Jewish Community Study

1 The 2008 Greater Middlesex Jewish Community Study Ira M. Sheskin, Ph.D. Director of the Jewish Demography Project of the Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies and Associate Professor, Department of Geography University of Miami

2 Counting the Jewish Population is a Tradition Take Ye the Sum of All Congregations of the Children of Israel, by Their Families, by Their Fathers Houses, According to the Number of Names Numbers 1:2 My Son Mark s Bar Mitzvah Torah Portion (1998)

3 Outline of Presentation ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Survey Methodology Jewish Population Size Geographic Profile Demographic Profile Religious Profile Types of Marriage Membership Profile Jewish Education: Adults Jewish Education: Children Jewish Agencies Social Service Needs Israel Anti-Semitism The Media Philanthropic Profile

4 Survey Methodology

5 Survey Methodology ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Random Digit Dialing (RDD) Telephone Survey methodology provides scientific validity ) Population estimate ) Produces the purest random sample (732) 432 - RDD Telephone Survey of 469 Jewish households DJN Telephone Survey of 607 Jewish households Weighting factors are used to combine the two samples and remove the bias introduced by DJN sampling 27,000 different numbers dialed more than 54,000 times to obtain the 469 Jewish households in the RDD sample We did not call cell phones (neither does Gallup!) 1,076 interviews is a large sample size

6 Survey Methodology ) ) ) ) ) 88% cooperation rate on "screener" 90% cooperation rate of known Jewish households on survey ±3.0% margin of error at the 95% confidence level for overall results Interviews averaged about 20 minutes each Interviews conducted in June 2008, prior to the current economic downturn

7 Definitions Jewish Household Is Any Household Containing a Jewish Person Jewish Person (As in All National and Local Jewish Community Studies) Is any Person Who Self Identifies as Jewish

8 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Philosophy for Examining Data Please keep an open mind Some findings will fit your perception of reality Some findings will not fit your perception of reality Be prepared to change your perceptions Just because everyone has been saying something for years does not mean it is so While this information is important, other factors in addition to demographics need to be considered in all decisions This was sponsored by the Jewish Federation, but it is a community study

9 Resources Available to the Community ) ) ) ) ) Main Report (1,013 pages) Summary Report (156 pages) 824 Slides Posted at www.jewishmiddlesex.org and www.jewishdatabank.org Today is just one opportunity to see the results and begin studying them. We will go rather quickly because our goal is not to have you leave with all the major results memorized, but rather to introduce you to some of the depth and breadth of what we have done

10 New York Detroit Cleveland St. Louis Philadelphia Baltimore Chicago Pittsburgh Milwaukee Minneapolis Rhode Island Buffalo Rochester Hartford St. Paul Tidewater Harrisburg Wilmington Richmond Lehigh Valley San Antonio Denver Portland (ME) Jacksonville Atlanta Washington Middlesex Bergen Miami Westport Atlantic County San Diego Monmouth Tucson Charlotte Howard County St. Petersburg Phoenix Orlando West Palm Beach Broward Las Vegas Sarasota South Palm Beach 16% 15% 14% 14% 13% 12% 11% 11% 10% 8% 8% 7% 5% 4% 4% 2% 2% 1% 1% 0% Sample Comparison Bar Chart 51% 51% 50% 50% 49% 49% 46% 43% 42% 41% 40% 39% 34% 29% 28% 27% 24% 21% ) 59% 57% 57% ) ) ) ) Compare with up to about 50 other Jewish communities with RDD studies since 1993 Similar question wording Similar response categories Queried of same set of persons in each household Particularly Instructive Comparisons: ) ) Bergen, Monmouth, New York, and Pittsburgh Selected because of: population size geographic proximity! campaign size recency of the study 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%!

11 Jewish Population Size and Geography

12 The Jewish Community of Middlesex 56,600 persons live in 24,000 Jewish households, of whom 52,000 persons are Jewish Non-Jews 4,600 8% 92% Jews 52,000 In addition, about 3,500 Jews live in Somerset (City of) in Somerset County. In addition, about 4,050 Jewish students from outside Middlesex live in dormitories at Rutgers.

13 Jewish Households, 2000-2008 35,000 30,000 27,900 25,000 20,000 24,000 14% Decrease 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 DJN Estimate RDD Estimate 2000 2008

15 Middlesex County City/Place Names

15 Middlesex County City/Zip Codes

16 Distribution of Jewish Households Each Dot Represents 10 Jewish Households (Dots are Randomly Placed within Each Zip Code) Spacer Spacer

17 Geographic Areas North Highland Park/ South Edison Central Spacer South

18 Persons in Jewish Households by Geographic Area 35,000 Geographic Areas Non-Jews Jews 30,000 North 27,900 25,000 Highland Park/ South Edison 20,000 Central 18,500 Spacer 15,000 South 10,000 5,000 4,500 5,700 0 North Highland Park/South Edison Central South

19 15,000 12,000 Change in Number of Jewish Households, 2000-2008 North 15,000 12,000 Highland Park/South Edison 9,000 9,000 6,000 6,000 3,000 0 2,700 2,000 26% Decrease 2000 2008 3,000 0 2,500 1,700 32% Decrease 2000 2008 15,000 13,400 Central 15,000 South 12,000 9,000 10,100 12,000 9,000 9,300 10,200 6,000 6,000 3,000 3,000 0 25% Decrease 2000 2008 0 10% Increase 2000 2008

20 Percentage of Households in the Area Who Are Jewish Households South Palm Beach Broward West Palm Beach New York Monmouth Westport Middlesex Bergen Essex-Morris Palm Springs Los Angeles Howard County Philadelphia Washington Atlantic County Miami Baltimore Las Vegas Hartford Denver San Diego Atlanta Phoenix Pittsburgh Tucson St. Louis Rochester Sarasota Wilmington St. Petersburg Buffalo Minneapolis Martin-St. Lucie Seattle Columbus Rhode Island Portland (ME) Richmond Orlando Milwaukee Detroit Harrisburg Cincinnati Charlotte Lehigh Valley St. Paul Jacksonville Tidewater San Antonio York 16.7% 15.0% 12.2% 9.7% 8.9% 8.6% 8.4% 7.9% 7.6% 7.2% 7.1% 6.8% 6.8% 6.5% 6.1% 6.0% 4.7% 4.6% 4.5% 4.3% 4.0% 4.0% 3.9% 3.9% 3.8% 3.3% 3.2% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 2.9% 2.7% 2.3% 2.2% 2.2% 2.0% 2.0% 1.9% 1.8% 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.6% 1.5% 1.4% 0.9% 0.6% 22.3% 48.6% NJPS 2000 2.7% 0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0%

21 Middlesex Westport West Palm Beach Howard County Buffalo Lehigh Valley York Harrisburg Rochester Pittsburgh Baltimore Milwaukee St. Paul Columbus Richmond Atlantic County Rhode Island Martin-St. Lucie South Palm Beach Cleveland Hartford Monmouth Detroit Miami Charlotte Jacksonville Bergen Wilmington San Antonio Sarasota Portland (ME) Tidewater Minneapolis Tucson St. Louis Orlando Las Vegas Seattle Atlanta Broward Philadelphia St. Petersburg San Diego Phoenix San Francisco Washington Denver New York Los Angeles Households in Top Zip Code Area (Jewish Households) 8% 8% 7% 7% 7% 7% 6% 6% 5% 5% 4% 4% 4% 40% 40% 35% 35% 35% 34% 34% 33% 29% 28% 28% 28% 26% 26% 25% 24% 24% 24% 22% 22% 21% 21% 19% 19% 19% 17% 17% 17% 16% 16% 15% 14% 13% 13% 13% 12% 08831 Jewish community generally has one major cluster of Jewish population Jewish community generally has no major clusters of Jewish population or several major clusters of Jewish population 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

22 Households in Top Three Zip Code Areas (Jewish Households) York Westport Howard County Middlesex Milwaukee Harrisburg Baltimore West Palm Beach Atlantic County South Palm Beach St. Paul Rochester Lehigh Valley Martin-St. Lucie Charlotte Wilmington Richmond Cleveland Monmouth Columbus Miami Rhode Island Pittsburgh Jacksonville Hartford San Antonio St. Louis Detroit Sarasota Minneapolis Bergen Tucson Portland (ME) Tidewater Orlando Broward Las Vegas St. Petersburg Seattle Phoenix Philadelphia Atlanta San Diego San Francisco Washington Los Angeles Denver New York 19% 17% 16% 14% 13% 11% 10% 10% 26% 58% 57% 57% 57% 55% 54% 52% 52% 50% 49% 48% 46% 46% 44% 44% 43% 43% 39% 39% 37% 37% 36% 36% 36% 35% 35% 34% 33% 33% 33% 66% 66% 66% 79% 08831 08816 08857 Jewish community generally has one major cluster of Jewish population Jewish community generally has no major clusters of Jewish population or several major clusters of Jewish population 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

23 New York Detroit Cleveland St. Louis Philadelphia Baltimore Chicago Pittsburgh Milwaukee Minneapolis Cincinnati Rhode Island Buffalo Rochester Hartford St. Paul Tidewater Harrisburg Wilmington Richmond Lehigh Valley San Antonio Denver Portland (ME) Jacksonville Middlesex Atlanta Washington Bergen Miami Westport Atlantic County San Diego Monmouth Tucson Charlotte Howard County St. Petersburg Phoenix Orlando West Palm Beach Broward Las Vegas Sarasota South Palm Beach Locally Born (Adults in Jewish Households) 51% 51% 50% 50% 49% 49% 46% 45% 43% 42% 41% 40% 39% 34% 29% 28% 27% 24% 21% 16% 16% 15% 14% 13% 12% 11% 11% 10% 8% 8% 7% 5% 4% 4% 2% 2% 1% 1% 0% 59% 57% 57% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

24 Length of Residence in Middlesex (Respondents) 5-9 Years 12% 0-4 Years 11% Implies an average of 523 households moved to Middlesex each year during the past 5 years 10-19 Years 30% 20+ Years 47%

25 Who Is Moving In? (Respondents) North Highland Park/South Edison Central South 1% 9% 3% 8% 33% 40% 43% 63% Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ 3% 9% 19% 17% 27% 27% 27% 34% Household with Children Households with Only Adult Children 3% 10% Non-Elderly Single 10% Non-Elderly Couple 7% 6% Elderly Couple Elderly Single 13% Other 5% 5% 26% 28% 28% 21% New Households Longer-Term Households 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

26 Employed Full Time Employed Part Time Unemployed Retired Homemaker Student 3% 2% 6% 3% 2% 8% 10% 9% Who Is Moving In? (Respondents) 30% 38% 41% 50% Income under $25,000 $25-$50,000 $50-$100,000 $100-$200,000 $200,000+ 3% 13% 17% 16% 11% 33% 26% 30% 33% Orthodox 6% 8% Conservative 41% 34% Reform 21% 30% New Households Just Jewish 32% Longer-Term Households 29% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

27 Who Is Moving In? (Respondents) In-married Conversionary Intermarried 0% 3% 11% 14% 89% 83% Synagogue Member JCC Member Jewish Organization Member 4% 3% 30% 37% 39% 46% Donated to Federation Asked, Did Not Donate Not Asked to Donate 3% 10% 23% 46% 44% 74% 77% Federation Non-Donor 54% Donated under $100 32% 5% Donated $100-$500 11% New Households 0% Donated $500+ Longer-Term Households 4% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

28 Martin-St. Lucie Orlando Charlotte Las Vegas Howard County Phoenix West Palm Beach Seattle Harrisburg St. Petersburg South Palm Beach San Diego Sarasota Tucson Westport Washington Wilmington Broward Atlanta Richmond Denver Jacksonville Monmouth Bergen Lehigh Valley San Antonio St. Paul Atlantic County Miami York Middlesex Portland (ME) Tidewater Milwaukee Rhode Island Hartford Pittsburgh Minneapolis Philadelphia St. Louis Los Angeles Baltimore Rochester Detroit New Households (0-4 Years) (Respondents) 32% 32% 31% 29% 24% 21% 21% 21% 21% 19% 19% 19% 17% 17% 17% 16% 15% 15% 15% 14% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 12% 12% 11% 11% 10% 10% 10% 10% 9% 9% 9% 8% 7% 7% 7% 6% 3% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

29 Probability of Moving Within the Next Three Years (Jewish Households) Probably Not 36% Probably 6% Definitely 5% Don't Know 4% Definitely Not 49%

30 Expected Destination for Households Who Are Moving (Jewish Households) Not Moving 89% 2.9% definitely moving 3.6% probably moving Elsewhere in the U.S. 4% Elsewhere in N.J. 3% Don't Know Where 3% Within 2% Middlesex

31 Migration ) ) Average Annual In-Migration ) 523 households moved in each year during the past five years Projected Average Annual Out-Migration ) 232 households definitely moving out of Middlesex each year during the next three years ) 288 households probably moving out of Middlesex each year during the next three years ) Projected Change ) the Jewish population should remain relatively constant in the next few years as a result of migration

32 Percentage of Adult Children Who Have Established Their Own Homes in Local Area (From Households in Which the Respondent Is Age 50 or Over) St. Paul Minneapolis Detroit Washington Tidewater Rochester Rhode Island Pittsburgh Hartford San Antonio Jacksonville Portland (ME) Wilmington Tucson Bergen Westport Lehigh Valley Miami Sarasota Las Vegas Middlesex Atlantic County South Palm Beach West Palm Beach 65% 63% 49% 45% 43% 42% 40% 39% 38% 34% 31% 30% 30% 29% 29% 28% 26% 26% 26% 25% 16% Excludes 46% of adult children living outside Middlesex, but within 15% 90 minutes 11% 10% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

