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Judaism is an ethnic group as well as a religion, so there are Jewish atheists, but statistics are not measured on this category. Some Jewish Atheists prefer to be called Humanistic Jews, and there are even synagogues dedicated to humanistic Judaism.
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∙ 11y ago
Fred Costello
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∙ 10y agoJudaism is an ethnic group as well as a religion, so there are Jewish atheists, but statistics are not measured on this category. Some Jewish Atheists prefer to be called Humanistic Jews, and there are even synagogues dedicated to humanistic Judaism.
Judaism isn't just about religion. It's about culture, family and traditions. You are considered Jewish if you were born of a Jewish mother.
Reform Judaism includes more in the fold. I know many atheists who participate in Jewish holidays and traditions because it is important to them. You can do that, and not believe in God.
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Only 40% of Israelis define themselves as secular; and even among those, many believe in God.
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∙ 6y agoIt's difficult to know- a Gallup poll conducted in 2015 showed that surprisingly, 65% of those questioned said that they had no religion or are atheists, whereas a more recent survey suggested that the picture was radically different, with the number of atheists standing at less than 4%. I suppose it depends upon who the pollsters questioned, but if I had to give my own opinion, I would say that far more Israelis are believers than non-believers. Such Atheism as does exist may have been exacerbated by the on-going conflict between Israel and the Arab world, which may have driven many moderate, peace-loving Israelis to desperation with religion and caused them to renounce belief in despair, whereas if inter-faith relations were better and there was no fundamentalism on both sides, the number of believers would be higher.
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∙ 8y agoAccording to polls (plural), seventy percent of Israelis believe that the Torah is from God, eighty percent believe in God, and roughly 20% are atheists. Even the atheists in Israel generally keep a number of Torah-commands, such as circumcising male infants, having a Passover Seder, and not driving on Yom Kippur. Reform Judaism has spread very little in Israel. See also the Related Links.
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∙ 14y agoAround 25%
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What percentage of Jews living in Israel were born there?
Out of approximately 76 percent of the Jews in Israel, roughly 67 were born in Israel.
What percentage of Jews living in Israel are converted Jews?
Good question! In Israel, only Orthodox Jews can perform conversions.
Is judaism the major religion in israel?
Yes, Israel is 75% Jewish. 41% of all of the world's Jews live there. The country with the 2nd-highest percentage of Jews is the United States, and the percentage of Jews there is only 1.4%.
What did the Jews do after Cyrus permitted them to return home.?
Many Jews returned to Israel while a large percentage chose to remain in Persia.
Why is circumcision surgery rejected by some Israeli Jews?
A very small percentage of Jews in Israel are choosing to not circumcise their sons because of the nature of secularism in Israel. Many secular Jews in Israel are militantly so and a percentage of these people refuse to participate in any Jewish rituals whatsoever.
What is the percentage of Jews in Yemen?
The percentage of Jews in Yemen is less than 1%.
What percentage of Jews live in Israel today?
There are around about 40% of all Jews living in Israel right now, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics population report for 24th April 2007
What percentage of people practice Judaism in the Israel?
75% of the population of Israel is Jewish, but not all Jews identify themselves as "practicing."
What did the Jews after Cyrus permitted them to return home?
Many Jews returned to Israel while a large percentage chose to remain in Persia.
What percentage of the Indian population follow Judaism?
The majority of Indian Jews have immigrated to Israel since the creation of the modern state in 1948. A total of 75,000 Indian Jews now live in Israel (over 1% of Israel's total population). Today there are less than 1000 Jews in India.
What does Arab Israelis mean?
The term refers to Arabs who chose to become Israeli citizens after Israel became a nation (again) in 1948. Arabs and Jews comprise the two largest ethnic groups in Israel (Jews obviously make up a larger percentage of the population). Note that they are not Palestinians. Arabs in Israel have full rights that Jews have.
How are judaism and Israel alike?
Israel is the homeland of the Jews. The word Israel also refers to all the Jews in the world.
