‘The Surge’ continues: JFNA survey finds a third of Jews more engaged now than pre-Oct. 7

“The Surge” is here to stay — for now at least. So the Jewish Federations of North America has found in the follow-up survey to last year’s study on Jewish engagement in the wake of the Oct. 7 terror attacks.

The survey, which was released on Tuesday, found that while the increased engagement that was documented in the months following the attacks has gone down slightly over the past year, it remains relatively high, with roughly a third of the respondents — 31% — saying that they are engaging more with the Jewish community than they did in the past, compared to 42% who said so last year.