OneTable Coronavirus Impact Study
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OneTable Coronavirus Impact Study
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OneTable was about to embark on a full impact study with Benenson Strategy
Group (BSG) when COVID-19 hit. In consultation with the Research Advisory
Board, OneTable pivoted to a shorter, faster survey. We wanted to know: How is
the OneTable community coping during this crisis? OneTable engaged BSG to
field a pulse check survey to our community, and Sacred Design Lab and
Designing Empathy to dive deep with journal entries and focus groups for a
small sub-group of participants. These two studies were separate, but
complementary.
This resulting report is very informative and presents a picture of how
challenging the virus has been in the lives of young adults. Nearly two thirds of
survey participants (65%) know someone who has contracted or died from the
virus.
As can be expected during a crisis, there is an increased awareness of, and
positive feelings toward, participants’ religious identities. Particularly important
is their strong sense of being Jewish, and of incorporating Shabbat into their
lives more regularly.
The report also raised some important questions for us: What resilience
underlies our community's feelings of luck and gratitude? What else are they
grieving? We need to identify these sources of loss to help us understand what
more OneTable can offer them.
All of this just underscores to us the value — and implicit message of fostering a
Jewish identity — OneTable is bringing to people’s lives. We are so thankful
that these participants shared with us so generously, and we are eager to share
what they’ve taught us in their own words.
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May 22, 2020
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