N Beider
Biographic Data
| ID | 57248 |
|---|---|
| NAME | N Beider |
| GIVEN NAMES | N |
| FAMILY NAME | Beider |
| SIGNATURE | BEIDER N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3565-3453 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Faith, integration and prejudice: Understanding school choice among European Jews
Religious Social Networks: How Upbringing and Education Shape Social Ties Over Time
Jewish communities depend on social networks to maintain cohesion and transmit identity across generations. Yet questions remain about how early religious experiences shape these networks and whether their influence endures. This study investigates whether religious upbringing and Jewish education shape social networks in adulthood and whether these effects persist or fade with age. Drawing on nationally representative data from the Pew Research …
From Jewish Renewal to Israeli Judaism: An analysis of emergent “soft” Religious Nationalism
This article examines the case of Israeli Judaism to explore how processes of religious nationalism manifest in Israel, offering a more nuanced perspective on religious nationalism than what is currently proposed in the existing scholarship. Specifically, we investigate the development of Israeli Judaism as a « soft » form of religious nationalism, particularly within secular and liberal sectors of Israeli society. To trace the shift from a secul…
Bucking the Trend: South African Jewry and Their Turn Toward Religion
Across the Jewish world religious polarization is gaining momentum. At the secular end of the spectrum people are switching away from religion while at the religious pole fertility levels are high. This trend is evident among South African Jewry; data from the 2019 Jewish Community Survey of South Africa ( N = 4193) show that the community is becoming polarized, and the traditional center ground is collapsing. However, unlike many other Jewish co…
Religious residue: The impact of childhood religious socialization on the religiosity of nones in France, Germany, Great Britain, and Sweden
One of the distinguishing features of religious life in Western Europe in recent decades has been the sharp increase in the proportion of people who identify as unaffiliated with any religious tradition (religious nones). Non-affiliation entails a rejection of religious belonging, not the absence of all religious belief and practice; yet the determinants of religiosity among nones have not been fully explored. Drawing on data from the 1998-2018 I…
Motivations and Types of Religious Change in Contemporary America
Background It is estimated that around half of American adults have changed religion or denomination at least once, yet little is known about the effect of different motives on these changes. Purpose This paper seeks to understand the motives driving religious change and the relationship between the reason for religious change on the nature of that change, be it denominational switching, conversion, or disaffiliation. Methods The data come from t…
African and Not Religious: The State of Research on Sub-Saharan Religious Nones and New Scholarly Horizons
Sub-Saharan African societies are widely seen as highly religious. However, at least 30 million Sub-Saharan Africans identify themselves as 'religious nones' and are supposedly not affiliated with any religious tradition. While research interest in religious nones has been growing in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe, there is a dearth of literature on nones in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, we offer an overview of this understudi…
The Zeal of the Convert Revisited
Social scientists have long been interested in the effects of conversion on religiosity. Drawing on data from the 2014 Pew Religious Landscape Survey, I revisit the zeal of the convert thesis by comparing the religiosity of both converts and cradle members within the main American religious traditions. My findings reveal that converts are not more zealous than lifelong members, in fact, converts tend to have lower levels of religious commitment. …
Language Acquisition, Employment Status, and the Earnings of Jewish and Non‐Jewish Immigrants in Israel
This article analyses the Hebrew language proficiency, probability of employment, and labour market earnings of immigrants in Israel. It uses the 2010/11 Immigrant Absorption Survey conducted by the Israeli CBS. In addition to standard immigration, demographic, and human capital variables, the analysis includes unique features: the study of long‐duration immigrants, analyses of males’ and females’ primary reasons for immigration, the subsidized i…
Religious Practices and Beliefs among Religious Stayers and Religious Switchers in Israeli Judaism
Religious fluidity is a feature of modern life. While much scholarly attention has been drawn to conversion and denominational switching, little has been written about the effect of religious switching on religious behavior patterns. Using data on Israeli Jews from the 2009 Social Survey, I examine the thesis that switchers are more committed to their religious practices and beliefs than religious stayers are. The results of multivariate analyses…
Religious residue: The impact of childhood religious socialization on the religiosity of nones in France, Germany, Great Britain, and Sweden
One of the distinguishing features of religious life in Western Europe in recent decades has been the sharp increase in the proportion of people who identify as unaffiliated with any religious tradition (religious nones). Non-affiliation entails a rejection of religious belonging, not the absence of all religious belief and practice; yet the determinants of religiosity among nones have not been fully explored. Drawing on data from the 1998-2018 I…
African and Not Religious: The State of Research on Sub-Saharan Religious Nones and New Scholarly Horizons
Sub-Saharan African societies are widely seen as highly religious. However, at least 30 million Sub-Saharan Africans identify themselves as 'religious nones' and are supposedly not affiliated with any religious tradition. While research interest in religious nones has been growing in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe, there is a dearth of literature on nones in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, we offer an overview of this understudi…
The Zeal of the Convert Revisited
