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More than half of the unaffiliated do not have a strong sense of belonging to the Jewish faith, and a slight plurality do not identify with one of the main denominations of Judaism. Most of those who do affiliate, though, say that they are Reform. Figure 88: Denomination Among Unaffiliated Jews 35 Referring to Jewish religious denominations, do you consider yourself to be Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, Reconstructionist, or something else (Percent of unaffiliated) 30 25 23 20 20 18 15 10 5 10 8 6 5 3 2 0 Reform Nothing Conservative Non practicing Cultural Jew Athiest/ agnostic Catholic Other Don't know Jewish family life is also not a likely entry in to the Jewish community for the unaffiliated; marrying Jewish is an extremely low priority. A slight plurality (42 percent) grew up in homes with only one Jewish parent, and an overwhelming majority is repeating that pattern as adults — 85 percent report that they are in an interfaith marriage. The percentage of children under the age of 18 is slightly lower among the unaffiliated, with 70 percent reporting that they do not have children in this age group. Among the 30 percent who do have young children, 45 percent have children under five years old, and 34 percent have children six to ten years old. None report that they are already providing a Jewish education for their kids, and, unsurprisingly, a strong majority is not at all interested in providing such education. Slightly fewer than 20 percent say that financial concerns have prevented them from enrolling their children in a Jewish education. 92
Unaffiliated Jews value the same aspects of Judaism as other Jews, though obviously at much lower levels. Approximately two-thirds think that helping others in need is a very important aspect of Judaism, as compared to 77 percent of East Bay Jews overall. Along the same lines, aspects such as Tikkun Olam, learning about Jewish history and culture, and supporting Israel do not rate as highly among the unaffiliated as among the local Jewish population overall. Figure 89: Unaffiliated, Like Overall, Value Helping Others, Tikkun Olam Now I'm going to read you a list of things that some people think are important to being Jewish. For each one, please tell me how important to being Jewish each one is to you personally. (Ranked by percent of unaffiliated who say ‘very important’) Helping others in need 67 77 Tikkun Olam 51 70 History and culture 43 58 Faith in God 43 43 Total Very important Tzedakah 31 55 Support Israel 26 40 Jewish art, film, music 30 26 Kid's Jewish education 17 39 Celebrate Jewish holidays 12 37 0 20 40 60 80 100 93
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Executive Summary The Jewish Commun
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• Most parents who want to give t
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Additional Estimates In addition to
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Demographic Characteristics of the
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Figure 14: Income by Region Last ye
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Geography and Mobility A plurality
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Jewish Identification As a starting
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Overall, a plurality of East Bay Je
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Demographically, intermarried Jewis
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Jewish Identity There is a strong s
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Having a Jewish family is not the h
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Similarly, the practices of the int
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General Involvement More than 40 pe
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Synagogue and Organizational Member
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