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Spiritual event attendees are more than twice as likely as non-attendees to identify as Conservative (30 percent), almost three times as likely to identify as Reconstructionist (8 percent), and four times as likely as non-attendees to identify as Orthodox (8 percent). The Jewish Renewal movement also has a strong following among attendees, with 6 percent identifying as a member of this sect, as compared with 1 percent of non-attendees. Figure 53: Conservative Jews Most Likely to Regularly Attend Spiritual Events 60 For each of the following actions, please tell me how often you do each one - at least once a week, once or twice a month, a couple times a year, hardly ever, or never --Attend a Chavurah, or informal gathering for Jewish spiritual needs or to share lifecycle events Attend spiritual event weekly/monthly Attend spiritual event hardly ever/never 40 31 29 30 20 0 13 8 8 6 2 3 1 Reform Conservative Orthodox Reconstructionist Jewish Renewal 54
Jewish residents who attend spiritual events are very well-educated - 48 percent report having an advanced or professional degree, while only 37 percent of non-attendees say the same. They are also overwhelmingly female; 62 percent, as compared to 48 percent of non-attendees. Figure 54: Spiritual Event Attendees are More Educated, Female Almost half of spiritual event attendees live in the Oakland-Berkeley Corridor (49 percent, as compared to 36 percent of non-attendees). Figure 55: Spiritual Event Attendance Across Regions For each of the following actions, please tell me how often you do each one - at least once a week, once or twice a month, a couple times a year, hardly ever, or never --Attend a Chavurah, or informal gathering for Jewish spiritual needs or to share lifecycle events 60 49 Oakland Berkeley Corridor Hayward/ Tri-cities LAMORINDA/ 680 Corridor/ Eastern Contra Costa Central Contra Costa Western Contra Costa Solano Napa 40 36 20 17 7 5 10 7 5 12 10 12 12 9 8 0 Attend spiritual event weekly/monthly Attend spiritual event hardly ever/never 55
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Executive Summary The Jewish Commun
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Page 46 and 47: General Involvement More than 40 pe
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Figure 99: Breakoff Chart Age and G
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