A Singular Space (JW-Directions Guide-“The Next Big Thing”)

[…] It seems clear that the Jewish communal world needs to better understand its singles. But for all the discussions of Jewish demography, Jewish continuity and Gen-X and Y identification with so-called “hipster” Judaism, there seems to be surprisingly little effort applied to understanding what makes singles tick — socially and spiritually.

Columbia has its School of International and Public Affairs. Penn has Wharton. Brandeis has numerous academic institutes, including five centers relating to Jewish concerns (and not even counting their Middle East Institute). But nowhere is there an academic Institute on Jewish Single Life, which treat singles as a demographic vital to the constant conversation on Jewish continuity rather than a phenomenon or, as some organizations have decreed, a catastrophe. […]

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