About the Research

This research began with the goal of undertaking a deep, wide-ranging study of OneTable participants to understand the organization’s impact. This work began with the following objectives:

✓ Develop a broad and deep understanding of participants: who they are; the identities, values, and attitudes that are important to them; and what brings them to OneTable. ✓ Understand and quantify OneTable’s impact. This study aimed to identify the ways in which

OneTable is contributing to positive change in participants’ lives, including Shabbat and Jewish practices, social connection, and emotional and mental wellbeing. ✓ Map the relationship between OneTable and its participants. Finally, this research was used to understand differences between OneTable participants across engagement levels, exploring motivations for attending/hosting, barriers to engagement, and experiences of formerly active participants.

After delays due to COVID-19, the survey ultimately fielded from Nov. 4 to Dec. 16, 2021.

Key audiences and definitions

Throughout this study, we worked with the OneTable team to stratify participants into discrete categories based on prior engagement. These categories informed survey design, sampling, weighting, and analysis throughout this report. After fielding, responses were weighted to match several estimated characteristics of the eligible universe of OneTable participants. Below are definitions for the primary groups of analysis referred to throughout this report:

✓ Active Hosts (n=748): OneTable participants who have hosted at least one dinner since Oct. 2020. ✓ Of them, 606 have also attended at least one dinner as a guest at any point and 142 have only ever hosted.

✓ Active Guests (n=736): OneTable participants who have attended at least one dinner since Oct. 2020 but have never hosted any OneTable dinners.

✓ Formerly Active Participants (n=454): OneTable participants who have not attended or hosted any dinners since earlier than Oct. 2020. In order to keep response rates viable and ensure that this group of respondents retained some familiarity with OneTable, invitations were only extended to participants whose most recent OneTable dinner occurred no earlier than Jan. 1, 2018. ✓ Of them, 158 have hosted at least one dinner at any point, and 296 have only ever attended dinners as guests. Of the 158 hosts, 139 have also attended as guests; 19 have only hosted.

✓ Comparison Sample (n=814): Jewish young adults ages 21-44, sampled and weighted to be nationally representative, not necessarily representative of OneTable participants. Most had never participated in a OneTable dinner. Respondents were recruited via online panel.

In some parts of this report, active and inactive participants are combined for analysis. In these situations, hosts are defined as any participants who have hosted at least one dinner, and guests are defined as any participants who have never hosted any dinners.