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“Jew-ish” in the East Bay Another possible outreach target is more ―marginally affiliated‖ Jewish residents. As the focus groups revealed, there are Jewish residents that participate in some activity and desire more involvement, but are not members of a synagogue or Jewish organization. Here, we call these individuals ―Jew-ish.‖ We define them as people who always, usually, or sometimes attend High Holiday services and have a strong sense of belonging to the Jewish people, but lack formal membership in a synagogue. This group represents 16 percent of the Jewish population in the East Bay. Almost half (45 percent) of ―Jew-ish‖ residents feel a lot or somewhat like a part of the Jewish community, but 41 percent want to be more involved; far and away, this is the largest potential outreach opportunity of any subgroup. They feel strongly about the importance of religion in family life. Large numbers always attend Passover Seder and always light the Chanukah candles, but when it comes to more active expressions of religious observance, such as staying home on the High Holidays, the number drops to only 33 percent. Unsurprisingly, a plurality of ―Jew-ish‖ residents self-identify as Reform. ―Jew-ish‖ residents are well established Bay area residents, with 60 percent living in the area for at least ten years, and an additional 7 percent saying that they were born in the region. A plurality, have only lived in their current residence for fewer than five years, but more intend to stay in the area for the next several years. Most live in the Oakland-Berkeley Corridor, and half prefer events in the East Bay area, though 34 percent do not have a geographic preference. Figure 81: “Jew-ish” Feel Strongly About Holidays, Traditions but Not Very Attached to Regular Rituals I am going to read you a list of things that some people do. For each one, please tell how often you generally do it - always, usually, sometimes, or never (Percent of ‘Jew-ish’ who say ‘always’) 60 50 55 52 40 30 33 28 20 20 15 10 7 0 Participate in a Passover Seder Light Chanukah candles Stay at home on the Jewish High Holidays Attend services on the High Holidays Have a Christmas tree Light candles on Friday night Keep Kosher or Kosherstyle 86
―Jew-ish‖ residents are comfortable attending events (47 percent strongly agree) and think that the East Bay Jewish community is welcoming of non-Jewish spouses and partners (44 percent strongly agree). Very few think the events are too far away (18 percent strongly agree) or boring (4 percent strongly agree). There is almost no discomfort attending events in a synagogue. Figure 82: Similar to Overall, “Jew-ish” Find Community Welcoming, Comfortable Now, please tell me whether you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. (Ranked by percent of ‘Jew-ish’ who say ‘strongly agree’) Strongly Agree Somewhat Agree I feel comfortable attending organized Jewish events, committees, or events sponsored by East Bay Jewish organizations 47 87 The Jewish community in the East Bay is generally welcoming to non-Jewish partners and spouses of Jews who are in interfaith relationships 44 65 Jewish organizations in the East Bay do a good job of providing opportunities to do Jewish-themed activities with my kids. ** 35 65 The Jewish community in the East Bay area is warm and welcoming to Jews who are lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, or transgender 34 47 Sometimes it just seems so expensive to be part of the Jewish community, with the cost of synagogue memberships, summer camp, and day school for the kids 28 56 I feel uncomfortable at Jewish-themed events because I do not know much about Jewish faith or traditions 18 38 0 20 40 60 80 ** Item asked only of parents 87
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Executive Summary The Jewish Commun
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Additional Estimates In addition to
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Demographic Characteristics of the
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Geography and Mobility A plurality
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Jewish Identification As a starting
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Demographically, intermarried Jewis
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