33 Attended Rutgers-New Brunswick (Households in Which the Respondent or Spouse Attended College) All Neither Respondent nor Spouse Born in Middlesex 16% North Highland Park/South Edison Central South 10% 29% 34% 0-4 Years in Middlesex 5-9 Years 10-19 Years 20+ Years 6% 9% 15% 25% Income under $25,000 $25-$50,000 $50-$100,000 $100-$200,000 $200,000+ 10% 15% 22% 26% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

34 Attended Rutgers-New Brunswick (Households in Which the Respondent or Spouse Attended College) All Orthodox Conservative Reform Just Jewish 26% 15% 17% In-married Intermarried 16% 33% Synagogue Member Non-Member 19% 17% Jewish Organization Member Non-Member 15% Federation Non-Donor Donated under $100 Donated $100-$500 Donated $500+ 14% 21% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

35 Demographic Profile 90+ 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-4 Age Group 0.1% 0.4% 0.9% 0.9% 1.2% 1.3% 2.1% 4.1% 4.6% 4.1% 3.8% 3.2% 3.1% 3.0% 2.9% 3.5% 3.1% 3.5% 2.9% 0.4% 0.5% 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% 1.1% 2.1% 4.4% 4.8% 4.6% 3.5% 3.4% 4.1% 3.9% 2.9% 3.0% 3.5% 2.9% 2.7% 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0%

36 90+ 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-4 Age Distribution-All Americans - 2000 Median Age is 35 Years 12% are Age 65 and Over 6% are Age 75 and Over Age Group Males Females 0.1% 0.4% 0.3% 0.7% 0.7% 1.1% 1.1% 1.6% 1.4% 1.8% 1.6% 1.8% 1.8% 2.0% 2.3% 2.5% 3.1% 3.2% 3.5% 3.6% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 3.7% 3.6% 3.5% 3.4% 3.4% 3.3% 3.7% 3.5% 3.7% 3.6% 3.7% 3.6% 3.5% 3.3% 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0%

37 90+ 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-4 Age Distribution-American Jews - 2000 Median Age is 39 Years 16% are Age 65 and Over 8% are Age 75 and Over Age Group Males 0.1% 0.3% 0.5% 0.6% 1.1% 1.6% 1.8% 1.9% 1.8% 2.3% 2.0% 2.2% 1.7% 2.0% 2.5% 2.9% 4.1% 4.2% 4.0% 4.1% 3.4% 3.8% 3.4% 3.0% 3.3% 3.5% 3.6% 3.2% 4.4% 4.2% 2.9% 3.2% 3.0% 2.6% 2.9% 2.5% 2.8% 3.0% Females 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0%

38 90+ 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-4 Age Distribution-Middlesex County - 2008 Median Age is 55 Years 36% are Age 65 and Over 23% are Age 75 and Over Age Group Males 4.1% 3.4% 3.3% 3.4% 2.9% 3.2% 2.5% 2.8% 2.7% 2.9% 2.9% 2.3% 2.6% 1.9% 2.1% (Persons in Jewish Households) 1.6% 1.4% 0.9% 0.5% 0.8% 0.9% 1.6% 2.2% 2.3% 2.4% 2.2% 2.3% 2.1% 2.2% 2.2% 2.8% 3.5% 4.1% 4.0% 4.0% 3.7% 3.7% 5.5% Females 8.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0%

39 Number of Persons in Jewish Households (Rounded to Nearest 100) ) ) ) ) ) ) 56,600 total persons in Jewish households 20,300 persons age 65 and over 12,800 persons age 75 and over 10,000 children age 0-17 8,400 Jewish children age 0-17 (1,600 additional children not being raised Jewish) 46,600 persons of voting age

40 Howard County Westport Charlotte St. Paul Bergen Harrisburg Portland (ME) Minneapolis Baltimore York Wilmington Detroit Columbus Tidewater Monmouth Richmond Atlanta Boston Rochester Milwaukee Washington New York Essex-Morris Orlando Denver Chicago Hartford Philadelphia San Antonio Jacksonville Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati San Diego Phoenix Rhode Island San Francisco St. Petersburg Middlesex Lehigh Valley Miami Atlantic County Tucson Broward Las Vegas Martin-St. Lucie Palm Springs Sarasota South Palm Beach West Palm Beach NJPS 2000 US 2007 32% 31% 28% 27% 27% 27% 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 24% 24% 24% 24% 23% 23% 23% 23% 22% 22% 22% 22% 21% 21% 21% 21% 19% 19% 16% 16% 15% 13% 13% 12% 10% 9% 9% 25% Age 0-17 (Persons in Jewish Households) 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

41 New York Washington San Francisco Broward Atlanta Baltimore Cleveland Miami Bergen Detroit Monmouth Denver San Diego Phoenix South Palm Beach St. Louis Middlesex West Palm Beach Pittsburgh Hartford Minneapolis Las Vegas Cincinnati Milwaukee Howard County St. Petersburg Rochester Orlando Westport Rhode Island Tucson Atlantic County Richmond Wilmington St. Paul Tidewater Jacksonville Portland (ME) Charlotte Harrisburg San Antonio Sarasota Lehigh Valley Martin-St. Lucie York Number of Jewish Children Age 0-17 46,655 35,227 30,000 28,120 22,692 19,771 19,765 19,235 17,018 15,015 13,888 13,461 12,368 10,994 10,805 8,372 7,910 7,632 7,103 6,548 6,413 5,346 4,568 4,386 4,358 4,252 4,059 3,595 3,220 3,077 2,932 2,779 2,770 2,746 2,508 2,503 1,988 1,925 1,873 1,784 1,519 1,280 520 418 307,900 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000

42 New York Washington Atlanta Broward Baltimore Miami Cleveland Bergen Phoenix San Diego Detroit Denver Monmouth St. Louis South Palm Beach Las Vegas Middlesex West Palm Beach Minneapolis Hartford Pittsburgh Milwaukee Orlando Westport Rochester Rhode Island St. Petersburg Wilmington Jacksonville Tucson Richmond Charlotte Howard County Atlantic County St. Paul Harrisburg Portland (ME) Tidewater Sarasota San Antonio Lehigh Valley Martin-St. Lucie York Number of Jewish Children Age 0-5 15,050 11,013 8,400 6,272 5,727 5,564 5,220 4,837 4,257 4,076 4,056 3,934 3,620 3,272 2,565 2,496 2,472 2,183 2,118 1,763 1,278 1,185 1,179 1,167 1,159 1,143 950 903 847 827 815 798 748 719 685 576 556 496 428 312 130 76 102,300 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000

43 New York Washington Broward Baltimore Bergen Cleveland Atlanta Miami Monmouth Detroit Denver San Diego South Palm Beach St. Louis Phoenix Middlesex Pittsburgh West Palm Beach Hartford Las Vegas Minneapolis St. Petersburg Rochester Milwaukee Westport Howard County Orlando Tucson Rhode Island Richmond Wilmington Atlantic County Tidewater St. Paul Jacksonville San Antonio Portland (ME) Harrisburg Charlotte Sarasota Lehigh Valley Martin-St. Lucie York Number of Jewish Children Age 6-12 17,630 12,720 9,427 8,795 8,452 8,449 7,861 7,081 6,864 5,800 5,180 4,319 4,165 4,050 3,432 3,401 3,090 3,030 2,363 2,270 2,167 2,001 1,949 1,660 1,646 1,424 1,204 1,196 1,141 1,092 1,072 1,036 959 826 783 777 758 660 558 504 240 209 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 116,800

44 New York Washington Broward Atlanta Baltimore Miami Detroit Cleveland Bergen Denver San Diego Monmouth Phoenix South Palm Beach St. Louis Pittsburgh Middlesex West Palm Beach Minneapolis Cincinnati Hartford Howard County Las Vegas Orlando Milwaukee Atlantic County Rochester St. Paul St. Petersburg Tucson Tidewater Rhode Island Richmond Jacksonville Westport Wilmington Portland (ME) San Antonio Sarasota Lehigh Valley Charlotte Harrisburg Martin-St. Lucie York Number of Jewish Children Age 13-17 13,975 8,880 8,658 6,993 6,177 6,078 5,755 5,220 4,032 4,024 4,000 3,481 3,403 3,020 2,468 2,444 2,348 2,095 2,016 1,955 1,942 1,485 1,450 1,341 1,112 1,084 1,068 1,048 1,026 916 865 811 774 756 728 635 573 465 464 450 430 150 133 88,800 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000

45 South Palm Beach West Palm Beach Sarasota Martin-St. Lucie Palm Springs Broward Middlesex Atlantic County Miami St. Petersburg Las Vegas San Antonio Detroit Lehigh Valley Rhode Island Tucson Hartford Jacksonville Phoenix Rochester Philadelphia Milwaukee Cincinnati Monmouth Minneapolis New York Pittsburgh Bergen Baltimore Portland (ME) St. Paul York St. Louis San Diego Chicago Essex-Morris Wilmington Westport San Francisco Harrisburg Richmond Denver Tidewater Orlando Atlanta Washington Charlotte Columbus Howard County NJPS 2000 US 2007 14% 13% 13% 13% 12% 12% 12% 11% 10% 9% 8% 5% Age 65 and Over (Persons in Jewish Households) 36% 34% 30% 28% 26% 24% 24% 23% 23% 23% 23% 19% 19% 17% 16% 16% 16% 16% 15% 15% 15% 15% 48% 48% 46% 57% 53% 16% 13% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 62% 21% of persons age 65 and over in Middlesex live in Jewish households

46 Age Distribution of Persons in Jewish Households 60% Median Age = 52 Years 60% Median Age = 31 Years 50% 50% 40% 30% 10% 14% 15% 16% 28% 12% 14% 40% 30% 10% 34% 19% 15% 4% 9% 0% 0-17 18-34 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ 0% 0-17 18-34 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ 60% Median Age = 46 Years 60% Median Age = 75 Years 51% 50% 50% 40% 40% 30% 10% 23% 15% 19% 26% 10% 7% 30% 10% 6% 3% 6% 13% 21% 0% 0-17 18-34 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ 0% 0-17 18-34 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+

47 Where Do the Jewish Children Live? Age 0-17 (8,400 Jewish Children) Highland Park/S Edison 23% North 5% Geographic Areas South 9% North Highland Park/ South Edison Central 62% Central Spacer South

48 Where Do the Elderly Live? Age 65 and Over (20,300 Persons) Central 24% Highland Pk/S Edison 4% North 6% Geographic Areas North Highland Park/ South Edison South 66% Central Spacer South

49 Age Distribution by Synagogue Membership (Persons in Jewish Households) 90+ 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-4 10.7% 8.6% Synagogue Members Median Age = 53 Years 7.5% 7.4% 5.7% 5.7% 5.4% 5.6% 6.2% 6.0% 6.4% 4.3% 4.2% 4.4% 2.9% 3.4% 2.5% 1.2% 1.7% 1.5% 1.9% 3.7% 3.5% 3.1% 2.5% 3.7% 5.3% 5.0% 4.9% 5.3% 5.3% 6.6% 7.3% 7.7% 8.5% 8.3% 8.3% 7.6% Synagogue Non-Members Median Age = 56 Years 16.0% 12.0% 8.0% 4.0% 0.0% 4.0% 8.0% 12.0% 16.0%

50 65+ Married, No Children at Home 28% Household Structure (Jewish Households) Household with Only Adult Single Parent with Children Age 18-29 at Home 9% Children Age 0-17 at Home 1% Married with Children Age 0-17 at Home 19% Other 6% Under 65 Married, No Children at Home 11% Single 65+ Single Under 65 6%

51 Number of Jewish Households (Rounded to Nearest 25) ) 24,000 Jewish households ) ) 5,000 households with children age 0-17 at home 4,225 households with Jewish children age 0-17 at home ) ) ) 6,300 single person households 4,875 single person households age 65 and over 3,175 single female households age 75 and over ) 9,300 married households with no children at home

52 Howard County Westport Charlotte Harrisburg Portland (ME) St. Paul Richmond Atlanta Wilmington Bergen Orlando Minneapolis Baltimore York Essex-Morris Monmouth Rochester Tidewater Denver Hartford Detroit Washington Cleveland Milwaukee New York Pittsburgh Seattle Philadelphia Jacksonville Rhode Island St. Louis San Antonio San Diego St. Petersburg Los Angeles Lehigh Valley San Francisco Phoenix Middlesex Miami Atlantic County Tucson Broward Las Vegas Martin-St. Lucie West Palm Beach Sarasota South Palm Beach NJPS 2000 US 2007 Married Households with Children Age 0-17 at Home (Jewish Households) 45% 42% 38% 38% 36% 36% 35% 34% 34% 33% 33% 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% 30% 29% 28% 28% 27% 27% 27% 27% 26% 26% 26% 26% 25% 25% 25% 24% 24% 24% 23% 22% 22% 21% 19% 19% 17% 14% 13% 12% 9% 9% 8% 19% 21% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

53 100% Household Structure by Jewish Identification Households with Children Age 0-17 at Home (Jewish Households) Elderly Couple Households Elderly Single Households 80% 60% 55% 40% 37% 25% 22% 24% 26% 9% 13% 0% Orthodox Conservative Reform Just Jewish

