More than half of Israeli Jews profess some level of religious observance, according to government data. A Central Bureau of Statistics survey covering 2002-2004 found that 27 percent of Israeli Jews older than age 20 define themselves as caring about Jewish tradition, 12 percent say they observe Jewish ritual and 17 percent consider themselves Orthodox.
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