipmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Elana Riback Rand, a CASJE Applied Research Fellow, partnered with The Bronfman Fellowship to understand motivations, dispositions, and needs of Jewish college students engaged in bridge-building activities on campus.
• Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education at Brandeis UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with CASJE small grant recipient Dr. Jonah Hassenfeld on teacher research as a pathway to professional growth, exploring how teachers can use qualitative research methods to study their own teaching practice.
• Jewish Funders Network (JFN)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborated on webinar series presenting Career Trajectories Study findings to funders, including sessions on 'Should I Stay or Should I Go?: The Journeys of Jewish Educators' and other themed presentations.
• Prizmah and JEIC (Day School Pipeline Project)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative project using Career Trajectories findings as a launching pad for addressing talent needs in Jewish day schools, resulting in a 'Playbook' presenting solutions for recruitment, retention, and development.
• eJewishPhilanthropymajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-hosted panel on Jewish-Interfaith Families and the Future of Jewish Life. Published thought leadership articles and research insights as part of ongoing content partnership to reach philanthropic and communal leaders.

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Direct peers

• Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education at Brandeis University: University-based research center at Brandeis focused on scholarship in Jewish education, education of Jewish educators, and improving Jewish educational practice. Closest structural peer to CASJE as both operate at the intersection of social-science research, Jewish education, and applied impact.
• Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies (Brandeis University): Brandeis research center conducting empirical social research on Jewish communities in North America. Highly comparable to CASJE in methodology and audience; CASJE's Research Digest editor previously worked at the Cohen Center.
• Shalom Hartman Institute: North American-Israeli Jewish educational and research organization producing scholarship, leadership training, and applied programs for Jewish communal life. Directly comparable in mission and audience overlap with CASJE's research-and-practice translation model.
• Hadar Institute: Independent Jewish educational institution offering rigorous Torah study, professional rabbinic training, and community learning. Comparable to CASJE as a Jewish education-focused organization combining scholarship with applied educational programming.
• Rosov Consulting: Jewish education research and evaluation consultancy that has partnered with CASJE on the Career Trajectories Study. Highly comparable in applied research methodology, Jewish education focus, and practitioner-facing deliverables.
• The Jewish Education Project: New York-based Jewish education collaborative serving schools, camps, and families with research-informed programs. Comparable as a Jewish education organization translating research into field-facing practice improvement.
• Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools: Network advancing Jewish day schools through advocacy, professional development, and field research. Comparable as a Jewish education organization with applied research outputs (e.g., the Day School Pipeline Project Playbook co-developed with CASJE).

Emerging players

• Sefaria: Digital platform for Jewish texts and learning resources. Tangentially comparable as a Jewish education technology organization that builds infrastructure to make Jewish knowledge more accessible, sharing CASJE's 'open access' philosophy but delivering through software rather than research.

Broad incumbents

• Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion: Major Jewish seminary and graduate institution training rabbis, cantors, and educators across North America. Comparable as a Jewish higher education institution with research output and educator development, but operates at a much larger scale than CASJE's applied research focus.
• Jewish Theological Seminary of America: Established Jewish seminary and academic institution producing scholarship and training Jewish educators. Overlaps with CASJE in Jewish education research and educator pipeline development, though JTS is a degree-granting institution with broader scope.

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