This paper offers a philosophical analysis of Israel education as reflected in the Jewish
education research literature. Six distinct conceptions are identified that all share an …

Background Religious identity research has predominantly investigated effects of discrete
factors, despite many factors exercising interconnected effects on religious connectedness …

Abstract The Pew Research Center's 2020 survey of American Jews is a valuable resource
to scholars of American Jewry, enabling interrogation of questions using data that no other …

Drawing upon the comprehensive survey of the American Jewish population conducted in
2013 by the Pew Research Center, we estimate the trajectory of the population and its …

Because of the complex nature of Jewish identification and its reliance on a variety of
measurable concepts, studies of identification patterns and trends should rely on an …

The Jewish Futures Project (JFP) has been following multiple cohorts of Birthright
participants, and others who applied to the program but did not go, for over a decade. In the …

This article examines the practice of pretend Israel trips in Jewish early childhood education.
Jewish early childhood educators who work in markedly different preschool settings, and …

To what extent is it possible for American Jews to maintain a deep emotional connection to
Israel while criticizing the actions of the Israeli government? This long-debated question …

Although there have been many studies describing the practice of Israel education, few, if
any, have explored the pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) of this subject matter—what …

Drawing upon a longitudinal study tracking a group of Jewish children from the start of
elementary school (ages 5–6) through the end of middle school (ages 13–14), this article …