Have a Strong Sense of Belonging to the Jewish People 29 (Jewish Respondents) 91% All 93% Orthodox Conservative 94% Reform 88% 89% Just Jewish 99% Humanist 99% In ‐ married Conversionary 97% Intermarried 70% 99% Synagogue Member 85% Non ‐ Member Attended Chabad 100% 90% Did Not Attend 90% JCC Member 91% Non ‐ Member 98% Jewish Organization Member 84% Non ‐ Member 92% To Day School To Supplemental School 89% No Jewish Education 93% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
30 Have a Strong Sense of Belonging to the Jewish People (Jewish Respondents) 91% All 91% To Overnight Camp Not to Overnight Camp 92% 89% Youth Group Participant Not Youth Group Participant 96% 93% Hillel/Chabad Participant 94% Not Hillel/Chabad Participant 100% Jewish Trip to Israel 82% General Trip to Israel 91% Not to Israel 98% Donated to Federation 98% Asked, Did Not Donate Not Asked 82% 84% Federation Non ‐ Donor 97% Donated under $100 Donated $100 ‐ $500 97% 99% Donated $500+ 97% Republican Democrat 90% 72% Independent 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
31 Have a Special Responsibility to Take Care of Jews in Need Around the World (Jewish Respondents) All 81% Pew 63% Core Area 85% Non ‐ Core Area 68% West Bloomfield 80% Bloomfield ‐ Birmingham ‐ Franklin 94% Farmington 76% Southfield 100% Oak Park ‐ Huntington Woods 89% Wayne County 82% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
32 Have a Special Responsibility to Take Care of Jews in Need Around the World (Jewish Respondents) 81% All 97% Under 35 35 ‐ 49 88% 77% 50 ‐ 64 73% 65 ‐ 74 80% 75+ 65+ 76% 82% Male 81% Female Household with Children 94% 75% HH with Only Adult Children 83% Non ‐ Elderly Couple 69% Non ‐ Elderly Single Elderly Couple 86% 80% Elderly Single 68% Under $25,000 87% $25 ‐ $50,000 $50 ‐ $100,000 86% 79% $100 ‐ $200,000 85% $200,000 and over 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
33 Have a Special Responsibility to Take Care of Jews in Need Around the World (Jewish Respondents) All 81% 100% Orthodox 92% Conservative Reform 83% 62% Just Jewish 67% Humanist In ‐ married 88% 86% Conversionary 79% Intermarried Synagogue Member 92% 73% Non ‐ Member 97% Attended Chabad Did Not Attend 77% 78% JCC Member 81% Non ‐ Member Jewish Organization Member 92% 71% Non ‐ Member 83% To Day School To Supplemental School 83% 66% No Jewish Education 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
34 Have a Special Responsibility to Take Care of Jews in Need Around the World (Jewish Respondents) 81% All 91% To Overnight Camp 68% Not to Overnight Camp Youth Group Participant 85% Not Youth Group Participant 76% 97% Hillel/Chabad Participant 80% Not Hillel/Chabad Participant 80% Jewish Trip to Israel 87% General Trip to Israel 72% Not to Israel Donated to Federation 94% 83% Asked, Did Not Donate 69% Not Asked 71% Federation Non ‐ Donor 93% Donated under $100 92% Donated $100 ‐ $500 98% Donated $500+ Republican 92% Democrat 81% 89% Independent 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
35 35 Religious Profile: Religious Practices
36 Religious Practices (Jewish Households) 65% 9% Passover Seder 17% 9% 59% 12% Chanukah Candles 18% 11% 16% 6% Sabbath Candles 37% Compared to Other Communities 41% All are: Average 4% Always 1% Observe Sabbath in Some Way Usually 28% Of Households Who Never Sometimes 66% Light Sabbath Candles Never 14% 4% Christmas Tree 6% 75% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
37 Religious Practices (Jewish Households for Mezuzah and Home, Respondents for Out of Home and Electricity) Mezuzah on Front Door 69% Kosher Home 19% Kosher In/Out of Home 13% Compared to Other Communities Refrain from Using Kosher Home: Seventh highest 8% Electricity on Sabbath Kosher In/Out of Home: Fourth highest Electricity: Second highest Mezuzah: Average 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
38 Practice (Always/Usually Do One or More of the Following: Passover Seder, Chanukah Candles, Sabbath Candles, or Kosher Home) (Jewish Households) Howard County 91% Middlesex 91% Bergen 91% Cincinnati 90% Detroit 2005 89% South Palm Beach 89% Broward 88% Chicago 88% West Palm Beach 88% Minneapolis 88% Detroit 1989 88% Miami 87% Atlanta 87% Atlantic County 87% Hartford 87% Westport 87% Tidewater 86% New Haven 85% St. Paul 85% Rhode Island 85% Detroit 2018 84% Baltimore 84% Washington 84% Pittsburgh 83% Lehigh Valley 82% New York 81% Indianapolis 80% Cleveland 80% Houston 79% Portland (ME) 79% San Antonio 79% Sarasota 78% Tucson 77% Denver 75% Jacksonville 75% Phoenix 75% St. Louis 72% Las Vegas 72% St. Petersburg 68% Omaha 68% Columbus 68% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
