This gap stems largely from Masortim women in this group are considerably more likely than men to say they travel on the Sabbath (61% vs. Women are somewhat more likely than men to say they travel on Shabbat (65% vs. Masortim are somewhat more apt to say they travel on the Sabbath (53%) than to avoid such activity (41%), while 6% say it depends on the situation. No Orthodox Jews surveyed travel on the Sabbath, while the vast majority of Hilonim (95%) say they do travel by car, bus or train on the Jewish day of rest. Most Israeli Jews – but not Haredim and Datiim – travel by car, bus or train on the SabbathĪ majority of Jews in Israel say they ride in a car, bus or train on Shabbat (62%), but about a third (35%) say they refrain from traveling on the Jewish holy day. Russian-speaking Jews and Jews of Ashkenazi ancestry are more likely than other Jewish subgroups to say they handle money on Shabbat, a pattern also seen in other areas of religious practice. By contrast, among those who completed their education at a secular institution, 58% say they handle money on the Sabbath.
There are no significant differences between men and women within the other Jewish subgroups.Īmong Jews who received their highest level of education from a religious institution, observance of this Sabbath prohibition is nearly universal. Most Masorti men (58%) say they refrain from handling money on the Sabbath, compared with a somewhat smaller share of Masorti women (48%).
Masortim are more divided on this question.Īmong Masortim, observance of this tradition is somewhat more common among men than women.
No Haredim and Datiim in the survey say they handle money on the Sabbath, but the vast majority (88%) of Hilonim do. More than half of Israeli Jews say they personally handle money on Shabbat (55%), while 41% say they avoid doing so. Religious Jews also generally avoid traveling by car, bus or train, operating devices powered by batteries or electricity, igniting or extinguishing a flame, writing, ripping or tearing paper and many other activities prohibited by Jewish law on the day of rest. Haredim and Datiim refrain from handling money on the Sabbathįor observant Jews, handling money is among the activities and behaviors traditionally forbidden on Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath, which takes place each week from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday). Wide differences in observance of the Sabbath A majority of Russian speakers say they personally handle money on the Sabbath, for example, and roughly half say they eat pork. Russian-speaking Jews in Israel stand out for relatively low levels of observance of Jewish beliefs and practices. And fewer women than men say they frequently read religious texts – a pattern seen among Haredim and Datiim as well as among Masortim. For example, fewer women abstain from traveling on the Sabbath. Overall, Israeli Jewish women are less observant of certain aspects of Jewish traditions than are men. And about one-third of Hilonim say they keep kosher in their home.ĭifferences in religious observance by gender are also apparent. Roughly half say they light candles before the start of the Sabbath at least some of the time, including one-in-five who say they usually or always do this. For example, a large majority of Hilonim say they held or attended a Seder last Passover. While Hilonim in Israel consistently show lower levels of adherence to Jewish customs and traditions, the survey finds substantial proportions of Hilonim practice some aspects of Judaism, whether for cultural or religious reasons. For example, almost all Haredim – but just three-in-ten Hilonim – say they fasted all day last Yom Kippur. Hilonim are much less likely to observe these customs.ĭivisions between secular and religious Jews also are seen in many other Jewish beliefs and practices. For example, virtually all Haredim surveyed say they avoid handling money or riding in a car, train or bus on the Sabbath. The differences in religious commitment among subgroups of Israeli Jews are reflected in their religious beliefs and practices, including observance of the Sabbath.
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