What is the Selection process?
All schools in San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma County are invited to apply. Up to six schools will be chosen for the first cohort.
The following items will be among the criteria for selection:
- size of school
- size of congregation
- rabbinic involvement in youth education
- congregational/lay leadership support
- educational leadership
Questions? Contact David Monblatt at 415.751.6983 x128.
How to apply?
Please note: two meetings are required.
First, an informational meeting must be scheduled prior to application.
After the application has been submitted, an interview with the congregational leaders is required.
Please contact David Monblatt 415.751.6983 x128 to schedule these meetings.
Apply Today! Click here to download the application.
- May 27, 2008: applications are due
- June 6, 2008: interviews with congregational leaders completed
- June 13, 2008: school selections announced
NESS is a project of the Bureau of Jewish Education, modeled on a program created by the Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education in Philadelphia, and made possible through the generous support of The Jewish Community Endowment Fund and the Annual Campaign of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties and PELIE.