39 Practice (Jewish Households) All 84% Core Area 90% Non ‐ Core Area 67% West Bloomfield 90% Bloomfield ‐ Birmingham ‐ Franklin 93% Farmington 91% Southfield 97% Oak Park ‐ Huntington Woods 88% Wayne County 59% Under 35 94% 35 ‐ 49 79% 50 ‐ 64 84% 65 ‐ 74 79% 75+ 87% 65+ 82% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
40 Practice (Jewish Households) All 84% Household with Children 87% HH with Only Adult Children 85% Non ‐ Elderly Couple 95% Non ‐ Elderly Single 72% Elderly Couple 87% Elderly Single 84% Under $25,000 68% $25 ‐ $50,000 80% $50 ‐ $100,000 89% $100 ‐ $200,000 83% $200,000 and over 93% Orthodox 96% Conservative 96% Reform 92% Just Jewish 67% Humanist 62% In ‐ married 96% Conversionary 100% Intermarried 69% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
41 Practice (Jewish Households) All 84% 98% Synagogue Member Non ‐ Member 74% 96% Attended Chabad 82% Did Not Attend 95% JCC Member 83% Non ‐ Member Jewish Organization Member 99% 79% Non ‐ Member 93% To Day School To Supplemental School 82% 73% No Jewish Education 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
42 Practice (Jewish Households) 84% All To Overnight Camp 90% 82% Not to Overnight Camp Youth Group Participant 93% 75% Not Youth Group Participant Hillel/Chabad Participant 100% 88% Not Hillel/Chabad Participant Jewish Trip to Israel 99% 88% General Trip to Israel 63% Not to Israel 94% Donated to Federation 95% Asked, Did Not Donate 72% Not Asked 75% Federation Non ‐ Donor 90% Donated under $100 96% Donated $100 ‐ $500 98% Donated $500+ 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Have a Mezuzah on Front Door 43 (Jewish Households) South Palm Beach 87% Middlesex 83% West Palm Beach 83% Miami 80% Broward 78% Detroit 2005 77% Atlantic County 77% Bergen 76% Hartford 72% Detroit 2018 69% Sarasota 69% Lehigh Valley 68% San Antonio 68% Tidewater 68% St. Paul 67% Rhode Island 67% New Haven 65% Minneapolis 65% Jacksonville 64% Houston 63% Westport 62% Tucson 58% Indianapolis 57% San Diego 57% Las Vegas 55% Washington 55% Phoenix 55% St. Petersburg 52% Omaha 50% Portland (ME) 50% Seattle 41% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
44 Always/Usually Participate in a Passover Seder (Jewish Households) Bergen 85% Middlesex 83% Detroit 2005 82% Detroit 1989 82% Howard County 81% Miami 81% South Palm Beach 80% Westport 79% West Palm Beach 79% Hartford 78% Minneapolis 78% Chicago 78% Broward 78% Atlantic County 78% Washington 77% Baltimore 76% St. Paul 76% Cincinnati 76% New Haven 76% Philadelphia 76% Pittsburgh 75% Tidewater 75% Detroit 2018 74% Rhode Island 73% Boston 72% Houston 71% Lehigh Valley 70% Cleveland 70% New York 69% Sarasota 69% San Antonio 69% Indianapolis 67% San Diego 64% Jacksonville 63% Atlanta 62% Phoenix 62% Columbus 61% Tucson 61% St. Louis 60% Portland (ME) 60% Denver 57% San Francisco 55% Omaha 54% Las Vegas 50% St. Petersburg 49% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
45 Never Participate in a Passover Seder (Jewish Households) Columbus 29% St. Louis 23% St. Petersburg 22% Las Vegas 21% Atlanta 19% Denver 18% Omaha 16% San Diego 16% Jacksonville 15% New York 14% Sarasota 14% Baltimore 13% Pittsburgh 13% Tucson 13% Cleveland 12% Portland (ME) 12% Phoenix 12% Houston 11% Howard County 11% Cincinnati 11% Lehigh Valley 11% San Antonio 11% Indianapolis 10% Rhode Island 10% Tidewater 10% Detroit 2018 9% Chicago 9% Hartford 9% Detroit 1989 9% Boston 8% St. Paul 8% Westport 8% Broward 7% New Haven 7% South Palm Beach 7% West Palm Beach 7% Minneapolis 7% Washington 7% Miami 6% Middlesex 6% Detroit 2005 6% Atlantic County 6% Bergen 4% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
