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Polls
 

Are you concerned about Iran’s threat to commit terrorism against the United States?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 0%
  •  
    No \ 0%
  •  
    Let them try! \ 0%
 

Do you plan to watch the Super Bowl?

 

Results

  •  
    Only for the commercials \ 6.25%
  •  
    No \ 43.75%
  •  
    Yes \ 50%
 

Should rabbis have the right to ban books?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 33.33%
  •  
    No \ 66.67%
 

Should South Carolina be holding its primary on Saturday?

 

Results

  •  
    No \ 73.33%
  •  
    Yes \ 13.33%
  •  
    I don't care \ 13.33%
 

Do you think the same person or persons is responsible for the 4 synagogue attacks?

 

Results

  •  
    No \ 53.33%
  •  
    I don't know \ 26.67%
  •  
    Yes \ 20%
 

Do you think your synagogue is adequately secure?

 

Results

  •  
    No \ 80%
  •  
    Yes \ 10%
  •  
    I don't know \ 10%
 

Are you satisfied with your Chanukah gifts?

 

Results

  •  
    They'll do. \ 0%
  •  
    I'm returning them. \ 0%
  •  
    Delighted. \ 37.5%
  •  
    Who gets gifts? \ 62.5%
 

Do you feel like a stranger in a strange land at Christmas time?

 

Results

  •  
    No \ 48%
  •  
    Yes \ 40%
  •  
    Not sure \ 12%
 

Do you keep a fire extinguisher on hand when you light the menorah?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 20%
  •  
    No \ 80%
 

Which do you prefer for your chanukiyah?

 

Results

  •  
    Electricity \ 0%
  •  
    Oil \ 19.05%
  •  
    Candles \ 80.95%
 

Should genetic testing be a prerequisite for dating?

 

Results

  •  
    No \ 72.73%
  •  
    Yes \ 18.18%
  •  
    I don't know \ 9.09%
 

Will you give a book as a Chanukah present this year?

 

Results

  •  
    Maybe \ 6.67%
  •  
    No \ 20%
  •  
    Yes \ 73.33%
 

Are you going to participate in Buy Israel Week?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 75%
  •  
    No \ 25%
  •  
    Maybe \ 0%
 

Did you participate in Mitzvah Day?

 

Results

  •  
    Not sure \ 0%
  •  
    Yes \ 100%
 

Do you or anyone you know text on Shabbat?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 69.23%
  •  
    No \ 23.08%
  •  
    Sometimes \ 7.69%
 

Do you support the goals of the Occupy Wall Street protests?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 69.23%
  •  
    No \ 26.92%
  •  
    I don't know enough \ 3.85%
 

If you were prime minister, would you have approved a 1000 to 1 prisoner swap?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 37.5%
  •  
    No \ 37.5%
  •  
    Not sure \ 25%
 

Should New Jersey provide families with school vouchers?

 

Results

  •  
    Not sure \ 0%
  •  
    Yes \ 50%
  •  
    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?

 

Results

  •  
    No \ 0%
  •  
    Not at this time \ 7.14%
  •  
    Yes \ 92.86%
 

Do you look forward to hearing the shofar sounded on Rosh Hashanah?

 

Results

  •  
    No. \ 0%
  •  
    Yes. \ 100%
 

Did you participate in a 9/11 observance?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 86.96%
  •  
    No \ 13.04%
 

Do you plan on attending Selichot services?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 72%
  •  
    No \ 28%
  •  
    Not yet decided \ 0%
 

Do you believe that Gov. Perry’s religious views are worrisome?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 70.59%
  •  
    No \ 17.65%
  •  
    Irrelevant \ 11.76%
 

Do you sign online petitions?

 

Results

  •  
    No. \ 20%
  •  
    Depends on the issue. \ 26.67%
  •  
    Yes. \ 53.33%
 

How are you faring in this economy?

 

Results

  •  
    Employed \ 58.62%
  •  
    Underemployed \ 17.24%
  •  
    Unemployed \ 10.34%
  •  
    Living on my savings \ 6.9%
  •  
    Retired \ 6.9%
 

Do you earmark your donations to charity?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 76.67%
  •  
    No \ 16.67%
  •  
    Sometimes \ 6.67%
 

Does Egypt’s deposed President Hosni Mubarak deserve severe punishment?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 95.56%
  •  
    No \ 4.44%
  •  
    Not sure \ 0%
 

What do you think of Evangelical Christians?

