How Jewish are you?

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lionontheprowl

1) I learn a bit of Torah everyday.
2) Usually a couple times a week for parsha.
3) Yes, I have a beard.
4) Not a woman
5) Yes I wear a Kippah.
6) Never been to Jerusalem
7) I can speak Hebrew
8) I read the labels on food products to make sure that the food is kosher
9) I usually buy and wear dark slacks and a white button down shirt.
10) I love bagels.
11) Falafels are not to my liking.
12) I never listen to Hatikva

Pulchritudinous Holly D :)

LOL Mimi I don't think liking bagels is an effective indicator of how Jewish you are!!!

dandyl

you can have an interest in most of the above and not be jewish.
one can also be jewish but not be observant.
i must say you have a good sense of humour, i give you that much...

mr. roo .JPA.

1) no
2) a couple of times a month (Torah is part of Tanach)
3) I have a beard, but it's for comfort reasons, not religious
5) I wear a kippah only while praying and while reading the Tanach
6) Been to Jerusalem twice
7) Yes, I speak Hebrew, and understand some Aramaic
8) I look for the symbols of kashrut-supervision organizations;
ingredient labels aren't sufficient to ensure kashrut
9) Not sure how this clothing question relates to religion, but
no.
10) Don't eat many bagels these days - refined white flour
11) Love falafel.
12) Randomly.

Interesting questions, Mimi!

Eric.

No
sorta
NO
NOt one
nope
0
no
nope
nope
yes
HUH??
none

here to help

1. no
2.never
3. I have been known to in the past,but my wife don't like it.
4. N/A
5. no
6. none,I'll wait until it is more peaceful.
7. no
8. no,just safe
9. not usually.
10. love them,especially with cream cheese and fruit spread.
11. never tried it.
12. I haven't at all.

Did I pass, am I Jewish or not.

naserq22

mimi
i like falafel not very much these days but it was a daily sandwitch when i was at school
i am in jerusalem all the time.i speak hebrew almost in a much better way than russians and americans as well of course much better than mirkel if you have heared her ,i read tanakh couple of times
so..........
are you going to give me a percent
or kick it

Abiyah TORAH FTW

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm 2/3rds Jewish, I will have to do better, learn Hebrew, become a man & wear a wig? That
should do it.

vansemmanuel

1) No
2) Mondays,Thursdays and Shabbat and Festivals
3) I will
4) I am not a women
5) Only while studing and performing mitzvahs
6) Yearly
7) Yes and Arabic
8) Sometimes, when nessesary
9) Depends!!!
10) I am more of a pita guy
11) Yes
12) Oh shabbat at services we sing it.

plushy_bear

Problems with your questions - you are assuming ultra-Orthodox and Chassidic (and some Orthodox). A LOT of Jews are Reform, Reconstructionist (esp. in the US where this movement started), and Conservative.
Bagels? Those are NY foods, not "Jewish"! Talk to a Sephardi Jew and they may not know what a bagel is! BTW - I LOVE bialys, but try and get a decent bialy outside of NYC? Can't find it worth a darn! Falafel? Middle Eastern food; same as bagel - some folks may not know.
Hatikvah? A number of ultra-Orthodox Jews and Chassidic Jews are not Zionists (hence the anthem). They prefer to recognize Israel AFTER the Moshiach comes.
Clothes? Good grief! The people in my shuls were clothes horses! I now live in a Mennonite area - can we say "lot of gray and brown"?

Edit: OK, I was going by your answer to Am Yisroal Chai - you mentioned what you observed.

So:
1. No
2. A few times a month
3. N/A
4. No - not married
5. N/A
6. none (but I'd love to go)
7. Some - and enough to curse (and not have the client understand what I'm saying!)
8. No - I don't keep kosher
9. Yes, but have loads of different colors and styles (just buy a LOT of clothes!)
10. Love bagels (see my bialy comment above)
11. Yes
12. If it plays on TV

beckyr

1. no
2. when i go to shul
3. not applicable
4. yes
5. not applicable
6. 1 wish to go back
7. Somewhat
8. Yes
9. Yes
10. Yes
11. Yes
12. No

Cute!

ART

OMG I`m Cherokee Jewish.
1) what is that?
2)no
3)yes but shaved it
4)n/a
5)no, pajamas
6)yes
7)no
8)yes
9)yes
10)yes
11)yes
12)Did in the 1960`s a lot

Funny, a Muslim making at test too see how Jewish people are. It's great. Hay, any Jews willing to make a test to see how Muslim someone is? I'll take it, no matter how much ignorance its filled with, that's what makes these things funny.