46 Always/Usually Light Chanukah Candles (Jewish Households) Middlesex 84% Bergen 83% Howard County 81% Boston 79% Hartford 78% Westport 78% Minneapolis 78% Chicago 78% Detroit 2005 77% Detroit 1989 77% Atlantic County 77% South Palm Beach 77% Broward 77% Tidewater 77% West Palm Beach 76% Miami 76% St. Paul 76% Rhode Island 76% Cincinnati 76% New Haven 75% Baltimore 75% Atlanta 74% Indianapolis 73% Lehigh Valley 73% Detroit 2018 71% Philadelphia 71% Pittsburgh 70% San Antonio 70% Washington 70% Portland (ME) 70% Houston 69% Cleveland 69% Jacksonville 68% New York 68% Tucson 68% San Diego 68% Denver 66% Sarasota 65% Phoenix 64% Las Vegas 64% Columbus 62% St. Petersburg 58% St. Louis 58% San Francisco 57% Omaha 55% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Never Light Chanukah Candles 47 (Jewish Households) Columbus 28% St. Louis 25% Sarasota 22% Omaha 21% New York 21% St. Petersburg 20% Las Vegas 20% Cleveland 18% Phoenix 18% Denver 17% Jacksonville 17% Pittsburgh 17% Baltimore 16% Portland (ME) 16% San Diego 16% Tucson 16% Detroit 1989 15% Westport 14% Houston 13% Lehigh Valley 13% San Antonio 13% Detroit 2005 13% South Palm Beach 13% West Palm Beach 13% Washington 13% Rhode Island 13% Tidewater 13% Hartford 13% Miami 12% Atlanta 12% Atlantic County 12% Detroit 2018 11% Howard County 11% New Haven 11% Chicago 10% Cincinnati 10% Boston 10% St. Paul 10% Indianapolis 9% Broward 9% Bergen 9% Minneapolis 8% Middlesex 7% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Always/Usually Light Sabbath Candles 48 (Jewish Households) Baltimore 36% New York 33% Bergen 32% Miami 32% Detroit 1989 32% Detroit 2005 29% Cincinnati 29% Boston 26% Minneapolis 26% Middlesex 25% Hartford 25% Pittsburgh 25% St. Paul 25% Jacksonville 24% Houston 24% Cleveland 23% Atlanta 23% Detroit 2018 22% South Palm Beach 22% Broward 22% Lehigh Valley 22% Chicago 22% Tidewater 22% Rhode Island 21% San Antonio 20% San Diego 20% New Haven 20% San Francisco 20% Washington 19% Denver 19% Indianapolis 18% Omaha 18% Howard County 18% Philadelphia 18% West Palm Beach 17% Sarasota 17% Tucson 17% Westport 17% Columbus 17% St. Louis 17% St. Petersburg 17% Phoenix 16% Atlantic County 14% Seattle 13% Portland (ME) 13% Las Vegas 11% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Never Light Sabbath Candles 49 (Jewish Households) Las Vegas 67% Sarasota 63% Portland (ME) 61% West Palm Beach 59% St. Louis 58% Atlantic County 58% Tucson 58% Seattle 58% Westport 58% Phoenix 57% St. Petersburg 56% Columbus 56% New Haven 56% Denver 56% South Palm Beach 55% San Diego 54% Tidewater 54% Rhode Island 53% Chicago 52% Washington 52% Omaha 51% Middlesex 51% Jacksonville 51% Cleveland 50% New York 50% Howard County 49% Lehigh Valley 49% San Antonio 48% Atlanta 48% Pittsburgh 48% Hartford 48% Boston 47% Broward 46% Miami 46% Indianapolis 44% Bergen 44% Houston 43% Baltimore 43% Detroit 1989 43% Minneapolis 42% Detroit 2018 41% Cincinnati 41% Detroit 2005 40% St. Paul 39% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Keep a Kosher Home 50 (Respondents) New York 32% Bergen 29% Baltimore 26% Middlesex 23% Detroit 2005 22% Miami 20% Cleveland 20% Detroit 2018 19% Cincinnati 19% Pittsburgh 19% Detroit 1989 19% Hartford 17% Rhode Island 16% Omaha 15% New Haven 15% Chicago 15% Philadelphia 15% St. Paul 14% South Palm Beach 14% Minneapolis 13% St. Louis 13% Denver 13% Atlanta 13% Indianapolis 12% Washington 12% Houston 12% Broward 12% St. Petersburg 11% Tucson 11% Columbus 11% Lehigh Valley 11% San Antonio 10% Jacksonville 10% Tidewater 10% Atlantic County 10% West Palm Beach 9% Howard County 9% Phoenix 9% San Diego 8% Boston 7% Communities shown with white bars Sarasota 6% asked about keeping a kosher home only. Westport 6% Las Vegas 5% Seattle 5% In Home Only In/Out of Home Portland (ME) 3% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
51 Keep Kosher In and Out of Home (Respondents) Bergen 18% Omaha 14% Detroit 2005 14% Detroit 2018 13% Miami 13% Middlesex 12% St. Paul 9% New Haven 8% Rhode Island 8% St. Petersburg 7% Washington 7% Indianapolis 6% Houston 6% Minneapolis 6% Tucson 6% Hartford 6% Broward 5% Columbus 5% Lehigh Valley 5% San Antonio 5% South Palm Beach 5% Jacksonville 5% Tidewater 5% Atlantic County 4% Portland (ME) 3% Las Vegas 3% West Palm Beach 3% Sarasota 3% Westport 1% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Refrain from Using Electricity on Sabbath 52 (Respondents) Bergen 12.1% Detroit 2005 9.5% Detroit 2018 8.0% Miami 7.4% Middlesex 6.1% Rhode Island 4.4% Omaha 4.1% New Haven 3.3% St. Petersburg 3.2% Houston 2.9% Washington 2.9% Hartford 2.7% Minneapolis 2.5% Broward 2.4% St. Paul 2.4% San Antonio 2.3% Lehigh Valley 2.1% South Palm Beach 2.1% Tidewater 2.1% Tucson 1.4% Portland (ME) 1.3% Las Vegas 1.3% Jacksonville 1.1% Indianapolis 0.9% Atlantic County 0.9% West Palm Beach 0.8% Sarasota 0.8% Westport 0.3% 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0%