54 Westport Washington Howard County Portland (ME) Bergen Atlanta Essex-Morris San Antonio Denver San Diego Charlotte Lehigh Valley Pittsburgh Minneapolis Hartford St. Paul Rochester Tucson Rhode Island Phoenix Milwaukee Middlesex Richmond New York Baltimore St. Louis Detroit Harrisburg Jacksonville Wilmington York Miami Atlantic County Tidewater Sarasota Monmouth West Palm Beach Orlando St. Petersburg Las Vegas South Palm Beach Martin-St. Lucie Broward 4-Year College Degree or Higher (Adults Age 25 and Over in Jewish Households) 35% 76% 76% 75% 75% 74% 72% 72% 71% 70% 70% 69% 69% 68% 68% 68% 67% 66% 66% 66% 65% 64% 64% 63% 63% 61% 60% 60% 60% 59% 59% 58% 58% 55% 53% 49% 49% 49% 48% 86% 85% 81% 81% US 2007 28% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

55 South Palm Beach West Palm Beach Martin-St. Lucie Sarasota Palm Springs Broward Middlesex Atlantic County St. Petersburg Miami Las Vegas Tucson Hartford San Antonio New York Phoenix Cincinnati Lehigh Valley Detroit Pittsburgh Rhode Island Monmouth Rochester San Diego Jacksonville Baltimore Buffalo St. Paul Bergen Los Angeles Portland (ME) Minneapolis Philadelphia Cleveland Milwaukee York Essex-Morris Wilmington St. Louis Denver Orlando Atlanta Tidewater Harrisburg Richmond Seattle Westport Washington Columbus Charlotte Howard County Retired (Adults in Jewish Households) 41% 38% 36% 34% 32% 31% 30% 26% 25% 25% 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% 23% 22% 22% 22% 22% 21% 21% 21% 19% 19% 19% 17% 17% 16% 16% 15% 14% 13% 13% 12% 10% 9% 8% 52% 51% 57% 67% 64% 63% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

56 Household Income (Jewish Households) (In thousands) $25-$50 17% $50-$75 13% $15-$25 7% Under $15 5% $75-$100 14% 44% earn $100+ $200+ 12% $100-$150 22% $150-$200 10%

57 Westport Bergen Essex-Morris Washington Howard County Monmouth Hartford Boston San Antonio Detroit Atlantic County San Francisco Charlotte Middlesex Portland (ME) Atlanta Jacksonville Lehigh Valley Cincinnati Minneapolis Baltimore Richmond Phoenix Rochester St. Paul Pittsburgh Tidewater Wilmington Sarasota Milwaukee Harrisburg Rhode Island Seattle Palm Springs West Palm Beach Columbus Denver San Diego St. Louis Miami York Buffalo New York Los Angeles Orlando Las Vegas Tucson Philadelphia South Palm Beach Martin-St. Lucie St. Petersburg Broward NJPS 2000 US 2007 Median Household Income (In dollars adjusted for inflation) (Jewish Households) $53 $100 $100 $98 $97 $93 $93 $92 $91 $91 $90 $89 $89 $89 $88 $86 $86 $86 $85 $84 $84 $83 $82 $82 $80 $79 $79 $79 $78 $78 $78 $77 $77 $76 $73 $73 $72 $71 $71 $70 $69 $68 $67 $66 $66 $65 $61 $60 $125 $118 $111 $62 $53 $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140 $160 (in thousands) $164

58 Household Income of Households with Children (In thousands) $100-$150 34% $75-$100 13% $50-$75 4% $25-$50 4% Under $25 1% 78% earn $100+ $150-$200 $200+ 24%

59 Median Household Income of Households with Children (In dollars adjusted for inflation) Westport Bergen Washington Middlesex South Palm Beach Detroit Lehigh Valley Monmouth San Antonio Atlantic County Hartford San Francisco Jacksonville Milwaukee Pittsburgh Rhode Island Howard County Charlotte Miami St. Paul Seattle Denver Minneapolis Phoenix Baltimore Rochester Atlanta West Palm Beach Richmond Wilmington Portland (ME) New York Tidewater Las Vegas San Diego St. Petersburg St. Louis Tucson Harrisburg Orlando York Broward Sarasota $130 $127 $123 $123 $122 $122 $122 $116 $116 $113 $112 $112 $112 $111 $110 $110 $110 $108 $108 $104 $104 $104 $103 $103 $103 $102 $101 $101 $101 $99 $96 $96 $95 $94 $93 $90 $88 $86 $81 $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140 $160 $180 $200 $220 (in thousands) $141 $152 $169 $224

60 Median Household Income (Jewish Households) All $90 North Highland Park/South Edison Central South $61 $93 $110 $120 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ $42 $73 $111 $135 65+ $51 Household with Children Household with Only Adult Children Non-Elderly Couple Non-Elderly Single Elderly Couple Elderly Single $37 $55 $64 $121 $129 $141 $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140

61 Median Household Income (Jewish Households) All $90 Orthodox $126 Conservative $83 Reform $95 Just Jewish $85 Synagogue Member $99 Non-Member $85 Jewish Organization Member $81 Non-Member $94 $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140

62 Religious Profile: Jewish Identification

63 Jewish Identification (Jewish Respondents) Conservative 35% Orthodox 7% Reform 29% Just Jewish 29%

64 Jewish Identification (Jewish Persons) Conservative 33% Orthodox 13% Reform 29% Just Jewish 25%

65 New York Baltimore Bergen Detroit Atlanta Cleveland Harrisburg Miami Monmouth Middlesex Pittsburgh Rhode Island Rochester Palm Springs Buffalo Wilmington Cincinnati Columbus Seattle Lehigh Valley San Antonio South Palm Beach Hartford Broward Los Angeles Philadelphia Richmond Las Vegas San Francisco San Diego Phoenix Tidewater Essex-Morris Milwaukee St. Louis St. Petersburg Denver Portland (ME) West Palm Beach Minneapolis St. Paul Washington Jacksonville Tucson Sarasota Westport Howard County Charlotte Orlando Atlantic County Martin-St. Lucie York NJPS 2000 Orthodox Identification (Jewish Respondents) 17% 17% 12% 11% 10% 10% 10% 9% 9% 7% 7% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5% 5% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 8% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

66 Tidewater Jacksonville Philadelphia Broward Monmouth Richmond Middlesex South Palm Beach Lehigh Valley Baltimore Harrisburg Orlando West Palm Beach Atlantic County Miami St. Paul Pittsburgh Minneapolis Bergen Hartford Palm Springs Buffalo Washington Rhode Island Cleveland Detroit Los Angeles Wilmington Cincinnati Atlanta Essex-Morris Charlotte San Antonio New York Phoenix Rochester York Milwaukee Las Vegas St. Petersburg San Diego Columbus Sarasota Westport Martin-St. Lucie Tucson St. Louis Seattle San Francisco Howard County Denver Portland (ME) NJPS 2000 Conservative Identification (Jewish Respondents) 39% 38% 38% 37% 37% 37% 35% 35% 34% 33% 33% 33% 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% 31% 31% 31% 31% 31% 30% 30% 29% 28% 28% 28% 27% 27% 27% 26% 25% 25% 24% 24% 24% 24% 23% 23% 22% 22% 22% 22% 22% 21% 21% 19% 17% 17% 16% 14% 25% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

67 St. Louis Martin-St. Lucie Essex-Morris York Cleveland Cincinnati Atlanta Phoenix Palm Springs Pittsburgh Seattle Westport Rochester San Diego Howard County Charlotte Los Angeles Denver San Antonio Columbus Milwaukee St. Petersburg San Francisco Sarasota West Palm Beach Atlantic County Detroit Baltimore Portland (ME) Buffalo South Palm Beach Minneapolis Tucson Washington Hartford Lehigh Valley Orlando Middlesex Tidewater Wilmington Richmond St. Paul Rhode Island Philadelphia Miami New York Las Vegas Monmouth Bergen Jacksonville Broward Harrisburg NJPS 2000 Reform Identification (Jewish Respondents) 51% 51% 49% 49% 47% 45% 44% 42% 41% 41% 41% 41% 40% 40% 40% 40% 39% 39% 39% 39% 39% 38% 38% 37% 37% 36% 36% 35% 35% 34% 32% 32% 31% 31% 30% 30% 29% 29% 29% 29% 28% 28% 28% 27% 27% 26% 26% 25% 24% 24% 22% 35% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 60%

68 Portland (ME) Las Vegas Tucson San Francisco Howard County St. Paul Sarasota Jacksonville St. Petersburg Minneapolis Rhode Island Seattle Westport Orlando Washington Columbus Hartford Broward Milwaukee Wilmington San Diego Charlotte Harrisburg Lehigh Valley Miami New York San Antonio Bergen Richmond Middlesex West Palm Beach Atlantic County Rochester Denver Phoenix Tidewater Monmouth South Palm Beach Martin-St. Lucie Los Angeles York Buffalo Cincinnati Philadelphia Essex-Morris Atlanta Detroit Pittsburgh St. Louis Baltimore Palm Springs Cleveland NJPS 2000 Just Jewish Identification (Jewish Respondents) 48% 47% 44% 40% 40% 37% 37% 36% 36% 35% 35% 35% 35% 35% 34% 34% 34% 34% 34% 33% 32% 32% 32% 31% 31% 31% 30% 30% 30% 29% 29% 29% 29% 28% 28% 28% 28% 26% 26% 26% 25% 23% 22% 22% 15% 14% 14% 11% 30% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

69 100% Jewish Identification by Geographic Area (Jewish Respondents) Orthodox Conservative Reform Just Jewish 80% 60% 49% 42% 40% 29% 35% 35% 30% 29% 35% 31% 24% 24% 10% 2% 5% 3% 0% North Highland Park/ South Edison Central South

70 Jewish Identification by Age of Respondent (Jewish Respondents) 100% Orthodox Conservative Reform Just Jewish 80% 60% 47% 40% 36% 33% 28% 25% 23% 22% 14% 26% 36% 33% 38% 31% 29% 24% 24% 0% 5% 5% 2% Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+

71 Jewish Identification by Synagogue Membership (Jewish Respondents) Conservative 50% Orthodox 15% Reform 32% Conservative 23% Orthodox 1% Just Jewish 11% Reform 25% Synagogue Member Non-Member Just Jewish 44%

72 Religious Profile: Religious Practices

73 Religious Practices (Jewish Households) 74% Passover Seder 9% 11% 6% 77% Chanukah Candles 7% 10% 7% Always Usually Sabbath Candles 5% 24% Sometimes Never 51% 7% Christmas Tree 1% 3% 90% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

74 Religious Practices (Jewish Households) Mezuzah on Front Door 83% Kosher Home 23% Kosher In/Out of Home (Respondents) 12% Refrain from Using Electricity on Sabbath (Respondents) 6% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

75 Practice: Always/Usually Do One or More of the Following: Passover Seder, Chanukah Candles, Sabbath Candles, or Kosher Home (Jewish Households) Monmouth Middlesex Bergen Detroit South Palm Beach Baltimore West Palm Beach Minneapolis Rochester Atlanta Atlantic County Miami Hartford Westport Howard County Tidewater Harrisburg St. Paul Rhode Island Broward Wilmington Washington Milwaukee St. Louis Pittsburgh Los Angeles Lehigh Valley Richmond New York Martin-St. Lucie Charlotte Orlando Portland (ME) San Antonio Sarasota Tucson York St. Petersburg Denver Jacksonville Phoenix Las Vegas 93% 91% 91% 89% 89% 89% 88% 88% 88% 87% 87% 87% 87% 87% 87% 86% 86% 85% 85% 85% 85% 84% 84% 84% 83% 83% 82% 82% 81% 81% 81% 81% 79% 79% 78% 77% 77% 76% 75% 75% 75% 72% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

76 Have a Mezuzah on Front Door (Jewish Households) South Palm Beach Middlesex West Palm Beach Miami Monmouth Broward Detroit Atlantic County Bergen Hartford Sarasota Lehigh Valley San Antonio Tidewater Rochester St. Paul Rhode Island Philadelphia Minneapolis Jacksonville Richmond Los Angeles Westport Milwaukee Martin-St. Lucie Harrisburg St. Petersburg York Wilmington Orlando Tucson Charlotte Las Vegas Washington Phoenix Portland (ME) Seattle 41% 50% 87% 83% 83% 82% 81% 79% 77% 77% 76% 72% 69% 68% 68% 68% 68% 67% 67% 67% 65% 64% 64% 63% 62% 62% 61% 61% 61% 60% 60% 59% 58% 57% 55% 55% 55% NJPS 2000 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 61%

77 Always/Usually Participate in a Passover Seder (Jewish Households) Monmouth Baltimore Bergen Essex-Morris Middlesex Detroit Howard County South Palm Beach Westport Miami West Palm Beach Rochester Hartford Minneapolis Atlantic County New York St. Louis Washington Milwaukee St. Paul Cincinnati Harrisburg Pittsburgh Broward Tidewater Los Angeles Wilmington Philadelphia Richmond Rhode Island Boston Palm Springs Lehigh Valley Charlotte Sarasota San Antonio Orlando Martin-St. Lucie St. Petersburg Columbus York San Diego Jacksonville Atlanta Phoenix Tucson Portland (ME) Denver San Francisco Las Vegas 50% 86% 85% 85% 84% 83% 82% 81% 80% 79% 79% 79% 78% 78% 78% 78% 77% 77% 77% 77% 76% 76% 75% 75% 75% 75% 74% 74% 74% 73% 73% 72% 72% 70% 69% 69% 69% 67% 66% 65% 65% 64% 64% 63% 62% 62% 61% 60% 57% 55% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

