Polls
Are you concerned about Iran’s threat to commit terrorism against the United States?
Results
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Yes \ 0%
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No \ 0%
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Let them try! \ 0%
Do you plan to watch the Super Bowl?
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Only for the commercials \ 6.25%
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No \ 43.75%
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Yes \ 50%
Should rabbis have the right to ban books?
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Yes \ 33.33%
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No \ 66.67%
Should South Carolina be holding its primary on Saturday?
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No \ 73.33%
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Yes \ 13.33%
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I don't care \ 13.33%
Do you think the same person or persons is responsible for the 4 synagogue attacks?
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No \ 53.33%
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I don't know \ 26.67%
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Yes \ 20%
Do you think your synagogue is adequately secure?
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No \ 80%
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Yes \ 10%
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I don't know \ 10%
Are you satisfied with your Chanukah gifts?
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They'll do. \ 0%
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I'm returning them. \ 0%
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Delighted. \ 37.5%
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Who gets gifts? \ 62.5%
Do you feel like a stranger in a strange land at Christmas time?
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No \ 48%
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Yes \ 40%
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Not sure \ 12%
Do you keep a fire extinguisher on hand when you light the menorah?
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Yes \ 20%
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No \ 80%
Which do you prefer for your chanukiyah?
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Electricity \ 0%
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Oil \ 19.05%
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Candles \ 80.95%
Should genetic testing be a prerequisite for dating?
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No \ 72.73%
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Yes \ 18.18%
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I don't know \ 9.09%
Will you give a book as a Chanukah present this year?
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Maybe \ 6.67%
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No \ 20%
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Yes \ 73.33%
Are you going to participate in Buy Israel Week?
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Yes \ 75%
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No \ 25%
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Maybe \ 0%
Did you participate in Mitzvah Day?
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Not sure \ 0%
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Yes \ 100%
Do you or anyone you know text on Shabbat?
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Yes \ 69.23%
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No \ 23.08%
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Sometimes \ 7.69%
Do you support the goals of the Occupy Wall Street protests?
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Yes \ 69.23%
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No \ 26.92%
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I don't know enough \ 3.85%
If you were prime minister, would you have approved a 1000 to 1 prisoner swap?
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Yes \ 37.5%
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No \ 37.5%
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Not sure \ 25%
Should New Jersey provide families with school vouchers?
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Not sure \ 0%
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Yes \ 50%
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No \ 50%
The General Services Administration will decide by November whether to create a National Museum of the Jewish People in Washington, D.C., which will focus on Jewish religion, tradition and culture. Should such a museum be built?
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No \ 0%
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Not at this time \ 7.14%
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Yes \ 92.86%
Do you look forward to hearing the shofar sounded on Rosh Hashanah?
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No. \ 0%
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Yes. \ 100%
Did you participate in a 9/11 observance?
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Yes \ 86.96%
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No \ 13.04%
Do you plan on attending Selichot services?
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Yes \ 72%
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No \ 28%
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Not yet decided \ 0%
Do you believe that Gov. Perry’s religious views are worrisome?
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Yes \ 70.59%
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No \ 17.65%
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Irrelevant \ 11.76%
Do you sign online petitions?
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No. \ 20%
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Depends on the issue. \ 26.67%
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Yes. \ 53.33%
How are you faring in this economy?
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Employed \ 58.62%
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Underemployed \ 17.24%
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Unemployed \ 10.34%
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Living on my savings \ 6.9%
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Retired \ 6.9%
Do you earmark your donations to charity?
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Yes \ 76.67%
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No \ 16.67%
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Sometimes \ 6.67%
Does Egypt’s deposed President Hosni Mubarak deserve severe punishment?
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Yes \ 95.56%
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No \ 4.44%
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Not sure \ 0%
What do you think of Evangelical Christians?
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Just plain folks \ 1.49%
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Foes of the Jews \ 13.43%
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Friends of the Jews \ 85.07%
Do you approve of the Israeli government’s new anti-boycott law?
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Yes \ 69.23%
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No \ 23.08%
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Not sure \ 7.69%
The Three Weeks are about to begin. Is this period of mourning for the Temple still relevant to our lives?
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No \ 26.09%
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Yes \ 73.91%
Is it too early to think about the 2012 presidential election?
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Not sure \ 0%
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No \ 11.94%
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Yes \ 88.06%
Is it important for a child to go to Jewish camp?
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Maybe \ 1.96%
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No \ 3.92%
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Yes \ 94.12%
Is there an electric car in your future?
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No \ 5.71%
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Maybe \ 5.71%
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Yes \ 88.57%
Do Jewish schools teach enough science?
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No \ 8.16%
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Not sure \ 8.16%
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Yes \ 83.67%
Should Anthony Weiner resign from Congress?
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Not sure \ 0%
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No \ 3.54%
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Yes \ 96.46%
Will you participate in the Celebrate Israel parade?
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Yes, I'll be marching \ 84.09%
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No \ 11.36%
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Yes, I'll be cheering on the side \ 2.27%
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Yes, I'll be watching on TV \ 2.27%
What will you do in Memorial Day?
