Proud to be Jewish? Sure.
But Why?

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Pew Research Center study 2013, shows 94% of American Jews are proud to be Jewish, yet nearly one in five of them describe themselves as having no religion. Seven out of 10 feel attached to Israel
AFP, Published: 10.01.13, Israel Jewish Scene

Jews in the United States are overwhelmingly proud to be Jewish, yet nearly one in five of them describe themselves as having no religion, according to a Pew Research Center survey recently published.

"We will always prefer to use Kosher if it is available and comparable in quality and price."

The gap is generational, with 32% of Jewish Millenials identifying as Jewish on the basis of ancestry, ethnicity or culture – compared with 93% of Jews born in 1914-27 who identified on the basis of their faith. Pew Research Center survey

"Putting Kosher food on our table makes us feel like Gd is invited to our table"

"This shift in Jewish self-identification reflects broader changes in the US public," said Pew's Religion and Public Life Project in a summary of its 210-page report. "Americans as a whole – not just Jews – increasingly eschew any religious affiliation," with 22% of all Americans identifying with no particular faith, it said.
 
Nevertheless, 94% of respondents said they were proud to be Jewish, while seven out of 10 felt either very attached or somewhat attached to Israel, a proportion essentially unchanged since the turn of the 21st century, Pew said.

"Kosher is perhaps the only religious engagement that is just ordinary life stuff, there is no fancy ritual in the act of eating Kosher; its just the pain of paying."