{"id":72153,"date":"2016-09-27T18:05:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T23:05:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-01T16:38:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:38:00","slug":"american-and-israeli-jews-twin-portraits-from-pew-research-center-surveys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2016\/09\/27\/american-and-israeli-jews-twin-portraits-from-pew-research-center-surveys\/","title":{"rendered":"American and Israeli Jews: Twin Portraits From Pew Research Center Surveys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:552px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/03\/israel-essay-header-1.mp4\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background 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data-wp-bind--href=\"context.chapter.url\" data-wp-text=\"context.chapter.label\">American and Israeli Jews: Twin Portraits From Pew Research Center Surveys<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table-of-contents__list sections\" data-wp-hidden=\"callbacks.hasSections\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<template data-wp-each--section=\"context.chapter.sections\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table-of-contents__list-item\" data-wp-class--is-active=\"state.isActive\" data-wp-watch--for-current-section=\"callbacks.watchForCurrentSection\">\n\t\t\t\t<a data-wp-bind--href=\"context.section.url\" data-wp-text=\"context.section.label\" data-wp-on--click=\"callbacks.scrollSmoothly\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/template>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/ol><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">If you are Jewish, odds are that you live in Israel or the United States. Four out of&nbsp;every five Jews in the world live in these two countries, with approximately 6 million Jews&nbsp;in each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;differing-perspectives&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"differing-perspectives\">Differing perspectives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center has surveyed Jewish adults in both places, and has found&nbsp;deep bonds&nbsp;between them. Nevertheless, their experiences and perspectives are very different.&nbsp;For instance, we asked <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2016\/03\/08\/israels-religiously-divided-society\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jews in Israel<\/a> to describe, in their own words, the biggest long-term problem facing their country. They were as likely to cite economic&nbsp;concerns (such as Israel\u2019s high cost of living, or a shortage of affordable housing in Tel&nbsp;Aviv and other cities) as they were to mention military or national security issues (such as&nbsp;terror attacks or Iran\u2019s nuclear program).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e2d3c8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e2d3c8;\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/IsraelEssay_static_problem640px.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26232 not-transparent\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignleft is-style-300-wide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"is-style-video wp-block-prc-block-dialog\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;78aaeb77-fc3f-4a15-9872-292107d41bb6&quot;}\" data-wp-key=\"78aaeb77-fc3f-4a15-9872-292107d41bb6\">\n<button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-trigger\" id=\"dialog-trigger-1\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"78aaeb77-fc3f-4a15-9872-292107d41bb6\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClickOpen\" type=\"button\">\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-sub-header\" id=\"click-to-play-video\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Click to play video<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f4f3f2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f4f3f2;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/SCohen-1-00.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26144 not-transparent\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>In many respects, Israel is a red state and American Jews are a blue country.<\/p><cite>Steven M. Cohen<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n<\/button>\n\n<dialog data-wp-init--videoSupport=\"callbacks.onVideoInit\" data-wp-watch--on-close-stop-video=\"callbacks.onCloseStopVideo\" data-wp-watch--on-open-start-video=\"callbacks.onOpenStartVideo\" data-wp-watch--on-open-watch-animation-end=\"callbacks.onAnimationEnd\" style=\"--wp--style--dialog-animation-duration: 500ms\" class=\"is-size-medium is-animation-fade wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element is-layout-flow wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element-is-layout-flow\" id=\"78aaeb77-fc3f-4a15-9872-292107d41bb6\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"dialog-heading-2\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.onInit\" data-wp-class--is-closing=\"state.isClosing\" data-wp-on--click=\"callbacks.onBackdropClick\" data-wp-on-document--keydown=\"callbacks.onESCKey\" data-wp-watch--on-dialog-open=\"callbacks.onOpen\" data-wp-watch--on-dialog-close=\"callbacks.onClose\"><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element__close-button\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClickClose\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close dialog\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-xmark\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-xmark\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/button><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element__inner\"><h2 id=\"dialog-heading-2\" class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/WdhRPuOF?