Social scientists have long been interested in the effects of conversion on religiosity. Drawing on data from the 2014 Pew Religious Landscape Survey, I revisit the zeal of the convert thesis by comparing the religiosity of both converts and cradle members within the main American religious traditions. My findings reveal that converts are not more zealous than lifelong members, in fact, converts tend to have lower levels of religious commitment. …
Language Acquisition, Employment Status, and the Earnings of Jewish and Non‐Jewish Immigrants in Israel
This article analyses the Hebrew language proficiency, probability of employment, and labour market earnings of immigrants in Israel. It uses the 2010/11 Immigrant Absorption Survey conducted by the Israeli CBS. In addition to standard immigration, demographic, and human capital variables, the analysis includes unique features: the study of long‐duration immigrants, analyses of males’ and females’ primary reasons for immigration, the subsidized i…
Motivations and Types of Religious Change in Contemporary America
Background It is estimated that around half of American adults have changed religion or denomination at least once, yet little is known about the effect of different motives on these changes. Purpose This paper seeks to understand the motives driving religious change and the relationship between the reason for religious change on the nature of that change, be it denominational switching, conversion, or disaffiliation. Methods The data come from t…
Religious Practices and Beliefs among Religious Stayers and Religious Switchers in Israeli Judaism
Religious fluidity is a feature of modern life. While much scholarly attention has been drawn to conversion and denominational switching, little has been written about the effect of religious switching on religious behavior patterns. Using data on Israeli Jews from the 2009 Social Survey, I examine the thesis that switchers are more committed to their religious practices and beliefs than religious stayers are. The results of multivariate analyses…
Language Acquisition, Employment Status, and the Earnings of Jewish and Non‐Jewish Immigrants in Israel
This article analyses the Hebrew language proficiency, probability of employment, and labour market earnings of immigrants in Israel. It uses the 2010/11 Immigrant Absorption Survey conducted by the Israeli CBS. In addition to standard immigration, demographic, and human capital variables, the analysis includes unique features: the study of long‐duration immigrants, analyses of males’ and females’ primary reasons for immigration, the subsidized i…
The Zeal of the Convert Revisited
Social scientists have long been interested in the effects of conversion on religiosity. Drawing on data from the 2014 Pew Religious Landscape Survey, I revisit the zeal of the convert thesis by comparing the religiosity of both converts and cradle members within the main American religious traditions. My findings reveal that converts are not more zealous than lifelong members, in fact, converts tend to have lower levels of religious commitment. …
Motivations and Types of Religious Change in Contemporary America
Background It is estimated that around half of American adults have changed religion or denomination at least once, yet little is known about the effect of different motives on these changes. Purpose This paper seeks to understand the motives driving religious change and the relationship between the reason for religious change on the nature of that change, be it denominational switching, conversion, or disaffiliation. Methods The data come from t…
African and Not Religious: The State of Research on Sub-Saharan Religious Nones and New Scholarly Horizons
Sub-Saharan African societies are widely seen as highly religious. However, at least 30 million Sub-Saharan Africans identify themselves as 'religious nones' and are supposedly not affiliated with any religious tradition. While research interest in religious nones has been growing in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe, there is a dearth of literature on nones in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this paper, we offer an overview of this understudi…
Bucking the Trend: South African Jewry and Their Turn Toward Religion
Across the Jewish world religious polarization is gaining momentum. At the secular end of the spectrum people are switching away from religion while at the religious pole fertility levels are high. This trend is evident among South African Jewry; data from the 2019 Jewish Community Survey of South Africa ( N = 4193) show that the community is becoming polarized, and the traditional center ground is collapsing. However, unlike many other Jewish co…
Religious residue: The impact of childhood religious socialization on the religiosity of nones in France, Germany, Great Britain, and Sweden
One of the distinguishing features of religious life in Western Europe in recent decades has been the sharp increase in the proportion of people who identify as unaffiliated with any religious tradition (religious nones). Non-affiliation entails a rejection of religious belonging, not the absence of all religious belief and practice; yet the determinants of religiosity among nones have not been fully explored. Drawing on data from the 1998-2018 I…
Faith, integration and prejudice: Understanding school choice among European Jews
Religious Social Networks: How Upbringing and Education Shape Social Ties Over Time
Jewish communities depend on social networks to maintain cohesion and transmit identity across generations. Yet questions remain about how early religious experiences shape these networks and whether their influence endures. This study investigates whether religious upbringing and Jewish education shape social networks in adulthood and whether these effects persist or fade with age. Drawing on nationally representative data from the Pew Research …
From Jewish Renewal to Israeli Judaism: An analysis of emergent “soft” Religious Nationalism
This article examines the case of Israeli Judaism to explore how processes of religious nationalism manifest in Israel, offering a more nuanced perspective on religious nationalism than what is currently proposed in the existing scholarship. Specifically, we investigate the development of Israeli Judaism as a « soft » form of religious nationalism, particularly within secular and liberal sectors of Israeli society. To trace the shift from a secul…
Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (6 works) · Judaism (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Religiosity (5 works) · Religious studies (5 works) · Jewish Identity and Society (4 works) · Psychology (4 works)