53 Have a Christmas Tree in Home (Jewish Households) Always/Usually/Sometimes Omaha 48% Portland (ME) 48% St. Petersburg 44% Indianapolis 40% Houston 36% Las Vegas 34% Westport 31% Tidewater 30% Tucson 28% Washington 27% Rhode Island 26% Lehigh Valley 26% San Antonio 26% Detroit 2018 25% New Haven 25% St. Paul 25% Jacksonville 25% Broward 24% Atlantic County 24% Minneapolis 23% Hartford 20% Bergen 17% Sarasota 17% Detroit 2005 15% Detroit 1989 15% West Palm Beach 14% Miami 13% Middlesex 10% South Palm Beach 8% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
54 Religious Practices (Jewish Households) 86% Passover Seder 44% 77% Chanukah Candles 55% 27% Core Area Sabbath Candles Non ‐ Core Area 9% 77% Do Something to Observe Sabbath 63% 18% Seder, Chanukah, and Sabbath Candles: Christmas Tree Always/Usually 43% Observe Sabbath and Tree: Always/Usually/Sometimes 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
55 Religious Practices (Jewish Households for Mezuzah and Kosher Home, Respondents for Kosher Out of Home and Electricity) 82% Mezuzah on Front Door 37% 22% Kosher Home 11% Core Area Non ‐ Core Area 14% Kosher In/Out of Home 10% 10% Refrain from Using Electricity on Sabbath 2% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
56 Mezuzah on Front Door Passover Seder Always + Usually 100% 100% 78% 77% 76% 73% 73% 72% 71% 69% 69% 80% 80% 61% 60% 60% 40% 40% 20% 20% 0% 0% Under 35 35 ‐ 49 50 ‐ 64 65 ‐ 74 75+ Under 35 35 ‐ 49 50 ‐ 64 65 ‐ 74 75+ Chanukah Candles Christmas Tree Always + Usually + Sometimes Always + Usually 100% 100% Always + Usually 79% 76% 72% 80% 80% 64% 62% 60% 60% 40% 40% 28% 40% 26% 23% 20% 20% 5% 0% 0% Under 35 35 ‐ 49 50 ‐ 64 65 ‐ 74 75+ Under 35 35 ‐ 49 50 ‐ 64 65 ‐ 74 75+
Kosher In/Out of Home 57 Respondents 100% 100% 80% 80% 60% 60% 37% 35% 40% 40% 23% 17% 17% 14% 13% 9% 20% 8% 8% 20% 0% 0% Under 35 35 ‐ 49 50 ‐ 64 65 ‐ 74 75+ Under 35 35 ‐ 49 50 ‐ 64 65 ‐ 74 75+ Sabbath Candles Do Something to Observe Sabbath Always + Usually + Sometimes 93% Always + Usually Always + Usually 100% 100% 75% 72% 80% 68% 80% 62% 60% 60% 35% 29% 40% 40% 22% 18% 15% 20% 20% 0% 0% Under 35 35 ‐ 49 50 ‐ 64 65 ‐ 74 75+ Under 35 35 ‐ 49 50 ‐ 64 65 ‐ 74 75+
Religious Practices in Households with Children 58 (Jewish Households with Children, Respondents for Out of Home) Mezuzah on Front Door 76% Passover Seder 80% Chanukah Candles 84% Sabbath Candles 35% Do Something to Observe Sabbath 82% Kosher Home 27% Kosher In/Out of Home 22% Refrain from Using Electricity 19% Seder, Chanukah, and Sabbath Candles: Always/Usually Sabbath in Some Way and Tree: Christmas Tree 31% Always/usually/Sometimes 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
59 Religious Practices by Jewish Identification Seder, Chanukah, and Sabbath Candles: (Jewish Households) Always/Usually Sabbath in Some Way: Always/Usually/Sometimes 93% 88% Mezuzah on Front Door 78% 46% 40% 96% 91% Passover Seder 87% 45% 58% 96% 82% Chanukah Candles 79% 52% 46% Orthodox Conservative 90% 31% Reform Sabbath Candles 13% Just Jewish 10% Humanist 0% 100% 90% Do Something to Observe Sabbath 76% 54% 40% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
60 Religious Practices by Jewish Identification (Jewish Households, Respondents for Out of Home) 93% 30% Kosher Home 3% 11% 1% 89% 13% Kosher In/Out of Home 0% 8% 0% 87% 0% Refrain from Using Electricity 0% 2% Tree: 0% Always/Usually/Sometimes Orthodox 3% Conservative 5% Reform Christmas Tree 26% Just Jewish 42% Humanist 36% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
61 Religious Practices by Type of Marriage (Jewish Households, Respondents for Out of Home) 90% Mezuzah on Front Door 96% 44% 93% Passover Seder 97% 56% 86% Chanukah Candles 94% 63% 35% Sabbath Candles 35% 6% 85% Do Something to Observe Sabbath 85% 50% 28% Kosher Home 20% 5% Seder, Chanukah, and Sabbath Candles: 20% Always/Usually Kosher In/Out of Home 13% Sabbath in Some Way and Tree: 5% Always/Usually/Sometimes 15% In ‐ married (2 born Jews) Refrain from Using Electricity 11% 4% In ‐ married (1Jew ‐ by ‐ Choice) 4% Intermarried Christmas Tree 11% 77% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
