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<strong>in</strong>termarriage rate, if only more Jews were to avail themselves <strong>of</strong>these experiences comb<strong>in</strong>ed. Beyond these educational experiences<strong>in</strong> childhood and adolescence, we also have such options as campusHillels, <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies classes, social justice activities, culturalevents, and other policies that will likely foster <strong>Jewish</strong> associationand residential density and help to provide the rationale <strong>for</strong> “Why be<strong>Jewish</strong>?”.Some have asked, “If <strong>Jewish</strong> education is so good, then why areth<strong>in</strong>gs so bad?” We have two answers. First, th<strong>in</strong>gs are not so bad.We must recall the numerous po<strong>in</strong>ts <strong>of</strong> strength <strong>of</strong> American Jewry:affluence, political <strong>in</strong>fluence, scholarly productivity, cultural <strong>in</strong>novation,religious ferment, <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g use <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> educational options,and persist<strong>in</strong>g residential concentration, to say noth<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> animpressive philanthropic commitment, albeit one shift<strong>in</strong>g away fromhistoric patterns and <strong>in</strong>stitutions. The shortcom<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> education(and presumably <strong>of</strong> synagogue life, Israel travel, culturalevents, and social activism) rest not so much with an <strong>in</strong>ability to <strong>in</strong>fluenceparticipants as to attract participants. While educational,cultural, religious, and volunteer experiences can always be improved(and should be improved), the true challenge to policy-makersis <strong>in</strong> the area <strong>of</strong> recruitment: How do we encourage more Jews tomake use <strong>of</strong> day schools, youth groups, Israel travel, <strong>Jewish</strong> camps,Hillels, <strong>Jewish</strong> Studies classes, volunteer opportunities, culturalevents, and <strong>in</strong>spired congregational life?But given the sharp differences <strong>in</strong> the orig<strong>in</strong>s, conditions and futures<strong>of</strong> the <strong>in</strong>-married and <strong>in</strong>termarried populations, policy makers willneed to beg<strong>in</strong> th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g differently about how to address these twopopulation segments. The <strong>in</strong>-married are generally affiliated andsometimes highly affiliated. For them, many untapped opportunitiesexist to enlarge participation <strong>in</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> educational activities, bethey <strong>for</strong>mal or <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mal, focused on texts, cultural engagement, socialjustice activities, or spiritual experiences. For the <strong>in</strong>termarried,outreach ef<strong>for</strong>ts may improve engagement <strong>of</strong> the current generation;but only conversion substantially improves the chances that today’s<strong>in</strong>termarried couples will have <strong>Jewish</strong> grandchildren <strong>in</strong> two generations.A P U B L I C A T I O N O F Y I T Z H A K R A B I N H I G H S C H O O Lcompliments <strong>of</strong>Emcon Emanation Control LimitedThe core <strong>of</strong> EMCON’s expertise is <strong>in</strong>-depthknowledge <strong>of</strong> Compromis<strong>in</strong>g Emanations.With our state-<strong>of</strong>-the-art mechanical andelectronic design tools, we are able todevelop and ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> products andservices that are required <strong>in</strong> Governmentenvironments wherever sensitive orclassified <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation is processed.11 Tristan CourtNepean, ON Canada K2E 8B9Telephone: (613) 723-1838Fax: (613) 723-2752E-Mail: sales@emcon.comWeb Site: www.emcon.com“ A L i f e t i m e o f L e a r n i n g ” • P A G E 23
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