Archived News
2022
New Study Links Birthright Trips to Stronger Jewish Identity, November 15, 2022, Arutz Sheva, Israel National News
Birthright Participants Feel Closer to Israel, Judaism after Trip - Pew, November 15, 2022, The Jerusalem Post
Are Birthright Participants More Likely to Marry Jews? A Study Says Yes, November 14, 2022, The Forward
Questioning the Needs and Desires of San Diego’s Jewish Community, November 13, 2022, San Diego Jewish World
Between Kanye and the Midterms, the Unsettling Stream of Antisemitism, November 4, 2022, The New York Times
Let’s End “Good Jew”/“Bad Jew” - Judaism Unbound Episode, featuring Janet Krasner Aronson, July 28, 2022, Judaism Unbound podcast
Space at the Table for Everyone, July 12, 2022, ejewishphilanthropy
Is Intermarriage Threatening American Judaism or Renewing It? Contemporary Jews Confront an Age-old Question — & Discover Surprising Answers, July 1, 2022, Brandeis Magazine
A Study of Jewish LA Finds a Growing and Diverse Community, June 27, 2022, Religion News Service
New Population Study Finds that L.A.’s Jewish Community is Growing and Increasingly Diverse, June 22, 2022, ejewishphilanthropy
US Jewish Communities are Commissioning a Flood of New Population Studies — and Figuring Out How to Use Them, April 6, 2022, ejewishphilanthropy
Landmark KC Jewish Community Study Shows Opportunity with Interfaith Families, March 17, 2022, The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle
Who Counts? February 3, 2022, Leonard Saxe, Jewish Journal
2021
Digital Education Should Only Endure If It Can Replicate Campus Benefits, October 23, 2021, Leonard Saxe and Graham Wright, Times Higher Education
Who are Chicago Jews, and What Do They Want? The Results are In, October 21, 2021, The Forward
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Jewish Community, Leonard Saxe & Janet Krasner Aronson, ejewishphilanthropy, October 20, 2021, Leonard Saxe and Janet Krasner Aronson, ejewishphilanthropy
Most Children of Intermarriage are Being Raised Jewish. Their Parents Hope Jewish Institutions Notice., May 13, 2021, JTA
Pew's New Study of American Jews Reveals Widening Divides, Worries over Antisemitism, May 11, 2021, The Forward
New Poll: Young U.S. Jews Becoming more Orthodox as American Judaism Splits between Devout and Secular, May 11, 2021, Washington Post
There are More American Jews and They're Staying Jewish, May 11, 2021, Times of Israel, Leonard Saxe
Pew's 2020 Survey Shows a Diverse and Divided American Jewry, May 11, 2021, ejewishphilanthropy
New Brandeis Study Estimates 7.6 million Jews Living in US, April 22, 2021, Jewish Journal
Counting American Jews, and Checking the Work, March 24, 2021, ejewishphilanthropy
From Walla Walla to Kansas City, How Small Jewish Communities Survived the Pandemic, March 19, 2021, The Forward
Immigration, Intermarriage and Education Making US Jewry Larger and More Diverse, February 16, 2021, JTA
Bridging and Bonding: Jewish Institutions Address the Crisis of American Social Capital, January 28, 2021, Barry Shrage, Times of Israel
2020
Why a Post-Pandemic World Needs Birthright More than Ever, November 30, 2020, Leonard Saxe, The Forward
COVID-19 Study Shines Light on Struggles of Young Adults, November 23, 2020, Baltimore Jewish Times
Brandeis University Study Examines Jewish Baltimore’s Response to Pandemic, November 12, 2020, Jmore Magazine
Think You Know How Jews Voted for President? The Data is Still Not Clear, November 4, 2020, The Forward
The Jewish Vote Remains Solidly Democrat, October 22, 2020, The Jewish Chronicle
Jewish Healthcare Foundation Supports Teen Mental Health Initiatives, October 15, 2020, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle
Could the Jewish Vote Decide the Election?, October 8, 2020, Leonard Saxe, Daniel Parmer, and Elizabeth Tighe, BrandeisNow
