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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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21
JUN
2018
A Closer Look at the Holiday Group
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Last post, we discussed the Involved Group. The Involved Group is comprised of people who feel that Jewish community is important but who don’t generally share the same affinity for Jewish rituals. Now, we are going to look at the Holiday Group, which serves as the Involved Grou
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JUN
2018
A Closer Look at the Involved Group
Now this is where things really start to get interesting. When we looked at the Immersed and Connected Groups, we saw categories of people that we are accustomed to seeing, i.e. people whose Judaism is deeply embedded within their lives. People who may be more or less observant, but w
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MAY
2018
A Closer Look at the Connected Group
Today we will take a look at the second group of the Patterns of Jewish Engagement. The Connected Group makes up approximate 39% of all Jewish Pittsburgh adults, or roughly 12,500 people. In terms of denomination, an overwhelming majority of people in this group consider themselves ei
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APR
2018
A Closer Look at the Immersed Group
In the previous post, we talked about the limits of denominational identity. As evidenced both by the 2013 Pew report and the Pittsburgh Community Study, more and more people self-identify as “Just Jewish” or “Secular,” and fewer and fewer people self-identify
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APR
2018
The Limits of Denominational Identity
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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