Among the goals and activities of the Institute are:

1. To engage in scientific research into Jewish genealogy in the broadest sense, including Jewish family history;

2. To encourage the teaching of Jewish genealogy at the university level;

3. To acquire and/or copy primary and secondary sources for Jewish genealogy;

4. To create a central repository for records of value to Jewish genealogy;

5. To develop standards for the systematic study of Jewish genealogy;

6. To produce research and teaching aids and to develop technologies for Jewish genealogy;

7. To conduct academic symposia and events on topics central to Jewish genealogy;

8. To publish a scientific journal of Jewish genealogy and other publications;

9. To collaborate closely with existing Jewish genealogical organizations and other relevant institutions and frameworks;

10. In general, to contribute to Jewish “roots”, scholarship and culture, and thereby to the strengthening of Jewish identity and the future of the Jewish people.