78 Always/Usually Light Chanukah Candles (Jewish Households) Monmouth Middlesex Bergen Howard County Rochester Harrisburg Baltimore Boston Hartford Westport Minneapolis Miami Detroit Atlantic County South Palm Beach Tidewater New York West Palm Beach St. Paul Rhode Island Cincinnati Broward Wilmington Orlando Atlanta Essex-Morris Charlotte Lehigh Valley Martin-St. Lucie St. Louis York Richmond Columbus Philadelphia Los Angeles Milwaukee Pittsburgh San Antonio Washington Portland (ME) Jacksonville Tucson San Diego St. Petersburg Denver Palm Springs Sarasota Phoenix Las Vegas San Francisco 57% 87% 84% 83% 81% 80% 80% 79% 79% 78% 78% 78% 77% 77% 77% 77% 77% 76% 76% 76% 76% 76% 74% 74% 74% 74% 74% 73% 73% 73% 72% 71% 71% 71% 71% 71% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 68% 68% 68% 67% 66% 66% 65% 64% 64% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

79 Always/Usually Light Sabbath Candles (Jewish Households) Baltimore Miami Essex-Morris Bergen New York Detroit Cincinnati Rochester Harrisburg Boston Minneapolis Middlesex Hartford Pittsburgh Los Angeles Monmouth St. Paul St. Louis Jacksonville Milwaukee Atlanta Columbus South Palm Beach Lehigh Valley Tidewater St. Petersburg Broward Rhode Island Palm Springs San Antonio San Diego Philadelphia Howard County Richmond San Francisco Washington Wilmington Denver York West Palm Beach Sarasota Tucson Westport Charlotte Phoenix Orlando Atlantic County Seattle Portland (ME) Martin-St. Lucie Las Vegas NJPS 2000 36% 34% 33% 32% 31% 29% 29% 28% 27% 26% 26% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 24% 24% 24% 23% 23% 22% 22% 22% 22% 21% 21% 21% 19% 19% 19% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 16% 16% 14% 13% 13% 13% 11% 23% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

80 Bergen New York Monmouth Middlesex Harrisburg Detroit Miami Baltimore Essex-Morris Rochester Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Philadelphia Hartford Buffalo Rhode Island Broward St. Paul South Palm Beach Howard County Minneapolis York Milwaukee Denver Atlanta Columbus Palm Springs Washington Wilmington Tucson Lehigh Valley Los Angeles San Antonio Jacksonville Tidewater Atlantic County St. Petersburg Richmond Boston West Palm Beach Orlando Phoenix St. Louis Charlotte San Diego Sarasota Westport Las Vegas Seattle Portland (ME) NJPS 2000 Keep a Kosher Home (Respondents) 29% 28% 26% 23% 23% 22% 22% 22% 22% 19% 19% 17% 17% 17% 16% 16% 14% 14% 14% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 12% 12% 11% 11% 11% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 9% 9% 9% 9% 8% 8% 6% 6% 5% 5% 3% 17% In Home Only In/Out of Home Communities shown with white bars asked about keeping a kosher home only. 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

81 Bergen Detroit Middlesex Miami Monmouth St. Paul Rhode Island Rochester Philadelphia Harrisburg Washington Minneapolis Tucson Hartford York Lehigh Valley San Antonio South Palm Beach Jacksonville Tidewater Broward Milwaukee Wilmington Atlantic County St. Petersburg Portland (ME) Las Vegas West Palm Beach Sarasota Charlotte Richmond Orlando Westport Keep Kosher In and Out of Home 14% 12% 12% 11% 9% 8% 8% 8% 8% 7% 6% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 1% (Respondents) NJPS 2000 10% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

82 Refrain from Using Electricity on Sabbath (Respondents) Bergen Detroit Miami Middlesex Monmouth Rhode Island Harrisburg Minneapolis Washington Hartford Rochester Philadelphia Lehigh Valley San Antonio South Palm Beach St. Paul Tidewater Broward Milwaukee Richmond Portland (ME) Las Vegas West Palm Beach Atlantic County Jacksonville Tucson Sarasota York Charlotte Wilmington Westport 12% 10% 7% 6% 6% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

83 Portland (ME) Columbus Las Vegas York Orlando Charlotte Westport Harrisburg Tidewater Richmond Tucson Washington Wilmington Rhode Island Lehigh Valley St. Petersburg San Antonio St. Paul Jacksonville Martin-St. Lucie Atlantic County Milwaukee Rochester Philadelphia Minneapolis St. Louis Essex-Morris New York Hartford Los Angeles Bergen Sarasota Cleveland Detroit Monmouth West Palm Beach Broward Miami Middlesex South Palm Beach Have a Christmas Tree in Home (Jewish Households) Always + Usually + Sometimes 48% 39% 34% 33% 32% 31% 31% 30% 30% 29% 28% 27% 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% 25% 25% 25% 24% 23% 23% 23% 23% 22% 21% 21% 17% 17% 16% 15% 15% 14% 14% 14% 10% 8% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

84 Religious Practices by Geographic Area (Jewish Households) 78% Passover Seder Always + Usually 78% 86% 93% Chanukah Candles Always + Usually 79% 83% 84% 96% 11% Sabbath Candles Always + Usually 25% 74% Christmas Tree Always + Usually + Sometimes 3% 4% 16% 21% North Highland Park/South Edison Central South 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

85 Religious Practices by Geographic Area (Jewish Households) Mezuzah on Front Door 71% 77% 90% 89% 9% Kosher Home 22% 71% 5% Kosher In/Out of Home (Respondents) 10% 65% 6% Refrain from Using Electricity on Sabbath (Respondents) 2% 1% 5% 48% North Highland Park/South Edison Central South 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

86 100% 80% 88% 72% 80% 84% 89% 100% 80% 90% Always + Usually 78% 80% 81% 87% 60% 60% 40% 40% 0% Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ 0% Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ 100% 95% Always + Usually 82% 85% 88% 79% 100% Always + Usually 80% 80% 60% 60% 43% 40% 40% 29% 22% 27% 0% Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ 0% Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+

87 100% 100% Respondents 80% 80% 60% 53% 60% 40% 25% 17% 25% 40% 33% 10% 7% 11% 0% Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ 0% Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ 100% Respondents 100% Always + Usually + Sometimes 80% 80% 60% 60% 40% 30% 14% 4% 3% 3% 40% 22% 14% 6% 3% 0% Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ 0% Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+

88 Religious Practices by Type of Marriage (Jewish Households) Mezuzah on Front Door 38% 92% Passover Seder Always + Usually 59% 89% Chanukah Candles Always + Usually 67% 91% Sabbath Candles Always + Usually Kosher Home 7% 6% 30% 28% Kosher In/Out of Home (Respondents) 1% 16% Refrain from Using Electricity on Sabbath (Respondents) Christmas Tree Always + Usually + Sometimes 0% 2% 9% In-married Intermarried 79% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

89 Religious Profile: Synagogue Attendance

90 Synagogue Attendance (Jewish Respondents) Only on High Holidays 31% Never * 25% A Few Times per Year 22% Once per Month or More 22% * or only for weddings/b'nai mitzvah

91 Pittsburgh Boston St. Louis Cleveland Harrisburg Bergen New York Tidewater Detroit St. Paul St. Petersburg Martin-St. Lucie Buffalo Hartford Rochester Jacksonville Miami San Antonio York Charlotte Milwaukee Los Angeles Sarasota Chicago San Diego Monmouth Columbus Lehigh Valley Westport Minneapolis Washington Richmond Middlesex Wilmington Orlando Rhode Island Tucson South Palm Beach Palm Springs Atlantic County Phoenix Broward West Palm Beach Portland (ME) Las Vegas Attend Services Once per Month or More (Jewish Respondents) 33% 32% 31% 31% 29% 29% 29% 28% 28% 28% 28% 28% 28% 27% 26% 26% 26% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 24% 24% 24% 23% 23% 23% 22% 22% 22% 22% 21% 21% 21% 21% 16% 15% 13% NJPS 2000 24% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

92 Portland (ME) Las Vegas Martin-St. Lucie San Diego Tucson Phoenix Columbus Orlando Sarasota Broward St. Petersburg West Palm Beach Washington Jacksonville New York Lehigh Valley Atlantic County Rhode Island Westport Los Angeles Wilmington South Palm Beach York Essex-Morris Chicago Hartford Harrisburg Milwaukee Middlesex San Antonio Miami Charlotte Richmond Rochester Minneapolis St. Paul Pittsburgh Bergen Monmouth Cleveland Detroit Tidewater St. Louis NJPS 2000 Never Attend Services (or only for weddings/b'nai mitzvah) (Jewish Respondents) 45% 44% 41% 40% 38% 37% 36% 34% 32% 32% 32% 31% 31% 31% 30% 29% 29% 29% 29% 29% 29% 28% 28% 28% 27% 27% 27% 26% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 24% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 22% 21% 40% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

93 100% Synagogue Attendance by Age (Jewish Respondents) 1X/Month+ Never * * or only for weddings/b'nai mitzvah 80% 60% 40% 35% 15% 25% 30% 30% 26% 21% 21% 0% Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+

94 Attend Services Once per Month or More Respondent Under Age 35 (Jewish Respondents) Detroit Middlesex Bergen New York Miami Lehigh Valley St. Petersburg San Antonio St. Louis Pittsburgh Rhode Island York Rochester South Palm Beach Monmouth San Diego Harrisburg Tucson Tidewater Hartford Westport Broward Charlotte Milwaukee Wilmington Las Vegas St. Paul Washington Jacksonville Richmond Orlando West Palm Beach Minneapolis Phoenix 4% 35% 35% 31% 30% 28% 25% 24% 24% 23% 23% 23% 22% 19% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 15% 15% 15% 13% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 9% 8% 43% NJPS 2000 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

95 Hartford Martin-St. Lucie Miami Pittsburgh Jacksonville Detroit Bergen Tidewater San Antonio St. Louis New York York San Diego Harrisburg St. Petersburg Monmouth Westport Charlotte St. Paul Washington Atlantic County Rochester Orlando Middlesex Richmond Lehigh Valley South Palm Beach Tucson Milwaukee Phoenix Rhode Island Broward Minneapolis Wilmington Portland (ME) Sarasota West Palm Beach Las Vegas NJPS 2000 Attend Services Once per Month or More Respondent Age 35-49 (Jewish Respondents) 11% 36% 36% 35% 34% 34% 33% 33% 33% 32% 31% 30% 30% 29% 29% 28% 28% 28% 28% 28% 28% 27% 26% 26% 25% 25% 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% 23% 23% 22% 21% 21% 16% 29% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

96 Attend Services Once per Month or More Respondent Age 50-64 (Jewish Respondents) St. Paul St. Louis Harrisburg Pittsburgh New York Richmond Detroit Rochester Hartford Charlotte San Antonio Sarasota Tidewater Miami York St. Petersburg Washington Bergen Lehigh Valley Milwaukee Jacksonville Westport Martin-St. Lucie Wilmington Middlesex Monmouth Minneapolis Rhode Island Tucson Phoenix South Palm Beach West Palm Beach Broward Portland (ME) San Diego Orlando Las Vegas Atlantic County NJPS 2000 35% 35% 35% 33% 29% 29% 27% 27% 26% 26% 25% 25% 25% 24% 24% 24% 23% 23% 22% 22% 21% 21% 21% 21% 19% 17% 15% 15% 15% 14% 13% 12% 11% 10% 24% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

97 Attend Services Once per Month or More Respondent Age 65-74 (Jewish Respondents) Harrisburg Orlando Martin-St. Lucie Tidewater Milwaukee St. Louis Pittsburgh Detroit Sarasota Jacksonville Charlotte St. Petersburg St. Paul New York Tucson Lehigh Valley Minneapolis Washington Phoenix Bergen Miami Hartford Rochester Monmouth Richmond San Antonio Rhode Island Wilmington Middlesex Portland (ME) South Palm Beach San Diego York Broward West Palm Beach Atlantic County Las Vegas Westport 38% 36% 35% 35% 33% 32% 31% 31% 30% 29% 28% 27% 27% 27% 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% 24% 23% 23% 23% 23% 21% 21% 19% 16% 16% 14% 12% 43% NJPS 2000 22% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

98 Attend Services Once per Month or More Respondent Age 75 and Over (Jewish Respondents) Pittsburgh Harrisburg Charlotte Tidewater Wilmington Jacksonville Westport St. Louis Milwaukee St. Petersburg St. Paul Bergen Rochester Monmouth Minneapolis Hartford Atlantic County San Antonio New York Sarasota Richmond Tucson Orlando San Diego Rhode Island Middlesex South Palm Beach Detroit Miami Washington Martin-St. Lucie York Lehigh Valley West Palm Beach Phoenix Broward Las Vegas Portland (ME) NJPS 2000 39% 38% 37% 36% 35% 33% 33% 32% 31% 30% 29% 29% 29% 29% 28% 27% 26% 25% 25% 25% 24% 23% 23% 22% 22% 21% 21% 19% 16% 13% 26% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

99 Attend Services Once per Month or More Respondent Age 65 and Over (Jewish Respondents) Harrisburg Pittsburgh Tidewater Charlotte Milwaukee Orlando Jacksonville St. Louis Martin-St. Lucie St. Paul St. Petersburg Minneapolis Bergen Sarasota New York Rochester Wilmington Hartford Monmouth Detroit Tucson San Antonio Richmond Miami Washington Lehigh Valley Atlantic County Phoenix Rhode Island Westport Middlesex South Palm Beach San Diego York Broward West Palm Beach Portland (ME) Las Vegas NJPS 2000 36% 36% 33% 33% 33% 32% 32% 30% 29% 29% 28% 27% 27% 26% 26% 26% 25% 25% 24% 24% 23% 23% 22% 22% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 17% 15% 15% 24% 41% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

