Abstract
In this introduction, we:
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present the highlights of the Pew report on American Orthodox Jews;
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provide summary observations on the substantive and policy implications as stated in the commentaries by the invited contributors; and
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comment on the implications of the report in regard to an assessment of Orthodox Judaism within the context of American Jewish denominational life.
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A similar finding has been reported for the growing number of Haredi Jews in the UK (Staetsky and Boyd 2015).
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Dashefsky, A., Sheskin, I.M. (2017). Orthodox Judaism in the US: Retrospect and Prospect. In: Dashefsky, A., Sheskin, I. (eds) American Jewish Year Book 2016. American Jewish Year Book, vol 116. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46122-9_1
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