While there has been a tendency in the Jewish media to focus on the positive - that as a group Jews are the most likely to be earning six figures and are well educated - I find little to rejoice here. The survey clearly shows that Jews are the LEAST likely to have children. In fact, 72% of Jews live in homes that have no children and the number rises to 82% if you are a Conservative Jew.
This does not bode well for Jewish continuity in the United States nor does it bode well for Jews politically if the percentage of Jews in the general population continues to decline. Together with the findings regarding earnings it brings to mind either a religion made up of rich old people or rich young people not interested in having children. In either case you have a lot of Jews living in big empty homes.
Seraph
Some Disheartening Findings
While there has been a tendency in the Jewish media to focus on the positive - that as a group Jews are the most likely to be earning six figures and are well educated - I find little to rejoice here. The survey clearly shows that Jews are the LEAST likely to have children. In fact, 72% of Jews live in homes that have no children and the number rises to 82% if you are a Conservative Jew.
This does not bode well for Jewish continuity in the United States nor does it bode well for Jews politically if the percentage of Jews in the general population continues to decline. Together with the findings regarding earnings it brings to mind either a religion made up of rich old people or rich young people not interested in having children. In either case you have a lot of Jews living in big empty homes.