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;persistVolume=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n<\/div><\/dialog>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet when <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2013\/10\/01\/jewish-american-beliefs-attitudes-culture-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Jews <\/a>were asked to name Israel\u2019s biggest long-term problem, fully&nbsp;two-thirds cited a military or security issue, and hardly any (1%) mentioned economic&nbsp;difficulties \u2013 which suggests that many Jews in the United States either don\u2019t know much&nbsp;about Israelis\u2019 day-to-day economic challenges or don\u2019t worry much about them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israeli Jews aren\u2019t simply Pollyannaish about their security problems. In fact, Jews in&nbsp;Israel are much less optimistic than Jews in the United States about the prospects for a&nbsp;two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Fewer than half of Israeli Jews (43%)&nbsp;polled in 2014 and 2015 said they believe \u201ca way can be found for Israel and an independent&nbsp;Palestinian state to coexist peacefully with each other,\u201d compared with a clear majority of&nbsp;American Jews (61%) polled on the same question in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/IsraelEssay_static_security640px.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26233\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like Jews in the United States, <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2016\/03\/08\/israels-religiously-divided-society\/\">Jews in Israel are deeply divided<\/a> over settlement&nbsp;construction in the West Bank, which Palestinians view as an obstacle to peace. Overall,&nbsp;however, Israeli Jews lean toward the position that settlements help Israel\u2019s security, while&nbsp;a plurality of American Jews think settlements hurt Israel\u2019s own security. Younger&nbsp;American Jews are especially likely to question whether Israel\u2019s government is sincerely&nbsp;seeking peace and to say the United States gives \u201ctoo much\u201d support to Israel, leading&nbsp;some commentators to suggest that the two Jewish communities may be drifting apart.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-style-video wp-block-prc-block-dialog\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;ad942551-22e9-4326-be36-a5d26de4850b&quot;}\" data-wp-key=\"ad942551-22e9-4326-be36-a5d26de4850b\">\n<button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-trigger\" id=\"dialog-trigger-3\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"ad942551-22e9-4326-be36-a5d26de4850b\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClickOpen\" type=\"button\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:839px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ede6e2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ede6e2;\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-26127 not-transparent\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/YKHalevi-00.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-white-color has-text-color has-h-1-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.3\"><blockquote><p>Israelis live in the least hospitable region on the planet, not only for Jews, for everybody. And American Jews live in the most welcoming society, the most hospitable society that Jews have ever known in 4,000 years.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/button>\n\n<dialog data-wp-init--videoSupport=\"callbacks.onVideoInit\" data-wp-watch--on-close-stop-video=\"callbacks.onCloseStopVideo\" data-wp-watch--on-open-start-video=\"callbacks.onOpenStartVideo\" data-wp-watch--on-open-watch-animation-end=\"callbacks.onAnimationEnd\" style=\"--wp--style--dialog-animation-duration: 500ms\" class=\"is-size-medium is-animation-fade wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element is-layout-flow wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element-is-layout-flow\" id=\"ad942551-22e9-4326-be36-a5d26de4850b\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"dialog-heading-4\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.onInit\" data-wp-class--is-closing=\"state.isClosing\" data-wp-on--click=\"callbacks.onBackdropClick\" data-wp-on-document--keydown=\"callbacks.onESCKey\" data-wp-watch--on-dialog-open=\"callbacks.onOpen\" data-wp-watch--on-dialog-close=\"callbacks.onClose\"><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element__close-button\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClickClose\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close dialog\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-xmark\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-xmark\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/button><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element__inner\"><h2 id=\"dialog-heading-4\" class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/st9Co97f?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;persistVolume=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n<\/div><\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clearly, Jews face a different constellation of political and economic issues in Israel than&nbsp;they do in the United States. But it\u2019s interesting to note that on the Israeli political&nbsp;spectrum, most Jews place themselves in the center or on the right, while on the American&nbsp;spectrum, most Jews identify with the center or the political left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/IsraelEssay_static_ideology640px.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26231\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;minority-and-majority&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"minority-and-majority\">Minority and majority<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"dropcap\">T<\/span>hese broad ideological differences may be connected to the very different social contexts&nbsp;in which Israeli and U.S. Jews live.&nbsp;American Jews are a highly educated and, on the whole, warmly regarded religious&nbsp;minority in a very large, Christian-majority country. Jews represent about 2% of the U.S.