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Ten Days of Birthright Israel: A Journey in Young Adult Identity
Using educational and social-psychological concepts, Leonard Saxe and Barry Chazan tell the story of Taglit-Birthright Israel and explain how the program functions to alter the Jewish identities and engagement of twenty-somethings.
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Matrilineal Ascent/Patrilineal Decent: The Gender Imbalance in American Jewish Life
Just as Jewish women were marginalized from the centers of Jewish life for much of history, American Jewish men now feel displaced from Judaism.
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It’s Not Just Who Stands Under the Chuppah: Intermarriage and Engagement
Contemporary debates concerning assimilation and continuity in the Jewish community tend to focus on the religious identity of the couple that “stands under the chuppah” to the exclusion of all other factors. Our analysis of multiple sources of data
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American Jewish Attachment to Israel: An Assessment of the “Distancing” Hypothesis
The American Jewish community frequently bemoans a declining American Jewish attachment to Israel. Concern has been fueled by social scientific and journalistic reports alleging growing disaffection, especially among younger American Jews. In this pa
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Taglit-Birthright Israel Evaluation: 2007 North American Cohorts
With more than 150,000 Diaspora Jewish young adults having now traveled to Israel through Taglit-Birthright Israel and tens of thousands waiting for an opportunity to participate, it is more important than ever to understand how the program affects p
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