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d. visit a cemetery \ 0%
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c. parade \ 3.13%
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e. remember fallen soldiers \ 9.38%
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b. barbecue \ 15.63%
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a. shop \ 71.88%
Should creationism be taught in public schools?
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Maybe \ 5.26%
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No \ 21.05%
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Yes \ 73.68%
Would you give Tony Kushner an honorary degree?
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Yes, he's an intelligent critic of Israel \ 0%
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No opinion \ 0%
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No, he's an overrated playwright \ 12.5%
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No, he's an overwrought critic of Israel \ 33.33%
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Yes, he's an excellent playwright. \ 54.17%
Was justice served by Osama bin Laden’s assassination?
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Not sure. \ 0%
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No, he should have been put on trial. \ 4.17%
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No, he deserved worse. \ 16.67%
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Yes. \ 79.17%
Are there any Holocaust survivors in your family?
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I don't know \ 0%
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No \ 25.64%
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Yes \ 74.36%
Did you eat any chametz this week?
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I'm not telling \ 3.33%
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No \ 38.33%
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Yes \ 58.33%
Are you going to add Gilad Shalit to the order of your Seder?
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Not sure \ 0%
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No \ 5.26%
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Yes \ 94.74%
Should Congress pass a law banning the burning of sacred books?
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Yes \ 84.38%
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No \ 14.06%
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I don't know \ 1.56%
Should the United States seek a second term on the U.N. Human Rights Council?
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Yes \ 77.5%
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No \ 17.5%
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Not sure \ 5%
Do you approve of Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya?
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Yes \ 55.56%
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No \ 27.78%
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Not sure \ 16.67%
At whom would you most like to shake your gragger?
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad \ 43.75%
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Moammar Gaddafi \ 37.5%
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Charlie Sheen \ 18.75%
In light of the unrest in the Middle East, should Israel ask the U.S. for more aid as defense minister Ehud Barak has suggested?
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Yes \ 47.06%
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No \ 47.06%
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Not sure \ 5.88%
Did the U.S. Supreme Court err in allowing members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan., to carry signs like “Thank God for dead soldiers” at a military funeral?
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Yes \ 66.67%
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No \ 33.33%
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Not sure \ 0%
Should children who are sent to Jewish camps or summer Israel programs lose day-school scholarships?
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Not sure \ 10%
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Yes \ 35%
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No \ 55%
Is the Hebrew-language charter school good for the community?
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Not sure \ 0%
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Yes and no \ 19.05%
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No \ 28.57%
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Yes \ 52.38%
Should the United States continue its financial aid to egypt?
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No \ 41.67%
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Yes \ 33.33%
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Not sure \ 25%
What will you be doing on Super Bowl Sunday?
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Rooting for the Packers \ 50%
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Rooting for the Steelers \ 40%
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Taking part in the World Wide Wrap \ 10%
Do you feel you were raised by a “Tiger mother”?
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No. \ 91.67%
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Yes. \ 8.33%
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Sometimes. \ 0%
Would you choose a Hebrew-language charter school as an alternative to paying day-school tuition?
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Not sure \ 11.11%
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No \ 33.33%
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Yes \ 55.56%
Is funding Birthright a good investment for Israel?
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No \ 0%
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Not sure \ 0%
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Yes \ 100%
Should children born in the United States to illegal immigrants be ineligible for American citizenship?
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No \ 56.52%
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Yes \ 39.13%
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Not sure \ 4.35%
Did Henry Kissinger’s apology go far enough?
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No \ 85.71%
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Yes \ 14.29%
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Not sure \ 0%
Should Jews celebrate the secular New Year?
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Not sure \ 0%
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No \ 29.17%
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Yes \ 70.83%
Should New Jersey refund taxes paid on fictitious income from Bernard Madoff funds?
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Yes \ 66.67%
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No \ 25%
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I don't know \ 8.33%
Should seatbelt use be mandated on school buses?
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Yes \ 92.31%
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No \ 7.69%
Do you approve of WikiLeaks revealing classified U.S. documents?
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Not sure \ 4.35%
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Yes \ 30.43%
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No \ 65.22%
Which do you prefer?
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TSA pat-downs \ 0%
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TSA full-body scans \ 26.67%
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Israeli questioning \ 73.33%
Should menorahs be erected on public land?
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Yes \ 45%
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No \ 45%
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Not sure \ 10%
Are you involved in Jewish communal life?
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No, age 20-40 \ 0%
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No, age 60+ \ 0%
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Yes, age 60+ \ 9.09%
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Yes, age 20-40 \ 18.18%
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No, age 40-60 \ 18.18%
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Yes, age 40-60 \ 54.55%
How do you feel about the election results?
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Not sure \ 8.33%
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Pleased \ 33.33%
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Not pleased \ 58.33%
Can anti-bullying legislation change children’s behavior?
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Yes \ 41.67%
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No \ 41.67%
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Not sure \ 16.67%
Should Jonathan Pollard’s sentence be commuted to time served?