&nbsp;adult population of roughly 300 million people. Only about one-third of American Jews&nbsp;say that either \u201call\u201d (5%) or \u201cmost\u201d (27%) of their close friends are Jewish. A substantial proportion (44%) of&nbsp;U.S. Jews who are married say their spouse is not Jewish \u2013 including a majority of&nbsp;those who have gotten married since 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/09\/IsraelUS-numberfix2.gif?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26602\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By contrast, Jews make up about 80% of Israel\u2019s adult population of 8 million. The vast majority&nbsp;of Israeli Jews say that either all (67%) or most (31%) of their close friends are Jewish, and&nbsp;nearly all married Jews in Israel have Jewish spouses. There\u2019s also very little conversion&nbsp;between major religious groups in Israel, while in the United States, religious switching is&nbsp;remarkably common, including many U.S. adults who have drifted away from organized&nbsp;religion altogether.&nbsp;In our 2013 survey, one out of every five Jewish Americans said they do not identify with&nbsp;any religion, even though they also said they had at least one Jewish parent or were raised&nbsp;Jewish, and they consider themselves Jewish in other ways aside from religion (such as&nbsp;culturally or ethnically). In Israel, by contrast, nearly all Jews say their religion is Judaism.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-style-video wp-block-prc-block-dialog\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;60cc7d2d-519b-49e0-860b-e2523dcfc6f9&quot;}\" data-wp-key=\"60cc7d2d-519b-49e0-860b-e2523dcfc6f9\">\n<button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-trigger\" id=\"dialog-trigger-5\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"60cc7d2d-519b-49e0-860b-e2523dcfc6f9\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClickOpen\" type=\"button\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:814px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-26112\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/SCohen-00.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-white-color has-text-color has-h-1-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><blockquote><p>American Jews like to think of Israel as an extension of&nbsp;themselves. They think, \u2018I\u2019m an American Jew, they\u2019re Jews, they\u2019re just like me.\u2019 But \u2026 Jews are living in two worlds.<\/p><cite>Steven M. Cohen<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/button>\n\n<dialog data-wp-init--videoSupport=\"callbacks.onVideoInit\" data-wp-watch--on-close-stop-video=\"callbacks.onCloseStopVideo\" data-wp-watch--on-open-start-video=\"callbacks.onOpenStartVideo\" data-wp-watch--on-open-watch-animation-end=\"callbacks.onAnimationEnd\" style=\"--wp--style--dialog-animation-duration: 500ms\" class=\"is-size-medium is-animation-fade wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element is-layout-flow wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element-is-layout-flow\" id=\"60cc7d2d-519b-49e0-860b-e2523dcfc6f9\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"dialog-heading-6\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.onInit\" data-wp-class--is-closing=\"state.isClosing\" data-wp-on--click=\"callbacks.onBackdropClick\" data-wp-on-document--keydown=\"callbacks.onESCKey\" data-wp-watch--on-dialog-open=\"callbacks.onOpen\" data-wp-watch--on-dialog-close=\"callbacks.onClose\"><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element__close-button\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClickClose\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close dialog\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-xmark\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-xmark\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/button><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element__inner\"><h2 id=\"dialog-heading-6\" class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/N1rInDcK?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;persistVolume=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n<\/div><\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;jewish-identity-in-israel&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"jewish-identity-in-israel\">Jewish identity in Israel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"dropcap\">O<\/span>f course, not all Israeli Jews are religiously observant. Nor are they unchanging in their&nbsp;religious identity. Indeed, there is a fair amount of movement among different categories&nbsp;of Jews in Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some Israeli Jews are raised in a largely secular environment but choose to follow Jewish&nbsp;religious law (halakha) later in life. Such a person is known in Hebrew as a \u201cbaal teshuva,\u201d&nbsp;or \u201cone who returns.\u201d But more Israeli Jews move in the other direction: They were raised&nbsp;in religious families but embrace a more secular lifestyle as adults. They are sometimes&nbsp;called \u201cdatlash,\u201d short for \u201cdati le\u2019she\u2019avar\u201d (which translates as \u201cformerly religious\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most American Jews are part of organized Jewish denominations or \u201cstreams,\u201d which&nbsp;include the relatively large Reform and Conservative movements as well as Orthodox&nbsp;Judaism. In Israel, only about 5% of Jews identify as either Reform or Conservative.&nbsp;Instead, Jews in Israel generally place themselves into one of four informal categories of&nbsp;Jewish religious identity. These labels \u2013 Haredi (ultra-Orthodox), Dati (religious), Masorti&nbsp;(traditional) and Hiloni (secular) \u2013 are not connected to formal Jewish organizations or&nbsp;denominations, but instead are loose identity groups (similar, for example, to an American&nbsp;Christian calling herself an \u201cevangelical\u201d rather than a \u201cSouthern Baptist\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img data-dominant-color=\"efeeea\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #efeeea;\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/IsraelEssay_static_identify640px.