Among Jews, the Young and Highly Educated Bear COVID’s Emotional and Economic Toll, September 24, 2020, Janet Krasner Aronson and Leonard Saxe, The Forward
Online Services Serve the Already Committed, Our Research Shows, September 24, 2020, Janet Krasner Aronson and Leonard Saxe, The Forward
Twin Cities Jewish Population up 23%, September 18, 2020, Star Tribune
This Map Shows the 20 Congressional Districts with the most Jews, September 10, 2020, JTA
Subjected to anti-Semitism and Racism, Jews of color Feel 'Stuck in the Middle', August 27, 2020, NorthJersey.com
Population Study Finds Jewish Community Growth, August 14, 2020, TC Jew News
Youth More Affected by Coronavirus than Elderly in Jewish Community Study, August 11, 2020, Jerusalem Post
Young, Rural, and Jewish, August 12, 2020, The Daily Yonder
Brandeis Study Measures COVID-19 Impact on Jewish Pittsburgh, August 9, 2020, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle
Camp! Podcast Episode of Adventures in Jewish Studies, featuring CMJS researcher Nicole Samuel, July 28, 2020, Featuring Nicole Samuel
For Young Adults with Disabilities the Loss of Specialized Birthright Trips is Particularly Poignant, June 25, 2020, Fern Chertok and Rachel Minkin, ejewishphilantropy
Understanding the Present to Plan the Jewish Future, May 10, 2020, Leonard Saxe and Janet Krasner Aronson, ejewishphilanthropy
From Cabins to Bungalows: Some Jewish Overnight Camps May Become Socially Distanced Family Retreats this Summer, May 6, 2020, JTA
Jewish Retreating in the Age of COVID-19: Paradox or Possibility? May 3, 2020, Amy L. Sales and Nicole Samuel, ejewishphilanthropy
Birthright's Measurable Impact: More American Jews, February 2, 2020, Leonard Saxe, Times of Israel
A Look Into Jewish Young Adults in the US - New Demographic Research from Brandeis and Moishe House, January 28, 2020, ejewishphilanthropy.com
Examining Jewish Identity and Israel Engagement on Birthright’s 20th Anniversary, January 3, 2020, JNS
2019
Interfaith Families Study Points Way to Increased Engagement, November 27, 2019, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle
The Chuppah Advantage, November 12, 2019, Tablet Magazine
Looking ahead, with the Community Study as our Guide, November 6, 2019, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle
Gevalt: The American Jewish Population is Expanding! October 4, 2019, Leonard Saxe, eJewish Philanthropy
Beyond Welcoming? Not so Fast, August 13, 2019, Edmund Case, ejewishphilanthropy
Is Intermarriage Really the Demise of Jews in America? August 7, 2019, Leonard Saxe, Jerusalem Post
Meet the Korean-American woman who leads the Jewish Renewal movement, April 16, 2019, JTA
Are young Jewish voters ready to say enough with the Democrats? April 8, 2019, Jewish News Syndicate
‘Jexodus’ is a GOP fantasy. That doesn’t mean Jews will vote Democratic forever, March 22, 2019, Matthew Boxer, Washington Post
Jewish Women’s Fund of Atlanta Studies Women’s and Girls’ Needs, March 6, 2019, Atlanta Jewish Times
2018
Moving Beyond Flashpoints, The New York Jewish Week, December 26, 2018
Young American Jews walked off their Birthright tour of Israel. The protest sparked a debate at home, Los Angeles Times, December 4, 2018
Interfaith Families Increasingly Jewish, The New York Jewish Week, November 21, 2018
Study Shows Growth among Young Jewish Families in South Palm Beach County, The Sun Sentinel, November 6, 2018
Small-Town Jews Are Used to Locked Synagogues, The Atlantic, November 2, 2018
Pittsburgh’s Lesson: Hatred Does Not Emerge in a Vacuum, Leonard Saxe, The Conversation, October 30, 2018
The Pew Study, Five Years Later – Leonard Saxe, Judaism Unbound, October 18, 2018
The Vanishing Ivy League Jew, Tablet Magazine, October 15, 2018
Longtime Boston Federation President Barry Shrage Looks Back, Forges Ahead, JNS, August 24, 2018
Why Jewish Giving to Israel is Losing Ground, Hanna Shaul Bar Nissim, The Conversation, August 15, 2018
