The National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education (NCFJE) is a

non-profit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

run by the Chabad-Lubavitch movement.NCFJE listing on Chabad.org
/ref>United States Congress. Congressional Record, V. 146, Pt. 18, November 1, 2000 to January 2, 2001. ''United States Congress''. (2001): pp. 26526.
/ref> It is a division of the Chabad movement's educational arm,

Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch ( he, מרכז לענייני חינוך, lit. Central Organization for Education) is the central educational arm of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. It was founded in 1943 by the sixth Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersoh ...

.Lubavitch.com. "Divisions". ''Lubavitch.com''. http://lubavitch.com/departments.html

Founding

The organization was founded in 1940 by

Rabbi A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as ''semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of ...

Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn Yosef Yitzchak (Joseph Isaac) Schneersohn ( yi, יוסף יצחק שניאורסאהן; 21 June 1880 – 28 January 1950) was an Orthodox rabbi and the sixth Rebbe (spiritual leader) of the Chabad Lubavitch Chasidic movement. He is also known ...

.NCFJE. "About NCFJE".
/ref> 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.

Activities

The organization runs over 35 different social and religious programs such as Camp Emunah and several Jewish summer camps for children, "Released Time Program", which provides Jewish educational classes for children in public schools (see released time). Toys for hospitalized children, A food Pantry in Brooklyn, NY, Anti Shmad, JSF a summer fellowship program (former ILTSE),http://myjsf.org/ Hadar Hatorah,

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* * Chabad organizations Jewish organizations established in 1940 Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn 1942 establishments in the United States {{Chabad-stub