100 Types of Marriage

101 Types of Marriage (Married Couples in Jewish Households) In-married (2 Born/Raised Jews) 84% Intermarried 14% Conversionary 2%

102 Types of Marriage by Synagogue Membership (Married Couples) In-married (2 Born/Raised Jews) 93% In-married (2 Born/Raised Jews) 76% Intermarried 21% Conversionary 2% Intermarried 5% Synagogue Member Conversionary 3% Non-Member

103 Intermarriage (Couples Intermarriage Rate) Portland (ME) Seattle San Francisco Denver Atlanta Las Vegas Charlotte York Tucson Boston Howard County Columbus San Diego Jacksonville Tidewater Washington Phoenix St. Paul San Antonio Pittsburgh Lehigh Valley Cincinnati Richmond Rhode Island Harrisburg Minneapolis Wilmington Westport Orlando Rochester Chicago St. Petersburg Milwaukee Martin-St. Lucie Atlantic County Buffalo St. Louis Hartford Los Angeles Cleveland New York Philadelphia Sarasota Palm Springs Broward Baltimore Bergen Monmouth Miami Detroit West Palm Beach Middlesex South Palm Beach 9% 55% 55% 53% 50% 48% 47% 46% 46% 46% 45% 45% 44% 44% 43% 41% 40% 39% 37% 36% 36% 34% 34% 34% 33% 33% 33% 33% 32% 30% 30% 29% 28% 27% 26% 26% 25% 23% 23% 23% 22% 22% 19% 17% 17% 17% 16% 16% 16% 14% 61% NJPS 2000 48% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

104 Types of Marriage by Age of Head of Household (Married Couples) 100% 96% 2 Born/Raised Jews Conversionary 92% Intermarried 80% 74% 70% 80% 60% 40% 26% 27% 0% 15% 7% 3% 4% 2% 0% 1% Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ 3%

105 Tidewater York Denver Richmond Atlanta Pittsburgh Orlando Broward Lehigh Valley Wilmington Washington Minneapolis San Diego Harrisburg Westport St. Paul St. Petersburg Jacksonville Tucson Cleveland Hartford Charlotte South Palm Beach West Palm Beach Rhode Island St. Louis Rochester Milwaukee Phoenix San Antonio Las Vegas Monmouth Philadelphia Miami Middlesex Baltimore Bergen New York Detroit Intermarriage Head of Household Under Age 35 (Couples Intermarriage Rate) 63% 62% 59% 58% 57% 56% 54% 53% 52% 51% 51% 50% 48% 47% 44% 44% 44% 43% 43% 42% 42% 40% 38% 36% 36% 34% 33% 33% 32% 30% 28% 26% 26% 25% 24% 22% 74% 70% 93% NJPS 2000 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 59%

106 Las Vegas Portland (ME) Tucson Denver Charlotte Phoenix San Diego York Sarasota Atlanta St. Paul Jacksonville Washington Pittsburgh Rhode Island Rochester Martin-St. Lucie Howard County West Palm Beach Minneapolis Lehigh Valley Wilmington Atlantic County Richmond Tidewater Harrisburg Milwaukee Broward St. Petersburg San Antonio Westport Orlando Philadelphia New York Hartford Middlesex South Palm Beach Baltimore Bergen Monmouth Miami Detroit Intermarriage Head of Household Age 35-49 (Couples Intermarriage Rate) 65% 63% 62% 62% 60% 59% 56% 55% 51% 51% 51% 49% 48% 48% 48% 48% 46% 45% 43% 41% 41% 41% 40% 37% 37% 37% 36% 36% 35% 32% 31% 30% 30% 29% 27% 26% 26% 24% 22% 71% NJPS 2000 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 58%

107 Portland (ME) Tucson Jacksonville Denver Las Vegas San Antonio Atlanta Phoenix Tidewater Lehigh Valley San Diego Rhode Island Westport Martin-St. Lucie St. Paul Pittsburgh Orlando Washington St. Petersburg Harrisburg York Atlantic County Charlotte Milwaukee Minneapolis Howard County Palm Springs West Palm Beach Sarasota Hartford Rochester New York Broward Richmond Detroit Philadelphia Wilmington Miami Middlesex South Palm Beach Bergen Baltimore Monmouth NJPS 2000 Intermarriage Head of Household Age 50-64 (Couples Intermarriage Rate) 37% 37% 37% 35% 35% 34% 33% 33% 32% 31% 30% 28% 27% 27% 27% 26% 25% 25% 24% 24% 23% 22% 21% 19% 17% 15% 14% 12% 12% 10% 51% 49% 47% 47% 43% 42% 42% 42% 46% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 64%

108 Atlanta Denver San Antonio San Diego Jacksonville Westport Portland (ME) Las Vegas Washington Lehigh Valley Atlantic County Tucson Phoenix Minneapolis Martin-St. Lucie Rhode Island St. Petersburg York Charlotte New York St. Paul Pittsburgh Baltimore Miami Bergen Tidewater Detroit Hartford Wilmington Harrisburg Philadelphia Sarasota Middlesex Monmouth Milwaukee West Palm Beach Rochester St. Louis Richmond South Palm Beach Palm Springs Broward NJPS 2000 Intermarriage Head of Household Age 65-74 27% 25% 23% 23% 22% 17% 16% 14% 14% 13% 12% 12% 12% 11% 11% 11% 10% 10% 10% 10% 9% 8% 7% 7% 7% 6% 6% 6% 6% 5% 4% 4% (Couples Intermarriage Rate) 24% 36% 34% 34% 33% 32% 32% 41% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 64%

109 Intermarriage Head of Household Age 75 and Over (Couples Intermarriage Rate) York Atlanta Washington Portland (ME) Las Vegas San Antonio Jacksonville Lehigh Valley Milwaukee Tucson Phoenix Denver St. Paul Richmond Rhode Island Pittsburgh Hartford Bergen Rochester St. Louis Detroit Sarasota Monmouth San Diego Philadelphia St. Petersburg Miami Minneapolis Martin-St. Lucie New York Tidewater Westport Wilmington West Palm Beach South Palm Beach Middlesex Broward Harrisburg Atlantic County Baltimore 30% 28% 26% 24% 21% 21% 17% 14% 14% 14% 13% 12% 12% 11% 11% 11% 10% 10% 10% 9% 9% 9% 7% 7% 7% 6% 6% 6% 6% 5% 4% 3% 3% 3% 0% 0% 43% 40% 37% NJPS 2000 19% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

110 Intermarriage Head of Household Age 65 and Over (Couples Intermarriage Rate) Atlanta Denver San Antonio Washington Portland (ME) Las Vegas Jacksonville York Cincinnati Lehigh Valley Westport San Diego Tucson Phoenix Charlotte Rhode Island Martin-St. Lucie Atlantic County Minneapolis St. Petersburg St. Paul Orlando Pittsburgh Bergen Hartford Milwaukee Detroit New York Richmond Miami Sarasota Philadelphia Tidewater Monmouth Harrisburg Baltimore Rochester Wilmington West Palm Beach Middlesex South Palm Beach Palm Springs Broward 23% 23% 22% 21% 19% 16% 15% 15% 14% 14% 14% 13% 13% 12% 11% 11% 11% 10% 10% 10% 9% 9% 9% 8% 8% 8% 7% 7% 7% 6% 5% 4% 4% 3% 34% 32% 32% 31% 31% 29% 29% 28% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 55%

111 Intermarried Households (Couples Intermarriage Rate) All 14% North Highland Park/South Edison Central South 2% 4% 38% 0-4 Years in Middlesex 5-9 Years 10-19 Years 20+ Years 11% 12% 12% 16% Household with Children Household with Only Adult Children Non-Elderly Couple Elderly Couple 4% 23% 17% Under $50,000 4% $50-$100,000 $100-$200,000 $200,000+ 17% 15% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

112 Intermarried Households (Couples Intermarriage Rate) All 14% Orthodox Conservative Reform Just Jewish 0% 6% 15% 27% Synagogue Member Non-Member Jewish Organization Member Non-Member 2% 5% 21% 21% To Jewish Day School To Supplemental School No Jewish Education 3% 14% 36% To Sleep Away Camp Not to Sleep Away Camp 7% Youth Group Participant Not Youth Group Participant 8% 19% Hillel/Chabad Participant 3% Not Hillel/Chabad Participant 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

113 Abraham Moshe Sarah Christine What Is the Intermarriage Rate?

114 What Is the Intermarriage Rate? Abraham Moshe Sarah Christine

115 Rates of Intermarriage 14% Couples Intermarriage Rate translates to 7% Individual Intermarriage Rate translates to 5% of all Jewish adults (both married and single) are intermarried

116 Current Religion of Children in Intermarried Households (Children Age 0-17 in Intermarried Jewish Households) Jewish 33% Not Jewish 33% Part Jewish 34%

117 South Palm Beach Sarasota Cleveland St. Louis Baltimore Atlantic County Cincinnati Boston Hartford Bergen Harrisburg Westport Jacksonville Howard County Portland (ME) Philadelphia Tucson Washington Tidewater Broward York Los Angeles Miami Las Vegas Columbus San Antonio Atlanta Orlando San Francisco Chicago St. Paul Lehigh Valley Pittsburgh Milwaukee Wilmington Richmond Rhode Island West Palm Beach Charlotte Middlesex Rochester Monmouth Detroit Minneapolis New York St. Petersburg Phoenix Seattle San Diego Palm Springs Martin-St. Lucie Denver Children Being Raised Jewish in Intermarried Households (Children Age 0-17 in Intermarried Jewish Households) 49% 48% 47% 47% 45% 45% 45% 43% 43% 43% 42% 42% 40% 39% 39% 39% 38% 38% 37% 36% 36% 36% 36% 36% 35% 34% 34% 33% 32% 31% 31% 30% 30% 29% 26% 23% 21% 19% 66% 65% 62% 60% 60% 60% 59% 59% 57% 56% 75% 74% What percentage of children in intermarried households are being raised Jewish? 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

118 Membership Profile: Synagogues

119 Lifetime Synagogue Membership (Jewish Households) Current Member 44% Was Member Will Rejoin 8% Was Not Member, Will Join 3% Lifetime synagogue membership: 83% Was Not Member, Will Not Join 17% Was Member Will Not Join 27%

120 Reported Current Synagogue Membership (Jewish Households) Cincinnati Tidewater St. Paul Essex-Morris St. Louis Minneapolis Rochester Pittsburgh Hartford San Antonio Baltimore Cleveland Lehigh Valley Detroit Bergen Columbus Jacksonville Charlotte Harrisburg Palm Springs Monmouth Milwaukee Westport Wilmington Sarasota York Richmond Middlesex Atlantic County Boston New York Rhode Island Chicago St. Petersburg Miami Howard County Washington Philadelphia Martin-St. Lucie Los Angeles Orlando Portland (ME) Atlanta South Palm Beach Denver Tucson West Palm Beach San Diego Phoenix Broward San Francisco Seattle Las Vegas 14% 22% 21% 60% 58% 56% 56% 56% 54% 54% 53% 53% 52% 52% 52% 51% 50% 50% 50% 49% 49% 49% 48% 48% 48% 46% 46% 45% 45% 45% 44% 44% 43% 43% 43% 42% 40% 39% 38% 37% 37% 36% 34% 34% 33% 33% 33% 32% 32% 30% 29% 29% 27% NJPS 2000 40% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

121 Was a Synagogue Member in the Past, Do Not Plan to Join Again in the Future (Jewish Households) South Palm Beach West Palm Beach Broward Middlesex Sarasota Las Vegas Miami Atlantic County Monmouth St. Petersburg Tucson Detroit Portland (ME) San Antonio Lehigh Valley Rhode Island Bergen Hartford Orlando Jacksonville Richmond Westport Los Angeles Milwaukee Washington Harrisburg Tidewater Rochester Charlotte Minneapolis St. Paul 38% 37% 32% 27% 25% 24% 24% 23% 21% 19% 17% 17% 16% 15% 15% 15% 15% 14% 14% 13% 13% 13% 12% 11% 10% 10% 10% 9% 8% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

122 Monmouth South Palm Beach West Palm Beach Tidewater San Antonio Middlesex Hartford Jacksonville Atlantic County Lehigh Valley Bergen Detroit Sarasota Miami Westport Rochester Harrisburg Milwaukee St. Paul Minneapolis Charlotte Richmond Orlando Broward Rhode Island St. Petersburg Washington Los Angeles Tucson Portland (ME) Las Vegas Lifetime Synagogue Membership (Jewish Households) 85% 84% 84% 83% 83% 83% 82% 82% 82% 81% 81% 80% 79% 79% 78% 77% 77% 77% 76% 76% 76% 76% 76% 76% 75% 75% 73% 70% 70% 65% 65% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

123 Detroit St. Louis Bergen Essex-Morris Cleveland Miami Tidewater Hartford San Antonio Pittsburgh Sarasota Westport Baltimore New York Jacksonville Phoenix Rochester Monmouth Washington Charlotte Milwaukee Lehigh Valley Atlantic County St. Paul Middlesex Minneapolis Richmond St. Petersburg Los Angeles South Palm Beach York Wilmington Atlanta Rhode Island Harrisburg Orlando Tucson Broward Portland (ME) San Diego Howard County Denver San Francisco West Palm Beach Las Vegas Current Synagogue Membership of Households with Children 16% 71% 68% 65% 65% 65% 64% 64% 64% 60% 60% 60% 60% 60% 59% 58% 57% 57% 57% 56% 56% 56% 55% 54% 54% 53% 53% 50% 49% 48% 46% 46% 46% 44% 44% 43% 43% 41% 40% 39% 38% 38% 37% 33% 31% NJPS 2000 55% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