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26230 not-transparent\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-style-video wp-block-prc-block-dialog\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;db1d9cda-804d-4706-8e5e-bd9c6dba7ba5&quot;}\" data-wp-key=\"db1d9cda-804d-4706-8e5e-bd9c6dba7ba5\">\n<button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-trigger\" id=\"dialog-trigger-7\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"db1d9cda-804d-4706-8e5e-bd9c6dba7ba5\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClickOpen\" type=\"button\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:731px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e5e3e4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5e3e4;\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-26133 not-transparent\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/Shula-00.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-white-color has-text-color has-h-1-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.3\"><blockquote><p>I was dumbfounded because I just learned in history of the American Jews that they have Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, but I never saw anything like it and I felt like it came out of the book.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/button>\n\n<dialog data-wp-init--videoSupport=\"callbacks.onVideoInit\" data-wp-watch--on-close-stop-video=\"callbacks.onCloseStopVideo\" data-wp-watch--on-open-start-video=\"callbacks.onOpenStartVideo\" data-wp-watch--on-open-watch-animation-end=\"callbacks.onAnimationEnd\" style=\"--wp--style--dialog-animation-duration: 500ms\" class=\"is-size-medium is-animation-fade wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element is-layout-flow wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element-is-layout-flow\" id=\"db1d9cda-804d-4706-8e5e-bd9c6dba7ba5\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"dialog-heading-8\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.onInit\" data-wp-class--is-closing=\"state.isClosing\" data-wp-on--click=\"callbacks.onBackdropClick\" data-wp-on-document--keydown=\"callbacks.onESCKey\" data-wp-watch--on-dialog-open=\"callbacks.onOpen\" data-wp-watch--on-dialog-close=\"callbacks.onClose\"><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element__close-button\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClickClose\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close dialog\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-xmark\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; 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height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-xmark\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/button><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element__inner\"><h2 id=\"dialog-heading-16\" class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/kcIGlBJK?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;persistVolume=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n<\/div><\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Self-described secular Jews, or Hilonim, make up about half of all Israeli Jews. Many are&nbsp;indeed firmly secular \u2013 a majority of Hilonim say they never pray or go to synagogue, and 44%&nbsp;say they do not believe in God. But, nonetheless, many Hilonim take part in&nbsp;Jewish rituals that are now deeply embedded in Israeli culture. For instance, nearly&nbsp;nine-in-ten (87%) say they attended or held a Seder last Passover. About a third of Israeli&nbsp;secular Jews say they keep kosher at home, and a similar share (30%) fasted all day last&nbsp;Yom Kippur.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-style-video wp-block-prc-block-dialog\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6e1e0298-e8ed-4261-8cc3-e3c005acd342&quot;}\" data-wp-key=\"6e1e0298-e8ed-4261-8cc3-e3c005acd342\">\n<button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-trigger\" id=\"dialog-trigger-17\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"6e1e0298-e8ed-4261-8cc3-e3c005acd342\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClickOpen\" type=\"button\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile alignnone\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f3f0ef\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f3f0ef;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/Yaron-00.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26135 size-full not-transparent\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Here [in Israel] it was very, you know, it was a dichotomy \u2013 either you\u2019re observant or you\u2019re secular.<\/p><cite>Yaron<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<\/button>\n\n<dialog data-wp-init--videoSupport=\"callbacks.onVideoInit\" data-wp-watch--on-close-stop-video=\"callbacks.onCloseStopVideo\" data-wp-watch--on-open-start-video=\"callbacks.onOpenStartVideo\" data-wp-watch--on-open-watch-animation-end=\"callbacks.onAnimationEnd\" style=\"--wp--style--dialog-animation-duration: 500ms\" class=\"is-size-medium is-animation-fade wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element is-layout-flow wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element-is-layout-flow\" id=\"6e1e0298-e8ed-4261-8cc3-e3c005acd342\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"dialog-heading-18\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.onInit\" data-wp-class--is-closing=\"state.isClosing\" data-wp-on--click=\"callbacks.onBackdropClick\" data-wp-on-document--keydown=\"callbacks.onESCKey\" data-wp-watch--on-dialog-open=\"callbacks.onOpen\" data-wp-watch--on-dialog-close=\"callbacks.onClose\"><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element__close-button\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClickClose\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close dialog\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-xmark\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-xmark\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/button><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element__inner\"><h2 id=\"dialog-heading-18\" class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/Rdu9xojD?