Religion Looms Large for Education Official in Charge of Civil Rights, The Wall Street Journal, July 28, 2018
Don’t Dismiss Steven Cohen’s Research, Michelle Shain, The NY Jewish Week, July 25, 2018
Gay and African-American Rabbi Wants to Shatter Stereotypes of What a Jew Looks Like, JTA, July 17, 2018
Surveys Explore Jewish Life in South Florida, With Some Surprising Results, South Florida Sun Sentinel, June 1, 2018
How Many Jewish Undergraduates? Leonard Saxe, Michelle Shain, Graham Wright and Shahar Hecht, ejewishphilanthropy, May 22, 2018
Squirrel Hill Faces a Challenge: Can Residents Afford to Live There? Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 8, 2018
Jewish Community Studies with Matthew Boxer, Jewish History Matters Podcast, April 22, 2018
Our Favorite Places to Get Jewish and Israeli Food in Seattle, The Stranger, March 28, 2018
Barry Shrage, renowned leader in Jewish community life, to join Brandeis, Brandeis NOW, March 21, 2018
ADL Says Anti-Semitism Is Rising. Students Disagree, The Forward (Opinion), March 5, 2018
Study Find Millennials Charting Their Own Course, Washington Jewish Week, February 28, 2018
A Leading Indicator: Celebrate the Growth of Region’s Jewish Community, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 25, 2018
Palm Beach Federations Exploring Future of Jewish Families, Community, Sun Sentinel, February 22, 2018
What Can a Demographic Story Tell Us, Washington Jewish Week, February 22, 2018
Report: Pittsburgh Jewish Community Growing, Spreading Out, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 20. 2018
Pittsburgh Region's Jewish Population is Growing, Prosperous and Moving to Suburbs, Study Finds, TribLive, February 20, 2018
Only 6 Percent of Washington DC’s Booming Jewish Community Identify as Republican, JTA, February 16, 2018
Jobs And Inclusivity: Why The Jewish Population In D.C. Is Now The Third-Largest In The Country, WAMU, February 16, 2018
D.C. Area's Jewish Population is Booming: Now the Third Largest in the Nation, report says, The Washington Post, February 13, 2018
D.C.'s Jewish Population Is Booming-So Why The Empty Pews? The Forward, February 13, 2018
Dueling Narratives Cloud Picture Of Campus Anti-Semitism, The New York Jewish Week, January 10, 2018
Support for Anti-Israel BDS Movement 'Virtually Nonexistent' Among College Students, Study Finds, PJ Media, January 4, 2018
2017
Surprise! Jewish Students *Still* Aren’t Scared on Campus, The Jewish News of Northern California, December 28, 2017
Has Birthright Been Successful? The Forward, Leonard Saxe, December 21, 2017
Survey Finds Students Do Not Support Academic Boycotts of Israel, The Washington Free Beacon, December 21, 2017
What Anti-Semitism On Campus?, The New York Jewish Week, December 18, 2017
Few College Students Want to Boycott Israel, Study of Four Campuses Finds, JTA, December 18, 2017
Anti-Semitism Rare But Anti-Israel Talk Common On Elite Campuses, Study Finds, The Forward, December 14, 2017
Neither Fact nor Fallacy, ejewishphilanthropy, Leonard Saxe and Fern Chertok, September 19, 2017
The One Weird Thing That Birthright And JVP Have In Common, The Forward, September 6, 2017
Are The College Years Too Late For Israel Education?, The New York Jewish Week, August 16, 2017
Some Birthright Participants Fall In Love With Israel, And a Mate, Jerusalem Post, August 6, 2017
Quietly Going Its Own Way, JNF Cuts Off Its Israeli Parent, The Forward, August 3, 2017
We're Headed Toward One of the Greatest Divisions in the History of the Jewish People,' The Atlantic, July 16, 2017
Suspending the Western Wall Compromise and the Bill on Non-Orthodox Conversion: Implications for the Philanthropy of North American Jewry Toward Israel, Hanna Shaul Bar Nissim and Prof. Hillel Schmid, ejewishphilanthropy, July 3, 2017
Vast majority of Jewish students are connected to Israel, insists Brandeis prof, Times of Israel, June 28, 2017
