National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education

The National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education (NCFJE) is a non-profit organization run by the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.^[1][2] It is a division of the Chabad movement's educational arm, Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch.^[3]

Founding

The organization was founded in 1940 by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn.^[4] The organization was run by Rabbi Jacob J. ("J.J.") Hecht from 1940 until his death in 1990.

The organization's current chairman is Rabbi Shea Hecht. Rabbi Sholem Ber Hecht is the organization's director.^[1]

Activities

The organization operates more than 10 social and religious programs, including Camp Emunah and several Jewish summer camps for children.^[5] It also operates the Released Time Program, which provides Jewish educational classes to children in public schools through released time programs..^[6] Additional initiatives include distributing toys to hospitalized children, managing a food pantry in Brooklyn, New York, the Anti-Shmad program, the JSF summer fellowship program (formerly known as ILTSE),^[7] and the Hadar Hatorah yeshiva.