Research Use Group

The first CASJE Research Use Group, beginning in January 2024, is made up of a select group of Jewish educational and engagement professionals whose work focuses on Jewish teens. The program is facilitated by Dr. Bethamie Horowitz, Director of Professional Learning Communities at CASJE, and Dr. Laura Yares, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Michigan State University. Both have significant hands-on experience translating research evidence for use in Jewish organizational settings.

The group focuses on developing skills around framing questions for inquiry, identifying relevant research, assessing the quality of evidence, summarizing and synthesizing information across sources, sharing key information with colleagues, facilitating organizational conversations about implications for practice, and identifying gaps in knowledge that need future research. CASJE hopes to run future groups for professionals in various sectors of Jewish education and engagement.