Leading Researcher on Campus Jewish Life Rejects Report of Devastating Loss of Support for Israel Among Young Jews, Algemeiner, June 23,2017
Letter From Dahlonega, Moment Magazine, May 24, 2017
To Officiate Or Not at Intermarriages, The NY Jewish Week, March 15, 2017
How I Moved From Chicago to Nashville—And Found My Jewish Soul in a Red State, The Forward, February 16, 2017
To Say "Never Again," First Remember, Leonard Saxe, US News and World Report, January 31, 2017
2016
Study Will Count D.C.-area Jews, Washington Jewish Week, December 1, 2016
The Verdict Is In: Rabbis Should Say Yes to Officiating at Interfaith Weddings, JTA, November 22, 2016
Half of Boston Jews Don't Identify with a Denomination, Times of Israel, November 18, 2016
Using Data to Drive Jewish Communal Policy, Leonard Saxe, ejewishphilanthropy, November 17, 2016
Jewish Boston Returns to the City, Boston Globe, November 16, 2016
After this Election, Americans Have Lost Faith in Polling. Should Jews?, Janet Krasner Aronson, Leonard Saxe, and Matthew Boxer, The Forward, November 14, 2016
BDS Spurs Growing Anti-Semitism on Campuses, Brandeis Report Finds, JTA, November 1, 2016
Why a Rabbi Under the Huppah May Boost Jewish Engagement in Intermarried Homes, Leonard Saxe and Fern Chertok, JTA, October 31, 2016
NY, California Universities Among Hotspots of Anti-Israel, Anti-Semitic Activity, Times of Israel, October 25, 2016
Brooklyn College, Northwestern, U of California Among Top Hotspots of Campus Jew-hatred, New Study Finds, Algemeiner, October 20, 2016
The Jewish Vote May Swing Key Undecided Counties, Study Says, The Conversation, (Daniel Parmer and David Manchester), October 13, 2016
Study Shows How Jewish Vote Could Play Crucial Role in Key States, JTA, September 22, 2016
First Year Disorientation, Tablet Magazine, September 14, 2016
The Sky is Falling!, Tablet Magazine, September 12, 2016
BDS Not So Sidespread, US Jews Still Maintain Strong Emotional Connection to Israel, Professors Say, The Jerusalem Post, June 21, 2016
Review: The New American Zionism (Hebrew), Haaretz, June 6, 2016
Interfaith Programming Gets Jolt of Funding, The Jewish Week, May 25, 2016
2015
Half of Birthright applicants flunked this Israel test – can you do better?, JTA, November 27, 2015
Most Birthright applicants functionally illiterate about Israel, Times of Israel, November 26, 2015
How college can put the Jewish in children of intermarriage, Leonard Saxe, Fern Chertok, Theodore Sasson, The Forward, November 10, 2015
New study challenges bleak outcomes of intermarriage, NY Jewish Week, November 3, 2015
What do Jewish college students really know about Israel? Annette Koren, Leonard Saxe, Shira Fishman, ejewishphilanthropy, November 3, 215
Children of intermarriage’s attachment to Judaism most fluid in college, Times of Israel, November 3, 2015
Study: College experiences can boost Jewish identity for children of mixed marriage, RNS, October 28, 2015
Multiracial millennial Jewish children of intermarriage--Are we meeting them where they are at?, Huffington Post, October 27, 2015
My Jewish kids are the product of intermarriage, and other reasons for hope, JTA, October 22, 2015
Most children of intermarriage aren’t told they are exclusively Jewish, Jewish Journal, October 20, 2015
Children of intermarriage are reshaping the contours of American Jewish life, ejewishphilanthropy, October 20, 2015
Study: 75% of Jewish North American college students exposed to antisemitism in 2014, Algemeiner, July 28, 2015
Study: Most Jewish students faced hostilities on North American campuses, JTA, July 28, 2015
American Jewish students feel connected to Israel, are harassed for it. Jewish Journal, July 28, 2015
3/4 of North America Jewish college student exposed to anti-Semitism, new study reports. Haaretz, July 28, 2015
Anti-Semitism On Campus: Most Jewish students feel discriminated against, New study finds. International Business Times, July 28, 2015.
