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Study: Fewer US Jews Say They're Observant
inn ^ | 9/12/10 | Gil Ronen

Posted on 09/12/2010 2:52:25 PM PDT by Nachum

The number of American Jews who consider themselves religiously observant has dropped by more than 20 percent over the last 20 years, a survey found. The share of Jews who consider themselves secular has risen.

The results of the 2008 American Religious Identification Survey, as reported by the Associated Press, showed that around 3.4 million U.S. Jews say they are religious, out of a total American Jewish population of about 5.4 million.

The relative share of Jews who identify themselves as only culturally Jewish rose from 20 percent in 1990 to 37 percent in 2008, the survey established. During the same period of time, the number of all U.S. adults (Jewish and non-Jewish) who said they had no religion rose from 8 to 15 percent.

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


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1 posted on 09/12/2010 2:52:27 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

They were not very observent on Nov. 4, 2008!


2 posted on 09/12/2010 2:59:28 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Nachum

I think you will find the same results in many religions. INCLUDING ISLAM.


3 posted on 09/12/2010 3:02:32 PM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (The candidate they smear the most is the one they fear the most.)
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To: Nachum

I’ll say they’re not paying attention.

They keep voting for people who hate them.


4 posted on 09/12/2010 3:08:21 PM PDT by Tzimisce (No thanks. We have enough government already. - The Tick)
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To: Nachum

That’s counter-intutive. The Orthodox often have 8 kids or more, and the seculars average wouldn’t even make a good fielding percentage.


5 posted on 09/12/2010 3:11:37 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: Red_Devil 232
"They were not very observent on Nov. 4, 2008!"

Dang, you beat me to it.

Nor were they very damn observant in the months leading up to 11/4/08.

But they'll be quick to criticize REPUBLICANS when U.S. policy towards Israel goes south!

6 posted on 09/12/2010 3:12:54 PM PDT by Redbob (W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
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To: Nachum

Who to believe.....

Gil

“Study: Fewer US Jews Say They’re Observant”

or Maayana?

“Survey: Israelis Grow More Religiously Observant”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2587898/posts

Don’t they have editors at that place?


7 posted on 09/12/2010 3:18:54 PM PDT by Bigh4u2 (Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
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To: Nachum
Conservative Jews Allow Gay Rabbis and Unions

What Judaism?

8 posted on 09/12/2010 3:19:31 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: Bigh4u2

Ummm.... boy do I feel a little duh moment.

US vs Israel.

:’(


9 posted on 09/12/2010 3:22:54 PM PDT by Bigh4u2 (Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
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To: Nachum

They’ll be back once the Muslims take over completely.


10 posted on 09/12/2010 3:23:30 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Don't you dare try to use MY Constitution to protect and defend MY enemies!)
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To: Nachum

This would be in line with my personal observations from visiting communities around the country, except the use of the term ‘observant’ is a bit misleading.

About 40% of Jews are secular or only culturally (agnostic or atheist) Jewish. About 15-20% would be considered traditionally observant (and those tend to be younger), and the rest consider themselves Reform or Conservative but have given up even any pretense of Sabbath or kashrut.


11 posted on 09/12/2010 3:25:51 PM PDT by hlmencken3 (Originalist on the the 'general welfare' clause? No? NOT an originalist!)
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To: Nachum
Fewer than what?

My place was packed on RH, and it is very well attended every Saturday morning.

ML/NJ

12 posted on 09/12/2010 3:38:02 PM PDT by ml/nj
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To: Nachum

They seem quite observant of socialism.

Of actual Judaism and the threat from good observant Muzzies not so much.


13 posted on 09/12/2010 3:59:22 PM PDT by mike-zed
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To: mike-zed

Socialism removes the hand of GOD to help your brethren. Society has not faired well when Caesar is the gift holder.


14 posted on 09/12/2010 4:02:28 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west)?)
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To: Dr. Sivana

http://www.simpletoremember.com/articles/a/WillYourGrandchildrenBeJews/

...Elihu Bergman, Assistant Director of the Harvard Center for Population Studies, in a controversial yet disturbing report, had projected in 1975 that unless current trends were reversed, the American Jewish community would decrease by 85% - 98% by the year 2076.

This prognosis now seems to apply to descendants of Secular, Reform and Conservative Jews.

As far as the Orthodox is concerned, the opposite trend has become apparent. As illustrated in the Demographic Chart, multiple research studies have come to the same conclusion: Within three generations there will be almost no trace of young American Jews who are currently not being raised in Orthodox homes with a complete Jewish Day School education...


15 posted on 09/12/2010 4:24:36 PM PDT by hlmencken3 (Originalist on the the 'general welfare' clause? No? NOT an originalist!)
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To: Bringbackthedraft

I doubt it. The decline in observants usually happens among religions that have become part of culture, such as Christianity and Judaism. In the US, Islam is ‘new’, and it resulted in some people attracted to them simply because they are ‘different’.


16 posted on 09/12/2010 4:53:45 PM PDT by paudio (The Democrats have been majority in Congress since 2006, not 2008!)
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To: Nachum

This is what confuses me. How can one be only culturally Jewish? Or for that matter, how can one be Jewish in their DNA but not observant? I can’t be only culturally Christian. I can’t be Christian just because my Mother was Christian. I either follow my faith or not. I either follow God or not.


17 posted on 09/12/2010 5:11:10 PM PDT by Sender (It's never too late to be who you could have been.)
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To: Nachum

No ¨Chosen People¨ identification for them then.


18 posted on 09/12/2010 5:13:38 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: Nachum

Expected of libtard Jews in the US.....kind of reminds you of libtard Catholics in the US..... =.=


19 posted on 09/12/2010 6:11:55 PM PDT by cranked
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To: Nachum
You can tell this is very true by how many Jews are posting on FR during the two-days of Rosh Hashanah and on Shabbos. An Orthodox Jew will never do that.
20 posted on 09/12/2010 7:03:50 PM PDT by papabrody (Proud member of the International Jewish Conspiracy)
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