In this issue of the CASJE Research Digest we spoke with Dr. Becka Alper, Senior Researcher at Pew. Pew Research Center's studies of American Jews have become foundational resources for understanding contemporary Jewish life. For researchers, educators, communal professionals, and philanthropists alike, these studies often serve as a key source of reliable data about the size, characteristics, beliefs, practices, and experiences of the American Jewish population. Their findings frequently shape communal conversations, strategic planning, and policy decisions across the Jewish community.
In this conversation, Dr. Alper reflects on the choices, challenges, and considerations that shape large-scale surveys of American Jews, offering valuable insight into how the data that informs so much of Jewish communal life comes to be.
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