A really interesting article at Slate (though a tad too snarky at the end for my tastes). It's been often reported that Jews score lower on the usual surveys of worship attendance than our Christian neighbors...perhaps this isn't true after all? More importantly is the question of what it means to participate in religious communal life. Clearly, for Non-Jewish Americans, there's some sense that there's a 'correct' answer; that is, to go a-churchin'. Meanwhile, we in synagogue/Jewish affiliated life wring our hands and gnash our teeth. Perhaps we should be asking different questions, like, what does it mean to connect with Jewish community, and how do we create said community? Anyway, enjoy the read.
Why do Americans claim to be more religious than they are? - By Shankar Vedantam - Slate Magazine
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