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The “Surge” 2 Years In – How Are We Doing?

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Join Mimi Kravetz, Chief Impact & Growth Officer, JFNA, as she discusses engagement in Jewish communities. October 7th and concomitant Antisemitism produced an unprecedented surge of interest in Jewish life. 43% of the Jewish community across all levels of previous involvement were seeking to or engaging more in Jewish life. This included those who had been completely unengaged in Jewish life, as well as those deeply embedded in it who were showing up even more. Of those who were not very engaged before 10/7 and are surging now:

 

  • 28% feel part of a community today
  • 16% are becoming part of a Jewish community now
  • 26% have attended events but are still seeking a Jewish community that is right for them

 

Seventy-three percent of those in the Surge expressed a desire to learn. They said they didn’t only want to better understand current events in Israel and the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict, but also wanted to increase their Jewish knowledge to gain a deeper connection to the community and understand their identity.

 

Where are the best practices? What can we learn from this latest study?

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