#10 National Public Radio

If you have ever spent time in a car with a JYA roughly between the hours of 5pm and 6pm, you have undoubtedly spent a few moments listening to your local affiliate of National Public Radio. Now, if you are not a JYA then you have probably thought to yourself “What the hell is this [...]

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#9 Taking Christ’s Name in Vain

(Submitted and Written by Natalie K.) It would be logical to assume that Jewish Young Adults would, in keeping with their ethnic heritage and embracing of kitsch make use of uniquely Jewish expressions of exasperation and annoyance. But in their native habitats, whether that’s Cherry Hill, Huntington Woods or Mercer Island, their profanity resists this [...]

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#8 Regina Spektor

Yes, we all know Amy Winehouse is Jewish, but the way she has been acting lately is anything but as a Nice Jewish Girl. Yes, we all know that Bette Midler and Barbara Streisand are Jewish, but JYAs of today have nothing to do with the Borscht Belt. And yes, Pink is half Jewish, but [...]

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#7 Psuedo Indie Media Outlets

The funny part about Jewish Young Adults is that they like to think of themselves as an independent ethnic/cultural group from the rest of society. The reality is that they are not a separate group, they are a subgroup within the larger framework of modern Americana. The media tastes of Jewish Young Adults fits this [...]

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#6 Organizing Ourselves

Probably the most popular pastime of Jewish Young Adults is organizing ourselves. We make official and unofficial groups for practically every possible activity. We have gatherings for everything from speed dating to prayer circles to book clubs to bowling leagues. It seems like every single city in the US has an organization for Jewish Young [...]

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#5 Writing for Television

(submitted by Joshua N.)  Of all of the vocations that are deemed “Jewish” in nature, one of the most overlooked and underappreciated is being a television writer. Take a look at the list of writers for any of the major sitcoms or dramas over the past decade, and the list is disproportionately Jewish in nature. [...]

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#4 Ultimate Frisbee

Maybe it’s the undeniable fact that Jews in general are not that good at sports, or maybe it is the fact that every single Jewish summer camp plays Ultimate Frisbee during free time on Shabbat, but it seems like the one sport that truly caters to the Young Jewish population on the planet is Ultimate [...]

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#3 Voting

Jews Vote. A lot. Apparently young American Jews, aged 18-34, have a 73% voter turn out. Average American non-Jews of the same demographic have a 42% voter turn out. Not just that, but if you took young American Jews as their own demographic, they would have the highest voter turnout rate than any other group [...]

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#2 Isla Fisher

(Submitted by Natalie K) Natalie Portman? Too obvious. Alicia Silverstone? Too passé. Shiri Appleby? Too low budge. If you really want to support attractive Jewish starlets and maintain your indie cred at the same time, turn to Isla Fisher. The gorgeous red-headed Aussie appeared for three years on the long-running Australian Soap Opera Home and [...]

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#1 Ironic Jewish-themed T Shirts

All across the planet, Jews from 18 to 40, male and female, are rocking their Alterna-Judaism with pride in the form of snarky t-shirts. From San Francisco to London, young Jewish adults are displaying their commitment to their faith with aplomb. And, being Jewish, it has to be in the most high-brow way possible. The [...]

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