62 Religious Practices by Synagogue Membership (Jewish Households, Respondents for Out of Home) 92% Mezuzah on Front Door 55% 97% Passover Seder 59% 91% Chanukah Candles 58% 40% Sabbath Candles 10% 90% Do Something to Observe Sabbath 62% 34% Kosher Home 9% 23% Kosher In/Out of Home 6% Seder, Chanukah, and Sabbath Candles: Always/Usually 15% Sabbath in Some Way and Tree: Refrain from Using Electricity Always/Usually/Sometimes 3% Synagogue Member 10% Non ‐ Member Christmas Tree 34% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
63 Religious Practices by Chabad Attendance (Jewish Households, Respondents for Out of Home) 93% Mezuzah on Front Door 66% 88% Passover Seder 72% 93% Chanukah Candles 65% 60% Sabbath Candles 14% 93% Observe Sabbath Candles or Other 67% 46% Kosher Home 13% 35% Kosher In/Out of Home 9% Seder, Chanukah, and Sabbath Candles: Always/Usually Sabbath in Some Way and Tree: 29% Refrain from Using Electricity Always/Usually/Sometimes 4% Attended Chabad 12% Did Not Attend Christmas Tree 28% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
64 Religious Practices by JCC Membership (Jewish Households, Respondents for Out of Home) 89% Mezuzah on Front Door 67% 94% Passover Seder 72% 74% Chanukah Candles 71% 26% Sabbath Candles 21% 84% Do Something to Observe Sabbath 72% 21% Kosher Home 18% 13% Kosher In/Out of Home 13% Seder, Chanukah, and Sabbath Candles: Always/Usually Sabbath in Some Way and Tree: 2% Always/Usually/Sometimes Refrain from Using Electricity 9% JCC Member 15% Non ‐ Member Christmas Tree 26% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
65 Religious Practices by Jewish Organization Membership (Jewish Households, Respondents for Out of Home) 84% Mezuzah on Front Door 66% 97% Passover Seder 68% 87% Chanukah Candles 67% 35% Sabbath Candles 16% 85% Do Something to Observe Sabbath 64% 26% Kosher Home 14% 20% Kosher In/Out of Home 9% Seder, Chanukah, and Sabbath Candles: Always/Usually 13% Sabbath in Some Way and Tree: Refrain from Using Electricity 6% Always/Usually/Sometimes Jewish Organization Member 6% Christmas Tree Non ‐ Member 29% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
66 Religious Practices by Trips to Israel (Jewish Households, Respondents for Out of Home) 91% Mezuzah on Front Door 79% 51% 98% Passover Seder 84% 49% 87% Chanukah Candles 81% 50% 25% Sabbath Candles 35% 5% 81% Do Something to Observe Sabbath 88% 52% 16% Kosher Home 30% 3% Any Adult Visited Israel on a: 9% Jewish Trip Kosher In/Out of Home 26% 1% General Trip 2% No Trip to Israel Refrain from Using Electricity 21% 1% Seder, Chanukah, and Sabbath Candles: Always/Usually 12% Sabbath in Some Way and Tree: Christmas Tree 19% Always/Usually/Sometimes 42% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
67 67 Religious Profile: Synagogue Attendance
68 Synagogue Attendance (Jewish Respondents) Never * 31% Only on High Holidays 20% Once per Month or More 23% A Few Times per Year 26% * or only for weddings/b'nai mitzvah
Synagogue Attendance 69 (Jewish Respondents Age 65 and Over) Never * 32% Only on High Holidays 17% Once per Month or More 22% A Few Times per Year 29% * or only for weddings/b'nai mitzvah
Attend Synagogue Services Once per Month or More 70 (Jewish Respondents) Pittsburgh 33% Boston 32% Cleveland 31% New York 29% Bergen 29% St. Louis 29% Tidewater 28% Detroit 2005 28% St. Paul 28% Hartford 27% Houston 27% Omaha 26% Jacksonville 26% Detroit 1989 26% San Antonio 25% Sarasota 25% New Haven 25% San Diego 24% Columbus 24% Pew 23% Detroit 2018 23% Lehigh Valley 23% Westport 23% Minneapolis 22% Washington 22% Middlesex 22% Miami 22% Philadelphia 21% Rhode Island 21% Tucson 21% Indianapolis 20% Broward 20% South Palm Beach 20% East Bay 19% Atlantic County 18% Phoenix 18% West Palm Beach 16% Portland (ME) 15% St. Petersburg 14% Las Vegas 13% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
71 Never Attend Synagogue Services (or only for weddings/b'nai mitzvah) (Jewish Respondents) Columbus 55% St. Petersburg 45% Portland (ME) 45% Las Vegas 44% St. Louis 40% San Diego 40% Philadelphia 39% Tucson 38% Phoenix 37% Omaha 35% New York 35% Indianapolis 32% Cleveland 32% New Haven 32% Sarasota 32% Detroit 1989 32% Detroit 2018 31% West Palm Beach 31% Washington 31% Jacksonville 31% Lehigh Valley 29% Atlantic County 29% Rhode Island 29% Westport 29% Broward 28% Miami 28% South Palm Beach 28% Houston 27% Hartford 27% Middlesex 25% San Antonio 25% Minneapolis 23% St. Paul 23% Pittsburgh 23% Bergen 23% Detroit 2005 22% Tidewater 21% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Synagogue Attendance by Age 72 (Jewish Respondents) * or only for weddings/b'nai mitzvah 1X/Month+ Never * 100% 80% 60% 38% 35% 34% 33% 40% 30% 24% 23% 21% 19% 19% 20% 0% Under 35 35 ‐ 49 50 ‐ 64 65 ‐ 74 75+
