Dr. Matt Boxer
@mboxer.bsky.social
Assistant Research Prof, Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies @ Brandeis University. Jewish studies and sociology. Writes broadly about contemporary Jewish life using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Might have a space laser.
It's also not true. According to Pew's 2020 national survey, only 37% of US Jewish adults identify as Reform (see graphic). It's much lower in Canada.
I don't know about you, but I was always taught a "majority" is 50% plus one, and 37% sure seems like it's less than 50% plus one.
I don't know about you, but I was always taught a "majority" is 50% plus one, and 37% sure seems like it's less than 50% plus one.
October 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
It's also not true. According to Pew's 2020 national survey, only 37% of US Jewish adults identify as Reform (see graphic). It's much lower in Canada.
I don't know about you, but I was always taught a "majority" is 50% plus one, and 37% sure seems like it's less than 50% plus one.
I don't know about you, but I was always taught a "majority" is 50% plus one, and 37% sure seems like it's less than 50% plus one.
I keep coming back to this article, from 2023, showing that far-right extremists use antisemitism and Islamophobia interchangeably to promote hatred of both Jews and Muslims. It's a game to them; whichever stochastic terrorist causes the most harm wins.
October 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I keep coming back to this article, from 2023, showing that far-right extremists use antisemitism and Islamophobia interchangeably to promote hatred of both Jews and Muslims. It's a game to them; whichever stochastic terrorist causes the most harm wins.
There's a recent article about how far-right actors on the internet use hatred of Jews and Muslims instrumentally to promote greater hatred of both groups.
September 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
There's a recent article about how far-right actors on the internet use hatred of Jews and Muslims instrumentally to promote greater hatred of both groups.
Here's mine; everyone needs a statistical propaganda wall.
September 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Here's mine; everyone needs a statistical propaganda wall.
In the debate over whether Substack is evil, I got this, ironically, from a Substack newsletter I'm subscribed to:
July 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
In the debate over whether Substack is evil, I got this, ironically, from a Substack newsletter I'm subscribed to:
Biblical scholars know that if you look instead at the Gospel of Mark, which predates Matthew, you get a much less saccharine take:
July 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Biblical scholars know that if you look instead at the Gospel of Mark, which predates Matthew, you get a much less saccharine take:
There's one skeet between these in my feed.
May 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
There's one skeet between these in my feed.
Reminds me of this meme from the first Twitler administration.
April 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Reminds me of this meme from the first Twitler administration.
I have plenty of scars to prove that all happened without phones in the ancient times when I was in school. Neither my anecdotes nor yours constitute data. Now, if you want to make a case that American schools are different, that variable wasn't considered. But if you actually read the article:
March 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I have plenty of scars to prove that all happened without phones in the ancient times when I was in school. Neither my anecdotes nor yours constitute data. Now, if you want to make a case that American schools are different, that variable wasn't considered. But if you actually read the article:
From the University of Wisconsin Hillel newsletter, this caught my eye. Not the student; I've never met him. The mantle on the Torah. I know those names anywhere; that's the Torah scroll I read from every week until I left for college. When my shul closed, the Torah was donated to UW Hillel.
February 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
From the University of Wisconsin Hillel newsletter, this caught my eye. Not the student; I've never met him. The mantle on the Torah. I know those names anywhere; that's the Torah scroll I read from every week until I left for college. When my shul closed, the Torah was donated to UW Hillel.
That's the number from just the Jewish respondents, and, frankly, I wonder about the 5%. But to your point, here are the numbers comparing Jews to the general public, and it's still encouraging news.
February 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
That's the number from just the Jewish respondents, and, frankly, I wonder about the 5%. But to your point, here are the numbers comparing Jews to the general public, and it's still encouraging news.
I want to be clear I would *never* suggest doing this. However...
If you locate Google's global headquarters on Google Maps, click on it, then click on "Send Product Feedback" on the lower right side of the screen, you can suggest a better name, like "Gulf of Mexico."
If you locate Google's global headquarters on Google Maps, click on it, then click on "Send Product Feedback" on the lower right side of the screen, you can suggest a better name, like "Gulf of Mexico."
February 12, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I want to be clear I would *never* suggest doing this. However...
If you locate Google's global headquarters on Google Maps, click on it, then click on "Send Product Feedback" on the lower right side of the screen, you can suggest a better name, like "Gulf of Mexico."
If you locate Google's global headquarters on Google Maps, click on it, then click on "Send Product Feedback" on the lower right side of the screen, you can suggest a better name, like "Gulf of Mexico."
Always worth the reminder of what he wholeheartedly bought into, with full knowledge and understanding:
January 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Always worth the reminder of what he wholeheartedly bought into, with full knowledge and understanding:
I'm not sure anyone deserves it more.
January 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I'm not sure anyone deserves it more.
I don't know the artists myself, but if you have friends in Portland, Oregon, there's a good chance someone will know one. In their community study last year, we found the following:
December 26, 2024 at 5:12 PM
I don't know the artists myself, but if you have friends in Portland, Oregon, there's a good chance someone will know one. In their community study last year, we found the following:
'Tis the season for this finding from the 2015 Nashville and Middle Tennessee Jewish Community Study:
scholarworks.brandeis.edu/esploro/outp...
scholarworks.brandeis.edu/esploro/outp...
December 25, 2024 at 2:37 AM
'Tis the season for this finding from the 2015 Nashville and Middle Tennessee Jewish Community Study:
scholarworks.brandeis.edu/esploro/outp...
scholarworks.brandeis.edu/esploro/outp...
If you change the font...
December 17, 2024 at 11:22 PM
If you change the font...
This is your annual reminder that if you work in fundraising and hope to solicit end-of-year donations, you should not address a potential donor by the wrong name.
December 11, 2024 at 10:51 PM
This is your annual reminder that if you work in fundraising and hope to solicit end-of-year donations, you should not address a potential donor by the wrong name.
This building is completely unbiased, leaning neither to the left nor to the right.
December 5, 2024 at 5:52 PM
This building is completely unbiased, leaning neither to the left nor to the right.
More people are going to have to learn about stochastic terrorism over the next four years.
November 27, 2024 at 5:46 PM
More people are going to have to learn about stochastic terrorism over the next four years.
I think it's far more likely the problem is people who think rocket science is hard while understanding the way people think, feel, act, and vote is easy, even though they get it wrong almost every time, even when they win.
November 20, 2024 at 1:26 AM
I think it's far more likely the problem is people who think rocket science is hard while understanding the way people think, feel, act, and vote is easy, even though they get it wrong almost every time, even when they win.
In 1948, polls predicted Dewey would defeat Truman. You've probably seen the picture of a triumphant Truman holding up the Chicago Daily Tribune with the headline, "Dewey Defeats Truman." The polls missed a late swing in voter preference.
October 16, 2024 at 3:10 PM
In 1948, polls predicted Dewey would defeat Truman. You've probably seen the picture of a triumphant Truman holding up the Chicago Daily Tribune with the headline, "Dewey Defeats Truman." The polls missed a late swing in voter preference.