By Steven Windmueller, Ph.D.
On October 1st 2013, the Pew Research Center released its “Portrait of Jewish Americans” study.[1] Now, five years later, what has been the impact of this research on Jewish life in America and how has American Jewry changed since the release of this report? Indeed, the study itself would reignite a debate on where and how the Jewish community ought to prioritize its resources. Should the emphasis be directed to … [Read more...] about Pew: Five Years Later:
What We Have Learned &
What Do We Need to Do?
Pew Survey: Portrait of Jewish Americans
Pew: Five Years Later:
A Call for Continued Fresh Thinking about “old” Issues of Jewish Continuity
The Amphibious Jew Project of the Kaplan Center for Jewish Peoplehood: A Call for Continued Fresh Thinking about “old” Issues of Jewish Continuity By Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey Schein The great scholars of feminist epistemology of the 1980’s and 1990’s - people like Mary Belenke and Carol Gilligan - loved to remind people that all “knowing” is “situated knowing. I’d like to very carefully underscore the context of my “knowing” regarding the “call to … [Read more...] about A Call for Continued Fresh Thinking about “old” Issues of Jewish Continuity
Strategic Directions for Jewish Life: A Call to Action
Marking the 2nd anniversary of the release of the 2013 Pew Research Center’s Portrait of Jewish Americans, a highly diverse group of thought leaders from all around the United States has framed a “Statement on Jewish Vitality,” advocating strategic responses to respond to the challenges to the Jewish future. American Jewry now stands at a crossroads. Our choices are stark: we either accept as inevitable the declining numbers of engaged … [Read more...] about Strategic Directions for Jewish Life: A Call to Action
How Would a European Pew Survey Look?
For those who work with Jewish communities in Europe, the Pew Survey led to an inevitable question: How would a European Pew survey look? By Marcelo Dimentstein In 2013, the publication in the US of the Pew Survey, “A Portrait of Jewish Americans,” gave place to numerous and heated debates in the American Jewish world. Optimistic, pessimistic, alarmist and critical reactions succeeded one another in what was virtually the first nation-wide … [Read more...] about How Would a European Pew Survey Look?
Who by Religion? The “Jews of No Religion” Category is Misleading – a response to Herbert J. Gans
By Zohar Rotem I want to thank eJewishPhilanthropy for starting an important conversation on the issue of “Jews of No Religion” (JNRs), and Herbet J. Gans for introducing the issue so succinctly (here, and then here). I agree with the broad strokes of Gans’ analysis, but wish to point out that the distinction between Jews “by religion” and Jews “of no religion” - featured prominently in Pew’s 2013 “A Portrait of Jewish Americans” - is … [Read more...] about Who by Religion? The “Jews of No Religion” Category is Misleading – a response to Herbert J. Gans
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