73 Attend Synagogue Services Once per Month or More Respondent Under Age 35 (Jewish Respondents) Cleveland 43% Detroit 2005 43% New York 41% Detroit 2018 38% Houston 36% Middlesex 35% Bergen 35% Lehigh Valley 28% Miami 27% New Haven 27% Detroit 1989 26% Columbus 25% St. Louis 24% San Antonio 24% Pittsburgh 23% Rhode Island 23% Omaha 22% East Bay 22% South Palm Beach 20% San Diego 18% Indianapolis 17% Tucson 16% Tidewater 16% Hartford 16% Westport 16% Las Vegas 13% St. Paul 12% Washington 12% Jacksonville 12% Broward 10% West Palm Beach 9% Minneapolis 8% Based on small sample sizes in some communities Phoenix 4% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
74 Attend Synagogue Services Once per Month or More Respondent Age 35 ‐ 49 (Jewish Respondents) Hartford 36% Pittsburgh 34% Jacksonville 34% New York 33% Detroit 2005 33% Bergen 33% Tidewater 33% San Antonio 32% Detroit 1989 30% New Haven 29% San Diego 29% Houston 28% Westport 28% St. Paul 28% Washington 28% Miami 27% Atlantic County 27% Cleveland 26% Omaha 25% Middlesex 25% Detroit 2018 24% Lehigh Valley 24% Columbus 24% St. Louis 24% South Palm Beach 24% Tucson 24% Phoenix 24% Rhode Island 23% East Bay 23% Minneapolis 22% Portland (ME) 21% Indianapolis 20% Broward 18% Sarasota 18% West Palm Beach 16% Las Vegas 11% St. Petersburg 10% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
75 Attend Synagogue Services Once per Month or More Respondent Age 50 ‐ 64 (Jewish Respondents) St. Paul 35% Pittsburgh 33% Cleveland 32% Omaha 31% St. Louis 29% New York 29% Detroit 2005 27% Hartford 26% San Antonio 25% Sarasota 25% Tidewater 25% Houston 23% New Haven 23% Washington 23% Bergen 23% Miami 22% Columbus 22% Lehigh Valley 22% Jacksonville 21% Westport 21% Detroit 1989 21% Indianapolis 20% Middlesex 20% Detroit 2018 19% Minneapolis 19% Rhode Island 18% Tucson 18% Broward 17% East Bay 17% Phoenix 17% South Palm Beach 15% West Palm Beach 15% Portland (ME) 14% San Diego 13% St. Petersburg 12% Las Vegas 11% Atlantic County 10% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
76 Attend Synagogue Services Once per Month or More Respondent Age 65 ‐ 74 (Jewish Respondents) Tidewater 35% Pittsburgh 32% Detroit 2005 31% Sarasota 31% Jacksonville 30% Houston 29% St. Louis 29% Indianapolis 28% Cleveland 27% St. Paul 27% Tucson 27% Lehigh Valley 26% Minneapolis 26% Washington 26% Phoenix 26% Bergen 26% Detroit 2018 23% Hartford 23% Broward 22% Columbus 21% New York 21% New Haven 21% San Antonio 21% Rhode Island 21% Miami 20% Omaha 19% Middlesex 18% Portland (ME) 18% South Palm Beach 18% San Diego 18% West Palm Beach 16% Atlantic County 16% Detroit 1989 16% St. Petersburg 15% East Bay 15% Las Vegas 14% Westport 12% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
77 Attend Synagogue Services Once per Month or More Respondent Age 75 and Over (Jewish Respondents) St. Louis 47% Pittsburgh 39% Tidewater 36% Omaha 33% Jacksonville 33% Westport 33% Detroit 1989 33% Indianapolis 29% Cleveland 29% St. Paul 29% Bergen 29% Houston 28% Columbus 28% Minneapolis 28% Broward 27% Hartford 27% New York 26% Atlantic County 26% New Haven 25% San Antonio 25% Sarasota 25% Tucson 23% San Diego 22% Rhode Island 22% Detroit 2018 21% Middlesex 21% South Palm Beach 21% St. Petersburg 20% Detroit 2005 20% Washington 20% Lehigh Valley 18% West Palm Beach 18% Phoenix 18% Miami 17% Las Vegas 16% East Bay 13% Portland (ME) 13% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