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;persistVolume=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n<\/div><\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Masortim (traditional Jews) are, religiously speaking, the middle ground of Israeli&nbsp;society \u2013 on average, they are not as observant of Jewish law as Orthodox Jews, but they&nbsp;are not as secular as Hilonim. They also appear to be shrinking as a share of Israeli Jews,&nbsp;which suggests some religious polarization may be taking place over time (meaning people&nbsp;are more clustered at each end of the religious spectrum, with fewer in the middle).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-style-video wp-block-prc-block-dialog\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;50c76bcd-b316-445a-9aac-d86ca316ec38&quot;}\" data-wp-key=\"50c76bcd-b316-445a-9aac-d86ca316ec38\">\n<button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-trigger\" id=\"dialog-trigger-19\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"50c76bcd-b316-445a-9aac-d86ca316ec38\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClickOpen\" type=\"button\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-large-font-size\"><blockquote><p>In America, I just felt that Judaism was, you know, people were living their life and then there was a little bit of Jewish interest, and that was not a total interest.<\/p><cite>Shula<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e5e3e4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5e3e4;\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/Shula-00.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26133 size-full not-transparent\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<\/button>\n\n<dialog data-wp-init--videoSupport=\"callbacks.onVideoInit\" data-wp-watch--on-close-stop-video=\"callbacks.onCloseStopVideo\" data-wp-watch--on-open-start-video=\"callbacks.onOpenStartVideo\" data-wp-watch--on-open-watch-animation-end=\"callbacks.onAnimationEnd\" style=\"--wp--style--dialog-animation-duration: 500ms\" class=\"is-size-medium is-animation-fade wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element is-layout-flow wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element-is-layout-flow\" id=\"50c76bcd-b316-445a-9aac-d86ca316ec38\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"dialog-heading-20\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.onInit\" data-wp-class--is-closing=\"state.isClosing\" data-wp-on--click=\"callbacks.onBackdropClick\" data-wp-on-document--keydown=\"callbacks.onESCKey\" data-wp-watch--on-dialog-open=\"callbacks.onOpen\" data-wp-watch--on-dialog-close=\"callbacks.onClose\"><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element__close-button\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClickClose\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close dialog\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-xmark\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-xmark\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/button><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element__inner\"><h2 id=\"dialog-heading-20\" class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/IdN06DdN?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;persistVolume=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n<\/div><\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two categories of Israeli Jews are what Americans might think of as Orthodox: Datiim are&nbsp;similar in some ways to Modern Orthodox Jews in the United States. They are highly&nbsp;observant of Jewish law but also strongly integrated into Israeli society (for instance, by&nbsp;serving in the Israeli military). Many \u2013 though by no means all \u2013 Datiim describe&nbsp;themselves as \u201creligious Zionists\u201d and hold political views that entwine religious identity&nbsp;and nationalism. Datiim are more likely than any other religious group in Israel to identify&nbsp;with the political right, to favor Jewish settlements in the West Bank and to say Arabs&nbsp;should be expelled or transferred from Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eae5d2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eae5d2;\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/09\/IsraelEssay_static_pie310px.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26447 not-transparent\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haredim (sometimes called ultra-Orthodox Jews) are much less integrated into Israel\u2019s&nbsp;broader society than are Datiim. Most do not serve in the Israeli military, and many&nbsp;Haredi men remain outside the workforce, instead receiving some form of subsidy from&nbsp;the government for religious study. Politically, Haredim have been focused primarily on&nbsp;the economic well-being and religious concerns of their community. Due to very high&nbsp;fertility rates \u2013 28% of Haredim ages 40 and older report having had seven or more&nbsp;children \u2013 they are growing as a percentage of Israeli Jews and changing the dynamics of&nbsp;Israeli Jewish society in the process. For instance, non-Haredi Israeli politicians have&nbsp;proposed drafting Haredim into the military and reducing some government subsidies for&nbsp;Haredim as the group grows.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-style-video wp-block-prc-block-dialog\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;409c2563-6ad4-45b3-8e39-ffc8016e3594&quot;}\" data-wp-key=\"409c2563-6ad4-45b3-8e39-ffc8016e3594\">\n<button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-trigger\" id=\"dialog-trigger-21\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"409c2563-6ad4-45b3-8e39-ffc8016e3594\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClickOpen\" type=\"button\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:890px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e9dfc3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-26138 not-transparent\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/Steinbergers00.png\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e9dfc3; object-position:50% 31%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 31%\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-text-color-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-white-color has-text-color has-h-1-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.3\"><blockquote><p>In the Haredi community in general, we stick with our own. We stick with our people, the ones that are similar to you. Those are the ones you marry. Those are the ones you stay around and those are the ones your kids go to school with.