Why are Synagogues More Politically Engaged than Other Congregations? Comparisons and Explanations from the National Congregations Study

• In Event: Let's Talk about Religion and Political Mobilization

Brief Overview

This paper uses the National Congregations Study to examine several factors that may account for why synagogues are more politically active than other congregations, including resources, theology and political orientation.

Author

• Laurence Allan Kotler-Berkowitz, Jewish Federations of North America / Berman Jewish DataBank