78 Attend Synagogue Services Once per Month or More Respondent Age 65 and Over (Jewish Respondents) St. Louis 38% Pittsburgh 36% Tidewater 36% Jacksonville 32% St. Paul 29% Indianapolis 28% Houston 28% Cleveland 28% Minneapolis 28% Bergen 27% Sarasota 27% Broward 25% Hartford 25% Omaha 24% Columbus 24% New York 24% Detroit 2005 24% Tucson 24% New Haven 23% San Antonio 23% Detroit 1989 23% Detroit 2018 22% Washington 22% Lehigh Valley 21% Atlantic County 21% Phoenix 21% Rhode Island 21% Westport 21% Middlesex 20% South Palm Beach 20% San Diego 20% Miami 18% St. Petersburg 17% West Palm Beach 17% East Bay 15% Portland (ME) 15% Las Vegas 15% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Attend Services Once per Month or More 79 (Jewish Respondents) All 23% Core Area 28% Non ‐ Core Area 12% West Bloomfield 28% Bloomfield ‐ Birmingham ‐ Franklin 19% Farmington 25% Southfield 56% Oak Park ‐ Huntington Woods 32% Wayne County 22% 0 ‐ 9 Years in Detroit 50% 10 ‐ 9 Years 38% 20+ Years 20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
80 Attend Services Once per Month or More (Jewish Respondents) All 23% Under 35 38% 35 ‐ 49 24% 50 ‐ 64 19% 65 ‐ 74 23% 75+ 21% 65+ 22% Male 24% Female 23% Household with Children 32% HH with Only Adult Children 15% Non ‐ Elderly Couple 22% Non ‐ Elderly Single 14% Elderly Couple 30% Elderly Single 20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
81 Attend Services Once per Month or More (Jewish Respondents) All 23% Under $25,000 19% $25 ‐ $50,000 28% $50 ‐ $100,000 28% $100 ‐ $200,000 24% $200,000 and over 23% Orthodox 79% Conservative 29% Reform 19% Just Jewish 10% Humanist 16% In ‐ married 32% Conversionary 29% Intermarried 9% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
82 Attend Services Once per Month or More (Jewish Respondents) All 23% Synagogue Member 46% Non ‐ Member 8% Attended Chabad 50% Did Not Attend 19% JCC Member 37% Non ‐ Member 22% Jewish Organization Member 45% Non ‐ Member 18% To Day School 39% To Supplemental School 22% No Jewish Education 12% To Overnight Camp 27% Not to Overnight Camp 19% Youth Group Participant 27% Not Youth Group Participant 22% Hillel/Chabad Participant 49% Not Hillel/Chabad Participant 21% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
83 Attend Services Once per Month or More (Jewish Respondents) All 23% Jewish Trip to Israel 31% General Trip to Israel 30% Not to Israel 6% Donated to Federation 35% Asked, Did Not Donate 29% Not Asked 11% Federation Non ‐ Donor 14% Donated under $100 38% Donated $100 ‐ $500 35% Donated $500+ 33% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Never Attend Services 84 (or only for weddings/b'nai mitzvah) (Jewish Respondents) All 31% Core Area 22% Non ‐ Core Area 54% West Bloomfield 19% Bloomfield ‐ Birmingham ‐ Franklin 22% Farmington 24% Southfield 15% Oak Park ‐ Huntington Woods 29% Wayne County 63% 0 ‐ 9 Years in Detroit 22% 10 ‐ 9 Years 18% 20+ Years 33% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Never Attend Services 85 (or only for weddings/b'nai mitzvah) (Jewish Respondents) All 31% Under 35 19% 35 ‐ 49 34% 50 ‐ 64 33% 65 ‐ 74 30% 75+ 35% 65+ 32% Male 32% Female 30% Household with Children 23% HH with Only Adult Children 29% Non ‐ Elderly Couple 23% Non ‐ Elderly Single 47% Elderly Couple 31% Elderly Single 29% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Never Attend Services 86 (or only for weddings/b'nai mitzvah) (Jewish Respondents) All 31% Under $25,000 50% $25 ‐ $50,000 41% $50 ‐ $100,000 32% $100 ‐ $200,000 22% $200,000 and over 23% Orthodox 2% Conservative 17% Reform 22% Just Jewish 57% Humanist 39% In ‐ married 15% Conversionary 24% Intermarried 48% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
87 Never Attend Services (or only for weddings/b'nai mitzvah) (Jewish Respondents) All 31% Synagogue Member 2% Non ‐ Member 50% Attended Chabad 9% Did Not Attend 36% JCC Member 17% Non ‐ Member 32% Jewish Organization Member 8% Non ‐ Member 40% To Day School 5% To Supplemental School 32% No Jewish Education 41% To Overnight Camp 21% Not to Overnight Camp 35% Youth Group Participant 13% Not Youth Group Participant 41% Hillel/Chabad Participant 3% Not Hillel/Chabad Participant 24% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Never Attend Services 88 (or only for weddings/b'nai mitzvah) (Jewish Respondents) All 31% Jewish Trip to Israel 10% General Trip to Israel 14% Not to Israel 62% Donated to Federation 16% Asked, Did Not Donate 26% Not Asked 45% Federation Non ‐ Donor 43% Donated under $100 17% Donated $100 ‐ $500 17% Donated $500+ 13% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
89 89 Types of Marriage
90 Types of Marriage (Married Couples in Jewish Households) In ‐ married (2 Born/Raised Jews) 62% Intermarried In ‐ married 30% (1 is Jew ‐ by ‐ Choice) 9%
