Cover Story

Leaving the Fold: The OU’s new study provides insight into attrition

 

In This Section

Why Study Attrition? by Dr. Moshe Krakowski 

Parenting on Different Pages by Merri Ukraincik 

When School and Family Don’t Match by S. Schreiber 

The Role of the Rabbi

“It’s not all or nothing”

 

The OU’s Center for Communal Research study, “Attrition and Connection in American Orthodox Judaism,” can be read in full here: https://research.ou.org/research/.  

 

Some names throughout the cover story have been changed to protect individuals’ privacy. 

 

This article was featured in the Spring 2025 issue of Jewish Action.
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