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Among the st an that of the 96 dout findings is .5 who joined Pa % of participants rtners in Tora become mor e knowledgea h to ble, 95.7% are ac hieving this goal Matching up strangers for . thing as pers someon growth is tric al as spiritual ky, but 96.3% participants of ar their match. e thrilled with All told, 79.8 % po to Partners in Torah as havi int significant or ng a very signific ant impact on th eir lives as Je ws. The results ar e gratifying, Partners in To sa rah National id Director Rab bi can plan and Eli Gewirtz, We th the right thin ink we are doing g, but the nu tell us we ar mbers e what set out accomplishing to do. Dr. Coopers st udy debunked persistent Pa a few rt myths. While ners in Torah anonymity ha long been belie s draw for part ved to be a major icipants, only found this as 6. one of Partne 53% rs in Torahs most ap More favored pealing aspects. Partners in To convenience (82.45%), pers rahs onalized approach scheduling (7 (77.55%), flexible 6. participation 53%) and no-cost (68.16%). Along with fo rmal check-of yes or no, an d multiple ch f, oice questions, pa rt tively effusive icipants were posifor more deta in the spaces left iled answers. wrote, Its a Th great program ey Keep doing ! wha The program t you are doing! is a blessing! While the resu lts were impr Dr. Cooper w as not surpri essive, sed. They do, in fa ct experience w , reflect his own ith the progra m. Every Sunday m past five year orning for the s, Dr. Cooper has been learning w Partner, Dr. T ith his own Telezv each learn an i Goldberg We en said Dr. Coope ormous amount, r. It is just a wonderful re lationship.

What were your goals in joining Partners in Torah?

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To be more knowledgea ble To be more comfortable in synagogu To become e more observ ant To be bette r equipped as a Jewish Other parent.

Are you meeting those go als? 96% Yes

4% No

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Please describe your ove feelings about Partners inrall Torah. 6

Extremely sa tisfied Satisfied Neither sati sfied nor dissatisf ied Dissatisfied

38% 15% 5%

Has the Partners in Torah experience had a positive on your Jewish involveme impact nt? 42% Very significa
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