 

Results

  •  
    Just plain folks \ 1.49%
  •  
    Foes of the Jews \ 13.43%
  •  
    Friends of the Jews \ 85.07%
 

Do you approve of the Israeli government’s new anti-boycott law?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 69.23%
  •  
    No \ 23.08%
  •  
    Not sure \ 7.69%
 

The Three Weeks are about to begin. Is this period of mourning for the Temple still relevant to our lives?

 

Results

  •  
    No \ 26.09%
  •  
    Yes \ 73.91%
 

Is it too early to think about the 2012 presidential election?

 

Results

  •  
    Not sure \ 0%
  •  
    No \ 11.94%
  •  
    Yes \ 88.06%
 

Is it important for a child to go to Jewish camp?

 

Results

  •  
    Maybe \ 1.96%
  •  
    No \ 3.92%
  •  
    Yes \ 94.12%
 

Is there an electric car in your future?

 

Results

  •  
    No \ 5.71%
  •  
    Maybe \ 5.71%
  •  
    Yes \ 88.57%
 

Do Jewish schools teach enough science?

 

Results

  •  
    No \ 8.16%
  •  
    Not sure \ 8.16%
  •  
    Yes \ 83.67%
 

Should Anthony Weiner resign from Congress?

 

Results

  •  
    Not sure \ 0%
  •  
    No \ 3.54%
  •  
    Yes \ 96.46%
 

Will you participate in the Celebrate Israel parade?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes, I'll be marching \ 84.09%
  •  
    No \ 11.36%
  •  
    Yes, I'll be cheering on the side \ 2.27%
  •  
    Yes, I'll be watching on TV \ 2.27%
 

What will you do in Memorial Day?

 

Results

  •  
    d. visit a cemetery \ 0%
  •  
    c. parade \ 3.13%
  •  
    e. remember fallen soldiers \ 9.38%
  •  
    b. barbecue \ 15.63%
  •  
    a. shop \ 71.88%
 

Should creationism be taught in public schools?

 

Results

  •  
    Maybe \ 5.26%
  •  
    No \ 21.05%
  •  
    Yes \ 73.68%
 

Would you give Tony Kushner an honorary degree?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes, he's an intelligent critic of Israel \ 0%
  •  
    No opinion \ 0%
  •  
    No, he's an overrated playwright \ 12.5%
  •  
    No, he's an overwrought critic of Israel \ 33.33%
  •  
    Yes, he's an excellent playwright. \ 54.17%
 

Was justice served by Osama bin Laden’s assassination?

 

Results

  •  
    Not sure. \ 0%
  •  
    No, he should have been put on trial. \ 4.17%
  •  
    No, he deserved worse. \ 16.67%
  •  
    Yes. \ 79.17%
 

Are there any Holocaust survivors in your family?

 

Results

  •  
    I don't know \ 0%
  •  
    No \ 25.64%
  •  
    Yes \ 74.36%
 

Did you eat any chametz this week?

 

Results

  •  
    I'm not telling \ 3.33%
  •  
    No \ 38.33%
  •  
    Yes \ 58.33%
 

Are you going to add Gilad Shalit to the order of your Seder?

 

Results

  •  
    Not sure \ 0%
  •  
    No \ 5.26%
  •  
    Yes \ 94.74%
 

Should Congress pass a law banning the burning of sacred books?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 84.38%
  •  
    No \ 14.06%
  •  
    I don't know \ 1.56%
 

Should the United States seek a second term on the U.N. Human Rights Council?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 77.5%
  •  
    No \ 17.5%
  •  
    Not sure \ 5%
 

Do you approve of Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 55.56%
  •  
    No \ 27.78%
  •  
    Not sure \ 16.67%
 

At whom would you most like to shake your gragger?

 

Results

  •  
    Mahmoud Ahmadinejad \ 43.75%
  •  
    Moammar Gaddafi \ 37.5%
  •  
    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?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 47.06%
  •  
    No \ 47.06%
  •  
    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?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 66.67%
  •  
    No \ 33.33%
  •  
    Not sure \ 0%
 

Should children who are sent to Jewish camps or summer Israel programs lose day-school scholarships?

 

Results

  •  
    Not sure \ 10%
  •  
    Yes \ 35%
  •  
    No \ 55%
 

Is the Hebrew-language charter school good for the community?

