Late in 2021, OneTable worked with Benenson Strategy Group (BSG) to field a study of 3,000 Jewish young adults, both OneTable participants and a comparison group, to understand our organization’s impact and map the relationship between OneTable and its participants.
Among other key findings, we discovered that an overwhelming majority of participants stated that because of OneTable, they are celebrating Shabbat when they wouldn’t have otherwise and that’s especially true of participants who did not have a regular Shabbat practice growing up.
We offer this research to share how Shabbat is transforming young adults across the country – a time that’s for slowing down, being in community, and deepening connection to Judaism. As we have seen for generations, and Ahad Ha’am beautifully summarized, “More than the Jews have kept Shabbat, Shabbat has kept the Jews.” We invite you to join us in this work to support and inspire the current generations of Jewish young adults.
