The NIK is governed by the Permanent Committee and the Central Committee. The Central Committee consists of 9 members who are the representatives of the Jewish communities that are divided in five districts.

NIK’s secretary-general Ruben E. Vis is the executive to the committee. The board of the NIK is called ‘Permanent Committee’ although it functions, as the Central Committee, not on a permanent basis, but is being chosen from the Central Committee every four years. From its midst the Central Committee chose the following members to form the Permanent Committee or Board of the NIK.

President Jigal Markuszower
Vice president Max Loewenstein
Board member Paul Joseph

The Jewish Seminary Binyan Ari’el is the training institute for rabbis, Jewish teachers and cantors. Besides that the seminary offers a wide array of classes to those interested in Jewish learning.

Also, NIK supports several youth and youngsters organizations, including Bnei Akiva (religious-zionist), Habonim (socialist-zionist), Hasjalsjelet (religious) and the students and youngsters organization Ijar.

NIK in other boardrooms

NIK, as the oldest and largest Jewish representative organization for Jews in the Netherlands, stood at the basis of several organizations, has one or more boardseats in it or cooperates closely with these organizations.

• Jewish Welfare (JMW)
• Jewish-Christian dialogue (OJEC)
• The Central Jewish body for External Affairs (CJO) where NIK convenes with other major Jewish organizations.
• NIK is a member of CIO the Interreligious body in government-affairs.
• In the international field the NIK is a member to the European Jewish Congress and through that affiliated with the World Jewish Congress.
• NIK is active too in the European Council of Jewish Communities and in the past in the European Council of Synagogue Organizations as well.
• Rabbis of NIK’s Jewish communities, participate in the Conference of European Rabbis and in the Rabbinical Center of Europe.