Survey finds 75% of young US Jewish adults practice Judaism informally but 45% avoid communal institutions

Three out of four Jewish adults in the United States say they incorporate Judaism into their daily lives on a regular basis, according to a report from Sense Worldwide released this month by the Jim Joseph Foundation. The study, called Project Prism, surveyed more than 2,000 Jewish Americans between the ages of 22 and 30 across a range of backgrounds, religious identities, and life experiences.

Despite the 75% figure reporting some Jewish element in their lives, 45% of respondents said their only participation in Jewish experiences was informal — activities such as celebrating holidays, eating Jewish food, or discussing Jewish topics with family or friends, according to the report.

The report found that informal Jewish participation is a stronger predictor of feelings of connection and purpose than participation in Jewish organizations. It also found that socially immersive experiences — including summer camps, Israel travel programs, youth groups, and Jewish schools — are more effective at creating a sense of belonging. The report added that simply attending an event was found to be more conducive to later positive outcomes than whether participants felt a sense of belonging at the event itself.

Project Prism identified three factors the study linked to lower participation in Jewish communal life: a lack of existing connection that makes Jewish life feel distant from young adults' priorities; a desire for activities that are more flexible and easy to participate in; and a want for spaces where complexity and differing perspectives can be explored without social pressure.

• The source does not state the full methodology Sense Worldwide used to recruit or select the more than 2,000 respondents.
• The source does not explain the discrepancy in the sentence stating 45% said their only participation in Jewish experiences, as the sentence appears incomplete.
• The source does not state whether the study has been peer-reviewed or published in an academic journal.
• The source does not provide a breakdown of responses by religious identity or geographic location.
• The source does not state the funding source for the study beyond identifying the Jim Joseph Foundation as the releasing body.
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