Poll: Nearly Half of Secular Israeli Jews Fast on Yom Kippur

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A new survey by the Israel Democracy Institute reveals the extent to which Yom Kippur connects the Israeli public to tradition: Almost half of secular people fast, one in five attend prayers - and a third of worshippers attend synagogue only on the holy day.

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74% of Jews in Israel fast on Yom Kippur • Almost half of secular people fast, and a third of worshippers only attend synagogue on the holy day | Strong attachment to tradition among the Jewish public (Haredim)