One-third of Jews say it is very important to them that any potential grandchildren are Jewish

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May 4, 2021

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4. Marriage, families and children
One-third of married Jews by religion have a non-Jewish spouse
One-in-ten married Jews by religion, one-in-six married Jews of no religion are in interracial/ethnic marriages
3% of Jews who have gotten married since 2000 are in same-sex marriages
Most married Jews who do not identify with a particular branch of Judaism have a non-Jewish spouse
About two-thirds of Jews say rabbis should perform interfaith marriage ceremonies; Orthodox disagree
Most Jews say rabbis should perform same-sex marriage ceremonies; Orthodox disagree
Intermarried parents much less likely to be raising their children Jewish
One-third of Jews say it is very important to them that any potential grandchildren are Jewish
Most Jews of no religion were not raised Jewish by religion
In what religion were you raised?
Most U.S. Jews say they have two Jewish parents
Most who were raised Jewish have participated in some type of Jewish educational programming
Large majority of Orthodox Jews who were raised Jewish went to Jewish day school

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