Ilana Kaufman, Ari Y. Kelman: Judaism Unbound Episode 293 - Beyond The Count
Ilana Kaufman is the Executive Director of the Jews Of Color Initiative, which recently commissioned a study entitled Beyond the Count: Perspectives and Lived Experiences of Jews of Color. Ari Y. Kelman was a member of the research team that conducted the study. The two of them join Dan and Lex for a conversation about this new study, and how we might apply its findings to American-Jewish life, now and in the future.
Certain parts of this episode reference particular parts of the study, and it may be helpful to have the study open on your computer as you listen. You can access the full study by clicking here.
[1] Learn more about Ilana Kaufman by clicking here. Learn more about Ari Y. Kelman by clicking here. Check out the full Beyond the Count study here.
[2] Listen in to Ilana Kaufman’s previous appearance on Judaism Unbound by clicking here: Episode 232: Why the Uncounted Count - Ilana Kaufman. Listen in to Ari Y. Kelman’s previous appearance on Judaism Unbound by clicking here: Episode 74: Beyond Jewish Identity - Ari Y. Kelman.
[3] For another episode that explores Jewish sociological studies, and touches on the experiences of Jews of color, see Episode 284: Jews in Pew’s…Studies - Tema Smith.
[4] Dan mentions the Endowment Effect — a phenomenon whereby people value what they currently have more than what they do not currently have, but could one day have. Learn more about the Endowment Effect here.
[5] When Beyond the Count was released, there was a gathering on Zoom to discuss its findings. You can watch the full video here.