Verbal abuse against Jewish students now ‘fact of life’ on US campuses, Times of Israel, July 28, 2015
Taglit-Birthright Israel – Encounters with Israel changing young Jewish lives, Leonard Saxe, Berkshires Jewish Voice, July 17, 2015
“I Thought I was Dead”: Polls as a casualty of the Israeli elections, Leonard Saxe, Charles Kadushin, Theodore Sasson, ejewishphilanthropy, March 23, 2015
Post-Election, A widening US Jewish split Over Israel, The Times of Israel, March 20, 2015
How do young American Jews feel About Israel? Theodore Sasson, Leonard Saxe, Michelle Shain, Tablet Magazine, February 24, 2015.
2014
Will Israel Alienate the Diaspora With 'Jewish State' Push? How Nationality Bill Threatens to Split Jewish World, Theodore Sasson, The Forward, January 2, 2014
The Sky Is Falling! The Sky Is Falling! A reanalysis of last year’s important Pew Study contradicts persistent alarmism about ‘vanishing’ American Jewry, Leonard Saxe, Tablet Magazine, December 3, 2014
When a nice Jewish boy marries out, The Forward, November 19, 2014
The Hillary-Jeb gap in support for Protective Edge (and more notes about the 2014 Jewish vote), Jewish Journal, November 6, 2014
Modern Orthodoxy: A model for the great American Jewish dream? Times of Israel, November 12, 2014
Jews in Middle America fret about attracting Millennials, USA Today, November 3, 2014
It’s official: Taglit-Birthright is a Jewish matchmaker, Jewish Journal, September 8, 2014
Study: Birthright participants more likely to marry other Jews, Haaretz, September 5, 2014
Birthright Now Offers Free Trips to Israel — For Israeli Americans, The Forward, September 3, 2014
Three noteworthy post-war trends: Israelis, Jews, Americans, September 2, 2014
U.S. Jewish Young Adults React to the Gaza Conflict, ejewishphilanthropy, August 31, 2014
Study of young US Jewish adults finds nuanced support for Israel, Times of Israel, August 29, 2014
JStreet on the Docket, Ted Sasson, The Forward, April 27, 2014
Jewish Not-for-Profits Use Gaza War To Drum Up Donations, The Forward, July 24, 2014
Philanthropic Priorities in Light of Pew, articles by Fern Chertok, Amy L. Sales, Theodore Sasson, and Leonard Saxe, Contact magazine, April 2014
2013
The Fracturing of American Jewry, Ted Sasson, The Forward, December 7, 2013
Ten Takeaways from Pew, Leonard Saxe, ejewishphilanthropy, November 21, 2013
'Christmas Tree Rabbis' Take Place in Faith as Intermarriage Grows, The Forward, November 15, 2013
Pew Confesses: The News Wasn't as Bad as It Looked, The Forward, November 14, 2013
The Pew Research Center Responds to Tablet, Tablet Magazine, November 13, 2013
New Analysis of Pew Data: Children of Intermarriage Increasingly Identify as Jews, Ted Sasson, Tablet Magazine, November 11, 2013
Pew Findings Reject Bleak Narrative of Jewish Decline, Leonard Saxe, The Forward, October 7, 2013
New U.S. Jewish population figures may allow community to ‘get beyond the numbers,' JNS, October 1, 2013
American Jewish Attachment to Israel Resilient, Tablet Magazine, October 1, 2013
Survey Says American-Jewish population rises to 6.8 million, Haaretz, September 30, 2013
U.S. Jewish population substantially larger than previously estimated, ejewishphilanthropy, September 30, 2013
Young U.S. Jews feel closer to Israel, studies find, Jewish Journal, August 13, 2013
2012
New Study Illuminates Hardship Facing Jewish Elderly Across the FSU, eJewish Philanthropy, November 15, 2012
Young, Jewish and Going to Israel, The Wall Street Journal, November 1, 2012
Birthright's Effect Still Strong Years After Trip, The Jewish Week, November 1, 2012
Mazal tov! The Jerusalem Post, Leonard Saxe, October 31, 2012
The Impact of Taglit-Birthright Israel: 2012 Update, eJewish Philanthropy, October 23, 2012
Academics examine Vitamin B10 – Birthright’s secret, Jerusalem Post, May 29, 2012
Young Israelis get Jewish identity boost from Birthright too, Haaretz, May 26, 2012
