October 6, 2023
A RACE, NOT A RELIGION?:
Religion has outsized role in Israel, yet most of its Jews aren't really observant (Ilan Ben Zion, 5 October 2023, Times of Israel)
An Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics survey published in 2021 found that among Israeli Jews over the age of 20, about 45 percent identified as secular or not religious, while 33% said they practiced "traditional" religious worship. Ultra-Orthodox Jews, known as Haredim in Hebrew, made up 10%.For Naor Narkis and many other secular Israelis, their Jewish identity is cultural -- defined by the Hebrew tongue and historical experience -- rather than governed by traditional religious worship.
Posted by Orrin Judd at October 6, 2023 7:54 AM