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<p>Yes and no.</p>
<p>And although the topic has been hijacked, the observations are probably just as valid for Baptists or Catholics in schools where there is no culture for them. Lack of an environment or critical mass of other Jewish students more easily leads to becoming less observant, treating it as something irrelevant or even to be left behind along with all the other “quaint” notions or prior “unsophisticated” political beliefs of high school or home. Without the traditions of home and along with social and work pressures of school, it becomes easier to attend class on Rosh Hashannah or Yom Kippur.</p>
<p>Whereas a presence shows that others, possibly ones you admire or respect, still treat it as important, relevant and vital. Perhaps, as with all the other things being learned, you might even form a more sophisticated, mature or spiritual approach to your religion</p>
<p>And of course, a larger population makes it at least more likely that you will find (occasionally at least) dating partners of your own faith.</p>