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- Executive Summary
- Chapter 1 – Introduction
- Chapter 2 – A Demographic Snapshot
- Chapter 3 – Patterns of Jewish Engagement
- Chapter 4 – Jewish Children
- Chapter 5 – Synagogue and Ritual Life
- Chapter 6 – Social and Community Life
- Chapter 7 – Connections to Israel
- Chapter 8 – Education, Income, and Health
- Chapter 9 – Conclusions & Future Directions
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APR
2018
The Limits of Denominational Identity
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The classical way of talking about one’s Jewish identity and practice is through denomination. But denomination alone does not accurately portray one’s behaviors, attitudes, or beliefs. The labels themselves are limiting and vague. Which is undoubtedly a contributing facto
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APR
2018
What is Jewish Pittsburgh’s Real Target Demographic?
We have been presenting the results of the Community Study to specific audiences for several weeks now. (We customize each and every presentation based on the audience’s impact area(s) so please contact us if you’d like to schedule a discussion with us about your specific
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MAR
2018
Least Engaged Age Demographic: The Answer May Surprise You
One of the recurring refrains from the Community Study is that the demographic of 18-34-year-olds is more engaged than the national narrative suggested. We were expecting to find a host of “unaffiliated” Jews, i.e. Jews who do not participate in any form of Jewish lifeR
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MAR
2018
A Deeper Look: Israel Travel from Pittsburgh is UP
In the 2017 Greater Pittsburgh Jewish Community Study, we found that 59% of all Jewish adults in the greater area have visited Israel at least once. (Nationally, the average is 43% of all Jewish adults.) That means that nearly two out of every three adults in Pittsburgh have been to
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MAR
2018
The Most Opportune Time to Engage Interfaith Families
In 2013, when the Pew Research Center published A Portrait of Jewish Americans, they reported that “among Jews married to non-Jews, just 20% say they are raising their children Jewish by religion.” The Pew Report elaborated that 37% of all interfaith families (with minor c
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FEB
2018
We’ve Completed the Community Study! Now what?
The Community Study contains a treasure of information about our community. It is a 100+ page book (with a 200+ page appendix and a soon-to-be available publicly usable dataset) dedicated to Jewish Pittsburgh, specifically designed to help service providers make better-informed decisi
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JAN
2018
10 Things We’re Excited to Learn in the Community Study
On February 20, we will unveil the findings from the 2017 Community Study. Here are 10 things we’re excited to learn that will help shape future programming throughout the Jewish community. To learn the answers to these questions (and so many more!!), come to Rodef Shalom at 5:3
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JAN
2018
Scorecard to Release Study Showing Growth in Jewish Pittsburgh Community
The Jewish population of Pittsburgh has grown to 49,200 according to a new study the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh will release at 5:30pm on February 20 at Rodef Shalom. The Pittsburgh Jewish Community Study covers topics related to Jewish life and needs in the Greater Pitts
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FEB
2015
Panel on Financial-Assistance Organizations in Jewish Pittsburgh
Editor’s Note: This is the latest panel in an ongoing series of conversations moderated by Raimy Rubin. You can see the first panel conversation on education and engagement of Jewish teens in Pittsburgh here. I am truly humbled to have the opportunity to speak to three people re
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