Friday, April 28, 2006
New study of young Jews finds signs of growing Orthodox clout
The latest in a flurry of studies on young American Jews suggests that Orthodoxy will become a larger and more influential force in coming decades.
The study, which looked at the 1.5 million U.S. Jews between the ages of 18-39, found that Orthodox Jews comprise some 11 percent of all U.S. Jews, and 16 percent of 18-29 year-olds. Among even younger Jews, the percentage of Orthodox is even higher, those behind the report speculate.
Further, the survey found, Orthodox Jews marry at a younger age, have more children and are more Jewishly engaged than their non-Orthodox counterparts.
http://www.jta.org/page_view_story.asp?intarticleid=16556&intcategoryid=4
The latest in a flurry of studies on young American Jews suggests that Orthodoxy will become a larger and more influential force in coming decades.
The study, which looked at the 1.5 million U.S. Jews between the ages of 18-39, found that Orthodox Jews comprise some 11 percent of all U.S. Jews, and 16 percent of 18-29 year-olds. Among even younger Jews, the percentage of Orthodox is even higher, those behind the report speculate.
Further, the survey found, Orthodox Jews marry at a younger age, have more children and are more Jewishly engaged than their non-Orthodox counterparts.
http://www.jta.org/page_view_story.asp?intarticleid=16556&intcategoryid=4
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