Cultural or Secular Judaism - What Is It and What Does It Mean?

One of the most common misconceptions among Christians is that all Jewish people are religious. In fact, less than 10% of the American Jewish population attend synagogue on a regular basis. Most American Jews attend synagogue, at the most, only once or twice a year.

As depressing as this reality might be, one should be aware that there is a growing group of Jewish people who have no faith, in anything, whatsoever. This group of non-believers is known by many names - atheist, agnostic, secular, humanist, cultural, or Reconstructionist. However, and regardless, of what you call them, the truth is that they believe in and hope in nothing at all.
Secular or cultural Jews react strongly to charges that they have abandoned their Jewishness. They consider themselves as Jewish as the most Hasidic of rebbes living in Israel. They love being Jewish. They simply do not practice Judaism or believe in a supernatural or sovereign God.

Are you surprised to discover this growing group of Jewish people who do not believe in God? Before you consider this to be a negative situation, look at the possibilities for evangelism. We as believers in Jesus can offer hope and someone in whom to believe. The secular Jewish community's lack of faith is not because they have no desire to believe but because they see only regulations and little hope in Judaism. Jesus is the answer for hope and eternity. Let's be busy in sharing this reality with those who live in doubt and unbelief.