124 Current Synagogue Membership of Intermarried Households Cincinnati Tidewater St. Louis Charlotte Essex-Morris Sarasota Pittsburgh Jacksonville Boston Lehigh Valley Hartford San Antonio Milwaukee York Westport Chicago Minneapolis Richmond Rhode Island Portland (ME) St. Paul Washington Philadelphia Rochester Harrisburg Baltimore Detroit Bergen New York Middlesex Atlantic County Tucson Wilmington Denver Monmouth Miami Orlando San Francisco South Palm Beach Los Angeles Broward San Diego Phoenix West Palm Beach Palm Springs St. Petersburg Atlanta Howard County Las Vegas Seattle NJPS 2000 2% 38% 37% 35% 32% 30% 28% 27% 27% 27% 26% 26% 25% 24% 23% 22% 22% 21% 19% 19% 19% 17% 17% 16% 16% 15% 15% 14% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 11% 11% 10% 10% 10% 9% 9% 7% 7% 6% 23% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

125 Current Synagogue Membership of Intermarried and In-married Households Cincinnati Tidewater St. Louis Charlotte Sarasota Pittsburgh Jacksonville Boston Lehigh Valley Hartford San Antonio Milwaukee York Westport Chicago Minneapolis Richmond Rhode Island Portland (ME) St. Paul Washington Philadelphia Rochester Harrisburg Baltimore Detroit Bergen New York Middlesex Atlantic County Tucson Wilmington Denver Monmouth Miami Orlando San Francisco South Palm Beach Los Angeles Broward San Diego Phoenix West Palm Beach Palm Springs St. Petersburg Atlanta Howard County Las Vegas Seattle NJPS 2000 Intermarried 38% 37% 35% 32% 28% 27% 27% 27% 26% 26% 25% 24% 23% 22% 22% 21% 19% 19% 19% 17% 17% 16% 16% 15% 15% 14% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 11% 11% 10% 10% 10% 9% 9% 7% 7% 6% 2% 23% 23% 45% 40% 38% 38% 49% 54% 63% 71% 69% 80% 84% 74% 82% 83% 80% 81% 67% 72% 72% 64% 77% 69% 67% 58% 81% 67% 51% 59% 53% 76% 74% 69% 70% 63% 63% 67% 63% 60% 54% 54% 52% 52% 47% 54% 64% 62% 70% 63% 100% 80% 60% 40% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 62% In-Married

126 Current Synagogue Membership (Jewish Households) All 44% North Highland Park/South Edison Central South 35% 38% 48% 76% 0-4 Years in Middlesex 5-9 Years 10-19 Years 20+ Years 30% 46% 49% 44% Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ 44% 44% 37% 42% 54% 65+ 49% Household with Children Household with Only Adult Children Non-Elderly Couple Non-Elderly Single Elderly Couple Elderly Single 14% 30% 40% 49% 49% 53% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

127 Current Synagogue Membership (Jewish Households) All 44% Income under $25,000 45% $25-$50,000 34% $50-$100,000 40% $100-$200,000 47% $200,000+ 54% Orthodox 91% Conservative 64% Reform 38% Just Jewish 16% In-married 51% Intermarried 16% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

128 Current Synagogue Membership (Jewish Households) All 44% Jewish Organization Member 67% Non-Member 30% To Jewish Day School 73% To Supplemental School 43% No Jewish Education 28% To Sleep Away Camp 56% Not to Sleep Away Camp 39% Youth Group Participant 56% Not Youth Group Participant 35% Hillel/Chabad Participant 60% Not Hillel/Chabad Participant 40% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

129 Current Synagogue Membership (Jewish Households) All 44% Jewish Trip to Israel 66% General Trip to Israel 51% Not to Israel 29% Donated to Federation 62% Asked, Did Not Donate 44% Not Asked 26% Federation Non-Donor 29% Donated under $100 55% Donated $100-$500 77% Donated $500+ 88% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

130 Plan to Join Synagogue in the Future (Jewish Households) All 12% North Highland Park/South Edison Central South 8% 7% 9% 16% 0-4 Years in Middlesex 5-9 Years 10-19 Years 20+ Years 8% 9% 28% Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ 2% 12% 12% 22% 49% 65+ 6% Household with Children Household with Only Adult Children Non-Elderly Couple Non-Elderly Single Elderly Couple Elderly Single 6% 7% 3% 23% 19% 13% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

131 Plan to Join Synagogue in the Future (Jewish Households) All 12% Income under $25,000 3% $25-$50,000 9% $50-$100,000 $100-$200,000 $200,000+ 14% 16% Orthodox 3% Conservative 11% Reform 19% Just Jewish 8% In-married Intermarried 14% 14% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

132 Denomination of Synagogue Membership (Based upon the Synagogue Survey) (Synagogue Member Households) Orthodox 27% Conservative 43% Reform Other 12%

133 Number of Synagogues (Based upon the Synagogue Survey) In Middlesex In Neighboring Communities Orthodox 14 Conservative 12 7 Reform 5 7 Other 5 1 Total 36 15 0 10 20 30 40 50 60

134 Number of Synagogue Member Households 12,000 2000 2008 (Based upon the Synagogue Survey) in Middlesex and neighboring communities 10,000 8,839 9,467 8,000 6,000 4,000 4,093 4,055 2,577 2,000 1,748 1,912 1,685 1,086 1,150 0 Orthodox Conservative Reform Other Total

135 Denomination of Synagogue Membership: Orthodox (Synagogue Member Households) Monmouth Baltimore Bergen Middlesex Miami Lehigh Valley Portland (ME) South Palm Beach Atlantic County Harrisburg San Antonio Las Vegas West Palm Beach Rochester Los Angeles * Westport Milwaukee Detroit Broward Washington Rhode Island Essex-Morris * Jacksonville Hartford Richmond Buffalo Tidewater Minneapolis Tucson Charlotte St. Paul Sarasota Wilmington Orlando St. Petersburg Martin-St. Lucie York NJPS 2000 * 19% 19% 17% 17% 16% 16% 14% 13% 13% 12% 12% 11% 11% 11% 10% 9% 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% 5% 4% 4% 4% 3% 2% 0% 0% 21% 28% 27% 26% 34% 46% * Based upon the Telephone Survey; other communities are based upon the Synagogue Survey 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

136 Denomination of Synagogue Membership: Conservative (Synagogue Member Households) Orlando St. Paul Harrisburg West Palm Beach Hartford Atlantic County Tidewater Jacksonville Essex-Morris * Broward Richmond Rhode Island Minneapolis South Palm Beach Bergen Middlesex Lehigh Valley Washington Charlotte Tucson Los Angeles * Miami Rochester Sarasota Baltimore Monmouth Milwaukee St. Petersburg Portland (ME) Detroit Buffalo York Westport San Antonio Wilmington Las Vegas Martin-St. Lucie NJPS 2000 * 0% 61% 59% 55% 54% 54% 53% 53% 51% 51% 51% 50% 49% 47% 46% 45% 43% 42% 42% 41% 38% 38% 37% 36% 33% 33% 33% 33% 33% 32% 31% 31% 30% 29% 25% 25% 23% * Based upon the Telephone Survey; other communities are based upon the Synagogue Survey 33% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

137 Martin-St. Lucie York St. Petersburg Westport Las Vegas Tucson Milwaukee Buffalo Detroit San Antonio Charlotte Rochester Minneapolis Sarasota Los Angeles * Richmond Jacksonville Rhode Island Tidewater Washington Wilmington Hartford Orlando Miami Portland (ME) Lehigh Valley Essex-Morris * South Palm Beach Atlantic County Baltimore Broward West Palm Beach Bergen St. Paul Monmouth Harrisburg Middlesex NJPS 2000 * Denomination of Synagogue Membership: Reform (Synagogue Member Households) 53% 53% 53% 53% 52% 51% 51% 48% 46% 46% 44% 41% 40% 40% 39% 38% 38% 36% 36% 35% 34% 33% 33% 32% 29% 29% 29% 28% 26% 24% 21% 21% 39% 57% 65% 70% * Based upon the Telephone Survey; other communities are based upon the Synagogue Survey 100% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

138 Membership Profile: JCC

139 Current Membership in Local JCC (Jewish Households) St. Paul Charlotte Harrisburg San Antonio Rochester York Monmouth - Deal Jacksonville Cleveland Milwaukee St. Louis Richmond Pittsburgh Wilmington Hartford Bergen - Palisades Tidewater Lehigh Valley Minneapolis Tucson Orlando Detroit Atlantic County New York Miami - Alper San Francisco Sarasota Washington - Greater Washington Los Angeles Atlanta Miami - Russell Washington - DCJCC Rhode Island Bergen - YJCC St. Petersburg Philadelphia West Palm Beach - Kaplan Broward - Posnack West Palm Beach - Boynton Miami - Miami Beach * Washington - NOVA Seattle Monmouth - Western * South Palm Beach Las Vegas * Middlesex Westport Broward - Soref NJPS 2000 ** 31% 29% 28% 27% 27% 26% 24% 24% 24% 24% 23% 23% 22% 21% 19% 17% 17% 17% 15% 14% 14% 13% 13% 12% 11% 11% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 8% 7% 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 1% 36% 36% * JCC is not a full service facility. ** Includes households who are members of local and non-local JCCs 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

140 Monmouth Middlesex Detroit Bergen South Palm Beach West Palm Beach Atlantic County Miami Minneapolis Rochester St. Louis St. Paul Westport Broward Milwaukee Harrisburg Lehigh Valley Tidewater Hartford Richmond San Antonio Pittsburgh Washington Rhode Island Los Angeles Wilmington Sarasota Martin-St. Lucie Orlando Tucson York Charlotte St. Petersburg Portland (ME) New York Jacksonville Phoenix Las Vegas Overall Involvement in Jewish Activity (Practice, Attend Synagogue Services at Least Once per Year, Associated, or Donated to a Jewish Charity in the Past Year) (Jewish Households) Excludes attendance at synagogue services at least once per year 97% 96% 96% 96% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 93% 93% 93% 93% 93% 92% 92% 92% 92% 91% 91% 90% 90% 90% 90% 89% 89% 89% 88% 88% 88% 88% 87% 87% 86% 84% 83% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

141 Jewish Education: Adults When They Were Children

142 Formal Jewish Education as a Child (Born or Raised Jewish Adults) Israeli Education 1% None 26% Tutor 3% Jewish Day School 12% Supplemental School 59%

143 Rhode Island Richmond Lehigh Valley Tidewater Harrisburg San Antonio Detroit Howard County Rochester Washington Jacksonville Hartford Westport Charlotte Cleveland Atlantic County Wilmington Minneapolis Tucson Bergen Sarasota West Palm Beach Essex-Morris Monmouth Miami Phoenix Pittsburgh Milwaukee South Palm Beach Baltimore Middlesex Broward St. Louis Atlanta Las Vegas St. Paul Columbus San Diego New York Orlando Los Angeles Received Some Formal Jewish Education as a Child (Born or Raised Jewish Adults) 60% 65% 65% 86% 86% 85% 85% 85% 83% 83% 83% 83% 82% 82% 82% 82% 82% 82% 81% 80% 79% 78% 78% 78% 77% 77% 77% 76% 76% 76% 76% 75% 75% 74% 73% 73% 72% 72% 72% 72% 70% NJPS 2000 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 73%

144 100% 80% Received Some Formal Jewish Education as a Child by Age and Sex (Born or Raised Jewish Adults) 93% 83% 86% 75% 88% 93% 86% Male Female 89% 60% 53% 60% 52% 61% 40% 0% Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ All

145 Attended a Jewish Day School as a Child (Born or Raised Jewish Adults) Bergen New York Miami Harrisburg Detroit Phoenix Baltimore Los Angeles Middlesex Atlanta San Diego Jacksonville Monmouth San Antonio Pittsburgh Rhode Island Tucson Columbus Tidewater Essex-Morris Lehigh Valley South Palm Beach Washington Cleveland Minneapolis St. Paul Broward Richmond Milwaukee St. Louis Wilmington Las Vegas Atlantic County Sarasota Hartford West Palm Beach Westport Charlotte Howard County Rochester 19% 16% 15% 14% 14% 13% 12% 11% 11% 11% 11% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 9% 9% 9% 9% 8% 8% 8% 8% 7% 7% 7% 6% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5% 5% 4% 4% 24% NJPS 2000 12% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

146 100% Attended a Jewish Day School as a Child by Age and Sex Male Female (Born or Raised Jewish Adults) 80% 60% 40% 27% 22% 14% 13% 9% 7% 6% 7% 6% 13% 10% 0% Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ All

147 Households in Which an Adult Received Some Formal Jewish Education as a Child Correlation with Adult Jewish Behaviors (Households with Born or Raised Jewish Adults) 94% Mezuzah on Front Door 83% 67% 94% Passover Seder 84% Always + Usually 69% 93% Chanukah Candles 85% Always + Usually 70% 53% Sabbath Candles Always + Usually 57% Kosher Home 16% Attend Services 1X/Month+ In-married Synagogue Member 11% 28% 43% 55% 63% 73% 84% 94% Took Adult Jewish Education Donated $100+ to Federation 7% 13% 19% 24% 23% 55% To Jewish Day School To Supplemental School No Jewish Education 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

