The Association of Directors of Central Agencies for Jewish Education (ADCA) is the professional network of the heads of central agencies for Jewish education (in some communities they are known as bureaus of Jewish education, departments of education of the local federation, or several names associated with the idea of partnership for Jewish learning). This 60-person network has members in the United States, Canada and England. JESNA provides consultatory and administrative support to ADCA and to the domain-specific networks of the professionals who work in central agencies.

The ADCA Directory

A listing of Central Agencies for Jewish Education in North America, sorted by state, agency, class, group, and executive directors.
Click here to access the ADCA Directory.

ADCA Webinars

• Accessing Government Funding (March 7, 2009)
• A Discussion with Jack Wertheimer (May 15, 2009)

Central Agency Resources

Bikkurim

Bikkurim is a business incubator for early-stage, New York City based, Jewish organizations. It seeks to foster Jewish entrepreneurship and helps to actualize concrete action plans for Jewish organizations and projects.

Bikkurim: An Incubator for New Jewish Ideas is accepting applications for 2011. Bikkurim seeks innovative, NYC-based, Jewish, non-profit projects that are in early stages of formation and organizational growth. We provide free office space, free and subsidized capacity-building consulting, small stipends, extensive networking, and a peer community of Jewish start-up initiatives. Bikkurim is a joint project of the Jewish Federations of North America and the Kaminer Family.

Download your pre-application here, and submit it by February 1, 2011. Full applications, by invitation only, will be due April 8, 2011. Finalists will be interviewed and selected by the end of June. Residency begins in July, 2011. For more information, contact Jason Leibowitz at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 212-284-6896.

The Covenant Foundation

Cultivating Excellence, Effectiveness, and Creativity in Jewish Education, The Covenant Foundation was established in 1990 by the Crown Family Foundation in partnership with the Jewish Education Service of North America (JESNA). The purpose of the Foundation is to build on existing strengths within the field of Jewish education in North America across all denominations and in all educational settings.

NAACCHHS

The North American Association of Community and Congregational Hebrew High Schools (NAACCHHS) is a membership-based umbrella organization for the field of Community Hebrew High Schools. NAACCHHS advocates for member schools while creating, supporting, exchanging and disseminating innovative programs, curricula, best practices and resources to enrich Jewish education in Community and Congregational Hebrew High Schools across North America. NAACCHHS provides member schools and their directors with a much-needed forum for communication, information sharing and mutual support to improve the quality of the educational experience offered to Jewish high school students.


News from NAACCHHS: the NAACCHHS newsletter archive


Resources for Community Hebrew High Schools