Results: Judaism 101
Published on 08/27/2015
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Judaism has been described as a religion, a race, a culture even a nation, all with some validity. The Jewish people are best described as an extended family, with some branches very religious (Orthodox) all the way to some agnostic or atheist. I don't pretend to be an expert of Judaism, in any way, but I do know that we all feel connected, and there isn't a Jewish person I know who didn't know (or at least felt pride upon learning) that Sandy Koufax declined to pitch in a World Series game that fell on Yom Kippur? Are you Jewish, either by birth or conversion?
Jewish by birth
6%
92 votes
Jewish by conversion
3%
43 votes
Jewish by marriage (didn't convert, but "feel" Jewish)
2%
24 votes
No
87%
1375 votes
No, but I wish I was!!
3%
55 votes
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How many of these celebrities are you surprised to know were Jewish? Some did convert, but that counts!
Jennifer Connelly
9%
143 votes
Marilyn Monroe (converted)
18%
288 votes
Sammy Davis Jr. (converted)
14%
222 votes
Elizabeth Taylor (converted)
15%
237 votes
Scarlett Johansson
15%
237 votes
Drake
13%
203 votes
Gwyneth Paltrow
16%
250 votes
Elizabeth Banks (converted)
6%
99 votes
Isla Fisher (converted)
5%
74 votes
Rashida Jones
7%
107 votes
Lenny Kravitz
12%
196 votes
Jake Gyllenhaal
11%
170 votes
Daniel Day-Lewis
8%
134 votes
James Franco
11%
182 votes
Kate Hudson
17%
274 votes
Jack Black
14%
218 votes
Daniel Radcliffe
14%
215 votes
Did not know any of them were Jewish
51%
809 votes
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Here are some interesting trivia tidbits about Judaism. How many of these did you already know?
After Christianity, the largest region affiliation in the U.S. is Judaism
18%
282 votes
In Judaism, you don't have to be Jewish to get into the afterlife (heaven)
8%
135 votes
Speed dating was invented by a Rabbi in 1999
5%
80 votes
Medical marijuana is considered Kosher in some cases by Judaism
5%
79 votes
Jews were responsible for creating department stores
9%
144 votes
A Jewish sect, called Neturei Karta support Palestine and calls for the dismantling of the State of Israel
4%
58 votes
Locust is the only insect considered Kosher in Judaism
4%
60 votes
There's one Kosher butcher in Cuba
2%
36 votes
At least 400 descendants of Nazis have converted to Judaism and moved to Israel
3%
54 votes
Judaism arrived in India 2500 years ago, without one recorded incident of anti-Semitism
3%
51 votes
Jews have won the most Nobel prizes
11%
169 votes
Did not know any of these
65%
1031 votes
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It's a few hours before sundown on Friday, which marks the beginning of the Jewish Sabbath, or day of rest. Traditionally families gather to share a meal, and usher in the Sabbath. While the Sabbath meal can vary from home to home, it is generally a slow-cooked or stewed meal, because of the prohibition against cooking during Shabbat, and usually served with Challah, a sweet, eggy bread shaped in a braid. Here are some foods that you can thank the Jewish people for. How many of these foods do you enjoy eating?
Bagels
57%
903 votes
Pastrami
33%
530 votes
Jelly doughnut
42%
664 votes
Bundt cakes
38%
598 votes
Fish and chips (yes, believe it or not!)
46%
735 votes
None of these
25%
404 votes
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