148Participated in a Jewish Teenage Youth Group as a Teenager Minneapolis Charlotte Detroit Jacksonville Milwaukee San Antonio Rhode Island Lehigh Valley St. Paul Rochester Wilmington Miami Washington Hartford Los Angeles St. Louis Las Vegas Middlesex Atlantic County Bergen Monmouth West Palm Beach South Palm Beach New York Westport Broward NJPS 2000 (Born or Raised Jewish Adults) 52% 48% 47% 47% 47% 46% 46% 45% 45% 44% 44% 43% 42% 42% 41% 39% 38% 37% 37% 36% 36% 34% 33% 33% 30% 30% 38% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

149 Participated in a Jewish Teenage Youth Group as a Teenager by Age 100% Males Females (Born or Raised Jewish Adults) 80% 60% 61% 50% 51% 40% 39% 31% 37% 33% 32% 24% 30% 31% 28% 0% Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ All

150Households in Which an Adult Participated in a Jewish Youth Group as a Teenager Correlation with Adult Jewish Behaviors (Households with Born or Raised Jewish Adults) Mezuzah on Front Door 78% 88% Passover Seder Always + Usually Chanukah Candles Always + Usually Sabbath Candles Always + Usually Kosher Home 16% 15% 36% 34% 78% 79% 89% 90% Attend Services 1X/Month+ 13% 32% In-married 79% 90% Synagogue Member 35% 56% Took Adult Jewish Education Donated $100+ to Federation 9% 37% Youth Group Participant Not Youth Group Participant 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

151 Participated in Hillel/Chabad While in College (Excluding High Holidays) Wilmington Washington St. Paul Miami Minneapolis Jacksonville Rhode Island Milwaukee Bergen Hartford Rochester Columbus Monmouth Lehigh Valley Charlotte Middlesex San Antonio West Palm Beach Detroit South Palm Beach Atlantic County Broward Las Vegas Westport NJPS 2000 (Born or Raised Jewish Adults Who Attended College) 40% 36% 35% 34% 33% 32% 32% 32% 31% 31% 29% 28% 28% 27% 27% 25% 25% 25% 24% 24% 23% 23% 30% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

152Participated in Hillel/Chabad While in College (Excluding High Holidays) by Age 100% Males Females (Born or Raised Jewish Adults Who Attended College) 80% 60% 50% 44% 40% 30% 31% 16% 23% 17% 15% 17% 0% Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ All

153 Households in Which an Adult Participated in Hillel/Chabad While in College (Excluding High Holidays) Correlation with Adult Jewish Behaviors (Households with Born or Raised Jewish Adults Who Attended College) Mezuzah on Front Door Passover Seder Always + Usually Chanukah Candles Always + Usually Sabbath Candles Always + Usually Kosher Home 16% 44% 43% 79% 81% 81% 91% 92% 94% Attend Services 1X/Month+ 38% In-married 78% 94% Synagogue Member 40% 60% Took Adult Jewish Education Donated $100+ to Federation 12% 25% 22% 41% Hillel Participant Not Hillel Participant 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

154 Adult Jewish Education

155 100% Used the Internet for Jewish-Related Information in the Past Year by Age (Jewish Respondents) Any Site Site w/local Info Federation Web Site 80% 67% 60% 61% 61% 45% 48% 40% 34% 25% 7% 15% 21% 11% 12% 9% 26% 6% 3% 17% 8% 0% Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ All

156 Detroit Boston Bergen Sarasota Tidewater Hartford Middlesex Minneapolis Washington Tucson Rochester San Francisco St. Paul Miami Jacksonville Lehigh Valley Atlantic County Cleveland San Antonio Rhode Island Westport South Palm Beach West Palm Beach Portland (ME) St. Louis Las Vegas Attended an Adult Jewish Education Program or Class in the Past Year NJPS 2000 38% 35% 32% 32% 30% 29% 28% 28% 28% 28% 28% 27% 27% 26% 26% 25% 25% 24% 23% 23% 22% 19% 19% 17% 14% 13% 24% (Jewish Respondents) 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

157 Attended an Adult Jewish Education Program or Class in the Past Year by Age (Jewish Respondents) 100% 80% 60% 40% 35% 26% 24% 27% 31% 28% 0% Under 35 35-49 50-64 65-74 75+ All

158 Children s Jewish Education: Preschool

159 Attend a Preschool/Child Care Program (Jewish Children Age 0-5) Not in Preschool 39% Jewish Preschool 38% Jewish Market Share is: 38% divided by (38% + 22%) = 63% (Sample Size = 61) Non-Jewish Preschool 22%

160 Jewish Preschool/Child Care Market Share (Jewish Children Age 0-5) San Antonio Jacksonville Tucson Charlotte Miami Monmouth Lehigh Valley Detroit Minneapolis Sarasota South Palm Beach Middlesex Bergen Rochester Los Angeles Broward Milwaukee Portland (ME) West Palm Beach Richmond Washington Harrisburg Westport Hartford Atlantic County Atlanta Tidewater York St. Paul Rhode Island Las Vegas Philadelphia Seattle 5% 26% 25% 55% 55% 53% 49% 49% 44% 44% 41% 41% 40% 39% 39% 36% 35% 33% Jewish Preschool 38% 70% 70% 70% 70% 65% 63% 58% 58% 56% 81% 81% 80% 79% 76% (Middlesex Non-Orthodox 48%) Not in Preschool 39% NJPS 2000 36% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 92% Non-Jewish Preschool 22%

161 Jewish Children Who Currently Attend Jewish Preschool/Child Care (Based upon the Jewish Institutions Survey) (Jewish Children Age 0-5) Synagogues 397 Orthodox 50 Conservative Reform 159 188 JCC 90 YM-YWHA 35 Jewish Day Schools 106 Total 628 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 Number of Jewish Children Age 0-5

162 Children s Jewish Education: Jewish Day School

163 Type of School Attended (Jewish Children Age 5-12) Public School 51% Non-Jewish Private 1% Jewish Market Share is: 48% divided by (48% + 1%) = 98% (Sample Size = 77) Jewish Day School 48%

164 Type of School Attended (Non-Orthodox Jewish Children Age 5-12) Public School 79% Jewish Day School Jewish Market Share is: divided by ( + 2%) = 93% (Sample Size = 21) Non-Jewish Private 2%

165 Type of School Attended (Jewish Children Age 13-17) Public School 69% Jewish Day School 31% Jewish Market Share is: 31% divided by (31% + 1%) = 98% (Sample Size = 42) Non-Jewish Private 1%

166 Type of School Attended (Non-Orthodox Jewish Children Age 13-17) Jewish Day School 2% Non-Jewish Private 1% Public School 97%

167 Currently Attend Jewish Day School Middlesex Miami Baltimore Bergen Jacksonville Monmouth Harrisburg Pittsburgh St. Paul Milwaukee Rhode Island Minneapolis Philadelphia South Palm Beach Tidewater San Antonio Lehigh Valley Richmond St. Petersburg Tucson San Diego Atlanta Broward Denver Washington Charlotte Wilmington Rochester Las Vegas West Palm Beach Hartford Atlantic County Howard County Phoenix Westport Portland (ME) 2% 2% 27% 27% 27% 26% 25% 25% 24% 23% 22% 22% 21% 21% 21% 21% 19% 17% 16% 15% 15% 14% 14% 13% 12% 12% 11% 10% 9% 9% (Jewish Children Age 5-12) 48% 46% 44% 41% 41% (Middlesex Non-Orthodox ) Non-Jewish Private 1% Public School 51% Jewish Day School 48% NJPS 2000 25% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

168 Howard County Middlesex Monmouth Bergen Milwaukee Jacksonville Harrisburg Miami Rochester Baltimore Hartford San Antonio St. Paul Philadelphia Minneapolis Lehigh Valley Pittsburgh Atlanta San Diego Tucson Richmond Las Vegas South Palm Beach St. Petersburg Rhode Island Broward Denver Washington West Palm Beach Tidewater Atlantic County Phoenix Charlotte Wilmington Westport Portland (ME) Market Share for Jewish Day School 12% (Jewish Children Age 5-12) 31% 37% 36% 50% 47% 47% 44% 42% 65% 61% 59% 59% 57% 56% 55% 78% 75% 72% 72% 72% 69% 68% 68% 67% 67% 65% Non-Jewish Private 1% 85% 84% 84% 82% 81% 100% 98% 94% 93% (Middlesex Non-Orthodox 93%) Public School 51% Jewish Day School 48% NJPS 2000 72% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

169 Seriously Investigate Jewish Day School (Households with Jewish Children Age 0-17) Will Send Child 2% Sent Child in Past 5% Child Now in School 28% Did Investigate 6% Will Investigate 11% Will Not Investigate 12% Did Not Investigate 37% 50% are not in the Jewish day school market

170 Not in the Jewish Day School Market (Households with Jewish Children Age 0-17) Westport Rochester Portland (ME) Wilmington Hartford Richmond St. Petersburg Orlando Washington Milwaukee Atlantic County Sarasota Harrisburg Tucson Minneapolis St. Paul Tidewater Broward Monmouth San Antonio West Palm Beach Charlotte Rhode Island Detroit Middlesex Lehigh Valley Bergen South Palm Beach Jacksonville Las Vegas Miami 33% 75% 74% 72% 69% 69% 69% 66% 65% 65% 64% 64% 62% 60% 59% 58% 57% 56% 56% 54% 53% 53% 52% 51% 50% 45% 45% 44% 42% 84% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

171 Major Reasons for Not Sending Jewish Children to Jewish Day School (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children Age 0-17 Who Did Not, Will Not, or Might Not Send Jewish Children to Jewish Day School) Tuition Cost Belief in Public Schools/Ethnically Mixed 36% 42% School Is Too Religious for Family 22% Quality of Other Schools Have a Special Needs Child Quality of Jewish Day Schools Distance from Home Curriculum Issues Intermarriage Other 10% 6% 5% 4% 4% 3% 2% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

172 West Palm Beach Broward Miami South Palm Beach Las Vegas Middlesex Monmouth St. Paul Sarasota Atlantic County Detroit San Antonio Jacksonville Minneapolis Washington Lehigh Valley Tucson Hartford Bergen Milwaukee Tidewater Rochester Portland (ME) Rhode Island Charlotte Wilmington Westport Harrisburg Tuition Cost as a Major Reason for Not Sending Jewish Children to Jewish Day School (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children Age 0-17 Who Did Not, Will Not, or Might Not Send Jewish Children to Jewish Day School) 47% 45% 44% 43% 42% 38% 37% 36% 34% 33% 31% 30% 28% 23% 22% 22% 22% 19% 15% 14% 14% 11% 10% 8% 5% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 57%

173 Belief in Public Schools/Ethnically Mixed Environment as a Major Reason for Not Sending Jewish Children to Jewish Day School (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children Age 0-17 Who Did Not, Will Not, or Might Not Send Jewish Children to Jewish Day School) Bergen Milwaukee South Palm Beach Minneapolis Washington Westport Atlantic County Hartford Middlesex Tucson Detroit St. Paul West Palm Beach Lehigh Valley Portland (ME) Harrisburg Rhode Island Rochester San Antonio Miami Wilmington Charlotte Tidewater Jacksonville Sarasota Broward Monmouth Las Vegas 10% 44% 43% 41% 41% 41% 41% 38% 38% 36% 34% 31% 31% 29% 27% 25% 25% 24% 24% 23% 23% 22% 21% 17% 16% 16% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

174 School Is Too Religious for Family/Family Is Not Religious as a Major Reason for Not Sending Jewish Children to Jewish Day School (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children Age 0-17 Who Did Not, Will Not, or Might Not Send Jewish Children to Jewish Day School) Middlesex Tucson Rhode Island Bergen South Palm Beach Charlotte Harrisburg Hartford San Antonio Monmouth Detroit St. Paul Wilmington Westport West Palm Beach Rochester Lehigh Valley Portland (ME) Minneapolis Sarasota Tidewater Broward Washington Jacksonville Atlantic County Miami Milwaukee Las Vegas 22% 19% 19% 17% 17% 17% 14% 13% 13% 12% 12% 12% 11% 10% 10% 9% 9% 9% 8% 8% 8% 7% 7% 6% 6% 5% 2% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

175 Quality of Other Private or Public Schools as a Major Reason for Not Sending Jewish Children to Jewish Day School (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children Age 0-17 Who Did Not, Will Not, or Might Not Send Jewish Children to Jewish Day School) San Antonio Atlantic County Westport Lehigh Valley St. Paul Rochester Portland (ME) West Palm Beach Detroit Hartford Miami Tucson Middlesex Rhode Island Bergen Washington South Palm Beach Minneapolis Jacksonville Tidewater Charlotte Monmouth Las Vegas Broward Sarasota Milwaukee Wilmington Harrisburg 19% 17% 17% 16% 15% 15% 14% 14% 12% 12% 11% 11% 10% 10% 9% 8% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 5% 4% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

176 Have a Special Needs Child as a Major Reason for Not Sending Jewish Children to Jewish Day School (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children Age 0-17 Who Did Not, Will Not, or Might Not Send Jewish Children to Jewish Day School) Middlesex Jacksonville San Antonio Lehigh Valley Portland (ME) Las Vegas Broward Detroit West Palm Beach Atlantic County Miami Minneapolis St. Paul Washington Tucson Rochester Charlotte Monmouth South Palm Beach Rhode Island Hartford Wilmington Bergen Sarasota Tidewater Westport Milwaukee Harrisburg 6% 5% 4% 3% 3% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