 

Results

  •  
    Not sure \ 0%
  •  
    Yes and no \ 19.05%
  •  
    No \ 28.57%
  •  
    Yes \ 52.38%
 

Should the United States continue its financial aid to egypt?

 

Results

  •  
    No \ 41.67%
  •  
    Yes \ 33.33%
  •  
    Not sure \ 25%
 

What will you be doing on Super Bowl Sunday?

 

Results

  •  
    Rooting for the Packers \ 50%
  •  
    Rooting for the Steelers \ 40%
  •  
    Taking part in the World Wide Wrap \ 10%
 

Do you feel you were raised by a “Tiger mother”?

 

Results

  •  
    No. \ 91.67%
  •  
    Yes. \ 8.33%
  •  
    Sometimes. \ 0%
 

Would you choose a Hebrew-language charter school as an alternative to paying day-school tuition?

 

Results

  •  
    Not sure \ 11.11%
  •  
    No \ 33.33%
  •  
    Yes \ 55.56%
 

Is funding Birthright a good investment for Israel?

 

Results

  •  
    No \ 0%
  •  
    Not sure \ 0%
  •  
    Yes \ 100%
 

Should children born in the United States to illegal immigrants be ineligible for American citizenship?

 

Results

  •  
    No \ 56.52%
  •  
    Yes \ 39.13%
  •  
    Not sure \ 4.35%
 

Did Henry Kissinger’s apology go far enough?

 

Results

  •  
    No \ 85.71%
  •  
    Yes \ 14.29%
  •  
    Not sure \ 0%
 

Should Jews celebrate the secular New Year?

 

Results

  •  
    Not sure \ 0%
  •  
    No \ 29.17%
  •  
    Yes \ 70.83%
 

Should New Jersey refund taxes paid on fictitious income from Bernard Madoff funds?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 66.67%
  •  
    No \ 25%
  •  
    I don't know \ 8.33%
 

Should seatbelt use be mandated on school buses?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 92.31%
  •  
    No \ 7.69%
 

Do you approve of WikiLeaks revealing classified U.S. documents?

 

Results

  •  
    Not sure \ 4.35%
  •  
    Yes \ 30.43%
  •  
    No \ 65.22%
 

Which do you prefer?

 

Results

  •  
    TSA pat-downs \ 0%
  •  
    TSA full-body scans \ 26.67%
  •  
    Israeli questioning \ 73.33%
 

Should menorahs be erected on public land?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 45%
  •  
    No \ 45%
  •  
    Not sure \ 10%
 

Are you involved in Jewish communal life?

 

Results

  •  
    No, age 20-40 \ 0%
  •  
    No, age 60+ \ 0%
  •  
    Yes, age 60+ \ 9.09%
  •  
    Yes, age 20-40 \ 18.18%
  •  
    No, age 40-60 \ 18.18%
  •  
    Yes, age 40-60 \ 54.55%
 

How do you feel about the election results?

 

Results

  •  
    Not sure \ 8.33%
  •  
    Pleased \ 33.33%
  •  
    Not pleased \ 58.33%
 

Can anti-bullying legislation change children’s behavior?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 41.67%
  •  
    No \ 41.67%
  •  
    Not sure \ 16.67%
 

Should Jonathan Pollard’s sentence be commuted to time served?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 70%
  •  
    No \ 15%
  •  
    Not sure \ 15%
 

Do you approve or disapprove of the proposed Israeli loyalty oath?

 

Results

  •  
    Disapprove \ 54.29%
  •  
    Approve \ 40%
  •  
    Not sure \ 5.71%
 

Have your or any member of your family been affected by cyberbullying?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 47.62%
  •  
    No \ 33.33%
  •  
    I don't know \ 19.05%
 

Have you or has anyone in your family been tested for breast cancer genes?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 50%
  •  
    No \ 50%
  •  
    I don't know \ 0%
 

Should Israel extend the settlement freeze?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 61.9%
  •  
    No \ 38.1%
  •  
    Not sure \ 0%
 

Have you ever experienced gender discrimination?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 88.89%
  •  
    No \ 11.11%
  •  
    Not sure \ 0%
 

How do you feel about the proposed 9/11 burning of the Koran by a Florida pastor?

 

Results

  •  
    b) against \ 76%
  •  
    a) for \ 20%
  •  
    c) not sure \ 4%
 

Have you, or has anyone you know, had to resort to using a food bank?