Going the Distance, Jewish Ideas Daily, April 27, 2012
U.S. Jews are not fuggeding about aliyah, Haaretz, April 25, 2012
'Voices' Divided Over Israel, The Jewish Week, April 17, 2012
So far, so good, The Times of Israel, April 2, 2012
Peter Beinart's False Prophecy, Tablet Magazine, March 26, 2012
U.S. Jews' donations to Israel double in past 20 years, study shows, Haaretz, March 25, 2012
Who Cares about Israel?, Mishpacha, March 19, 2012
Diaspora Divided, Jewish Review of Books, No. 9, Spring 2012
Volunteering and Young Jewish Young Adults, ejewishphilanthropy, March 1, 2012
‘Research shows no link between political views and emotional ties to Israel,’ Interview with Ted Sasson, Rosner's Domain | Jewish Journal, February 24, 2012
The End of Jews "Distancing" from Israel? (Yeah, right), Rosner's Domain | Jewish Journal, February 14, 2012
Study: Jewish Numbers on Rise, Jewish Advocate, February 3, 2012
Create Tax for Jewish Education, Leonard Saxe, The Forward, February 3, 2012
U.S. Jewish Population Pegged at 6 Million, The Forward, January 17, 2012
Engaging Jewish Teens, Leonard Saxe, ejewishphilanthropy, January 3, 2012
2011
Engaging Teens Through A Jewish Service Corps, Leonard Saxe, The Jewish Week, December 27, 2011
Our World: Tom Friedman’s losing battle, The Jerusalem Post, December 19, 2011
Who Are American Jews?, Leonard Saxe, Forward, November 3, 2011
Socio-Demography Conference Opens Today, ejewishphilanthropy, October 23, 2011
The Jews We Leave Behind, Leonard Saxe, Jewish Advocate Special Section "What's New in Jewish Education," Summer/Fall 2011
Birthright Israel: As Political as Chopped Liver, Leonard Saxe and Jeffrey Solomon, Jewish Week, July 19, 2011
Values and Volunteering, ejewishphilanthropy, July 15, 2011
Getting Birthright Wrong, Jewish Ideas Daily, July 6, 2011
Poll finds young Jews love to volunteer - But not through Jewish groups, Forward, June 29, 2011
The Court Jews of the 21st Century: ‘Confessions' of ex-Zionists dehumanize Israelis and delegitimize Israel, The Jerusalem Post, June 28, 2011
Many young Jews volunteer but rarely in faith projects, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, June 24, 2011
Study says Jews volunteer, but not because of 'Jewish' values, The Christian Century, June 24, 2011
Study on Jewish young adults finds service not related to Jewish identity, ejewishphilanthropy, June 23, 2011
Poll: Among young Jews, activism driven more by universal values than religion, CNN, June 23, 2011
Is volunteering Jewish?, Jewish Week, June 23, 2011
Young Jews love to volunteer, though not for Jewish organizations, Forward, June 23, 2011
Study: Young Jews volunteer, but don't connect it to Judaism, JTA, June 22, 2011
Ten Years Later, Birthright Still Reaching Young Jews, Jewish Week, May 24, 2011
Limud by the Lake Revisited, ejewishphilanthropy, April 8, 2011
Study: Birthright Alumni Better Israel Advocates, Marry Jewish, JTA, March 17, 2011
Gauging Birthight's Effect, Jewish Week, February 17, 2011
Repair and Reflection: Service Learning and Our World, ejewishphilanthropy, February 3, 2011
What We Can Learn from Gabby Gifford's, Leonard Saxe, Forward, January 12, 2011
2010
New Study Finds More Jews in the United States than Previously Thought, Forward, December 23, 2010
U.S. Jewish Population Larger than Thought, Survey Shows, JTA, December 22, 2010
'JData' to Hook Up Education Players, The Jewish Week, October 12, 2010
JDate for Institutions, Tablet, October 11, 2010
A Jewish Data Revolution, The Fundermentalist, JTA, October 11, 2010
Counting American Jewry, Op-Ed, JTA, October 4, 2010
A Parting of Ways? Sh'ma, September, 2010
American Jews 'Still Connected' to Israel, Jerusalem Post, September 5, 2010
Poll: US Jews 'still connected' to Israel, Ynet News, September 4, 2010
The Power of Jewish Camping, Jewish Week, September 3, 2010