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/button>\n\n<dialog data-wp-init--videoSupport=\"callbacks.onVideoInit\" data-wp-watch--on-close-stop-video=\"callbacks.onCloseStopVideo\" data-wp-watch--on-open-start-video=\"callbacks.onOpenStartVideo\" data-wp-watch--on-open-watch-animation-end=\"callbacks.onAnimationEnd\" style=\"--wp--style--dialog-animation-duration: 500ms\" class=\"is-size-medium is-animation-fade wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element is-layout-flow wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element-is-layout-flow\" id=\"409c2563-6ad4-45b3-8e39-ffc8016e3594\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"dialog-heading-22\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.onInit\" data-wp-class--is-closing=\"state.isClosing\" data-wp-on--click=\"callbacks.onBackdropClick\" data-wp-on-document--keydown=\"callbacks.onESCKey\" data-wp-watch--on-dialog-open=\"callbacks.onOpen\" data-wp-watch--on-dialog-close=\"callbacks.onClose\"><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element__close-button\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClickClose\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close dialog\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-xmark\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-xmark\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/button><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element__inner\"><h2 id=\"dialog-heading-22\" class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/NrNgnfER?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;persistVolume=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n<\/div><\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together, Haredim and Datiim make up 22% of Israeli Jews \u2013 more than double the share&nbsp;of U.S. Jews who identify as Orthodox (10%). This is one reason Jews in Israel are, on&nbsp;average, more religious than American Jews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-23 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f4f4f3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f4f4f3;\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"26245\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/IsraelEssay_carousel_synagogue717px.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26245 not-transparent\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"26244\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/IsraelEssay_carousel_seder717px.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26244\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d8d9c6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d8d9c6;\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"26243\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/IsraelEssay_carousel_salience717px.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26243 not-transparent\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"26242\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/IsraelEssay_carousel_pork717px.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26242\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"26241\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/IsraelEssay_carousel_land717px.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26241\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"26240\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/IsraelEssay_carousel_fasted717px.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26240\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d5d7ca\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d5d7ca;\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"26239\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/IsraelEssay_carousel_candles717px.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26239 not-transparent\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f4f4f3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f4f4f3;\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"26238\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/IsraelEssay_carousel_belief717px.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26238 not-transparent\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"26237\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/IsraelEssay_carousel_sabbath717px.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26237\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f4f4f4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f4f4f4;\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"26234\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/IsraelEssay_carousel_kosher717px.