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SU SURVEY O ON R REFORM S SYNAGO GOGU GUE IN INTE TERFAITH ITH IN INCLUSIO SION P POLIC ICIE IES A S AND PRACTIC TICES

December 1 12, 2 2019

Me Methodology

• Survey link sent to lists of congregational rabbis and presidents

compiled by CFRIJ by consulting the URJ Congregation Directory

• Responses received from 418 congregations, representing just

under 50% of the URJ’s 843 member congregations

• Size of responding congregations largely parallels size of URJ

congregations as a whole, with some skewing to larger ones

• After inconsistent multiple responses eliminated, survey report

analyzes responses from 385 congregations

• Complete survey report available at

http://www.cfrij.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/URJ-Survey- Report.pdf

Leadership R Roles

* But not necessarily as President

Partners f from d different f faith t traditions can serve as do serve as Board m members 43% 21% Of Officer ers* 24% 13%

Ritual P Participation

Partners f from d different f faith t traditions c can Yes No Lead c candle lig light hting ing* 68% 32% Have/join i in A Aliyah* 70% 30% Pass T Torah 78% 22%

* But not necessarily by themselves or saying the words

Dual E Education; O Officiation

* As far as we know * But maybe offer a blessing

Have c children i in r religious s school r receiving f formal r religious education i in a another r religion Ye Yes 20% No No* 80% Some o

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all c clergy, a at w weddings o

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interfaith c couples Of Officiate 88% Co Co-of

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e* 22%

Messaging, P Programming a and T Training

Publish p policies a and p practices r re: interfaith f families i in t terms o

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leadership and r ritual p participation o

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website 18 18% Offer p programs t that a address i issues t that relate p particularly t y to i interfaith f families 40% Have a a c committee t that a addresses engaging i interfaith f families 14% Provide t training o

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how t to s serve t the specific n needs o

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interfaith f families 10% (for lay leaders)/ 13% for staff

Di Discussion

• What will lead to more engagement, permission or boundary

maintenance/restriction?

• Half full or half empty? Is it good that 68% allow members of a

different faith to lead candle lighting, or bad that 32% don’t?

• Do we need to change our posture on children being raised

“both”?

• Given 32 significantly inconsistent multiple responses from the

same congregations, and only 18% publishing their policies, do we talk explicitly and effectively enough about our attitudes and policies on interfaith inclusion?

• Are we justifiably self-satisfied, or complacent? Are we doing

enough, or do we need to do more?