Research at Schechter applies the best in Jewish scholarship to contemporary society.

The Institute of Applied Halakhah was founded in 1996 in order to create a library of Halakhic literature in Hebrew, English, Russian and other languages to help foster the study and observance of Halakhah. The Institute publishes responsa, bibliographies, guides to practical Halakhah, and books on the philosophy of Jewish Law,and also hosts a website in Hebrew and English, Responsa for Today.

The Center for Women in Jewish Law conducts and publishes advocacy research in the area of Jewish Law and women. Since its inception in 1999, efforts have been directed at finding Jewish Law solutions to the problems of modern-day agunot ("anchored" women) whose husbands refuse them a religious divorce. The Center publishes Jewish Law Watch, a biannual journal that offers alternative halakhic opinions to those of the Orthodox rabbinic courts in cases of agunot. It has also published The Status of Women in Jewish Law: Responsa and Solutions to the Agunah Dilemma in the Twentieth Century. The Center has broadened its mandate to include publishing legal decisions and information for the general public in other areas of Jewish law effecting women, and educating the broader public concerning the rights of women within Jewish Law.

The Center for Judaism and the Arts was established to explore the relationship between aesthetics, Jewish, and art. In 2000, the Center's M.A. program in Judaism and the Arts was successfully launched and today it is one of Schechter's most popular academic programs. The Center's Bet Midrash for Artists opened in 2001. It provides an innovative study framework for Israeli artists from various media and allows them to create works inspired by interaction with Jewish sources. The central educational initiative of the Center is the development of web-based educational resources and curricula that integrate Jewish studies with artistic media, as well as providing in-service training to educators interested in teaching within this field.