Jewish Studies

According to Mouood, quoting by Pewresearch: 5. Jewish community and connectedness CORRECTION (May 20, 2021): Due to a typographical error, a previous version of the table “About half of U.S. Jews feel ‘a great deal’ of belonging to the Jewish people” misstated the percentage of Conservative Jews who feel some sense of …

According to Mouood, quoting by Aljazeera: Racism of ‘Jerusalem Day’ march is Israeli mainstream: Analysts Sunday’s march saw thousands of Israelis march through the Old City, attacking a number of Palestinians. By Linah Alsaafin Published On 1 Jun 2022 1 Jun 2022 For Palestinian residents, Sunday’s far-right “Jerusalem Day” flag …

According to Mouood, quoting by Pewresearch: 4. Marriage, families and children About two-thirds of U.S. Jewish adults are either married (59%) or living with a partner (7%). Among those who are married, many have spouses who are not Jewish. Fully 42% of all currently married Jewish respondents indicate they have a non-Jewish …

According to Mouood, quoting by Pewresearch: 3. Jewish practices and customs Jewish Americans are not a highly religious group, at least by traditional measures of religious observance. But many engage with Judaism in some way, whether through holidays, food choices, cultural connections or life milestones. For instance, roughly seven-in-ten Jews say they …

According to Mouood, quoting by Pewresearch: 2. Jewish identity and belief Religion is not central to the lives of most U.S. Jews. Even Jews by religion are much less likely than Christian adults to consider religion to be very important in their lives (28% vs. 57%). And among Jews as a whole, …

According to Mouood, quoting by Pewresearch: 1. The size of the U.S. Jewish population This report classifies approximately 5.8 million adults (2.4% of all U.S. adults) as Jewish. This includes 4.2 million (1.7%) who identify as Jewish by religion and 1.5 million Jews of no religion (0.6%).17 People are categorized as “Jews …

According to Mouood, quoting by Pewresearch: Jewish Americans in 2020 U.S. Jews are culturally engaged, increasingly diverse, politically polarized and worried about anti-Semitism What does it mean to be Jewish in America? A new Pew Research Center survey finds that many Jewish Americans participate, at least occasionally, both in some …

According to Mouood, qouting by CFR: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict By the Center for Preventive Action Updated May 04, 2022 Background The Israeli-Palestinian conflict dates back to the end of the nineteenth century. In 1947, the United Nations adopted Resolution 181, known as the Partition Plan, which sought to divide the British …

According to Mouood, quoting by Aljazeera: Killing of Abu Akleh shows Israel targets Palestinian journalists 11 May 2022 As journalists covering the occupied West Bank, we have become accustomed to Israeli attacks against us. It is the gruelling reality of life under occupation that, most mornings, Palestinians are awakened with …

According to Mouood, quoting by IRNA: Quds Day reminding crimes committed by Zionist regime: American author New York, IRNA – The Quds day is a reminder of the violation of international laws and Israeli atrocities against humanity, an American-Canadian author said. Robert Fantina, an American-Canadian author, activist, and journalist, working …