The community-wide “Judaism for Conversion Candidates” course offered by The Rabbinical Association for the past 15 years represents an unusual collaborative effort among different denominations. An annual grant from NCEJ … Read More
NCEJ Announces Bonus for Applications Received by December 31
NCEJ will award up to a 20% bonus* for awards for applications received by December 31. Here are some of the grants that have been awarded recently: A post-conversion program Introduction … Read More
Start the New Year With New Programming—Apply for a Grant Today
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
The “Conversion” Conversation
There’s a range of opinions on when to talk about conversion. This article, which appeared in CJ: Voices of Conservative/Masorti Judaism in 2014, is quite thought provoking for anyone involved … Read More
You Never Know When Someone Will Want to Convert
This article shows the importance of welcoming — and why NCEJ gives out grants for outreach and conversion efforts. –Ellen Why I Converted to Judaism While 7 Months Pregnant By … Read More