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MEASURING
OUR IMPACT

Connecting to Jewish Values

Participant Impact

Consider Jewish values when making life decisions
Feel confident answering questions about Jewish practice
Increased experimenting with prayer
Increased seeking out new opportunities for Jewish learning
40%

PRE-TRIP

81%

ONE YEAR POST-TRIP

29%

PRE-TRIP

68%

ONE YEAR POST-TRIP

8%

PRE-TRIP

40%*

POST-TRIP

16%

PRE-TRIP

63%*

POST-TRIP

Family Impact

Share Jewish learning with their family/children
Increased speaking with their children about prayer monthly or more often
36%

PRE-TRIP

72%

ONE YEAR POST-TRIP

15%

PRE-TRIP

48%

ONE YEAR POST-TRIP

Connecting to Jewish Values

Participant Impact

Consider Jewish values when making life decisions

Feel confident answering questions about Jewish practice

Increased experimenting with prayer

Increased seeking out new opportunities for Jewish learning

Family Impact

Share Jewish learning with their family/children

Increased speaking with their children about prayer monthly or more often

Engage with Israel

Participant Impact

Fell knowledgeable about Israeli culture
Are confident speaking about the significance of Israel to Jewish people
Are confident speaking about the significance of Israel to their family
18%

PRE-TRIP

61%

ONE YEAR POST-TRIP

28%

PRE-TRIP

72%

ONE YEAR POST-TRIP

29%

PRE-TRIP

73%

POST-TRIP

Family Impact

Talk with their family/children weekly or more often about Israel
Would like to visit Israel again as soon as possible
Say it is important to have their children travel to/study in Israel
Made new or increased contributions to israel-related causes
Feel equipped to speak up for Israel in conversations
39%

PRE-TRIP

80%

ONE YEAR POST-TRIP

88%
87%
41%
64%

Engage with Israel

Participant Impact

Fell knowledgeable about Israeli culture

Are confident speaking about the significance of Israel to Jewish people

Are confident speaking about the significance of Israel to their family

Family Impact

Talk with their family/children weekly or more often about Israel

Would like to visit Israel again as soon as possible

Say it is important to have their children travel to/study in Israel

Made new or increased contributions to israel-related causes

Feel equipped to speak up for Israel in conversations

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Participant Impact

Made new or increased contributions to local Jewish causes
Have taken on a new or expanded formal or informal role within an organization or their community, or plan to do so
75%*
75%

Family Impact

Have made changes or enhancements to their family's Jewish practice, or plan to do so
89%

Community impact

Speak with their children about the global Jewish family monthly or more often
Began or increased volunteering for local Jewish organization
Mobilized others to take action to positively impact the Jewish people
26%

PRE-TRIP

63%*

ONE YEAR POST-TRIP

40%

47%*

Within one Year following their Momentum experience, parents said they registered their children for these jewish experiences

  • Israel Programs (Birthright, Masa, Gap Year) 26% 26%
  • Jewish College Organizations 19% 19%
  • Jewish Youth Group 17% 17%
  • Jewish Overnight Group 16% 16%
  • Teen Israel Trip 14% 14%
  • Jewish Day School 12% 12%
  • Hebrew School 11% 11%

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Participant Impact

Made new or increased contributions to local Jewish causes

Have taken on a new or expanded formal or informal role within an organization or their community, or plan to do so

Family Impact

Have made changes or enhancements to their family’s Jewish practice, or plan to do so

Community impact

Speak with their children about the global Jewish family monthly or more often

Began or increased volunteering for local Jewish organization

Mobilized others to take action to positively impact the Jewish people

Within one Year following their Momentum experience, parents said they registered their children for these jewish experiences

  • Israel Programs (Birthright, Masa, Gap Year) 26% 26%
  • Jewish College Organizations 19% 19%
  • Jewish Youth Group 17% 17%
  • Jewish Overnight Group 16% 16%
  • Teen Israel Trip 14% 14%
  • Jewish Day School 12% 12%
  • Hebrew School 11% 11%

Fostering Unity with Uniformity

Participant Impact

Comfortable conversing with those with differing opinions on Jewish issues
Connected to Jews from different cultural backgrounds
Increased focus on issues impacting international communities and global Jewish peoplehood
Feel extremely or very confident answering their children's questions about antisemitism
Are confident speaking about the significance of Israel to their family
33%

PRE-TRIP

52%

ONE YEAR POST-TRIP

54%

PRE-TRIP

74%

ONE YEAR POST-TRIP

58%

71%

29%

PRE-TRIP

73%

POST-TRIP

Family Impact

Upon returning from their MOMentum Trip, Mothers increased speaking with their children about a global Jewish family monthly or more often
26%

PRE-TRIP

63%*

ONE YEAR POST-TRIP

Fostering Unity with Uniformity

Participant Impact

Comfortable conversing with those with differing opinions on Jewish issues

Connected to Jews from different cultural backgrounds

Increased focus on issues impacting international communities and global Jewish peoplehood

Feel extremely or very confident answering their children’s questions about antisemitism

Are confident speaking about the significance of Israel to their family

Family Impact

Upon returning from their MOMentum Trip, Mothers increased speaking with their children about a global Jewish family monthly or more often