Many young Jewish adults say they do not know enough to participate in synagogue services

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3. Jewish practices and customs
Jewish practices and activities
Six-in-ten Jews say they attended a Seder or Jewish milestone event in the past year
Four-in-ten Jews say they regularly mark Shabbat in a way that is meaningful to them
Most U.S. Jews say they share Jewish culture and holidays with non-Jewish friends, among other ways of engaging with their Jewishness
Three-in-ten U.S. Jews engage in political activism as expression of Jewishness
Keeping kosher nearly universal among Orthodox, far less common among others
Most Jews say they own a menorah, mezuzah
Characteristics of those who participate in activities with Chabad
Roughly half of U.S. Jews attend religious services at least a few times a year
Most Jews are not synagogue members
Most common reason offered by those who rarely or never attend religious services? ‘I’m not religious’
Many young Jewish adults say they do not know enough to participate in synagogue services
Among Jews who do not regularly attend synagogue but say they express their Jewishness in other ways, what are the most common practices?
Reasons for attending synagogue

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