JESNA's Berman Center serves as the central information resource for Jewish educational research and evaluation in North America. Since it was established in 1992, the Berman Center has conducted more than 150 program evaluations, environmental scans, needs assessment studies, and descriptive research projects for private and community foundations, central agencies for Jewish education, Jewish community federations, and national and local Jewish education program providers.
The Berman Center has three primary goals:
- To increase and improve the use of evaluation to improve the quality of Jewish educational and identity-building programs in North America;
- To raise the prominence of and support for the field of Jewish educational research and evaluation; and
- To achieve a greater understanding of factors contributing to increases in Jewish identity, educational change, and improvement.
Our unique team approach brings experience in the field and methodological rigor to every project. Our diverse staff appreciate the unique goals and challenges of each of our clients and adds value to each project because they have an eye on the larger picture of Jewish education and identity-building programs in North America.
In addition, the nature of JESNA's strategic business model of learnings, dissemination, and application allows the Berman Center to draw not only on its own experience, but also on the expertise of its colleagues in JESNA's Learnings and Consultation Center (LCC) and the Lippman Kanfer Institute (LKI) to enhance its work with clients.
JESNA and the Berman Center are always ready and willing to help you evaluate, understand, and improve your Jewish education programming and the Jewish education programs and services you fund. Contact Director Renae Cohen at 212-284-6516 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to learn about all the ways we can help you make Jewish education more effective.