J-UNIT

1 no, all throughout school i learnt it
2 occasionally on saturday if i go to synogauge, women not required!
3 x im a woman
4 a women only has to cover her hair once she is married. i am single
6 3 i lived in jerusalem for a year and went 2 other times to visit. i plan to go atleast one to 2 times a year!
7 yes. i can and i do understand. but i stiil sound like an american trying to speak another language!
8 ofcourse! only kosher-always!
9 this is an interesting q. you see ppl wearing alot of blk im sure. for the women though our requirements are to be modest in our dress, which includes not wearing flashy colors or tight shirts ect.
but yes i do wear alot of black skirts......
10 yes i eat ab bagel every day for lunch at work!
11 love falafel!
12 hatikva is a litt;e more towards zionism. its not a song you hear blasting on anyones ipod! but i do know it!

great question! thank you!!!!!

enfuzz

1) no
2)once a week
3)n/a
4)no, I'm not married
5)n/a
6)once
7)yes
8)yes
9)what does that have to do with being jewish?
10)yes
11)yes
12)whenever it comes up on my ipod

Joshua N

1) Not every day, but every couple of days
2) When I read the Tanach
3) Depends on where I'm at and what I'm doing
4) Not applicable
5) Sometimes
6) Never been to Israel
7) Very little
8) Depends. If people are watching, no.
9) When its required for something.
10) Most definitely yes.
11) no
12) When I listen to music of the homeland via online

Mr. Pitiful (was Gonzo)

1)no
2)no
3)no
5)no
6)all my life (you know there are Christians and Muslims in Jerusalem too. and they are not Jewish
7)well yes
8)hell no
9)yap. some times
10)it's ok
11)falafel is not Jewish it's Arab. and i like it
12)never

kismet

Yes to questions 4,7,8, 9, 11.
No to 1, 10.
Never to 12, lots and lots to 6, more than once a week to 2.
:)
Funny quiz, Mimi:)

Anita P

1) Do you read the Tanach everyday?
- NO, do you???
2) How often do you read the Torah?
- SOMETIMES, when I celebrate Sabbath with my parents or other family members
3) If you are a man, do you grow a light beard?
- I am a lady
4) If you are a woman, do you wear a wig?
- ??? Should I??? Come on, even my grandma didnÂ´t...
5) If you are a man, do you wear a kippah?
- My daddy does sometimes
6) How many times have you been to Jerusalem?
- many, many times... and I will return as often as possible... I love to walk through the old town and visit the wall... yes, I think i am really Jewish regarding this.
7) Do you speak Hebrew?
- I donÂ´t live in Israel and havenÂ´t been thought the language at home. I am still learning and I am making good progresses. Nowadays I am able to communicate in Hebrew (with grammatical mistakes, but I am sure that I will progress the more I practice)
8) Do you read the labels on food products to make sure that the food is kosher?
- ... no... Not really.
9) Do you buy more than one piece of clothes of the same type and same colour?
- I am Jewish, but I am not a freak!!! I love to dress fashionable and extravagant
10) Do you like bagel?
- I do...
11) Do you like falafel?
- I love it!!!!!!!!!!!
12) How often do you listen to Hatikva?
- Sometimes when I am in a mood......

:Sheila:

1) Do you read the Tanach everyday?- NO
2) How often do you read the Torah?- NEVER
3) If you are a man, do you grow a light beard?- N/A
4) If you are a woman, do you wear a wig?- NO
5) If you are a man, do you wear a kippah? NO
6) How many times have you been to Jerusalem? MANY
7) Do you speak Hebrew? YES
8) Do you read the labels on food products to make sure that the food is kosher? NO
9) Do you buy more than one piece of clothes of the same type and same color? YES, LOL
10) Do you like bagel? YES
11) Do you like falafel? YES!!!
12) How often do you listen to Hatikva? ONCE A YEAR, IF AT ALL

doodle

According to this I am only 1/6 Jewish - I like bagels and I like falafel! Haha. I know you do not mean that you're only Jewish if you do all of these things, but still... there is much more to being Jewish than kippahs and bagels. :)

Shalom, Salaam

badgirlplease

I'll answer but this is in no way determining how Jewish someone is. There are people who didn't grow up going to Yeshiva(children don't get to choose) but grow up to be great philanthropists and Zionists. I know a whole community of Jews who are self loathing, anti Semetic, and anti Zion(my sister is baal tshuva in Kiryas Joel so I know their theories). Anyway, here are my answers:

1. try to
2. not enough
3. n/a
4. I am not married
5. n/a, but I am a young woman in a skirt!
6. at least twice a year since I was born so around 50
7. yes
8. yes
9. no, I have a sense of style
10. yes, with salmon, onions, olives, cream or cheese but prefer burekas "I love burekas in the morning"- Zev Revach imitating Idi Amin
11. yes, with lots of tahina
12. every time I watch a Macabbi Haifa game!

I am so Jewish!

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