177 Quality of Education at Jewish Day Schools as a Major Reason for Not Sending Jewish Children to Jewish Day School (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children Age 0-17 Who Did Not, Will Not, or Might Not Send Jewish Children to Jewish Day School) Wilmington Milwaukee Portland (ME) South Palm Beach Miami Minneapolis Hartford Rochester Harrisburg Detroit Washington Jacksonville Broward Monmouth San Antonio Westport Charlotte Middlesex St. Paul Rhode Island Bergen Tidewater Lehigh Valley Sarasota Las Vegas West Palm Beach Tucson Atlantic County 14% 11% 9% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 1% 0% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

178 Children s Jewish Education: Formal Jewish Education

179 Current Formal Jewish Education of Jewish Children (Jewish Children Age 5-12) Supplemental School 33% Jewish Day School 48% Does Not Attend 19%

180 Current Formal Jewish Education of Jewish Children (Non-Orthodox Jewish Children Age 5-12) Supplemental School 52% Jewish Day School Does Not Attend 28%

181 Current Formal Jewish Education of Jewish Children (Jewish Children Age 13-17) Jewish Day School 31% Supplemental School 19% Does Not Attend 49%

182 Current Formal Jewish Education of Jewish Children (Non-Orthodox Jewish Children Age 13-17) Jewish Day School 2% Supplemental School 28% Does Not Attend 70%

183 Jewish Children Who Currently Attend Formal Jewish Education (Based upon the Jewish Institutions Survey) Age 5-12 Synagogues Orthodox Conservative Reform Other 92 396 408 551 1,447 Jewish Day Schools 470 Total 1,917 Age 13-17 Synagogues Orthodox Conservative Reform Other 60 173 169 231 633 Jewish Day Schools 161 Total 794 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800 2,000 Number of Jewish Children Age 5-17

184 Ever Attended Formal Jewish Education (Non-Orthodox Jewish Children Age 13-17) Supplemental School 63% Never Attended Children who have attended both Jewish day school and supplemental school are reported under Jewish day school Jewish Day School 17%

185 Children s Jewish Education: Informal Jewish Education

186Participate in a Jewish Teenage Youth Group Charlotte Minneapolis York Rhode Island Milwaukee Richmond Middlesex Monmouth Tidewater Lehigh Valley St. Petersburg Sarasota St. Paul Tucson Hartford Atlantic County San Antonio Westport Detroit Washington Bergen South Palm Beach Jacksonville Broward Las Vegas West Palm Beach Miami Rochester Portland (ME) Martin-St. Lucie (Based upon the Jewish Institutions Survey) (Jewish Children Age 13-17) 52% 50% 50% 45% 45% 43% 40% 40% 35% 34% 34% 32% 27% 26% 24% 23% 23% 23% 21% 21% 21% 17% 6% 0% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 61% 67% 78%

187 Social Service Needs: Health Limitations

188 Need for Programs for Jewish Children with Learning Disabilities in the Past Year (Households with Jewish Children Age 0-17) San Antonio Minneapolis Washington Hartford Las Vegas West Palm Beach Bergen St. Paul Middlesex Rochester Rhode Island Detroit Tucson Tidewater Broward Atlantic County Miami South Palm Beach Jacksonville Westport Sarasota Monmouth Lehigh Valley Milwaukee Charlotte Richmond Wilmington 14.4% 14.4% 14.1% 13.6% 13.2% 12.9% 12.1% 10.9% 10.7% 10.6% 10.5% 10.4% 10.2% 10.2% 10.2% 9.8% 9.8% 9.7% 9.7% 9.7% 9.3% 9.0% 8.8% 7.6% 7.1% Attended 6.3% Jewish Program 4.9% Attended Other Program No Program Attended 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0%

189 Jewish Day Schools: Familiarity and Perception

190 100% Familiarity with Jewish Day Schools Very Somewhat Not at All (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children) 80% 60% 57% 62% 40% 42% 35% 23% 22% 22% 25% 13% 0% Solomon Schechter Day School of Raritan Valley Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva (RPRY) Moshe Aaron Yeshiva High School (MAYHS)

191 Perception of Jewish Day Schools (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children Who Are Very/Somewhat Familiar) 100% Excellent Good Fair/Poor 80% 66% 60% 53% 52% 40% 37% 29% 17% 11% 0% Solomon Schechter Day School of Raritan Valley Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva (RPRY) Moshe Aaron Yeshiva High School (MAYHS)

192 Jacksonville St. Paul - Talmud Torah Detroit - Hillel South Palm Beach - Donna Klein Harrisburg San Antonio Tidewater Lehigh Valley Las Vegas - Hebrew Academy Detroit - Jewish Academy Detroit - Beth Yehudah Detroit - Akiva Orlando Richmond - Rudlin Torah Wilmington Rhode Island - Schechter Portland (ME) Minneapolis - Jewish Day Tucson Hartford - Schechter Richmond - Jewish Community Day Detroit - Darchei Torah Charlotte Detroit - Gedolah Middlesex - Schechter Rhode Island - Providence Hebrew Day Middlesex - RPRY Minneapolis - Torah Academy Rochester Las Vegas - Schechter Broward - Posnack Hartford - Hebrew Academy St. Paul - Jewish Middle West Palm Beach South Palm Beach - Hillel Middlesex - MAYHS Las Vegas - Desert Torah Atlantic County Westport St. Paul - Chabad Academy South Palm Beach - Schechter Minneapolis - Jewish Middle South Palm Beach - Torah Academy South Palm Beach - Weinbaum Broward - Maimonides Very Familiar with Jewish Day School (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children) 50% 48% 46% 43% 39% 37% 33% 33% 32% 32% 31% 31% 31% 31% 30% 29% 29% 27% 27% 27% 27% 25% 24% 23% 23% 22% 21% 21% 17% 17% 15% 13% 12% 11% 10% 10% 10% 9% 7% 6% 5% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 58%

193 Broward - Maimonides South Palm Beach - Weinbaum South Palm Beach - Torah Academy South Palm Beach - Schechter Minneapolis - Jewish Middle St. Paul - Chabad Academy Middlesex - MAYHS Las Vegas - Desert Torah West Palm Beach Middlesex - RPRY Westport Broward - Posnack Atlantic County St. Paul - Jewish Middle Detroit - Gedolah Hartford - Hebrew Academy Detroit - Darchei Torah South Palm Beach - Hillel Las Vegas - Schechter Rochester Richmond - Jewish Community Day Rhode Island - Providence Hebrew Day Charlotte Middlesex - Schechter Las Vegas - Hebrew Academy Wilmington Hartford - Schechter Lehigh Valley Detroit - Beth Yehudah Richmond - Rudlin Torah Rhode Island - Schechter Orlando Minneapolis - Jewish Day Tucson Detroit - Jewish Academy Minneapolis - Torah Academy Jacksonville Tidewater St. Paul - Talmud Torah San Antonio Detroit - Akiva Portland (ME) South Palm Beach - Donna Klein Detroit - Hillel Harrisburg Not at All Familiar with Jewish Day School (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children) 65% 65% 63% 62% 60% 60% 57% 56% 55% 54% 54% 52% 50% 47% 46% 44% 43% 40% 36% 36% 35% 34% 33% 32% 30% 30% 30% 27% 27% 26% 25% 24% 23% 23% 21% 19% 19% 17% 13% 12% 12% 77% 87% 83% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

194 Very Familiar with Solomon Schechter Day School of Raritan Valley All (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children) 23% Highland Park/South Edison Central 17% 28% 0-9 Years in Middlesex 10-19 Years 20+ Years 21% 31% Under 50 50-64 23% 23% Male Female 17% 28% Income under $100,000 $100-$200,000 $200,000 and over 24% 23% Orthodox Conservative 40% Reform Just Jewish 16% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

195 Very Familiar with Solomon Schecter Day School of Raritan Valley (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children) All 23% Synagogue Member 30% Non-Member 10% Jewish Organization Member 38% Non-Member Jewish Trip to Israel General Trip to Israel Not to Israel 22% 27% Donated to Federation Not Asked 28% Federation Non-Donor Donated under $100 Donated $100+ 28% 28% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

196 Excellent Perceptions of Jewish Day School (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children Who Are Very/Somewhat Familiar) Jacksonville Orlando Westport Broward - Posnack West Palm Beach Detroit - Jewish Academy St. Paul - Jewish Middle Detroit - Gedolah St. Paul - Talmud Torah Tidewater Minneapolis - Jewish Day Portland (ME) Charlotte Detroit - Darchei Torah Detroit - Beth Yehudah Rhode Island - Schechter Tucson South Palm Beach - Donna Klein Hartford - Hebrew Academy Detroit - Hillel Hartford - Schechter Richmond - Rudlin Torah Rhode Island - Providence Hebrew Day Harrisburg San Antonio Las Vegas - Hebrew Academy South Palm Beach - Hillel Lehigh Valley Wilmington St. Paul - Chabad Academy Rochester Detroit - Akiva Las Vegas - Desert Torah Richmond - Jewish Community Day Minneapolis - Jewish Middle Middlesex - RPRY Middlesex - Schechter Minneapolis - Torah Academy Broward - Maimonides South Palm Beach - Schechter Las Vegas - Schechter Middlesex - MAYHS 52% 47% 47% 45% 44% 42% 42% 41% 41% 40% 39% 39% 39% 38% 35% 35% 35% 34% 34% 33% 33% 32% 31% 31% 31% 29% 28% 27% 23% 22% 21% 17% 17% 14% 13% 13% 11% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 60%

197 Fair and Poor Perceptions of Jewish Day School (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children Who Are Very/Somewhat Familiar) Middlesex - MAYHS Rochester St. Paul - Chabad Academy Richmond - Jewish Community Day Middlesex - RPRY Las Vegas - Desert Torah Las Vegas - Hebrew Academy Detroit - Gedolah Detroit - Darchei Torah Lehigh Valley Detroit - Hillel San Antonio Detroit - Akiva Richmond - Rudlin Torah Wilmington Rhode Island - Providence Hebrew Day Detroit - Beth Yehudah Las Vegas - Schechter Minneapolis - Torah Academy South Palm Beach - Donna Klein Middlesex - Schechter Tucson Broward - Maimonides South Palm Beach - Schechter Tidewater Charlotte Rhode Island - Schechter West Palm Beach St. Paul - Jewish Middle Harrisburg Minneapolis - Jewish Middle Detroit - Jewish Academy South Palm Beach - Hillel St. Paul - Talmud Torah Orlando Jacksonville Broward - Posnack Westport Minneapolis - Jewish Day Hartford - Hebrew Academy Hartford - Schechter Portland (ME) 7% 7% 7% 3% 12% 12% 11% 11% 10% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 8% 38% 33% 29% 29% 26% 24% 23% 22% 21% 21% 21% 21% 19% 19% 17% 13% 13% 13% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100% 52% Fair Poor

198 Excellent Perceptions of Solomon Schechter Day School of Raritan Valley (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children Who Are Very/Somewhat Familiar) All Very Familiar with Schechter 17% 28% Sample Size Warning: See Main Report Central 19% Under 50 19% Male Female 17% 15% Income $100,000+ 19% Orthodox Conservative Reform 9% 13% 29% Jewish Organization Member Non-Member 17% 17% Donated to Federation Not Asked 19% 15% Federation Non-Donor Donated $100+ 14% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

199 Very Familiar with Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva All (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children) Sample Size Warning: 22% See Main Report Highland Park/South Edison Central 15% 69% 0-9 Years in Middlesex 10-19 Years 20+ Years 27% 23% Under 50 50-64 21% 27% Male Female 22% 22% Income under $100,000 $100-$200,000 $200,000+ 27% 22% 27% Orthodox 78% Conservative 7% Reform Just Jewish 2% 3% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

200 Very Familiar with Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva All (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children) Sample Size Warning: 22% See Main Report Synagogue Member Non-Member 3% 32% Jewish Organization Member Non-Member 14% 43% Jewish Trip to Israel General Trip to Israel Not to Israel 5% 34% 33% Donated to Federation Not Asked 6% 44% Federation Non-Donor Donated under $100 Donated $100+ 8% 40% 44% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

201 Excellent Perceptions of Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children Who Are Very/Somewhat Familiar) All Sample Size Warning: See Main Report Very Familiar with RPRY 15% Highland Park/South Edison 12% Under 50 19% Male 5% Female 24% Income $100,000+ Orthodox 13% Jewish Organization Member Non-Member 14% 22% Donated to Federation 11% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

202 Very Familiar with Moshe Aaron Yeshiva High School (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children) All 13% Sample Size Warning: See Main Report Highland Park/South Edison Central 10% 35% 0-9 Years in Middlesex 10-19 Years 20+ Years 11% 16% 9% Under 50 50-64 11% 21% Male Female 12% 13% Income under $100,000 $100-$200,000 $100,000+ 13% 9% Orthodox Conservative Reform Just Jewish 5% 0% 3% 44% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

203 Very Familiar with Moshe Aaron Yeshiva High School All (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children) 13% Sample Size Warning: See Main Report Synagogue Member Non-Member 2% 19% Jewish Organization Member Non-Member 6% 30% Jewish Trip to Israel General Trip to Israel Not to Israel 3% Donated to Federation Not Asked 3% 25% Federation Non-Donor Donated under $100 Donated $100+ 5% 21% 28% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%

204 Excellent Perceptions of Moshe Aaron Yeshiva High School (Respondents in Households with Jewish Children Who Are Very/Somewhat Familiar) All 11% Sample Size Warning: See Main Report Highland Park/South Edison 5% Under 50 13% Female 13% Income $100,000+ 11% Orthodox 3% Donated to Federation 3% 0% 40% 60% 80% 100%