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26234 not-transparent\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it is not the only reason; non-Orthodox Jews in Israel also are more likely than&nbsp;non-Orthodox Jews in the U.S. to keep kosher dietary laws, observe the Sabbath and fast&nbsp;on Yom Kippur, to name just a few traditional practices. One possible explanation: Jewish&nbsp;observance is more ingrained in daily life in Israel than it is in the U.S. For example, many&nbsp;Israeli businesses close early on Friday afternoon before the start of the Sabbath. Kosher&nbsp;food is more widely available than it is in the U.S., and major Jewish holidays are Israeli&nbsp;national holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And although Israeli Jews are \u2013 on the whole \u2013 more religious than American Jews, that\u2019s&nbsp;not the whole story. Because 22% of Israeli Jews are Orthodox and an even larger number&nbsp;are secular, Israel has a more religiously polarized Jewish public than America does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignleft is-style-300-wide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"is-style-video wp-block-prc-block-dialog\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;cc9a22eb-6616-4805-8006-f4b5e6276451&quot;}\" data-wp-key=\"cc9a22eb-6616-4805-8006-f4b5e6276451\">\n<button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-trigger\" id=\"dialog-trigger-24\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"cc9a22eb-6616-4805-8006-f4b5e6276451\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClickOpen\" type=\"button\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/alan-00\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/Alan-00.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26149\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>If you ask me whether Israeli Jews are more religious than American Jews or less religious than American Jews, the answer is: &#8216;Yes.&#8217;<\/p><cite>Alan Cooperman<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n<\/button>\n\n<dialog data-wp-init--videoSupport=\"callbacks.onVideoInit\" data-wp-watch--on-close-stop-video=\"callbacks.onCloseStopVideo\" data-wp-watch--on-open-start-video=\"callbacks.onOpenStartVideo\" data-wp-watch--on-open-watch-animation-end=\"callbacks.onAnimationEnd\" style=\"--wp--style--dialog-animation-duration: 500ms\" class=\"is-size-medium is-animation-fade wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element is-layout-flow wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element-is-layout-flow\" id=\"cc9a22eb-6616-4805-8006-f4b5e6276451\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"dialog-heading-25\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.onInit\" data-wp-class--is-closing=\"state.isClosing\" data-wp-on--click=\"callbacks.onBackdropClick\" data-wp-on-document--keydown=\"callbacks.onESCKey\" data-wp-watch--on-dialog-open=\"callbacks.onOpen\" data-wp-watch--on-dialog-close=\"callbacks.onClose\"><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element__close-button\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClickClose\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close dialog\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-xmark\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-xmark\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/button><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element__inner\"><h2 id=\"dialog-heading-25\" class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/z9qzBnSe?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;persistVolume=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n<\/div><\/dialog>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For&nbsp;example, while there are more Israeli Jews than American Jews who attend synagogue&nbsp;weekly (27% vs 11%), there also are&nbsp;more Israeli Jews than American Jews who never&nbsp;attend synagogue (33% vs. 22%). A substantial proportion of American Jews (35%) say&nbsp;they go to synagogue \u201ca few times a year,\u201d such as for the High Holidays, while just 14% of&nbsp;Israeli Jews describe themselves as attending synagogue in such a regular, yet infrequent, way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jews in the U.S. and Israel also differ on what \u201cbeing Jewish\u201d means to them, personally.&nbsp;While both groups largely agree that remembering the Holocaust is vital to their Jewish&nbsp;identity, Americans are far more likely than Israelis to say that pursuing ethics, morality&nbsp;and justice in society, as well as displaying \u201cintellectual curiosity\u201d and having a \u201cgood sense&nbsp;of humor,\u201d are essential to what being Jewish means to them. Israeli Jews, meanwhile,&nbsp;more commonly highlight observance of Jewish law and a&nbsp;connection to Jewish history,&nbsp;culture or community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/IsraelUSgif2.gif?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26344\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-style-video wp-block-prc-block-dialog\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;39655de0-800d-487e-901f-cb2e888df2b0&quot;}\" data-wp-key=\"39655de0-800d-487e-901f-cb2e888df2b0\">\n<button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-trigger\" id=\"dialog-trigger-26\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"39655de0-800d-487e-901f-cb2e888df2b0\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClickOpen\" type=\"button\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:717px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ede6e2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-26127 not-transparent\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/YKHalevi-00.png\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ede6e2; object-position:63% 31%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"63% 31%\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-white-color has-text-color has-h-1-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.3\"><blockquote><p>American Jewish critics of Israel, they\u2019ll say, \u2018That\u2019s not \u2026 how could Israel have done this, that\u2019s not Jewish?\u2019 I\u2019m thinking, \u2018Well, not Jewish for who?