Study: US Jews Still Support Israel, Arutz Sheva, September 2, 2010
Study: US Jews Are Not Growing Disenchanted With Israel, Haaretz, September 2, 2010
American Jews Remain Attached to Israel, Study Shows, JTA, September 2, 2010
Survey Says Young Jews Do Care About Israel, Forward, September 1, 2010
Free Israel Tours Bolster Ties with Young Jews, Boston Globe, August 26, 2010
Estimates of Religious Populations Require a Bit of Faith, Wall Street Journal, August 14, 2010
Elusive Numbers, U.S. Population by Religion, Wall Street Journal (The Numbers Guy Blog), August 13, 2010
The Myth of Alienation and Apathy, The Forward, June 9, 2010
Focus Groupies, Slate, June 8, 2010
Wrong Numbers, Tablet Magazine, May 28, 2010
Changing Images Muddy Picture of Zionism/Israel, The Jewish Week, May 26, 2010
Curing the Israel Estrangement Syndrome, Foreign Policy, May 21, 2010
Taglit-birthright Event to Mark Ten-Year Anniversary, Jerusalem Post, May 6, 2010
Report Shows Israel Studies Flowering on Campus, January 14, 2010
Israel Studies on Campus are Growing, Report Shows, JTA,
January 12, 2010
2009
'Generation Birthright Israel' Chooses Engagement, The Jerusalem Report, December 21, 2009
Birthright Study Offers Mixed Bag Of Results on Jewish Connections, The Jewish Week, October 27, 2009
Birthright Leads to Jewish Marriages, Study Says, The Forward, October 27, 2009
Birthright funders look to upbeat study to boost fund raising, JTA, October 27, 2009
Jewish Marriage Tied to Israel Trip, Wall Street Journal, October 26, 2009
Birthright Israel Experience Significantly Lowers Rate of Intermarriage, eJewishphilanthropy.com, October 26, 2009
Birth-responsibility, The Forward, September 2, 2009
Beyond Birthright, Continuing the Journey, New Jersey Jewish Standard, March 27, 2009
Empowerment, then Citizenship, The Forward, March 25, 2009.
Report: Communities must do more to attract Birthright alums, JTA, March 23, 2009
2008
Taglit is for Israelis too, The Jerusalem Post, December 16, 2008
Study: Non-Orthodox men less connected than women, The Jerusalem Post, June 18, 2008
Jim Joseph makes $12.5 million investment in Birthright alumni, JTA, April 18, 2008
Queen Esther, a new study puts intermarriage in perspective, Leonard Sax, ResearchGate, March 17, 2008
Are Jews Less Attached to Israel? Maybe Not, The Forward, March 5, 2008
The conventional wisdom is wrong..., The Jerusalem Post, March 4, 2008
Birthright Day 11, eJewish Philanthropy, January 6, 2008
Feminine mystique, The Jerusalem Post, January 2, 2008
2007
Intermarriage: Is it a big problem? JTA, December 23, 2007
Intermarriage Study Muddies Waters. Forward, December 12, 2007
Young U.S. Jews less attached to Israel, new survey study finds. JTA, September 11, 2007
Attachment to Israel Declining Among Young American Jews. Forward, September 5, 2007
Let Our Population Data Go. Forward, July 25, 2007
Finally, a Jewish Population Study Worth Studying. Forward, March 9, 2007
2006
Get ’em while they’re young: Groups reach out to babies, parents. JTA, December 5, 2006
Unaffiliated Jews are a lost cause. The Jerusalem Post, December 4, 2006
Reaching Out to First Time Moms. Chabad Lubavitch, November 22, 2006
Outreach Miracle?. The Jewish Week, November 17, 2006
Boston Study Shows 60% of Interfaith Kids Raised Jewish. Forward, November 17, 2006
For Hillel, G.A. is time to show new ways of reaching students. JTA, November 13, 2006
Jewish population in region rises. Boston Globe, November 10, 2006
Investment in outreach is paying dividends in Boston, study suggests. JTA, November 10, 2006
Nonprofits Mull Staff Shortages. Forward, November 10, 2006
Where The Boys Aren’t. JTA, October 20, 2006
Study: Jewish college students more focused on ethics than Shabbat. JTA, March 8, 2006
Study note to Jewish campus groups: Embrace universalism to be effective. JTA, March 8, 2006
Taking Synagogues More Seriously. The Jewish Week, January 20, 2006