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Yes \ 70%
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No \ 15%
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Not sure \ 15%
Do you approve or disapprove of the proposed Israeli loyalty oath?
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Disapprove \ 54.29%
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Approve \ 40%
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Not sure \ 5.71%
Have your or any member of your family been affected by cyberbullying?
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Yes \ 47.62%
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No \ 33.33%
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I don't know \ 19.05%
Have you or has anyone in your family been tested for breast cancer genes?
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Yes \ 50%
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No \ 50%
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I don't know \ 0%
Should Israel extend the settlement freeze?
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Yes \ 61.9%
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No \ 38.1%
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Not sure \ 0%
Have you ever experienced gender discrimination?
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Yes \ 88.89%
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No \ 11.11%
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Not sure \ 0%
How do you feel about the proposed 9/11 burning of the Koran by a Florida pastor?
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b) against \ 76%
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a) for \ 20%
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c) not sure \ 4%
Have you, or has anyone you know, had to resort to using a food bank?
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No \ 45.45%
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I don't know \ 36.36%
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Yes \ 18.18%
Should the swastika be regarded as a symbol of anti-Semitism, or as a general symbol of hate?
Results
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b) universal hatred \ 15.38%
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c) depends on the context \ 15.38%
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a) anti-Semitism \ 69.23%
Have you changed your opinion about the proposed Islamic Center near Ground Zero as a result of the ongoing debate?
Results
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Still undecided \ 0%
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Yes \ 23.08%
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No \ 76.92%
Are you, or have you ever been, in an interfaith relationship?
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Yes \ 50%
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No \ 50%
Do you support the building of an Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero?
Results
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Not sure \ 4.17%
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Yes \ 29.17%
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No \ 66.67%
Should the United States withdraw from the U.N. Human Rights Council?
Results
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Not sure \ 6.67%
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Yes \ 33.33%
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No \ 60%
In light of Lockerbie and the Gulf oil spill, will you boycott BP?
Results
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Not sure \ 0%
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No \ 46.15%
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Yes \ 53.85%
Should conversion in Israel be controlled by the Orthodox rabbinate?
Results
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No \ 81.82%
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Yes \ 13.64%
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Not sure \ 4.55%
Do you feel more optimistic about US-Israel relations after Tuesday’s meeting between the leaders of both nations
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No \ 53.85%
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Yes \ 46.15%
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Less \ 0%
Should an Orthodox woman “rabba” have been included on Newsweek’s list of the 50 most influential American rabbis?
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Yes \ 83.33%
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No \ 16.67%
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Not sure \ 0%
Was the Rubaskin sentence
Results
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b. too short \ 26.67%
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c. appropriate \ 26.67%
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a. too long \ 46.67%
Does being “pro-Israel” mean supporting whatever Israeli government is in power?
Results
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No \ 68.42%
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Yes \ 26.32%
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Not sure \ 5.26%
Do you actively advocate on behalf of Israel?
Results
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Yes \ 54.55%
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No \ 45.45%
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I would like to \ 0%
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I don't know how \ 0%
Should Israel end the blockade of Gaza?
Results
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No \ 73.68%
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Yes \ 21.05%
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Not sure \ 5.26%
Do you think ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ should be rescinded?
Results
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Yes \ 68.75%
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No \ 31.25%
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I don't know \ 0%
Do you feel it would be wrong to build a mosque two blocks from the World Trade Center site?
Results
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Not sure \ 0%
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No \ 27.78%
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Yes \ 72.22%
Does it matter to you that the new nominee to the Supreme Court is Jewish?
Results
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Yes \ 29.03%
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No \ 70.97%
Should Sholom Rubashkin receive a life sentence?
Results
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Not sure. \ 4.76%
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Yes. \ 38.1%
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No. \ 57.14%
How do you feel about Arizona’s new immigration law?
Results
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I don't know enough about the issue. \ 3.48%
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I approve. \ 40.87%
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I disapprove. \ 55.65%
Should Judge Richard Goldstone attend his grandson’s bar mitzvah?
Results
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No. \ 5.88%
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I don't care. \ 29.41%
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Yes. \ 64.71%
The American Jewish Committee asked: Do you approve or disapprove of the Obama administration’s handling of the Iran nuclear issue? How do you feel?
Results
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2. Disapprove \ 58.82%
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1. Approve \ 35.29%
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3. Not sure \ 5.88%
The Jewish community commemorates the Holocaust
Results
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2. not enough \ 18.75%
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1. too much \ 37.5%
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3. appropriately \ 43.75%
Should Israel launch a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s nuclear sites?
Results
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Not sure. \ 41.67%
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Yes. \ 33.33%
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No. \ 25%
Should messianic Jews be considered Jews?
Results
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No. \ 69.23%
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Yes. \ 23.08%
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Not sure. \ 7.69%
Do you use your cellphone while driving?
Results
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No \ 53.85%
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Yes \ 46.15%
Should people who are openly gay serve in the military?




















