Article Library / Policy Papers Raising Jewish Children: Research and Indications for Intervention Introduction Family, Engagement, and Jewish Continuity among American Jews Abstract American Jewish Families Today Jews – once again – are “like others only more so” Data and Sub-Sample Findings Fewer Young Jews are Married Fewer Young Jews are Married to Jews Fewer Young Jews are Raising Children as Jews-by-Religion Family Configurations Who is More Likely to Marry Jews and Raise Jewish-by-Religion Children? Family Influence on Jewish Engagement Marital Status and Jewish Identity The Powerful Impact of Jewish children Marriage and Children Work Together Policy Implications Communal Implications of Reduced Marriage and Fertility Supporting Jewish education and Jewish Social Networks Endnotes Learning Jewishness, Jewish Education and Jewish Identity Executive Summary and Policy Directions Introduction Points for Policy Consideration Summary of Findings and Analysis The Importance of Social Networks The Importance of Cumulative Educational Programs The Most Important Point of Intervention Is the Teenage Years The Second Most Important Point of Intervention Is Emerging Adulthood (the post-college years) Jewish Education For Mixed Social Networks The Special Needs of Jewishly “Impoverished” Families Research Gaps on Critical Issues Suggested Policy Directions Introduction to Full Article The Importance of Social Networks Individual Identity and Values Influenced by Surrounding Social Contexts The Family is a Primary Social Circle Shaping Jewish Identity Jewish education and the Jewish life cycle Early Childhood Elementary School and Middle School Adolescence and Post Bar/Bat Mitzvah – The Most Critical Years College Years: Jewish Studies, Birthright Israel, and Beyond “Emerging Adulthood” – the Second Most Important Point of Intervention Adult Education and Jewish Journeys Across the Adult Life Cycle Need for New Research on Jewish Education Life Journeys Family Environments Social Networks Post-denominationalism Meaning, Not Survival Research on effective curricula Conclusion: Reflections on Jewish education and Jewish identity Endnotes By: Sylvia Barack Fishman, Steven M. Cohen PreviousNext