This edition of Constructs is bittersweet. We are highlighting two new reports developed by my long-time colleague, collaborator, and friend, Amy Sales, and marking Amy’s retirement from CMJS.
I arrived at CMJS as the first findings from the 1990 National Jewish Population Study were being released. I was a social psychologist in a land of demographers.
This study maps the diverse ecosystem of Jewish retreating, examines how retreating has been adopted by a vast array of organizations, and discusses what current levels of activity portend for the future of Jewish retreating.