 

Results

  •  
    No \ 45.45%
  •  
    I don't know \ 36.36%
  •  
    Yes \ 18.18%
 

Should the swastika be regarded as a symbol of anti-Semitism, or as a general symbol of hate?

 

Results

  •  
    b) universal hatred \ 15.38%
  •  
    c) depends on the context \ 15.38%
  •  
    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

  •  
    Still undecided \ 0%
  •  
    Yes \ 23.08%
  •  
    No \ 76.92%
 

Are you, or have you ever been, in an interfaith relationship?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 50%
  •  
    No \ 50%
 

Do you support the building of an Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero?

 

Results

  •  
    Not sure \ 4.17%
  •  
    Yes \ 29.17%
  •  
    No \ 66.67%
 

Should the United States withdraw from the U.N. Human Rights Council?

 

Results

  •  
    Not sure \ 6.67%
  •  
    Yes \ 33.33%
  •  
    No \ 60%
 

In light of Lockerbie and the Gulf oil spill, will you boycott BP?

 

Results

  •  
    Not sure \ 0%
  •  
    No \ 46.15%
  •  
    Yes \ 53.85%
 

Should conversion in Israel be controlled by the Orthodox rabbinate?

 

Results

  •  
    No \ 81.82%
  •  
    Yes \ 13.64%
  •  
    Not sure \ 4.55%
 

Do you feel more optimistic about US-Israel relations after Tuesday’s meeting between the leaders of both nations

 

Results

  •  
    No \ 53.85%
  •  
    Yes \ 46.15%
  •  
    Less \ 0%
 

Should an Orthodox woman “rabba” have been included on Newsweek’s list of the 50 most influential American rabbis?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 83.33%
  •  
    No \ 16.67%
  •  
    Not sure \ 0%
 

Was the Rubaskin sentence

 

Results

  •  
    b. too short \ 26.67%
  •  
    c. appropriate \ 26.67%
  •  
    a. too long \ 46.67%
 

Does being “pro-Israel” mean supporting whatever Israeli government is in power?

 

Results

  •  
    No \ 68.42%
  •  
    Yes \ 26.32%
  •  
    Not sure \ 5.26%
 

Do you actively advocate on behalf of Israel?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 54.55%
  •  
    No \ 45.45%
  •  
    I would like to \ 0%
  •  
    I don't know how \ 0%
 

Should Israel end the blockade of Gaza?

 

Results

  •  
    No \ 73.68%
  •  
    Yes \ 21.05%
  •  
    Not sure \ 5.26%
 

Do you think ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ should be rescinded?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 68.75%
  •  
    No \ 31.25%
  •  
    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

  •  
    Not sure \ 0%
  •  
    No \ 27.78%
  •  
    Yes \ 72.22%
 

Does it matter to you that the new nominee to the Supreme Court is Jewish?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 29.03%
  •  
    No \ 70.97%
 

Should Sholom Rubashkin receive a life sentence?

 

Results

  •  
    Not sure. \ 4.76%
  •  
    Yes. \ 38.1%
  •  
    No. \ 57.14%
 

How do you feel about Arizona’s new immigration law?

 

Results

  •  
    I don't know enough about the issue. \ 3.48%
  •  
    I approve. \ 40.87%
  •  
    I disapprove. \ 55.65%
 

Should Judge Richard Goldstone attend his grandson’s bar mitzvah?

 

Results

  •  
    No. \ 5.88%
  •  
    I don't care. \ 29.41%
  •  
    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

  •  
    2. Disapprove \ 58.82%
  •  
    1. Approve \ 35.29%
  •  
    3. Not sure \ 5.88%
 

The Jewish community commemorates the Holocaust

 

Results

  •  
    2. not enough \ 18.75%
  •  
    1. too much \ 37.5%
  •  
    3. appropriately \ 43.75%
 

Should Israel launch a pre-emptive strike against Iran’s nuclear sites?

 

Results

  •  
    Not sure. \ 41.67%
  •  
    Yes. \ 33.33%
  •  
    No. \ 25%
 

Should messianic Jews be considered Jews?

 

Results

  •  
    No. \ 69.23%
  •  
    Yes. \ 23.08%
  •  
    Not sure. \ 7.69%
 

Do you use your cellphone while driving?

 

Results

  •  
    No \ 53.85%
  •  
    Yes \ 46.15%
 

Should people who are openly gay serve in the military?

 

Results

  •  
    Yes \ 63.16%
  •  
    No \ 26.32%
  •  
    Not sure \ 10.53%
 
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