NCEJ has funds available now for initiatives that help interfaith families and others connect to Judaism, such as holiday workshops, discussion groups, Shabbat dinners, and related programs. We reimburse for online … Read More
NCEJ is Expanding Internationally
Jewish Renewal in Riga and Warsaw NCEJ is helping support The Joint Distribution Committee’s (JDC) programs to reinvigorate Jewish life in Riga and Warsaw. At JCCs in both cities, people who … Read More
NCEJ Gives Out Grant to Support Cleveland Federation’s Interfaith Initiative
NCEJ has provided marketing grants to the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland for many years to promote its Taste and Feast of Judaism classes. Now, in addition, NCEJ is providing … Read More
Rabbinical Assembly Gives Out 6 Grants to Support Conversion Programs in North America
In 2017, NCEJ gave a substantial grant to The Rabbinical Assembly (RA) for subgrants to their members (Conservative synagogues). Of the six grants given in 2017-2018, two of them were … Read More
Reaching Out to Families with Young Children: The Pittsburgh JCC Family Holiday Camps Experience
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh (JCCPGH) came to NCEJ in 2017 proposing a series of family holiday camps to reach families with children from 5-10 years old who … Read More
New NCEJ Grant to Support the Center for Conversion to Judaism in NYC
The Center for Conversion to Judaism (CCJ), located at Town and Village Synagogue in Manhattan, offers a variety of programs and courses for those wanting to learn more about Jewish … Read More
NCEJ Funds Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis (JFGI) Innovative Outreach Programming
The Jewish Federation of Indianapolis (JFGI) received a grant in early 2018 to help fund two new programs that aim to increase Jewish learning and ritual involvement, especially among intermarried … Read More
NCEJ Outreach Grants Awarded to Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) Affiliates
The Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) received a $10,000 grant from NCEJ in January 2017 for a new “Outreach” initiative to encourage individual sisterhoods to develop innovative programming to engage … Read More
NCEJ Funds Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) Outreach Grants
Through NCEJ, the Women of Reform Judaism (WRJ) has awarded outreach grants to WRJ sisterhoods/women’s groups to fund programs within their communities that reach out to interfaith families, unaffiliated Jews and … Read More
It’s Time for the Jews to Proselytize
This is a fascinating article by Orthodox rabbi Shmuley Boteach. Even if one doesn’t agree with all he says, his main point is absolutely true–rabbis and synagogues need to welcome … Read More
Finding a Way to Judaism
Here’s a story from reformjudaism.org I just came across about a woman who was brought up in another faith but found her home in Judaism as an adult. We need … Read More
Patrilineal Descent
Here’s a way to be more welcoming. –Ellen. Op-Ed: Why Conservative Judaism Should Accept Patrilineal Jews By Charles Simon | November 25, 2015 4:05pm | JTA NEW YORK (JTA) – There’s a … Read More