Tagged Pew study

Pew survey: 57% of U.S. Jews eat pork and Torah study more popular

The percentage of Jews who said religion is important to them rose from 31 to 35 percent since 2007, the Pew Research Center found. (Shutterstock)
November 4, 2015 / Uriel Heilman, JTA

NEW YORK (JTA) — Do you experience feelings of peace and well-being at least once a week? Did God write the Torah? Do you eat bacon? If these questions seem a little personal, don’t fret. They’re all part of a new Pew Research Center survey on American religion released… Read more »

Amid negative trends in Pew study, many Jewish funders see validation
October 10, 2013 / Uriel Heilman, JTA

If you’re pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into Jewish identity building, what do you do when a survey comes along showing that the number of U.S. Jews engaging with Jewish life and religion is plummeting? That’s the question facing major funders of American Jewish life following the release… Read more »