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Similarly, the practices of the interfaith reflect and respect the fact that there is more than one religion in their homes. These couples are more likely to have a Christmas tree (59 percent always or usually) than light Chanukah candles (46 percent always or usually) or have or attend a Passover Seder (38 percent always or usually). Some interfaith couples observe the High Holidays by staying home (19 percent always or usually) or attending services (16 percent always or usually). Very few light Shabbat candles or keep kosher (6 percent each). Figure 34: Jewish Practice Among the Interfaith Jewish residents of the East Bay are significantly more likely to engage in the home-based and episodic (e.g., holidays) aspects of Jewish life than the formal components. For instance, 17 percent of East Bay Jews attend synagogue monthly or more. 18 Only 9 percent attend weekly or more, compared to 36 percent of the general population who report attending services weekly or more. 19 Much of synagogue participation is driven by holidays such as Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah. Very few regularly attend events sponsored by the East Bay Jewish community (13 percent at least monthly) or informal communal, spiritual activities like participating in a Chavurah (9 percent at least monthly). 18 Note that synagogue membership is often over reported because it is socially desirable. 19 Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, Religion and Politics. ―November 2010 Post Election Survey.‖ Updated November 4-7, 2010. http://people-press.org/files/legacy-questionnaires/675.pdf. 36
Involvement in the East Bay Jewish Community Formal and informal involvement in Jewish life is infrequent for most East Bay Jews, which is not surprising since they are more likely to celebrate Jewish life at home with their family than in religious institutions. The most involved residents tend to be inmarried, have children, be more affluent and educated and live in the Western region of the East Bay. Specifically: • Few are formally involved in Jewish life; 15 percent describe their involvement in Jewish life as a lot, while 66 percent say they are involved only a little or not at all. • The most involved residents are married to a Jewish spouse (70 percent) and have a partner that always participates in Jewish life with them (58 percent). Almost threequarters are providing their children with a formal Jewish education. • Synagogue and organizational membership are the most common forms of participation – 21 percent of East Bay Jews are dues paying members of a synagogue and 23 percent belong to a Jewish organization 20 . Actual attendance, however, is low, with 9 percent attending once a week or more; 67 percent say they hardly ever or never attend religious services. • Involvement is driven, to some degree, by children. Jewish residents with bar or bat mitzvah-age children are particularly likely to belong to a synagogue and to be providing a formal Jewish education. • Synagogue membership is higher among better educated and more affluent Jewish residents. Membership is also higher in the Western region of the East Bay • A small number of Jewish residents – approximately 10 percent – volunteer, participate in informal gatherings around spiritual life, and attend Jewish themed events monthly or more. • Jewish residents who are providing their children with a Jewish education are much more likely to report volunteering in the community; residents who attend events are also very likely to belong to a synagogue; and residents who attend spiritual events such as a Chavurah are more likely to identify with the Conservative and Jewish renewal movements. 20 Synagogue membership is often over reported because it is a socially desirable behavior. 37
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More than half of the unaffiliated
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Unaffiliated Jews do not purport to
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