\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/button>\n\n<dialog data-wp-init--videoSupport=\"callbacks.onVideoInit\" data-wp-watch--on-close-stop-video=\"callbacks.onCloseStopVideo\" data-wp-watch--on-open-start-video=\"callbacks.onOpenStartVideo\" data-wp-watch--on-open-watch-animation-end=\"callbacks.onAnimationEnd\" style=\"--wp--style--dialog-animation-duration: 500ms\" class=\"is-size-medium is-animation-fade wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element is-layout-flow wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element-is-layout-flow\" id=\"39655de0-800d-487e-901f-cb2e888df2b0\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"dialog-heading-27\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.onInit\" data-wp-class--is-closing=\"state.isClosing\" data-wp-on--click=\"callbacks.onBackdropClick\" data-wp-on-document--keydown=\"callbacks.onESCKey\" data-wp-watch--on-dialog-open=\"callbacks.onOpen\" data-wp-watch--on-dialog-close=\"callbacks.onClose\"><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element__close-button\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClickClose\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close dialog\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-xmark\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-xmark\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/button><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element__inner\"><h2 id=\"dialog-heading-27\" class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/y0CbGF68?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;persistVolume=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n<\/div><\/dialog>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;drawing-together&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"drawing-together\">Drawing together<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright is-style-300-wide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"is-style-video wp-block-prc-block-dialog\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;6c14e8ac-0721-470f-ab51-fa94af59554a&quot;}\" data-wp-key=\"6c14e8ac-0721-470f-ab51-fa94af59554a\">\n<button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-trigger\" id=\"dialog-trigger-28\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"6c14e8ac-0721-470f-ab51-fa94af59554a\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClickOpen\" type=\"button\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/neha-01\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/Neha-01.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26143\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>The affinity between the two groups is definitely there, and it\u2019s quite strong.<\/p><cite>Neha Sahgal<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n<\/button>\n\n<dialog data-wp-init--videoSupport=\"callbacks.onVideoInit\" data-wp-watch--on-close-stop-video=\"callbacks.onCloseStopVideo\" data-wp-watch--on-open-start-video=\"callbacks.onOpenStartVideo\" data-wp-watch--on-open-watch-animation-end=\"callbacks.onAnimationEnd\" style=\"--wp--style--dialog-animation-duration: 500ms\" class=\"is-size-medium is-animation-fade wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element is-layout-flow wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element-is-layout-flow\" id=\"6c14e8ac-0721-470f-ab51-fa94af59554a\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"dialog-heading-29\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-block\/dialog\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.onInit\" data-wp-class--is-closing=\"state.isClosing\" data-wp-on--click=\"callbacks.onBackdropClick\" data-wp-on-document--keydown=\"callbacks.onESCKey\" data-wp-watch--on-dialog-open=\"callbacks.onOpen\" data-wp-watch--on-dialog-close=\"callbacks.onClose\"><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element__close-button\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClickClose\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Close dialog\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-xmark\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-xmark\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/button><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-dialog-element__inner\"><h2 id=\"dialog-heading-29\" class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/h2>\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/MkUbXQLU?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;persistVolume=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n<\/div><\/dialog>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"dropcap\">F<\/span>or two populations that live an ocean apart \u2013 both literally and metaphorically \u2013 Israeli&nbsp;Jews and American Jews remain remarkably close in other ways. About four-in-ten&nbsp;American Jews have traveled to Israel at least once (many have done so more than once),&nbsp;and a similar share of Israeli Jews have visited the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jewish Americans feel a strong emotional connection with the Jewish state: A solid&nbsp;majority say they are either \u201cvery\u201d or \u201csomewhat\u201d attached to Israel and that caring about Israel is either \u201cessential\u201d or \u201cimportant\u201d to what being Jewish means to&nbsp;them. The connection is felt both ways: Most Israeli Jews say Jewish Americans have a&nbsp;good impact on the way things are going in Israel. In addition, most Israeli Jews say that a&nbsp;thriving diaspora is vital to the long-term survival of the Jewish people and that Jews in&nbsp;the two countries share a \u201ccommon destiny.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jews are a people who often look back and feel pride in a long, resilient history. When&nbsp;Jews in both Israel and the United States look ahead, many see their counterparts in the&nbsp;other country \u2013 despite all their differences \u2013 as fellow passengers on the same journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a class=\"image-box\" href=\"#top\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26161\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2016\/08\/data-essay-graphics-06.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26161\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents If you are Jewish, odds are that you live in Israel or the United States. Four out of&nbsp;every five Jews in the world live in these two countries, with approximately 6 million Jews&nbsp;in each. Differing perspectives Pew Research Center has surveyed Jewish adults in both places, and has found&nbsp;deep bonds&nbsp;between them. 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