A Profile of North American Messianic Jews: A Study Conducted by Jews for Jesus

Abstract

There are Jewish people in North America who have come to faith in Jesus as Savior of the world and as the Messiah of Israel. Our interest is in surveying a group of these people in order to understand their lived experience. From June 1, 2013, through December 1, 2013, Jews for Jesus carried out a broad study of Messianic Jews in North America.  This study was a follow-up to a similar study conducted in 1983.  The 2013 study involved a sample of 1,567 respondents and, like its predecessor, covered a variety of aspects through quantitative questions covering age, family background, education, religious observance and vocation. The purpose of this study is to aid those of us involved in the wider messianic community. Our challenge is to critically understand our evolving movement; to provide resources and stimulate strategies for outreach, fellowship and edification.