91 Types of Marriage (Married Couples Age 65 and Over) In ‐ married (2 Born/Raised Jews) 74% Intermarried 19% Conversionary In ‐ married 7%
92 Types of Marriage by Synagogue Membership (Married Couples) Intermarried 12% In ‐ married Conversionary Intermarried 11% 46% In ‐ married Conversionary 7% In ‐ married (2 Born/Raised Jews) In ‐ married 77% (2 Born/Raised Jews) 47% Synagogue Member Non ‐ Member
93 Types of Marriage by Chabad Attendance (Married Couples) Intermarried Intermarried 17% In ‐ married 35% Conversionary In ‐ married 13% Conversionary 4% In ‐ married In ‐ married (2 Born/Raised Jews) (2 Born/Raised Jews) 70% 61% Attended Chabad Did Not Attend
94 Types of Marriage by JCC Membership (Married Couples) Intermarried In ‐ married Intermarried 15% Conversionary 31% 5% In ‐ married Conversionary 9% In ‐ married (2 Born/Raised Jews) In ‐ married (2 Born/Raised Jews) 80% 60% JCC Member Non ‐ Member
95 Types of Marriage by Jewish Organization Membership (Married Couples) Intermarried In ‐ married 12% Conversionary Intermarried 3% 35% In ‐ married Conversionary 10% In ‐ married (2 Born/Raised Jews) In ‐ married 85% (2 Born/Raised Jews) 55% Jewish Organization Member Non ‐ Member
Intermarriage 96 (Couples Intermarriage Rate) East Bay 61% Pew 61% Portland (ME) 61% Omaha 58% St. Petersburg 56% Indianapolis 55% Seattle 55% San Francisco 55% Denver 53% Columbus 52% Atlanta 50% Las Vegas 48% St. Louis 48% Tucson 46% Boston 46% San Diego 44% Jacksonville 44% Tidewater 43% Washington 41% Phoenix 40% Houston 39% St. Paul 39% Cleveland 38% San Antonio 37% Pittsburgh 36% Lehigh Valley 36% Cincinnati 34% Rhode Island 34% New Haven 34% Chicago 33% Minneapolis 33% Westport 33% Detroit 2018 30% Howard County 29% Philadelphia 28% Atlantic County 26% Broward 23% Hartford 23% New York 22% Baltimore 20% Sarasota 20% Bergen 17% Miami 16% Detroit 2005 16% West Palm Beach 16% Detroit 1989 15% Middlesex 14% South Palm Beach 9% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Couples Conversion Rate 97 (Married Couples) Howard County 40% Miami 37% Detroit 2005 33% Detroit 1989 32% Baltimore 31% Omaha 28% Broward 28% Cincinnati 27% Pittsburgh 27% Hartford 27% San Antonio 25% South Palm Beach 24% St. Paul 24% Detroit 2018 23% New York 23% Chicago 23% Bergen 23% West Palm Beach 22% Tidewater 22% Denver 21% Lehigh Valley 21% Houston 20% Minneapolis 20% San Diego 20% Jacksonville 20% Atlantic County 19% St. Petersburg 18% Phoenix 18% Rhode Island 18% Indianapolis 17% Atlanta 17% Sarasota 17% New Haven 16% Westport 16% Tucson 15% Seattle 15% Middlesex 14% Washington 13% Las Vegas 12% Portland (ME) 9% Boston 9% San Francisco 8% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
98 Types of Marriage by Age of Head of Household (Married Couples) 100% 2 Born/Raised Jews 1 is Jew ‐ by ‐ Choice Intermarried In ‐ married 86% 80% 75% 68% 59% 60% 45% 44% 40% 32% 24% 19% 20% 11% 10% 10% 8% 7% 4% 0% Under 35 35 ‐ 49 50 ‐ 64 65 ‐ 74 75+
99 Intermarriage Head of Household Under Age 35 (Couples Intermarriage Rate) Tidewater 93% East Bay 78% Denver 70% St. Louis 66% Atlanta 62% Indianapolis 60% Pittsburgh 59% Lehigh Valley 56% Washington 53% Minneapolis 52% San Diego 51% Westport 50% St. Paul 48% Jacksonville 44% Tucson 44% Hartford 43% Cincinnati 42% South Palm Beach 42% West Palm Beach 42% Rhode Island 40% Phoenix 34% San Antonio 33% Las Vegas 33% Detroit 1989 31% Middlesex 26% Bergen 25% Chicago 24% Detroit 2005 22% Houston 20% Detroit 2018 19% Miami 19% Baltimore 15% Based on small sample sizes in some communities New York 14% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Intermarriage 100 Head of Household Age 35 ‐ 49 (Couples Intermarriage Rate) Columbus 76% Las Vegas 71% St. Petersburg 68% East Bay 67% Portland (ME) 65% Tucson 63% Denver 62% Indianapolis 60% Omaha 60% St. Louis 60% Phoenix 60% San Diego 59% Sarasota 55% Chicago 54% Atlanta 51% St. Paul 51% Jacksonville 51% Houston 50% Washington 49% Pittsburgh 48% Rhode Island 48% Cincinnati 45% West Palm Beach 45% New Haven 45% Detroit 2018 44% Minneapolis 43% Cleveland 42% Lehigh Valley 41% Atlantic County 41% Tidewater 37% San Antonio 35% Westport 32% Broward 31% New York 29% Hartford 29% Howard County 29% Middlesex 27% South Palm Beach 26% Baltimore 26% Miami 25% Bergen 24% Detroit 2005 18% Detroit 1989 17% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
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