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Overall, a plurality <strong>of</strong> <strong>East</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> residents identify with <strong>the</strong> Reform tradition (33 percent).<br />
Ano<strong>the</strong>r 33 percent identify as a<strong>the</strong>ist or agnostic, say <strong>the</strong>y have no denomination (5 percent),<br />
do not know <strong>the</strong>ir denomination (11 percent), or name something o<strong>the</strong>r than a <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
denomination (14 percent). Few (15 percent) identify as Conservative and only single digits ally<br />
<strong>the</strong>mselves with <strong>the</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Renewal (2 percent), Orthodox (3 percent), or Reconstructionist<br />
traditions (4 percent). Ten percent identify as some o<strong>the</strong>r <strong>Jewish</strong> denomination, whe<strong>the</strong>r secular<br />
(4 percent), cultural (3 percent), or ano<strong>the</strong>r <strong>Jewish</strong> denomination (3 percent).<br />
Figure 27: Distribution <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Denominations and Sects<br />
Referring 40 to <strong>Jewish</strong> religious denominations, do you consider yourself to be Reform, Conservative, Orthodox,<br />
Reconstructionist, or something else<br />
35<br />
33<br />
30<br />
25<br />
20<br />
15<br />
15<br />
10<br />
5<br />
5<br />
4 4<br />
3 3 3 3<br />
2<br />
0<br />
Reform<br />
Conservative<br />
Nothing<br />
Secular Jew Reconstructionist<br />
Athiest/<br />
agnostic<br />
Cultural Jew Orthodox O<strong>the</strong>r- Jew<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong><br />
renewal<br />
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